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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Mad Magazine Gets In On The Donald Trump Action
#ChickenTrumo may be an invention of the Comedy Channel and the Cartoonists' Union
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Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Was Never Going to Be Easy. But Did It Have to Get This Hard?
The issues is “likability.” This is not a universal attribute - it it is a one-on-one attribute. I see a guy like Chris Christie - and he comes across as a good guy, despite the fact that I disagree with him on very position he has taken. I agree with him on nothing, but I like him, despite detesting his politics. Hillary does not come across as likable - but agree with much of her politics. Bernie Sanders is likable to me - and I agree with much of his politics. Trump - nobody could find him likable apart from the leader of North Korea. What does likable mean: Would you enjoy an evening in a bar with this person?
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North Korea praises "wise politician" Donald Trump
#ChickenTrump has one world leader on his side :-(
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Monday, May 30, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Which City Has The Most Unpredictable Weather?
Putting numbers where no numbers have been before...
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Saturday, May 28, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Donald Trump's Campaign: The American People are Too Stupid to See Tax Returns
So the Trumpeter’s chief strategist is too stupid to read a tax return - as is the Trumpeter himself. When they do get released, he will say he did not know what the content was, and besides, nobody cares. Make America Stupid! “Trump’s campaign chairman and chief strategist Paul Manafort said during a recent interview with The Huffington Post: I will be surprised if he puts them out. I wouldn’t necessarily advise him to. It’s not really an issue for the people we are appealing to. His tax returns are incredibly complicated. I wouldn’t understand them, so how are the American people going to? “ Read more at:
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A pair of glasses were left on the floor at a museum and everyone mistook it for art
Nearly happened to me several times.
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This Artist Builds Kinetic Sculptures That Run on Windpower and Evolve Like Living Beings
The exhibit was in Chicago this spring. Really amazing. Even Ava ( 3 years old) loved it.
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Reverb Press
If we get power hungry ignorant narcissist like the Trumpeter as President, I suddenly get the 2nd amendment.
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Revealed: Donald Trump’s Mother Was the Kind of Immigrant He Hates
The Trumpeter can’t tell the truth about anything - not even his mother. On the other hand - this presents a compelling case that indicates he may be right! We need to keep out the potential mothers of future Trumps!
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Republicans’ hopes for an Obama scandal crash and burn
“You and I are not lawyers,” Issa told Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who was presenting the panel with the legal case for impeaching Koskinen, “so we’ll tax each other a little bit on a constitutional question. According to Wikipedia, at least, the definition of high crimes and misdemeanors constitutionally says it covers allegations of misconduct . . .” What a fucking idiot. Wikipedia as a legal authority!!!
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Sumo - Chiyonofuji (千代の富士 貢) Day 11-15 Matches - Aki Basho - Sep. 1989
Watching Chiyonofuji sumo reruns. We loved this guy in 1982 in Japan. We went to the May Tokyo tournament.
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HuffPost Politics
Does Clarence Thomas ever fail to fail?
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Sunday, May 22, 2016
HuffPost Politics
He has a point. He is not yet incarcerated, along with the other crooks in the Congress and the Senate (not to mention the State and Local Government officials) accepting "campaign contributions" (known in the rest of the world as "bribes")
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The cult of ignorance in the United States: Anti-intellectualism and the "dumbing down" of...
Famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov once said: "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." Trumps rallying cry!
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A man in a tree made a whole city laugh. Then his mom spoke out, and the laughing stopped.
In the USA we put mentally ill folk into the prisons. In the USSR, they used to put political dissidents into asylums for the insane. Which is worse?
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A man in a tree made a whole city laugh. Then his mom spoke out, and the laughing stopped.
In the USA we put mentally ill folk into the prisons. In the USSR, they used to put political dissidents into asylums for the insane. Which is worse?
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Saturday, May 21, 2016
New Age Bullshit Generator
This is wonderful. Anytime you lack inspiration, go here!
