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Alright Trudeau,
The greatest nation on Earth risks an unacceptably high probability of toppling over the precipice
into the dystopian abyss.
When it does, I'll think of you Mr. G.B. [Paul Revere] Trudeau.
Happy Frick
In Father's Day !
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Don't laugh - this is real
The first three are being widely reported, and here's the proposal for the last one
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8386
The first three are being widely reported, and here's the proposal for the last one
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8386
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Only the best people ...
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Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Quasi-Confesses to Molesting 12-Year-Old Girl
The senior pastor of megachurch Gateway Church said he engaged in “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a “young lady”—without noting the alleged victim was 12.
www.thedailybeast.com
Not a comment of substance on the GOP, Trump, or MacFarlane, but,
a note on S2 style:
my computer monitors are 43" UHD / 4K flat panel.
Re-sizing such C-&-P is easy here.
- C-&-P into the text entry window.
- click it, and the C-&-P displays a small green square at each of the four corners of the C-&-P.
It's then a simple matter to click the lower right green square and drag it to resize.
It just makes it a little more eye-friendly.
For those @CV via smartphone, that info may be "virtually" useless.
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Thank god it was a girl.
Homosexual pedophiles are sooo much worse than the hetero-perves Trump prefers to associate with.
Right?
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There is at least the appearance Biden is offering this student loan forgiveness to buy votes at grass-roots level, not at wholesale level as Trump has attempted by seeking a $Billion from U.S. industry captains, in exchange for $tax $cuts for the wealthy.
I have more than one objection to this Biden plan.
- Some college students work one or more jobs through school to graduate debt free. Other students borrow. Biden rewards the latter group, thereby punishing the former group. Bad idea.
- For the same $cost to the tax payer, Biden could provide $incentives to future & current students, to obtain degrees in fields most in need of grads.
vile  (vīl)adj. vil·er, vil·est 1. Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked: a vile traitor; vile accusations. 2. a. Disgusting; repulsive: vile effluent running down the city streets. b. Unpleasant or objectionable: vile weather. See Synonyms at offensive. 3. Miserably poor and degrading; wretched: a vile existence. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīlis, cheap, worthless; see wes-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] vilely adv. vileness n. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. |
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I don't want to see a government healthcare plan that pays for cancer treatment because that would be unfair to everyone who died because they couldn't afford to pay for treatment out of their own pocket. After all, some people managed to pay for that treatment so why shouldn't everyone have to.
Argument by analogy:
For argument by analogy to be both persuasive and legitimate, valid, the similarity in the comparison must be relevant. In #1,250 they are not.
developing treatable cancer is prospective.
The student loan debt Biden's plan affects includes the past.
Two:
For those that like the healthcare model: After Nixon suspended U.S. military conscription Bryce volunteered for U.S. military service, not in Vietnam, but in NATO / Europe, the Cold War.
Bryce's recruiter told him if Bryce satisfactorily completed his contractual commitment, government would reward him with healthcare through the Veteran's Administration.
Bryce made this sacrifice, served in time of war, only later to find healthcare would be provided both to Bryce & the others that served, but also to those that did not.
What's wrong with this picture? Government healthcare? No.
It's changing the rules AFTER the decisions were made. And again,
for the same cost to government, a better, fairer, more efficient system of rewards could be applied, not Biden / shotgun style,
but targeting the greatest, most crippling labor / skill shortages.
I'm all for talkin' bad about Trump, rah rah.
But the difference between Trump's -buy the vote- scheme and Biden's is which pocket the candidate's hand is in. Biden's scheme plunders the treasury before the election, in payments to student loan lenders.
Trump borrows from private sector $millionaires in promise to reward them after inauguration with $tax $cuts.
Argument by analogy:
But changing the rules in the middle of the game is a superlatively bad idea. And to realize just how bad an idea, discuss this element of the detail with students that worked two jobs while also carrying full course load at college / university.
College isn't easy.
Working the student's way through it debt free often means years of chronic sleep deprivation, along with inadequate nutrition, & perhaps inadequate healthcare. Ask grads that worked two jobs to graduate debt free what they think of Biden's plan. While you're at it, ask them which candidate they'll be voting for this November.
For argument by analogy to be both persuasive and legitimate, valid, the similarity in the comparison must be relevant. In #1,250 they are not.
For one:
developing treatable cancer is prospective.
The student loan debt Biden's plan affects includes the past.
Two:
For those that like the healthcare model: After Nixon suspended U.S. military conscription Bryce volunteered for U.S. military service, not in Vietnam, but in NATO / Europe, the Cold War.
Bryce's recruiter told him if Bryce satisfactorily completed his contractual commitment, government would reward him with healthcare through the Veteran's Administration.
Bryce made this sacrifice, served in time of war, only later to find healthcare would be provided both to Bryce & the others that served, but also to those that did not.
What's wrong with this picture? Government healthcare? No.
It's changing the rules AFTER the decisions were made. And again,
for the same cost to government, a better, fairer, more efficient system of rewards could be applied, not Biden / shotgun style,
but targeting the greatest, most crippling labor / skill shortages.
