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January 9, 2020

Trump Is Trying To Hide The Cost Of His Travel Until After The Election

From the article:

The Washington Post reported:
The Trump administration is seeking to delay a Democratic effort to require the Secret Service to disclose how much it spends protecting President Trump and his family when they travel — until after the 2020 election, according to people familiar with the discussions.


To read more:

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/01/08/trump-is-trying-to-hide-the-cost-of-his-travel-until-after-the-election.html

Given that Trump lies reflexively, and generally to conceal his crimes, tis should come as no surprise.
January 8, 2020

There are many posts here that employ profanity.

And I see this as a reflection of anger, and passion. Plus, DU is a safe space.

But in the real world, how many here use obscenities regularly in conversation?

A personal story follows.

One day, I was moving landscaping timbers and dropped one on my left hand. (My nail on the little finger soon turned black.)

My young daughters were "helping" me and witnessed the drop.

My wife, who does use profane language at times, asked my daughters if I swore when it happened. They said I did not.

Finally, I make no judgement about those who do use them. It is not really a big deal either way.

January 8, 2020

Atheists prefer cats, Christians love dogs, study shows.

From the article:

However, there are some interesting differences among faith groups. Evangelicals and Catholics are more likely to have dogs than are mainline Christians. Mainliners are more likely than evangelicals and black Protestants to own cats. Jews prefer dogs to cats. Jewish families are also more likely than other traditions to own a small mammal or a bird.
Those who claim no religious identity are most likely to have a cat.


To read more:

https://religionnews.com/2020/01/07/why-your-faith-may-predict-whether-you-love-cats-or-dogs/

We are owned by a cat at this time, but we have hosted dogs, birds, fish, rabbits, and mice.

And you?
January 7, 2020

No War With Iran' Marches Set for Thursday Across US

From the article:

A coalition of progressive groups have announced plans to come together this Thursday to lead marches across the U.S. against President Donald Trump's push to wage war on Iran.
Win Without War, MoveOn, Indivisible, Vets About Face, and the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) are among the groups leading the demonstrations.
"Nearly 50 events around the country, more to come," Jamal Abdi, NIAC president, tweeted Tuesday....

At press time there were 66 marches and demonstrations planned, with more to come.
Find an event near you here.


To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/no-war-iran-marches-set-thursday-across-us?cd-origin=rss&utm_term=AO&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=email&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=Email
January 7, 2020

If John Bolton is truly willing to testify,

Adam Schiff should convene another inquiry and invite Bolton to testify.

We all know that Trump is guilty, and any fair trial would only prove it, which explains why Trump and McConnell are so determined to have a Russian style show trial.

So extend that invitation to John Bolton.

January 6, 2020

My wife and I were talking about New Year resolutions yesterday.

She asked if I had made any.

I said that after a lot of thought about it, my resolution was that she should treat me with more respect.

The doctor says I should be walking soon, but he suggested that I take care when walking in the future.

My new resolution is to never suggest how my wife could improve herself.

Never.

January 6, 2020

Imagine that the Traveling Wilburys had been together longer.

This is one of my favorites of what I consider to be arguably the best rock supergroup.

There seemed to be no ego on display, only mutual respect.

January 4, 2020

Score: Trump 1. Obama 0. So much winning.

Remember, Trump has beaten President Obama in the category of number of times a President has been impeached. And President Obama can never take that away from Trump.

So having decisively beaten President Obama, Trump can now retire to Merde a Lago for a well deserved retirement.

Unless he is tried and convicted in the SDNY.

January 3, 2020

The Sounds of Silence



Older voices, not quite the same range, but an incredible live version.

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