Quick civics refresher: a prosecutor can get an indictment if a grand jury thinks it’s more likely than not that a specific individual has broken the law.
So here’s what you may be wondering about this one:
WHY
IS IT SEALED?: This is one of those things that probably
sounds more dramatic than it is. It’s not uncommon for defendants
to get the chance to turn themselves in before the charges are
announced publicly, or for law enforcement to want time to plan an
arrest that won’t turn into a circus without tipping off, say, a
wealthy defendant with connections abroad in time to flee the
country. Most dramatically and least likely – though at this point we have to get used to thinking of this stuff as a possibility –
they might need to make arrangements to put a potential informant into
protective custody.
DID
WE GET HIM? IS IT OVER?!: Sorry, no. This is, at best, the end of Act I. The
tipping point may be coming soon, but a lot can happen between now
and “soon.” You need to prepare yourself, because things can get
darker fast. Someone a whole lot more even-keeled than Trump would
panic with the walls closing in like this. Keep an eye on activist
groups like MoveOn and Indivisible in case we need to mobilize
quickly against an even more authoritarian turn. Firing Mueller,
pardoning everyone around him, a show trial of Hillary Clinton, war
with freaking Belgium – assume we’re going to have to put up a fight against something serious any day now.
The
regime did so much desperate covfefe-flinging last week that it looks
as if they had some sense this was coming soon, but even before this news dropped, there were quite a few
developments that they seem to have been trying to drown out over the
past few days:
The World at Night photography A couple of nights ago next to an icon in Utah. A great aspect of US National Parks is their pristine dark skies, thanks to the Night Sky Program in the parks which controls light pollution. To me as a night photographer who spent past 2 decades imaging under stars in all continents, this is the paradise! The Milky Way, from Scorpius to Aquila, appears at the end of twilight above the Delicate Arch, 60 ft (18m) high, in the Arches National Park. On @babaktafreshifind more of our planet’s wonders at night.
From a bird’s-eye view I was able to capture more of Wyoming’s natural patterns. The Grand Prismatic Hot spring in Yellowstone National Park is the world’s third largest hot spring and descends deeper than a 10 story building. Wyoming will blow your mind from the sky offering more than 1,200 geysers. I wanted to capture the contrast of the colors by shooting this thermal pool during winter from a small plane around 5,000 ft. The name Grand really begins to mean something when you see it from this angle.
the GOP is aiming for a $6.5 TRILLION tax cut for the rich by this year. to do this, they’re just gonna pass this bill, which will definetely bankrupt the federal govt, and so to not bankrupt the govt they’re gonna cut programs like Pell Grants, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security…..basically every program that benefits the poor, minorities, women…
Completely filled only three times in the past 150 years, Australia’s 9500 sq. km salty “dead heart” – which comprises Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South – is devoid of vegetation. Before the advent of GPS, explorers of this expanse of white could only navigate by compass, as if they were at sea. As a photographer, the aerial viewpoint always offer a unique perspective looking down on the unique environment of the Australian Outback.
One of the planters tumbled from the balcony in this morning’s rain, hence the rescue bouquet of Coleus Campfire and Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus).
And a good opportunity to grab a picture of a recent project. The pitcher is made from Tom Coleman’s porcelain. The glazes are Elaine’s Best Honey Amber Celadon with stripes of Fire Opal Art to give it some run and texture. Fired to cone 10 reduction.
Hearseeno 