Goldkin @Goldkin@awoo.space

@porsupah @Oasus@snouts.online PPS: Marcy has an interesting take on what might be going on here: https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/11/26/manafort-tests-the-theory-of-an-unpardonable-plea/

@porsupah @Oasus@snouts.online PS: https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1067229453242130432

@porsupah @Oasus@snouts.online I guess this substantively doesn’t add much other than agreement, so I guess it’s better to wait and see. And, also agreed that it’s a really strange position.

@porsupah @Oasus@snouts.online On the other hand (deleting the longer version), people smarter than I am on this are also saying it could indeed be inherent (as above, and supported by attorneys like Ken White) or completely unrelated to Manafort’s intent at cooperation.

I guess it’s important to remember that it doesn’t need to be just one of these things. I think we’ll find out more closer to sentencing.

@porsupah @Oasus@snouts.online This may be a cynical read, but for him to not be cooperating at this stage — when he is looking at the rest of his life in jail and already incarcerated — indicates he’s thinking more about threats to his life and his family than the possibility of life in prison.

Which means whatever he knows may be damning enough to powerful people that it’s a logical play.

@zetasyanthis 💜💜💜💜💜

@zetasyanthis Thank you, fren. 💖

In short: ramble ramble, flail, flop, I wish I knew how to holiday anymore.

I did do a bit of social gaming, which was very good for me during the holiday proper. My mood crashed when I came up for air from that, and that... isn’t something I’m used to.

I’ll also assuredly be okay. But I... think I should be doing more than mood stabilization and self-care? I’m not sure.

I just wish I knew what to do other than feel kind of adrift and appreciative at a distance, while continuing to self-isolate from old anxiety.

My holidays with friends were the best I ever had, and I miss them so very, very much right now.

I’ll be doing a small thanksfeasting thing tomorrow with my roommate’s friends and family, and that will be good, I think.

I’m putting this here, mostly, because I want to figure this out. I miss my once-friends, I miss my once-community, and I don’t know how to work through any of the complexity that caused me to isolate in the first place.

@mawr (And yep, we’re aware of the CSS hacks. They help, but they sear eyes whenever Slack updates.)

@mawr Like, so much else about Slack can be terrible (logging, highlights, wildcards that message the entire server, no dark theme: ROAR), but emoji reactions are absolutely one of the things we use to great effect at $JOB.

@mawr :+1: :this: