For the next few days

I'm going to revel in gratitude for a President who makes us very, very proud. I'm going to treasure having a First Lady who is a brilliant and dynamic model of service to others. I'm going to delight in a First Family that is proof of the best American Dream.

I'm going to cherish every remaining light of the Obama presidency, because it's about to be a long, long darkness.


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Swamped

Concern

History in the unmaking

The inauguration of Donald Trump ranks right up there with other historical events, like Pearl Harbor and 9-11.

January 20th, 2017, another date that will live in infamy...


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Message from Dad

We're still going through boxes and drawers from Mom and Dad's place. Dad's been gone 14 years, but we found a shoebox with miscellaneous papers, just little things that he'd found worth saving. This much folded piece was in there; couldn't find a date on it, but we just kind of looked at each other and admitted that we could hear Dad chuckling.




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"Good morning, Mr. Phelps."

Thoroughly enjoying the “Mission: Impossible” marathon on Decades. Makes me wish that the IMF was real.

Imagine: “Good morning, Mr. Phelps. The man you are looking at is Donald Trump . . .”



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In No Uncertain Terms

Whoa.

Came across this response while reading an article on Facebook. I replied and asked for attributions, nothing yet. Is anyone familiar with any records of the inter-relationships noted?

Before he became FBI director, James Comey was senior vice president at Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor. Lockheed Martin gets their rocket engines from Russia and they have a multi-billion dollar partnership with ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil is partnered with Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil producer to drill in the Arctic. (New drilling opportunities made possible by glacial melting due to global warming!) The Obama/Clinton sanctions got in the way of their profits. Democracy got in the way of their profits.


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Like children playing with matches