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Literally, tears of joy and relief!
The mission of this Allied Force was accomplished at 11:25 EST, 07 November 2020. It’s been four LONG years. Years of misery and anger.Years of astonishment watching the norms of American society...
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Devoid of human kindness and happiness.
I’ll have several posts up this week commenting on the election and its implications. Celebrating this weekend was awesome – I can’t tell you how much of a weight has been lifted by knowing that the...
View ArticleThe good news and the bad news ( Part 1)
I’ve been holding off posting anything because I wanted to watch the outcome of Trump’s efforts to pull off a coup de etat following the election. I was anxious and am still worried that Trump would...
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The fuse for this disaster was lit a dozen years ago.
If you are an American and watched what happened at the Capitol today – and are not outraged – then you are a defective person. And probably have been for a long time.Soonergrunt, long time commenter...
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The sun rises on a bright new day.
This is a day I have looked forward to for four very long years. I woke up at 5 AM this morning and in the opposite of my normal morning routine got up very quickly. Today was the end of one of the...
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Playing Round 20 of that peculiarly American game, “Who lost Afghanistan?”Interestingly enough, there is one answer that is never allowed in this discussion. No one ever blames the Afghans themselves....
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The usual suspects come crawling out….
I think I am not alone when I say that I felt relieved when the verdict for Derek Chauvin was announced today. I did not expect to see the jury convict on all three counts. That said – it was clear...
View ArticleBe careful what you wish for….
For you may surely get it.This morning, on my way into work, I heard a story on NPR about the Congressional effort by Kirsten Gillibrand to pass legislation to take the power of prosecuting sexual...
View ArticleWorth repeating.
I’m a big fan of Jim Wright. Besides the fact that he and I are in alignment on most things – I like the fact that he is blunt and unafraid to take on controversial subjects. That is certainly true in...
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The price is not right.
It’s Golden Week in Japan. That succession of holidays strung together designed to encourage Japanese citizens to go somewhere and spend some of their hard-earned yen. In Japan, May 1st is not a...
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Waving the bloody shirt.
On Twitter a couple of days ago, a brilliant guy named David Neiwert published a long Twitter thread on the tactic that conservatives and their deranged followers have used to discredit valid...
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Unlinked and out. The steady decline of Linked In.
According to Linked In’s own mission statement, the purpose of Linked In is: ” is simple: connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. … Today, LinkedIn leads a...
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The paradox of low expectations.
I spent yesterday working on the site after we experienced a Denial of Service attack on Wednesday and Thursday. I’ve pretty well isolated where I think it came from and have taken proactive steps...
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a festive holiday season, well, at least as joyful as one could be in the shadow of the continuing disaster that is COVID and the unacceptable US response to...
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A year later and the danger still lurks close by
It has been a year since the unwarranted and thoroughly evil insurrection against the Capitol occurred.“A mob breaking windows, kicking in doors, breaching the Capitol. American flags on poles being...
View ArticleThe nameless servants of evil (Part One)
I have not been able to post for the last two months for many reasons. It’s been a hard couple of months. Between making a pilgrimage back to the sacred soil of my Alma Mater and then on to Shopping...
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Of the damage to the American Republic that the Roberts Court has accomplished in the last 20 years. As one who is old enough to remember Thurgood Marshall on the Court as well as many others, the...
View ArticleCorrecting the record
It’s been fascinating to watch the repeated criticisms of the various economic disasters of late. The plunge in the stock market, the shortage of baby formula, and the ever-increasing rise of gas...
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