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3-15-25, 7:13pm
There was a time when the earth was flat and the center of the known universe. To discourage scientific education only serves to prolong a better...
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3-15-25, 6:54pm
That's the probably something like the DOGE story.
A common account is that a person has worked in a certain agency for 5 or 10 years as a...
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3-15-25, 1:48pm
The term science covers a lot of territory, but I could think the current administration would like to form their own politicized "facts", which...
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3-14-25, 1:14pm
I coincidentally woke up at 1 AM, which was the right time here, but it was cloudy. And Happy Birthday!
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3-13-25, 2:56pm
I don't think Bernie has claimed to be a Democrat. He's sort of broken record, but it's too bad his message about keeping big money out of politics...
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3-12-25, 3:01pm
I'd like to think that talk is cheaper than the reality of being in financial straights. But that's pretty much what the president and the...
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3-11-25, 10:12pm
That seemed so nuts I had to check it out. They are saying there have been 26,000 photos removed that had any remote reference to DEI. They claimed...
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3-11-25, 9:31am
I've never been on Facebook, X, Instagram, etc. I use email to communicate with friends and relatives and other than a few tame political...
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3-11-25, 9:13am
I have always been a very risk averse person with finances and have a relatively small percent of savings invested in equities. Probably something...
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3-10-25, 5:12pm
I think the democrats could significantly improve their image by giving Schumer and Adam Schiff the hook as representing them in common media. They...
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3-10-25, 3:04pm
Over the winter I was looking into sending a couple of paper i-bonds in my safety deposit box to a Treasury Direct account. When I set up the...
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3-10-25, 9:47am
I see in today's paper that the VA reductions are not expected until June. There are something like 100 lawsuits over the mass firings among the...
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3-9-25, 8:52pm
I hope you are right. I suspect the information we will get from a lot of the new regime sources will confirm that it's all OK, if not beautiful. ...
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3-9-25, 6:32pm
If we can exclude reductions in Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare as very possible, but unknown, I'd probably go more global. Freedom to have...
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3-9-25, 4:14pm
"Tax cuts for the rich" might seem a little overplayed in the news I get. I don't know yet how tax changes might help or hurt me yet, but I will...
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3-9-25, 2:34pm
Thanks for the explanations. I will continue to avoid Amazon and Bezos ownership of Whole Foods for some of the reasons EJ mentions, plus a couple. ...
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3-8-25, 1:27pm
Is the point just to boycott big business, or is it targeted to Bezos or other oligarch controlled enterprises, or those who have taken a knee to DT?...
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3-6-25, 6:26pm
I noticed in trump's delivery to congress that Mike Johnson's tie is getting longer. I would have suspected his nose to grow, too.
I think trump...
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3-6-25, 6:06pm
It showed up in a number of main stream media sources when I did a search. The common impression I got was that it is a threat or he's considering...
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3-5-25, 2:12pm
I do not understand the benefits that people living here illegally receive, either.
I don't think deporting those here illegally, if it's the...
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3-5-25, 11:39am
What would you propose as a solution?
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3-5-25, 8:24am
There is a Ukrainian Government site called United24 where you can enter a raffle for 100 black T-shirts with the words, "I'll wear the costume when...
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3-5-25, 8:15am
Trump's speech was for his MAGA supports who have already consumed the cool-aid and have bought into his con job. The NPR fact check pointed out...
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3-4-25, 9:19pm
I am trying to keep a daily gratitude journal as experiment. Experts say it helps ones mental happiness and well being, and I'm not immune to a...
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3-4-25, 7:29pm
Just checking:)
Seems like a lot of things are that way these days.
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3-4-25, 7:05pm
The only thing I got out of the NYT article was 100 people were fired for exchanging sexual explicit messages on a Government chat site. In my...
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3-4-25, 5:51pm
I'm surprised you didn't mention trans people in high school sports.
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3-4-25, 1:11pm
Egg shelves were empty on my last two outings. They were well stocked with many "Just Egg" plant based alternative cartons. Being mostly vegan...
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3-4-25, 11:57am
I got an email back yesterday from Senator Angus King in response to my email. He writes:
That's a very good response. I have written our...
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3-4-25, 10:09am
It's at least good that the WSJ is criticizing Trump. I can guess it's more of a conservative influencer over his GOP followers than the NYT. Until...
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3-3-25, 8:35pm
Take it for what it's worth.
"Martin O’Malley, the former commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), said Monday the recent cuts...
