I hope she made it totally out from under the thumbs of her self-righteous slave masters. I also wonder about the helpers she must have had, bravely lending their aid to her escape and keeping her secret but probably not daring to leave themselves.

UPDATE: looks like my earlier suggestion that the stealers of Bezos’ private data might have been affiliated with the Saudis might have some merit:

I wanted to add: the second central issue is, how were Bezos’ private phone texts and photos stolen? If it was Pecker’s own operatives or a private contractor, then Pecker is in deep(er) trouble. But if Bezos’ suspicions are right about governmental involvement and If it can be shown that Trump’s DOJ, some other US…

Yes, that’s what is at the center of this: the secret Saudi meeting. Pecker’s paper empire isn’t doing so well, like much other print media, so he is looking for a cash infusion. Would be one thing if he went to them on his own, but it sounds like the Trumpies were involved. So, in addition to the probable…

Is it something in the water?

I’m glad to see Black Panther get some recognition, which it certainly deserves. I’m disappointed that Crazy Rich Asians got none. It’s a much better movie than many nominees, and it should have been nominated at least for best adapted screenplay — it’s better than the book. Michelle Yeoh’s performance as a…

I think we need to tread carefully until this big Buzzfeed story is CONFIRMED by reputable sources like the Washington Post. My fear is that it might be a fake story planted by the Trump forces with the intention of letting the media frenzy over it rise to a peak before debunking it. This would be a major blow to…

I was so delighted when Costco started stocking paneer regularly! Now I always have it on hand. I don’t eat it fried, but dice it up and add it to all sorts of dishes, Indian-style and otherwise. Delicious, fresh, dense and just a bit chewy, it enhances any savory dish it’s part of. I might throw in a few jumbo…

The execs are the ones the bankruptcy lawyers want to please.

Most of my favorites are not on your list, plus you obviously have not met very good pears! I do agree on cherries — I had a never-to-be-forgotten experience long ago with freshly picked Bings the size of small plums in a California orchard — and some types of mangos (see below).

Interesting. I was surprised by the way the new Freedive service was already integrated into the Amazon Prime Video iPad app; I didn’t expect that to work. The “included with your IMDb Freedive channel” note at the top of the screen does look like an indication of separate licensing behind a combined delivery…

I tried a search for Last Action Hero using the Amazon Prime Video app on my iPad just now and, after selecting this movie, got the screen below showing that it can be played with the new service. I didn’t have to install an additional app, and the movie started immediately when I tapped Watch Now. So I can watch the…

Thank you for your insights. I hope to see more reporting on the realities and dynamics of the ongoing fight for fair compensation and player protection, especially on what the players can actually do, moving forward, to improve the existing situation. It’s not enough just to say that the NFL owners are greedy…

What do other legal experts say about the case and the ruling?  Is there any evidence that the NFL judge-shopped or that there might be something off about the judge’s impartiality?

Who chooses NBA refs, certifies them, and pays them? Can a team refuse to allow a bad ref to officiate at their games? Is there any consequence for egregiously bad calls? What recourse is there?

Yeah, the only thing possibly worse than his bizarre takes on human muscular anatomy is his foot and leg issue:

It’s a mystery to me why the DC front office suits couldn’t seem to comprehend something as basic as that good stories written well, with heart and characters people in the audience will care about and enjoy, should be the highest priority. Depressing, dumb, self-indulgent ego projects are so obviously not a good…

Gloria’s sad story aside, I think the most plausible explanation of the Cohen cell signal near Prague is the one explained by Bill Palmer: https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/jr-prague-donald-trump-cohen/15000/

I’ve waiting to hear the results of the Event Horizon Telescope project, a global collaboration to synthesize a planet-sized virtual telescope aimed at imaging the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole’s event horizon:

Me too. “Justice” in this country may be blind (though with an ear for ethnic accents and gender) but has a great respect for bank accounts and the lawyers they buy.