Appears there is a Gang of 8 briefing underway in the Capitol.

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44. My 2nd guess is Ukraine. My 1st guess is *rump.

I'm sorry... I'm usually not a conspiracy worrywort. But enough between the lines stuff has been happening, and with tomorrow being Friday news dump day, I'm taking out a bit of spending cash to have on hand, just in case. Better safe than sorry. My anxiety level has been ramping up over the last couple of weeks, and it hasn't been over Ukraine, tho I detest what Russia has been doing over there, especially the blowing up of the dam. I've been in tears over that... especially the loss at the zoo, and seeing everyone trying to rescue all the pets and wildlife, not to mention the stranded people.

But my gut tells me this is much closer to home than that. This is lone-wolf magats gone wild stuff I'm feeling. And although I think I'm relatively okay in this small town, I do worry about the interconnectedness of all of us with electronics. Remember, they just arrested what... 5 people... in the PNW... trying to get into a power station up there. Were others trying at the same time? How many others didn't they catch around the country? These are the type of worrywort things I'm feeling in my gut.

We've got "Republicans in disarray" in both Houses right now, but especially in the House of Rep. Whatever is going on, the "Freedom Caucus" is in it up to their elbows, and I'd bet dollars to donuts trying to do their best sleight of hand to distract.

I keep remembering the last time these guys were called into a SCIF and Diane coming out of that meeting, white as a ghost, because of what they were told about *rump. I await seeing them come out of this meeting before making up my mind. If they look as sick as they did at that last meeting... (sigh)

And yippers... I'm ready to be proved wrong, once again. And I'll eat my words. Ain't no big deal. I've been wrong before. And like someone else keeps saying around here... 28 months... but at some point, the shoe has to drop. And I have to believe this country will do the right thing or what WAS my military service all about?? I have to believe there's still some truth in democracy and law in this country. It may not be justice, because I honestly don't believe *rump will ever see the inside of a jail cell. He'll be ankle monitored and home confined, in my estimation.

Like I said, I'm usually not a conspiracy worrywort... and these are just my gut feelings. Same as yours. Ukraine IS my 2nd guess. There's a lot going on in the world right now. I don't feel it's about China and Cuba, though. I don't think China would risk a 2nd Bay of Pigs. They're not that stupid... not with their world desires. They really are a lot smarter than Russia. If there were to do something like this, I believe they'd wait for a sympatico Republican president... not one from the Democratic party that already had a history of standing up to the situation.

Anyway, JMO... YMMV... invariably!