Here’s yet another meme on the gross unfairness we are experiencing at the hands of Trump and the power he wields over our justice system.  And the lack of fairness is only a part of it; the most pressing point is the grave threat his crimes represent to our national security.

I have no more insights into the workings at the DoJ than anyone else, but the burden, it seems to me, is on our government to explain why Trump hasn’t been arrested yet.  If Merrick Garland and team want more time to build the perfect case, that’s fine.  Just put an end to the danger he presents by arresting him and removing any and all tools he has at his disposal to destroy our nation.

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It appears that the State of New York is going after Steve Bannon on the same fraud changes that were covered in the federal indictment for which Donald Trump pardoned him.  As we so vividly recall, Bannon was charged with defrauding the Trump base, soliciting funds from the MAGA crowd to finish building the wall on the southern border, funds that went directly into Bannon’s bank account. (more…)

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Here’s the Word of the Day “Thought for Today”:

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.  – Claude Pepper, senator and representative (8 Sep 1900-1989)

Unfortunately, the corruption that has descended upon our political system requires successful political candidates to answer to their large donors.

Yet there are a few exceptions, which is so refreshing, as well as astonishing, to behold.  IMO, Bernie Sanders is a good example.

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Leaving tomorrow for five days in Mexico.  Was concerned about blackouts, but then realized that Mexico’s grid-mix includes fuel oil, and they have plenty of that.

In terms of stability in record-breaking temperatures, they’re in better shape than we are.

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“This can’t get any worse.”

How many times have we said that, only to find out that the 45th U.S. president committed fraud, then extortion, then obstruction of justice and witness intimidation, the attempted a coup, and now stole classified government documents?

What’s next?

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It is true that, as of this date, Trump’s presence atop the GOP represents a long, slow, and painful decline of the party.  But that’s about to change.

I can’t imagine that there is a single congressional Republican who won’t breathe a huge sigh of relief when nature takes its course, Trump is dismissed by GOP voters, and they themselves can finally pretend they never heard of him.

Given the sheer volume of criminal investigation, I predict that this will happen abruptly, over a period of a day or two, when a couple of indictments are unsealed, and it becomes obvious that Trump will either flee the country or face prison.

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In one of his sonnets, Shakespeare wrote, and I paraphrase, “Love that which you’ll soon be leaving.”

It sounds like he was referring to our very lives.  (Aren’t we all leaving them?)  But, according to experts, he was talking about youth.  Enjoy thy youth, because you’re not going to have it forever.

The painting here brings to mind the same message, only it might extend to climate change, and the idea that a beautiful planet won’t be a part of our lives too much longer.

It’s tragic.

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The heatwaves that are traveling around the planet are reminding many of us what this planet will be like to live on in another 50 years.

Perhaps they’re precipitating global action before it’s too late.

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I understand why some people might see it this way, but I don’t.  Here’s a bit of my reasoning.

The point of a bachelor’s degree is to fashion oneself into a reasonably well educated person.  That can’t be done in the complete absence of a few courses of the student’s choice in, for instance, English, art, math (at least college algebra and statistics), history, language, and science. (more…)

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I would think that if I showed this to any high school kid, regardless of his prowess in science, he would understand that this simply isn’t going to work.  The energy that goes into charging the battery has to come from somewhere.  Either it’s coming from the kinetic energy of the car (slowing it down), or it’s coming from the battery itself.

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