Jun 4Member-onlyBANG BANGYou’re going on about your business doing ordinary things on an ordinary day when, all of a sudden, bang, bang, your existence is shattered by gunfire. Bang, bang is the sound of rage being unleashed among us; Bang, bang is the sound of sorrow being imposed upon us. The world…Mass Shootings2 min read
May 24Member-onlyRACISM AND ABORTION ARE TIED TOGETHER(So, here I am coming back here again. I figure that it just makes sense to be ignored in as many venues as possible.) I watched The United States vs. Billie Holliday last night. Terrific film. Andra Day should have won an Oscar for her performance as Billie. But it was literally a terrific film because of the horrifying story it tells about an America so deeply steeped in race hatred that the stain remains uncleansed sixty-three years after the FBI hounded her to death.Racism3 min read
Apr 6Member-onlyDipping My Toe Back in AgainI have given up on Medium several times. Too much information, not enough differentiation, but that’s true about the entire information environment in which we now find ourselves. Friends of mine who have fled from Facebook are coming back again because, in the information age, Facebook provides an immediate fix…2 min read
May 20, 2021Member-onlyMy Last Words on Space Invaders“In a recent 60 Minutes interview, Lue Elizondo claimed the aircraft were undetectable on radar and could pull “6-to-700 g-forces” and “fly at 13,000 miles an hour.” And on Wednesday he claimed more than just reports exist.” The Fox News report from that paragon of reporting Tucker Carlson (cited above)…4 min read
Mar 16, 2021Member-onlyMistakes We Made in the Vaccine Roll-Out(I haven’t been here in a long time. I don’t tend to read Medium articles and I don’t really know why I haven’t canceled my membership. …5 min read
Nov 9, 2020Member-onlyI DON’T WANT TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE BUT I’VE GOT GEORGIA ON MY MINDI DON’T WANT TO RAIN ON YOUR PARADE BUT I’VE GOT GEORGIA ON MY MIND This isn’t over yet…and it won’t be over until the fate of the two Senate seats from Georgia are decided when Georgians go back to the polls on January 5, 2021. Joe Biden’s very slender…4 min read
Jun 25, 2020Member-onlyCOVID-19 May Be Ten Times More Prevalent and What That Could MeanThe CDC is now claiming that there may be ten times as many people who have been infected with COVID-19 as the official estimates indicate. (From NBC News via AOL) PROBLEMS: This is the CDC dominated by the Trump administration and therefore everything they report must be scrutinized carefully. This…Covid 193 min read
Jun 24, 2020Questioning the Presidential Authority to Dismiss Congressional AppointmentsQuestioning the Presidential Authority to Dismiss Congressional Appointments Presidents of the United States have the authority to nominate ambassadors, counsels, and federal judges, among others, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. The president of the United States does NOT have the authority to fire anyone who requires…2 min read
Jun 6, 2020Member-onlyWant to Stop Police Brutality: Decriminalize All DrugsIt is the height of absurdity to suggest that we do away with our police forces. There isn’t a country or a major city in the world that doesn’t have a police force. Even the Vatican City has a police force. Like it or not, there are violent criminals in…Police Reform7 min read
Mar 12, 2020Member-onlyBindleSnitch — This COULD BECOME an Extinction Level EventThere are a number of potential extinction-level events that scientists worry about. There’s nuclear war, of course, and meteors, climate change…and pandemics. The Pandemic Extinction Level Event just because a lot more feasible because it could be happening around us as you read these words. First, the good news. We…4 min read