Kids Getting Along, Making Friends, Treating One Another with Kindness and Compassion
I was lucky enough to have come across this short video just now.
Had I been the father, I would have had tears streaming down my face.
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Kristi Noem and Her New Private Jets
Maybe it’s time we simply accept the fact that Trump and his cabinet members really couldn’t care less about the welfare of the people they “serve,” who need help from the federal government.
Let’s understand that Trump and his people are thoroughly cruel and dishonest people; perhaps we should stop all the clutching of pearls.
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This Store Sign Is a Model of America, at Least Parts of It
I can’t swear that the photo here is authentic, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
Of course, strange stuff like this is regional within the U.S. This is not something you’d find in New England. But the culture of places like Texas, and the laws that support it, are far different.
To put it simply, Texas is open. As of 2021, Texas law no longer requires people to have a license to carry (LTC) in order to carry a handgun in most public places. Additionally, Texas has no laws restricting open containers (of alcohol). This means that you can drive around (steering with your knees) with a gun in one hand and an open can of ice-cold beer in the other.
Though this is something that delights Texans to no end, it probably wouldn’t provide the same buzz to the people of Connecticut or Massachusetts.
In addition, Texas is known for a great number of other unseemly anomalies. The state is the death penalty capital of the nation; it’s has been responsible for the most executions over recent years by far, with 593 since 1977 as of mid-February 2025 compared with 448 in the other 49 states combined. Texas has also recently opened the door to massive redistricting, in an attempt to ensure that Republicans have a huge and unfair/illegal majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Many Americans think of Texas as “a good place to avoid,” and it’s not hard to understand why.
Does 5G Represent a Danger to Our Health?
At left we see what RFK, Jr. says on the subject.
I’d be far more interested in what the scientists have to say on the matter than some conspiracy theorist crackpot.
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Civics Class and the White House
It’s common for Americans today to lament how little exposure to civics our kids receive in school. And yes, there were times in the early- mid-20th Century when our children spent an enormous amount of time studying the U.S. Constitution and the other major laws that governed our union.
Though I’m not an expert here, I was surprised to learn that the president of the United States can lawfully do anything he wants to the White House, including tearing massive amounts of it down.
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What Will it Take to Remove Trump?
Laurence Tribe, one of our nation’s top constitutional scholars, has been asking the question here, in one way or another, for many years. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like there is an answer in the offing.
Yes, 56% of Americans believe that Trump is in the process of becoming a dictator, but 41% believe that he needs more power if he is to succeed in making America great again.
Perhaps more importantly, the Republicans in Congress do not seem to be backing away from the sociopathic criminal in the White House. It’s unclear to me how they live with themselves, knowing that they are the ones who are going to ultimately be responsible for turning the United States into the next North Korea, Russia, China, Turkey, Hungary, or any of the other 50+ authoritarian regimes on planet Earth.
The Bible in Public Schools
I would sure love to know why there is so much ignorance and misinformation in this country.
Students can read the Bible in public schools during non-instructional time, as long as it is done privately and does not disrupt the school environment.
It just takes a few seconds to look this up. And it’s something all Americans should know anyway.
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Sending Progressive Philanthropist George Soros to Prison?
No reason to convict him of a crime first, right?
America used to stand for justice, but that was long ago.
Btw, the vast majority of the people who commented on this meme on social media said things like, “Of course!”
Trump’s Cabinet
The nation is still wondering about the thought process behind the selection of certain of Trump’s cabinet members.
The common wisdom, of course, is that the normal issue of qualifications as seen on the person’s resume’ is far less important than his unwavering loyalty to the president.
But does that explain RFK, Jr. or Pete Hegseth? I’m fairly certain that you could find loyal Trumpers who aren’t complete crackpots to head Health and Human Services. If you check the coverage on health and disease on Fox News or Newsmax, you’ll find plenty of people with “MD” after their names who aren’t batshit crazy like Kennedy.
Perhaps part of Trump’s thinking is that he wants to communicate to the American people that he is already a dictator, and as such, that he can do anything he wants, regardless of how destructive and apparently insane.
Indicting Antifa
Why not indict the anarchists, the Trotskyites, and the existentialists?
Aren’t Americans eventually going to conclude they’ve seen enough of this stupidity?
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