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3-2-25, 9:37am
I have used Amazon Music + a lot, but dropped it, and signed up for Apple Music. I also unsubscribed from Amazon Prime. Any more their new movies...
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3-2-25, 7:32am
When I retired I made a list of projects to check off. Little home repairs, lunch visits with friends and relatives I'd not seen in a while, museums...
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3-1-25, 7:09pm
I have trouble getting rid of certain family items. It might be my greatest weakness in decluttering. My suggestion for books would be to get rid...
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3-1-25, 4:26pm
This is what the NYT reported of the events leading up to the meeting. You might buy into that as much as I'd buy into you obscure sources. I don't...
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3-1-25, 3:44pm
I'm willing to accept that version of agreements as much as any agreements with Putin. Since there is no apparent visibility to document those...
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3-1-25, 10:31am
I actually suspect ambush strategy with Vance as the attack dog was discussed with Putin and had his input. This was a defeat for Trump and he holds...
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2-28-25, 6:32pm
The press coverage of the oval office meeting with Donald and Zalinski was one of the most egregious public displays from Trump I've seen, although...
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2-28-25, 2:12pm
I see in the NPR news today they are saying there is another mass of Wash Post subscription cancelations. Probably not to do with any boycott, but...
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2-28-25, 9:22am
Thanks, IL. It's going to take me a while to digest and make sense of it all. I have had friends and known gay people who say they knew since birth...
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2-28-25, 8:18am
The NYT had a recent survey indicating 1 in 10 adults identify as LGBTQ and one in every 4 among gen Z. I'm not one to pass judgement, but that just...
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2-27-25, 9:48pm
It would be pretty easy for me to boycott Amazon and other big box stores for 14 days, not counting my prepaid Amazon Prime and Music, but maybe not...
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2-27-25, 7:11am
At least the NYT seems to be staying their usual course, although their journalistic opinions can sometimes be questioned. Same goes for public...
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2-27-25, 7:06am
My morning news says that Trump plans to fire 65% of the EPA and possibly 40% of the Fish and Wildlife Dept. There may be some waste in every...
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2-27-25, 6:58am
That's the way I read it, too. But as Donald said, we'll see you in court. Sometimes what's right and what's legal are not the same, but I do...
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2-25-25, 7:36pm
IL, You may be totally correct. However that is not the case being argued and what the courts will decide. What ever the courts decide, I still...
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2-25-25, 6:17pm
I agree with the concept. I wonder if it falls into the "get off my lawn" philosophy. Stay out of my state's issues. In the age of autocracy, I'm...
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2-25-25, 10:37am
Pardon the simple cut and paste. It just got my attention.
A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik...
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2-25-25, 10:03am
One should not discourage positive thinking.
My crystal ball says we are on the road to an economic contraction, and that will be what bites...
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2-25-25, 6:34am
I've not heard anything for suer on Medicare or SS, however the family does seem bent on reducing Medicaid. One news source said two out of three...
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2-24-25, 8:21pm
On my last outing I didn't pay much attention to eggs, but large Hass avocados were $3.69 each. Not in my budget. A twelve pack of a name brand...
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2-23-25, 7:42am
The degree by which the means justifies the end, where a falsehood or lie is used as the means, is an ethical choice. There could be times among my...
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2-21-25, 7:15pm
The down side could be that DT lied about deporting millions of people here illegally, but that's nothing new in our era of disinformation. Maybe...
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2-21-25, 5:19pm
Pretty much nothing in the news here, in spite of Denver being a sanctuary city. I'm starting to think it's another of DT's bluffs to encourage self...
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2-20-25, 8:42pm
I've not checked egg prices lately, but my local store has a permanent looking sign saying to expect shortages and a limit of two dozen eggs per...
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2-19-25, 9:42pm
I've been wondering if many people actually depend on "X" for relevant political news or if it's just a sounding board for politicians to quibble? ...
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2-19-25, 4:02pm
The term seems to be somewhat fluid, however,
"Former President Donald Trump has recently been called a "fascist" by his former chief of staff,...
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2-19-25, 2:11pm
When it comes to Vance, I think he should realize that our enemies are not in Europe or China or Canada, but we have our own big problems internally...
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2-18-25, 9:01pm
Nikki Haley?
I've not seen much in the line ups of much excitement, although I don't know much about the guy in Kentucky. I hope they have...
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2-18-25, 3:22pm
I think we tend to judge other unique nations through American eyes. Maybe Germany isn't that much different from us in a lot of ways, but they have...
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