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Possible Trump Supreme Court pick has mocked him on Twitter
He can't even pick his nose, much less a Supreme Court justice. But he could win, thanks and curses to Fox.
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Kansas' experiment in conservative economics still a bust
The danger is that some time in the not so distant future the dissatisfaction with both elected officials and potential candidates on both sides of the aisle will well over into open rebellion with the support of the 2nd amendment. At some point people may become unhappy at having to vote for the least bad candidate for office, rather than the best.
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China is building the most extensive global commercial-military empire in history
Size matters. And we are not #1. Get over it.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
List of countries by population (United Nations) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consider this list of countries by population from the perspective that the population of “Chicagoland” is close to 10,000,000. Yes, I know - only a statistician can be fascinated by things like this - but…
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Now I lay me down to sleep
So my sleep pattern is not unnatural…
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Is Traditional Polling Underselling Donald Trump’s True Strength?
He still could win (as I said in January). Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Next Next Now
...and Trump and his know-nothing cohorts are sure as hell are not capable of changing it...
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Monday, May 16, 2016
Reverb Press
Trump supporters: "So, he lies. So do we. What's the big deal?"
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Oyez
They are focussing on the real issues, at last.
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Study: States are losing out on billions by keeping pot illegal
The prison industrial complex is against it because it could reduce the prison population.
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HuffPost Politics
Wish words: "Instead of choosing to read or to listen only to the people whose views make you the most comfortable — which is becoming easier and easier to do — choose instead to study those who make you the most upset,” Albright said. “Instead of surrounding yourself with friends whose experiences are similar to yours, reach out to people whose life stories are unknown.”
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Breitbart's Anti-Semitic Attack on Bill Kristol
Trump is making the right wing split apart - which is not a bad thing. Maybe some good will come out of his candidacy.
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The Rachel Maddow Show
Just because the lunatic fringe believes something does not make it true. What a waste of time and money.
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Sunday, May 15, 2016
Cross Connect Mag
The USA election cycle. Life imitates art.
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Peter Sellers: A Hard Day's Night
Apropos of nothing...
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3 simplistic conservative beliefs that are radically slowing American progress
"George W. Bush famously told then-Senator Joseph Biden, “I don’t do nuance.” ". No kidding ☹️
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NowThis Election
At last someone is taking up this as an issue.
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Saturday, May 14, 2016
What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour
Interesting reminder of how the world has changed in the industrialized nations. Much of the change has not helped large swaths of the world.
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Friday, May 13, 2016
Celebrating George Carlin Day: 15 Political Quotes From The Great George Carlin (VIDEO, NSFW)
My guy - “In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.”
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Why Are the Highly Educated So Liberal?
Because morality is Liberal. What's the problem?
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The Sumo Matchup Centuries In The Making
Chiyonofuji was our favorite in our time in Japan - 1981/1982. Still the only sport that I enjoy watching. No possibility of cheating - no holds are barred :-)
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Thomas Friedman Op/Ed Generator
Who needs real commentary, anyway. The age of the machine is coming.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Trump’s Tax Returns
It's simple. He is trying to get the public to put pressure on the IRS to end the audit and have the returns released. What a prick.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governors Who Are Laying Ruin to Their States
"Bevin, Rauner and Scott epitomize a toxic breed of far-right Republican ideologues: greedy, enamored of corporate power and only too happy to attack the poor at every turn while their considerable fortunes continue to grow."
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems
Neoliberalism sounds scarily like Socialism in the USA. However, it is an English word, not an American word. In America it would be called Libertarian.
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ScienceAlert
One of the most telling lines in the whole segment: "There's no Nobel Prize for fact-checking".
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Why do people vote for Trump and Netanyahu? Because they’re stupid - Opinion
I did not say it. I am just reporting.
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The Israel Project
"He follows ... Donald Trump at 8th" Being less admired than Trump puts him in the same category as my toilet - which is not very highly regarded, as far as I know.