I'm all for talkin' bad about Trump, rah rah.
But the difference between Trump's -buy the vote- scheme and Biden's is which pocket the candidate's hand is in. Biden's scheme plunders the treasury before the election, in payments to student loan lenders.
Trump borrows from private sector $millionaires in promise to reward them after inauguration with $tax $cuts.
Argument by analogy:
Government healthcare is fine, or not. - whatever -
But changing the rules in the middle of the game is a superlatively bad idea. And to realize just how bad an idea, discuss this element of the detail with students that worked two jobs while also carrying full course load at college / university.
College isn't easy.
Working the student's way through it debt free often means years of chronic sleep deprivation, along with inadequate nutrition, & perhaps inadequate healthcare. Ask grads that worked two jobs to graduate debt free what they think of Biden's plan. While you're at it, ask them which candidate they'll be voting for this November.
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These kids have got it right - hope they remember this when they grow up
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined!
'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore... So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca - age 8
'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.' Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.' Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6
'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine - age 5
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4
(lets see if Lauren still feels that way in a couple of years)
'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image!) Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross...' Mark - age 6
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8
And the final one: The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.'
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined!
'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore... So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca - age 8
'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.' Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.' Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6
'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine - age 5
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4
(lets see if Lauren still feels that way in a couple of years)
'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image!) Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross...' Mark - age 6
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8
And the final one: The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.'
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When you put it that way ....
A formal education is a spectacular advantage. BUT !
It is not without consequence.
Those with advanced degrees if fortunate enough to have children of their own may be reminded of what they have traded away.
Either way, it's a cliché: "From the mouths of babes." Thanks for the reminder S2.
There's more to it than that. President Biden has artlessly reaffirmed his solidarity with PM Netanyahu.
That's both a Biden political blunder, and an alliance with the wrong side. It seems now to be an international military consensus: Israel's stated goal of eliminating Hamas by warfare in Gaza is impossible. Netanyahu's fig leaf is small, and shrinking.
"We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and these interest it is our duty to follow." Lord Palmerston 1848
"France does not have allies. France has interests." Charles De Gaulle1967
It is not without consequence.
These articulate insights seem unburdened by the formality of analytical thought that attends higher ed.
Those with advanced degrees if fortunate enough to have children of their own may be reminded of what they have traded away.
Either way, it's a cliché: "From the mouths of babes." Thanks for the reminder S2.
Republicans and Democrats alike are clanging the gong about Biden's debate fizzle Thursday night.
There's more to it than that. President Biden has artlessly reaffirmed his solidarity with PM Netanyahu.
That's both a Biden political blunder, and an alliance with the wrong side. It seems now to be an international military consensus: Israel's stated goal of eliminating Hamas by warfare in Gaza is impossible. Netanyahu's fig leaf is small, and shrinking.
"We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and these interest it is our duty to follow." Lord Palmerston 1848
"France does not have allies. France has interests." Charles De Gaulle1967
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Ever wondered where Donnie got that slogan from?
I am going to have to revise my definition of scholarship.
Some say Isaiah 33:22 inspired the U.S. 3 branch federal government:
- legislative
- executive
- judicial
Could just be coincidence.
Coincidence?
Some say Isaiah 33:22 inspired the U.S. 3 branch federal government:
- legislative
- executive
- judicial
BUT !
Could just be coincidence.
Are we actually supposed to believe Trump was literate enough to read literature like Doonesbury?
Coincidence?
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In centuries past concepts were sometimes presented panoramically, in the form of a novel, enclosed / disclosed in paper bound volume.
In the new millennium the pace of life is faster. We needn't wait to see what the weather will be an hour or two in our future. We can check a satellite video loop online, or catch a weather forecast days in advance.
Ideas are shrunken to meme size, or slogans, expediting information transmission, to mesh with contemporary pace of life.
The gain? Time efficiency.
But what's the down-side?
Has an excise of nuance in information transmission resulted in a proportionate reduction in our facility with including the now absent nuance from inclusion in our assessments?
Might that help explain Trump?
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.
In the new millennium the pace of life is faster. We needn't wait to see what the weather will be an hour or two in our future. We can check a satellite video loop online, or catch a weather forecast days in advance.
Ideas are shrunken to meme size, or slogans, expediting information transmission, to mesh with contemporary pace of life.
The gain? Time efficiency.
But what's the down-side?
Has an excise of nuance in information transmission resulted in a proportionate reduction in our facility with including the now absent nuance from inclusion in our assessments?
Might that help explain Trump?
| meme (mēm) n. 1. A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. 2. a. An image or short video clip, often accompanied by a humorous saying or popular catchphrase, that is transmitted virally, especially on social media. b. A humorous saying or popular catchphrase that is transmitted virally, especially as a caption for such an image or video clip. [Shortening (modeled on GENE) of mimeme, from Greek mimēma, something imitated, from mimeisthai, to imitate; see MIMESIS.] |
