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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:06 PM Feb 2018

Man, when mild-mannered but brilliant Benjamin babycannon Wittes advises we buckle up...

...well, might be a big day here for us


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Benjamin Wittes (born November 5, 1969) is an American journalist who focuses on issues of national security and law. He is a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he is the Research Director in Public Law, and Co-Director of the Harvard Law School – Brookings Project on Law and Security.[ - Wikipedia

Hang tough/rock steady, my DU peeps
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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
4. Same here, dewsgirl- what I found remarkable today, besides this tweet, was the fact that
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:23 PM
Feb 2018

he has removed any personal descriptions and mention of his Lawfare blog from his account...AND he also didn’t set off any baby cannons -

Gettin very very serious, seems like...whewwww

We shall stand by and keep the faith!!

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
5. I noticed the cannon's haven't been going off this week, the last one I remember was at night♥
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:32 PM
Feb 2018

I think this week's news cycle has been so insane he likely couldn't keep up. I read somewhere the cannon may have malfunctioned, but he has at least 2 of them. I didn't realize that about Lawfare blog, I'm keeping the faith although I do about it is exhausting.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
6. Oh indeed, we are all cross-eyed with fear, exhaustion, disgust and - anticipation?!???
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:41 PM
Feb 2018

To me, Benjamin’s halt on the baby cannons is a sign that - well, as we say, “shit’s about to get real” -

You hang in and on, dewsgirl!!



Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. Ah, I see we travel in the same circles!! Now here for you is a Walter Shaub tweet - he was
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 03:14 PM
Feb 2018

Director of the Ethics Office under LOSER45 until he quit last summer out of disgust and - well, more disgust!! He was the ONLY government official who loudly and publicly protested idiot’s lack of a blind trust, issues with emoluments ETC.

Anyway, he’s another one of our national heroes, dew (and funny as helll to boot!)


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dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
9. I've followed Walter Schaub since he gave the speech, after Trump gave the presser with the fake
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 03:22 PM
Feb 2018

Stacks of paper about his financial ties. I still remember him saying "not even close" in reference to what he was doing to separate himself from his businesses. I hadn't seen his tweet from today though, thank you.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
10. How delighted I am to know that YOU know who Mr. Shaub is, dew!! I feel he kinda got
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 03:44 PM
Feb 2018

lost in the shuffle that has been our lives for the last...hundred million years!?!

Some day, all America will sing the praises of this bright and truly courageous public servant!!

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
2. Glad to be leaving on a long road trip!
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:20 PM
Feb 2018

Sometimes the teevee people, and the hateful neighbors (and family members), drive me crazy!

I will be counting on my friends at DU to keep me informed. Thanks in advance! Keep your heads down, Democrats!

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