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Monday, May 09, 2016
The New York Times
Unfortunately for some (or many), reality not conservative. If it was, we would still be living in the African savannahs. So sad.
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Chicago Tribune
I have never ever looked at the "Trending" section. Facebook is not a news source. It's about what friends are doing, thinking, and concerned about (for me).
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The New York Times
We saw the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of "The King and I" yesterday. I felt that it could be taken as an offensive parody (not the specific production, but the show as a whole. However, given what is happening in Thailand now I retract that thought. I guess I will never be able to visit Thailand again.
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The New York Times Opinion Section
Unfortunately, many "human rights" leaders apply the term "human" only to their own group, whatever that may be. One person "right" is anothers "affront"
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The Jewish Daily Forward
The experience of Jews and Muslims in "Western" societies is radically similar. Not so much in the Levant.
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Ten ways to tell you might be sitting next to an economist
"3. He avoids prolonged conversation with you because he has a "rational expectation" that you're an idiot since you chose the middle seat" Been there, done that :-)
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WATCH: Jon Stewart Has Hilarious New Nickname For Trump — And It’s Cracking Everyone Up (VIDEO)
Jon Stewart for President! Switch off your Fox News, MSNBC and Public Television. TV is so 10th Century, Watch this. “I don’t know that a man-baby can be president. Character is destiny, and he is the most thin-skinned individual.” You know who he means.
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The New York Times Opinion Section
Funding Mental Heath Care and eliminating the for-profit prison industry would be a start. The USSR used asylums as prisons. The USA uses prisons as asylums.
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Born in the Right Wing Media, The Benghazi Select Committee Will End There As Well
"After two years and $6.7 million dollars spent by the committee, along with more than $20 million spent by other federal agencies, all Gowdy has to show for his work is a string of embarrassing flubs." This from the "fiscal conservatives." What a bunch of losers.
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15 hilarious parenting comics that are almost too real.
15 hilarious parenting comics that are almost too real.
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Sunday, May 08, 2016
Reverb Press
Algebra was actually invented by Muslims - Algebra really is an Arabic word. I guess we will have to ban the teaching of Algebra in the USA so that Trump supporters are not disadvantaged.
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Saturday, May 07, 2016
Friday, May 06, 2016
Fear trumps hope
"His electoral success is founded on espousing a view of America both exceptionally bleak and widely shared."
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In praise of small miners
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
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Thursday, May 05, 2016
A Baker’s Dozen of Terrible Things I Have Called Ted Cruz – Whatever
Keep this for 2020. Unfortunately, this asshole (to use the most complimentary term I can think of) will be back.
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How The Republican Field Dwindled From 17 To Donald Trump
Even I could have gotten more votes than Bobby Jindal, even though I am not eligible to run :-}
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Scott Adams Blog
A cartoonist continues to offer compelling analysis of the disaster we are heading for (or, for the grammatically challenged, the disaster to which we are heading)
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Americans’ Distaste For Both Trump And Clinton Is Record-Breaking
The embedded podcast is interesting - especially if you are actually interested in statistical analysis. Even if you are not, the first few minutes will surprise you :-)
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Tuesday, May 03, 2016
The Mythology Of Trump’s ‘Working Class’ Support
So does this mean that if I support Kasich I will make more money?
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Monday, May 02, 2016
Reverb Press
Well, it is Fox "News". What else can be expected from its loyal viewers 😡
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Town Forcing Trans People To Use 'Biological' Bathrooms Is In For A Shock
The law of unintended consequences 🤔
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Sunday, May 01, 2016
Scott Adams Blog
As all that know me well know - I have long held we each create our own reality. In other news, why do I prefer "-" to "," in many punctuation situations? Not to mention my predilection for "..."...
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London’s Challah Has a New, Elevating Secret Ingredient | Jewniverse
Maybe I should try this to pep up my challah?
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Biltong - Recipe File - Cooking For Engineers
In case you need a biltong recipe (or wonder what on earth it is, anyway)...
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