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3-14-25, 2:51pm

Alan replied to a thread Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon tonight! in Environmental Issues

My bladder woke me up at just the right time to see it this morning. At about 2:40am Eastern time I stepped out on the deck and saw the blood moon at...

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3-12-25, 8:08pm

Alan replied to a thread Tech help #2: where is this password stored? in Open Forum

On iPad, Settings ~ General ~ Autofill - Turn off Autofill Passwords

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3-12-25, 7:58pm

Alan replied to a thread Tech help #1: where is this data coming from? in Open Forum

My guess is that your iPad or laptop or whatever you're using is autofilling fields on webforms and is simply using your old address. Not sure how...

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3-10-25, 12:11pm

Alan replied to a thread Amazon Boycott, Anyone? in Simple Public Policy

I think the problems and delays you, Catherine and Flowers mention have more to do with the bureaucracy associated with any government program and...

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3-9-25, 8:28pm

Alan replied to a thread Amazon Boycott, Anyone? in Simple Public Policy

I'm guessing that climate, overall health and cancer research will continue without any discernible degradation if staffing is cut back to 2019...

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3-9-25, 4:47pm

Alan replied to a thread Amazon Boycott, Anyone? in Simple Public Policy

You can get an idea of how you'll be affected at the following link, I would think most people should pay particular attention to Table 1....

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3-9-25, 3:51pm

Alan replied to a thread Amazon Boycott, Anyone? in Simple Public Policy

On a side note, the extension of Trump's tax cuts would save me several thousand dollars a year on my carefully managed retirement income consisting...

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3-7-25, 11:20am

Alan replied to a thread Democratic Party Candidates for President run in 2028 in Simple Public Policy

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3-6-25, 2:29pm

Alan replied to a thread If they cut social security and medicare in Personal Finance

I researched this today and discovered that there is indeed a plan to revoke legal status for approximately 1.8 million migrants who entered the...

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3-5-25, 10:18am

Alan replied to a thread If they cut social security and medicare in Personal Finance

Thanks for taking the time to back up my observation that no one has said that "all illegals from Mexico are murderers and rapists". I'm sure if it...

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3-4-25, 10:25pm

Alan replied to a thread If they cut social security and medicare in Personal Finance

News organizations are businesses and their daily blocks of programming are the profit centers which keep everything running. When those profit...

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3-4-25, 7:28pm

Alan replied to a thread If they cut social security and medicare in Personal Finance

It's not fake news and has been extensively reported through lots of news outlets, although I suspect Rachel Maddow may have skipped it. As for the...

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3-2-25, 10:25pm

Alan replied to a thread Amazon Boycott, Anyone? in Simple Public Policy

The boycott was successful! Target appears to be hardest hit and has been forced to begin downsizing.

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3-1-25, 12:54pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

According to *obscure sources* a deal had been agreed upon by our State Department and Ukrainian officials, the exact details being somewhat cloudy...

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2-28-25, 8:33pm

Alan replied to a thread Amazon Boycott, Anyone? in Simple Public Policy

I didn't buy anything today from Amazon or Walmart or Target or Kroger or anywhere else people like to boycott. It had nothing to do with making a...

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2-24-25, 10:45pm

Alan replied to a thread My 30 year thanks to SLN in Open Forum

Good to hear from you again Yoss! "I really do admire you a bit. You're an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very...

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2-24-25, 2:38pm

Alan replied to a thread Government Coup in Simple Public Policy

I think it's generally helpful to put things into perspective whenever possible. I think the gist of Carville's oratory was to tell Democrats to stop...

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2-20-25, 11:27am

Alan replied to a thread Fighting Authoritarianism with Authoritarianism in Simple Public Policy

Of course he wasn't, and he has no authority on his own as he can only advise and perhaps speak on behalf of the President, who was democratically...

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2-20-25, 11:16am

Alan replied to a thread Fighting Authoritarianism with Authoritarianism in Simple Public Policy

Yes, the definition seems to vary depending upon who's using it and who they're applying it to. To me, fascism involves strident militarism,...

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