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January 28, 2017

Trump signs executive action to keep out 'radical Islamic terrorists'

Source: CNN

CNN)President Donald Trump signed two executive actions Friday at the Department of Defense, including one limiting the flow of refugees into the United States by instituting what the President has called "extreme vetting" of immigrants.
Titled "Protection Of The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States," the executive order would start to make good on Trump's promise to tighten borders and halt certain refugees from entering the United States.

"I am establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America," Trump said during the signing at the Pentagon after the swearing-in of Defense Secretary James Mattis. "We don't want them here."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-plans-to-sign-executive-action-on-refugees-extreme-vetting/

January 25, 2017

FYI: Xanax is dangerously addictive

I'm putting this out there because I know a lot of people are starting to take meds for anxiety.

My wife was put on Xanax and not told how addictive it was. She started out by taking half a pill at night. That soon became a whole pill at night. Within a couple of months, she was downing four, five, even six pills at a time. All this was under "doctor's" orders. Xanax should be illegal. It causes an addiction that builds rapidly. If you don't feed the addiction, your anxiety level goes through the roof.

Please, if you are thinking about taking Xanax or were prescribed Xanax, do some research into its addictive nature. Knowing you are addicted is terrifying, and withdrawl is a horrible experience.

January 24, 2017

Spice boy versus Dippin Dots?

What is the deal with Spice boy's feud with Dippin Dots? Does this mean we must come up with a new name for him?

From NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/us/dippin-dots-sean-spicer.html

January 24, 2017

My Parents Hid Me from Reagan

During Reagan's term in office, my parents and I lived overseas. We had nothing to fear when we were at home on an American compound, but we frequently took trips to other countries. As a precursor to one of these trips, my parents warned me not to let anyone know I was American because they were worried the rest of the world viewed Reagan (and all Americans by extension) as arrogant bullies. They made me promise that if anyone asked where we were from, I would tell them we were Canadian. That was playing it safe.

This memory just popped into my mind a couple of days ago. I think it puts being American in perspective when a person is traveling or living abroad. I know that the rest of the world joined the protests on Saturday, but you still have to wonder what the average person in a foreign country really thinks about us.

January 23, 2017

And the Number One Alternative Fact is...

Trump is a legitimate president.

January 23, 2017

Trump is Having Such a Hard Time

I worry about his fragile little ego, so I thought I would send a nice, thoughtful sympathy card:

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January 22, 2017

Alternative Facts Orwellian Double Speak

This is double plus ungood.

Remember how one of the points of double speak was to limit vocabulary and streamline sentences so that a person could say what they had to in as few words as possible? I just realized that is what the Commander in Tweet is doing with his Twitter account.

January 22, 2017

Screw it! Let's Divide the Nation!

Democrats and repukes carry ID cards detailing their ideological preferences. Democrats get to keep everything we had under Obama, NO CHANGES! Repukes can deal with all the fascist crap the shitgibbon lays on them.

This is the ONLY fair plan the way I see it. The election was stolen. The president is illegitimate. He cannot force the majority of voters to be subject to his will.

What say ye?

January 22, 2017

My Taxes Going to Pay for tRump Clappers?!

No wonder he needed to cut all those unnecessary programs! He needs to pay for all those idiots who will clap themselves silly for him.

I'm seriously considering not paying any taxes until he is deposed.

January 20, 2017

Place Your Bets Everyone

Bet on tRump's assassination, impeachment, or painting the WH gold!

At the Casino.org site: https://www.casino.org/blog/president-trump-odds/

Did such a thing exist for Obama? This is far beyond ridiculous.

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