“the deal was reached a week ago, but has been kept ‘a big secret’ because Michele’s camp feared the seven days of criticism that would surely lead up the divisive President-elect’s big day.”

And if she was, she would NOT be due in March. I was able to conceal both pregnancies for quite a while, and by two months out, you’re nearly as big as you’re gonna get.

I was only a Brownie, although I got my wings (damn proud of it, too) & in another country, but something about that sounds vaguely familiar. I think I remember a couple vague references to a bit of religiosity and I found it very weird and uncomfortable because my family general avoided that kinda stuff and tried to…

Wait, one of the Girl Scout values is to “serve God and my country?” Don’t remember that one.

You know that’s a common thing in American jails/prisons, right? In the “justice system” when someone attempts to kill themselves they’re officially seen as a danger to themselves and thus they can be tossed in solitary. Never mind the psychological torture of solitary, our system believes they’re “keeping people…

I think she’s paid her debt and hopefully she’ll be free from the torture of her imprisonment.

Twin Peaks comes back 4 days after Manning is released!

She pled guilty, cooperated with the investigation, and as Noble Renard noted the sentence was indeed excessive compared to previous cases.

Her sentence was the longest sentence for any leaker, ever. Yes, the leak was huge, but as the NY Times points out, none of the material was classified as Top Secret.

It’s not clear if Assange will stick to that pledge.

me waiting for the meltdowns over this

A very sincere Thanks, Obama. She would not have survived the Trump administration.

The statute of limitations for sexual harassment or civil sexual assault has long since passed. Ms. Zervos alleged that she was harassed in California in 2007, and CA statutes of limitations for adult sexual abuse range between 1-3 years, depending on the particular civil claim. Criminal statutes of limitation may…

In response to a reporter’s question, Allred is declining to say why they’re not suing for sexual harassment or assault. “We’ve determined... this is the claim we should be making.” She also said they’re making “minimal” monetary demands, saying what they really want to prove is defamation and emotional distress.

It will be interesting to see how the Trump team handles this now that Bill Clinton/emails/BENGHAZI (!) are no longer pertinent deflections.

If anything, she’d play the women’s protest the next day for free.

I’m surprised that it’s not going to be one long Ted Nugent concert. Probably because Ted imagines himself to be the ultimate alpha male everywhere he goes... just like Trump. I bet they hate each other hard.

Springsteen isn’t just a “80's rock star.” That’s like calling The Beatles “some boy band.”

Not even a cover band will perform at his inauguration, damn, that is extra bleak.

They play NJ a lot. A state where Trump is not very popular, they made a (smart) business decision.