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Girard442

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December 30, 2018

Anyone out there with recommendations for self-learning Android coding?

I did well with self-learning LAN stuff, Gimp, and Oracle Virtualbox, but Android coding has been a tougher nut to crack.

December 28, 2018

A reminder: the number of senators necessary to override a Trump veto of a CR...

...is exactly the number required to remove him from office if he's impeached.

WTF, while they're all together, why not go for a twofer.

December 26, 2018

One wonders if Mnuchin's off-the-wall phone calls...

...were intended to cause the market to tank followed by "assurances" that caused it to recover, creating opportunities for insider trading.

December 14, 2018

Scares me that I don't see any downside for Trump in extending the shutdown until he gets his wall.

Equally scary: I don’t see any upside for congressional Republicans voting with Democrats to override a Trump veto.

Well, there is that minor issue of well-being of the country and the American people.

December 5, 2018

At some point doesn't the issue of the House impeaching Trump...

...stop being a political calculation and become a moral issue? Seems to me that when enough dreck comes out, those who don’t support impeachment start looking like co-conspirators.

November 26, 2018

Don't you wonder why Evangelicals are drawn to Donald Trump?

Is it possibly because the Evangelical conception of God bears an amazing resemblance to Trump? They say that people who have been in an abusive relationship are at risk of falling into another one. Could it be?

November 10, 2018

What do Evangelicals truly believe?

I'm wondering if any journalists or writers have made a deep dive into Evangelical culture post-11/2016 to try to get a grip on what beliefs are central to their existence.

As far as I can tell, the only fixed stars are:


1. They're right about everything.

2. They're going to Heaven and everyone not like them is going to Hell.

November 7, 2018

Sent an email to my sibs before the election.

I explained that Trump was so bad that it was a moral imperative for me to urge them to vote against R’s everywhere. I said that I thought that they knew very well who he is and what he’s capable of and I hoped they would make the right choice.

I thought that Trump’s behavior had become so rank in the past month that a reachable moment might have arrived for some.

Seems not. Two negative responses and silence from the other three.

Crap.

November 5, 2018

My message to voters everywhere:

When you go into the booth take a moment to stop thinking about the people you hate and what will be bad for them. Think instead about the people you love and what will be good for them.

Then do what seems right to you then.

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