January 7, 2019

Could there be a health or security issue they're hiding?

I thought it strange he didn't go to Mar-A-Lago for the holidays considering he doesn't let any governmental consideration interfere with his love for golf and rubbing elbows with millionaires at the clubs.

Other possibilities might be that the SS has told him they can't guarantee his safety at some US locations, or that his doctors have discovered a problem with his health.....

If questioned, he would likely claim a flair-up of his bone spurs.....

January 7, 2019

Limpballs and Hamnity will whip them back in line, in time...

Armed Forces Network has it covered every day...

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Just another example of outright Republican hypocrisy hidden in plain sight. They want to publicly chastise a Congresswoman for saying one M-F word at a private party, yet they fund a military media operation that broadcasts extreme right-wing political lies and deception to our service members every day.

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January 2, 2019

Kentucky police mourn doughnut truck fire

Oh noes, I just hope all the cream-filled chocolate eclairs made it to doughnut heaven!......

From: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46728111

(snips)

Comments on Twitter:

No words. 😭 pic.twitter.com/eRzvxztVlG
— Lexington Police (@lexkypolice) December 31, 2018
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Condolences from Chicago 🍩
— Chicago PD 14th Dist (@ChicagoCAPS14) January 1, 2019
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In this line of work, some things can't be unseen. 😱🍩😫😪
My thoughts are with @lexkypolice officers in this time of tragedy. 😆🤣
— Officer Morton (@OfficerMorton) December 31, 2018


This is our international shame and a heavy cross to bear.

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December 26, 2018

America's left/right swing cycle is very destructive.

I feel many of your ten points are true short term, but I'm prone to be long-term negative because of human short-sightedness and complacency.

Unfortunately for us, Republican's cyclic "two Santa Clauses" tactic is still working for them in the long term. It does, however feel good that we're about to go into the "positive" side of that cycle.

Until the massive problem of global inequality is resolved, I fear the trends toward nationalism, protectionism, racism and worsening poverty and deadly conflict will continue.

I don't see much now to stop the process unless we experience a global cataclysmic event such as another Great Depression. Climate change will eventually do the job, although millions will die in the process. The world is very poorly prepared for it and still in denial, much like Indonesia has been for tsunami.

However, let's hope 2019 proves to make all of your points hold true for the sake of world-wide emotional relief.....

December 19, 2018

Facebook sued by top prosecutor over Cambridge Analytica

Source: BBC

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine filed the lawsuit on Wednesday, said the Washington Post. It accused Facebook of allowing the wholesale scraping of personal data on tens of millions of users.

The action adds to a number of regulatory investigations, following a year of privacy and security missteps.

A Facebook spokesperson told the BBC: "We're reviewing the complaint and look forward to continuing our discussions with attorneys general in DC and elsewhere."

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46627133

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I personally hope Facebook is forced to downsize and return to it's original roots.

November 6, 2018

The choices on my ballot today are between....

Public servants......

or

Corporate servants......

November 4, 2018

Most are money-driven in my experience and....

are prone to be somewhat selfish, self-centered, authoritarian, and tribal in nature. There never seems to enough money and power to satisfy many of them, and it's contagious.

Some of those characteristics didn't shine until I knew them for a while and the extroverts among them can be a pain in the ass.

One of the most predominant characteristics researchers found among right-leaning citizenry was the deeply ingrained need for a rigid authoritarian power structure in their lives from bottom to the top.....from parents to clergy to company officers to politicians, and finally to a god-figure.

I believe psychologist have confirmed most of that in studies........

November 2, 2018

I feel we need a concerted multi-pronged attack until 2020....and beyond.

1. Republican lies must be called out and in simple terms. They have lied to us for decades and that corruption is destroying the moral fiber of America. Let's do this:

TV spot in big bold black and white letters: TRUMP LIED TO YOU.
Then, in simple terms explain the lie and its implications.

If we can afford it, do the same for state and federal legislators.

2. State our policy positions in simple straight-forward terms in TV and newspaper ads and billboards across the nation, and perhaps on social media.

Republicans have used this approach for a long time, except they use dozens of pathways to spread their dogma, from the NRA and churches, to underground far right-wing extremist web sites, to having their own cable channel and hundreds of talk radio outlets.

Surely we can design an effective media means to begin the reversing of decades of right-wing brainwashing.

This must be a continuous, well-executed, concerted effort until the nation is turned around, not just near election time.

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November 2, 2018

An inspirational comment from...

Ramona Holloway @RamonaHolloway
Co-host of the Matt and Ramona Show on 107.9 the Link, WLNK. TV Commentator, Speaker and author of Jesus Take the Fork
Charlotte, NC
ramonaholloway.com

I though rather than posting something snarky about this event, it might be better to find something positive. While searching NC sources for more about Ms. Westwood, I ran across this beautiful message:

https://twitter.com/RamonaHolloway/status/1057080159780646912
Hope everyone can see the Twitter video. I couldn't find it on YouTube as a second source.

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October 31, 2018

Great article, thanks! Also see Prof. Tribe's comments.....

Love this first paragraph.....

(snip)

Thank you James Madison, and I'm delighted there's a deluge of legal experts like Prof. Epps and Prof. Lawrence Tribe speaking their mind very quickly to put the orange clown in his place, :

https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1057445336963338240
Laurence Tribe @tribelaw: It’s an understatement to say there’s a consensus among experts that Trump’s promise to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the USA to undocumented mothers is a legally untenable political stunt. No respected currently active scholar disagrees.

Link to NYT article referenced there: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/us/politics/birthright-citizenship-executive-order-trump.html

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