To anyone bothering to do the most basic research, it is apparent she has been in the media spotlight for over six years and it should be obvious to any non-delusional person that she isn't a secret-agent operative spying on America.

So your opinion is that the professional investigators, attorneys, judge and grand jury are all uninformed and/or delusional?

Heh.

BTW - "By the way, thousands of Mexican Nationals are involved with groups that engage in lobbying. By the ridiculous standard applied to this woman, they should all be arrested."

I have vodka weed and fresh tomato juice.

I am about to watch the latest episode of Castle Rock.

Mariia Butina, who is here legally on a visa, is accused of being involved with private U.S. groups that engage in lobbying and in the apparently sinister act of attending the National Prayer Breakfast. Some of the people she met might have known a politician. Dastardly!

By the way, thousands of Mexican Nationals are involved with groups that engage in lobbying. By the ridiculous standard applied to this woman, they should all be arrested.

If Russian Nationals in the US are now held to some 1950s Cold War standard for arrest then the US should issue them restricted visas and inform current visa holders that they aren't allowed to participate in social groups, lobbying groups, prayer breakfasts, or engage in discussions of politics.

On Meet the Press: July 29, 2018 (@30:00) , the guy with the goatee exposes the stunning allegation that Mariia Butina `defended Russian interests during class discussions' at American University while she was getting her Masters Degree. They should have added that to the ridiculously thin criminal complaint.

Because I like it and because I like the nifty resealable bottle.  I have been planning to use the bottles for something.  I have dozens.  I still may do some kind of wine depending on what there is lots of in the fall
Plum wine?

Enjoyed the fist episode of HBO's Barry.

Tried but couldn't into HBO's Sharp Objects... too depressing.  

Saw the Fegurson/Michael Brown documentary "Who's Streets".  Thought it was better than the first episode of Rest in Power but similar in that it lacked in details of the actual event that led to the movement.

Terrible (recently added)
Season 2 GLOW

White Russian meddling: Accused spy Maria Butina reportedly blew her cover because she got too drunk

By Rex Santus Aug 3, 2018

Maria Butina, the 29-year-old woman arrested for operating as a Russian secret agent in the U.S., was apparently not so skilled at keeping secrets after a few vodka shots.

In fact, Butina repeatedly bragged about her work as a spy for the Russian government while drunk, sources told CNN. On two occasions, classmates were so distressed by Butina's claims that they reported her to law enforcement.

Even sober, she wasn't exactly careful with how she communicated, favoring apps like Twitter and WhatsApp. Other sources told CNN that Butina was quick to use flirtatious behavior like footsie to get the attention of men at political events, raising suspicion with her heavy-handed overtures.

"Up until now, these special elections have been highly overhyped. This special [election] is different, it's truly an accurate reflection of where both parties' bases are, as we leave the calm and head into the general election storm," said Nick Everhart, an Ohio-based GOP strategist who is working on races across the country but is not involved in this one. "This election outcome is not overhyped, and it matters maybe more than the hype."

Although Hector is expected to track south of us, the Big Island is now under a Tropical Storm Watch, as the hurricane is now 700 miles ESE of Hilo. Any slight deviation to the north will put us in its crosshairs.

I don't think that will happen, but since it's better to be safe than sorry, we replenished our hurricane provisions this weekend. As it stands, we can expect lots of rain by Wednesday or Thursday, when Hector's outer bands sideswipe us as it passes by.

The doc from this year but the music is all 80s.  If you were in the city at this this me you will remember.

This is a frothy pink milkshake of a documentary.

Need to escape from Trumpland?  You could do way worse

The segment in New Wave: Dare to Be Different that most brings that home is the one about the station's relationship with the area record stores that stocked imports. Certainly, to a greater degree than its format counterparts, WLIR had no interest in whether a record was being "worked" to U.S. radio. Leinwand recalls how WLIR clashed with Island Records by adding Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax" immediately -- rather than letting the label marketing plan play out for the year that it took to become a full-fledged American hit. But WLIR also gave a career to APB, the Scottish band that didn't even have hits at home, or anywhere else in the U.S. These days, the unwillingness of most stations to go "off the menu" to find even an individual song is well documented in these pages. So imagine the likelihood of any owner following the music to an entirely new format.

I could go on and on about what I don't like about it but I'll focus on what I found interesting.  To me, this is isn't a documentary of the George Zimmerman trial.  It's more of a victory lap for all the people who forced it to a trial which then led to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Their effort was impressive. Unfortunately, it was build on myths.

I liked the part where they interviewed one of Zimmerman's early lawyers Hal Urig (who didn't last long).  I almost forgot about him.  What I remember was Urig kept referring to his client as George Martin.  Maybe he's a big Beatles fan.

Entertainment Weekly:

"All I go back to is the law," [Amy] Trunalone said. "That is what we have. We're a democracy, and what we've got is the law. We're to apply it blind to any other thing. At that moment, at that moment, did that person think their life was in jeopardy? That's the way you have to answer the question."