Who Are Today’s Liberals?
Regardless of whether we’re crybabies or so many Che Gueveras, they don’t like us too much, and they don’t see any need to be consistent in how they think of us.
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U.S. Governors Resist Being Dragged “Closer to Authoritarianism”
As many of us are aware, the federal government, especially the president and Attorney General Pam Bondi, are on a high-force campaign to move federal troops into states run by Democrats, despite the express refusal of state leaders to accept these troops.
We Come Into This World with a Lot of Arbitrary Attributes
The point made here is a good one. And it’s more or less true, depending on where you’re born.
Americans are lucky in that we, while we are given a name and taught English, have a great number of options (as suggested by the T-shirt at right),
and most of these choices are unavailable to children born into less free circumstances. 
Here’s a song (below) on religion, specifically what happens to us when we die. It’s written by an American. Theoretically, it could have come from an Israeli or a Palestinian, though the odds are against it.
What’s Up with Qatar?
Outside of the fact that it’s corrupt, no one except Trump knows the precise nature of America’s relationship with Qatar. And as the Qataris become the first and only sovereign nation with a military base on U.S. soil, we have to wonder why.
And Idaho? I suppose if you wanted it any more poorly located for a Mideastern country, you could put it on Guam or American Samoa, but let’s think about Idaho for a minute. What will the locals think? Outside of the Deep South, is there anywhere else in the U.S. where there are more ignorant, hateful xenophobes who detest Muslims more than Idaho?
Of all the weird crap going on in the White House, this may not be the most strategic, but it certainly is interesting.
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The Validity of the Evangelicals
Richard Rohr sounds like a good, intelligent guy to me. But of his statement at left: bullcrap.
The evangelicals have been noted for their hypocrisy long before Trump was born, and will be taking absurd positions on political life as long as we have an organized civilization here.
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Is Germany Celebrating Halloween?
BOOOOOO. Sounds great for Halloween! The lights come up for a moment — then down — and then it’s totally dark! Spooky, albeit a bit dangerous for pedestrians.
Hugely expensive though, probably 500 – 1000 times conventional approaches.
Actually, it’s worse, now that I look at it more closely. The turbines are encased in columns that block the air flow. You’ll get just as much wind in your basement.
Portland (PDX) Is One of the Most Peace-Loving Cities in America — Terrible Choice for Trump Troop Invasion
Good one!
It would be hard to pick a less belligerent city in America than Portland.
ICE-related Deaths
As I’ve written elsewhere, I find it amazing that there haven’t been hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths associated with ICE raids on private property.
I live in a rural region of California, in which virtually everyone owns a gun. I would predict that if 100 masked men pried open 100 windows in this neighborhood, several of them would die of gunshot wounds to the head.
And if I were on the jury on these cases, every single person who stood his ground in this manner would walk.
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Which Way, USA?
I’m not a subscriber to the Washington Post, so I don’t have access to this article, though I love the thought presented in the title, and I have to say that I’d be interested in any intellectually serious argument to the effect that America isn’t on a steep and long decline.
At this point in time:
• It looks like the nation is headed for authoritarianism, and we’re not just accepting it; we’re ushering it in, as if it were the New Year.
• The divide between rich and poor continues to widen, as the federal debt explodes, and the proceeds are handed out to the wealthiest Americans.
• The federal government, formerly a source of help to Americans in terms of education, a sane and helpful liaison to other countries, a military led by seasoned generals and admirals, a justice system that worked independently of the will of the president, an environmental policy dominated by science–all have largely been eviscerated.
• The state of healthcare in the United States lies in the hands of a madman.
• A steadily declining educational system, showing what little regard we have for America’s future.
America, I love you like a sick child. I’m sitting at your bedside, rooting with all my heart for a speedy recovery.
This IS the Story
We do seem to be dancing around this, don’t we?
If you tune into even the left-of-center cable shows like MSNBC and CNN, you won’t find a single mention of the only thing that really matters in the United States, i.e., that the nation is headed towards autocracy.
