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Traveling Globally and in the United States

I have traveled globally and also into Mexico as well as other places. Enough so that I burned through one passport in two years. I have met some interesting people while traveling. Also, I have never had much trouble going in and out of countries. The agents were always courteous. And going in and out […]

COVID vaccine rules added in contentious meeting

Which is BS. Hmmm. It appears what came rather easily in the past is now going to be made more difficult due to political interests rather than scientific knowledge on the issue of Covid vaccines. This has come rather easily in the past. And now, I need a prescription? Did Covid go away? No. It […]

The Kimmel firing was strictly business

Look, I haven’t watched TV in over 20 years. I’ve never seen a Superbowl game in my life, and the only time I’ve seen Jimmy Kimmel is clips on Youtube. So I can’t boycott Disney because I wasn’t patronizing them in the first place. Anyway, Bob Iger cares about stockholders first, last and always. “If […]

Schumer not folding?

According to Punchbowl News, via Political Wire, Schumer sounds like he is going to hang tough in budget negotiations.  I think it is possible Democrats could win a shutdown fight, although the most knowledgeable political observers disagree.  But if this is real, not political theater for angry base voters, then the Democrats should have a […]

Do You Have a Right to Exist?

“Only One Side Thinks You Have the Right to Exist,” Bad Crow Review I really just want to be in Japan. Help a brother out. The thing that sticks with me about the guys surfing the Sada River is how powerful the waves were rolling inland and up the river from the bay. They were small, probably two […]

There is a economic bad moon on the rise

Credence Clear Water ear worm for you. I see the bad moon arisingI see trouble on the wayI see earthquakes and lightnin’I see bad times today . . . Credit Credence Clearwater Unfortunately, it is true the nation overall is heading for bad economic times under the leadership of Tr_mp and his followers who are […]

Medicaid and Hospital Healthcare

Tr__p is planning to cut Medicaid because he can do so with Republican support. Somehow, he has to find a way to pay for the tax breaks for the upper income followers. Doing so will have consequences for both the low-income citizens and also for the healthcare infrastructure. One Republican Senator is starting to take […]

Is the US on the brink of civil war?

I was alive and sentient through the 1960s. It was certainly a turbulent time of violence and political activism. So it was in mid-19th century America. But the ‘60s didn’t result in a civil war. “In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, voices from across the spectrum sounded alarms that the shooting was just the […]