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#963121

July 24, 2019 at 2:12pm

Russian Trolls? We are our own worst enemy! 24.juillet.2019 I responded to my friend Nick who posted an article from last year from 538 about Russian trolls: Key last phrase: "'They are trying to divide our country,” Linvill added." I think the Russian trolls just are on to something very American. Now? This goes on regardless, in the tone of some of my friends. They've bought into the idea that no one can have an opinion that contradicts their own. The level of c... [Read more]

#962906

July 20, 2019 at 5:51pm

Hillary is to be blamed for e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. ad nauseum 20.juillet.2019 Holly's thread at facebook descended once more into the abyss of discussing uranium and blaming everything on Hillary. One person in particular has that ax to grind. Joanna Adler disagreed to that insanity, so I had to chime in with my two wooden nickels: "It's not easy to convince people of any truth when they are 100% sure of the opposite. Also... dragging up issues from the past, be it Clinto... [Read more]

#962825

July 18, 2019 at 6:52pm

Semantics of race 18.July.2019 "Kevin and Holly: Is it the word that makes one go hmm or ah? Colored people > Negro > Black > Afro-American > African-American > People-of-color ... they don't always mean the same thing but my grandmother from Pennsylvania used "colored people", my older cousin was brought up with "nigger", I was brought up with "negro". In Costa Rica I use moreno. I can't say what is/was the proper usage in Tennes... [Read more]

#962777

July 17, 2019 at 6:10pm

MAGA = Sycophant 17.juli.2019 "I suspect DJT thinks (stretching it there...) that it's fine if you're black... as long as you aren't a mouthy woman (he prefers legs spread and mouth shut) and definitely not poor. Poverty = germs and he's a germophobe. If you are a powerful male that's best... he likes power, he likes wealth, he loves sycophants. If you can be manipulated? BEST! So... most people have some sense of integrity and won't sell themselves. There a... [Read more]

#962519

July 12, 2019 at 11:36pm

Not every country is a cult 12.july.2019 Yes, there were red flags galore in İstanbul. The face of Erdoğan was everywhere. He had been mayor of the city before becoming president. Many were concerned about his autocratic tendencies. But I didn't wake up to the national anthem every morning. And, this year the opposition party won the recent mayoral election. Yes, there are flags all over Norway. They are proud to be Norwegians and not a mere province of Denmark, Germany or Swe... [Read more]

#962461

July 11, 2019 at 6:41pm

Homeless vets and refugees. Y'all don't care about either! 11.juio.2019 My response to Holly in Houston re housing homeless vets and refugees: 'Our city is undergoing rapid gentrification as the uber-money of the nouveau-riche funnels in from the West Coast. We don't have as many empty buildings; they are bought up, demolished, and a distillery or condos for the wealthy are built. But... Montana has empty units and empty towns east of here. 40,000 homeless is a drop ... [Read more]

#962242

July 7, 2019 at 8:17pm

Really sick of apologizing for telling the truth. 7.july.2019 I think this should be reworded... Really sick of apologizing for telling MY truth. Why? because you don't own the TRUTH. Any Truth. I've gone head-to-head with Christians over this because some think that they have the exclusive right to the Truth and have leave to crucify anyone who disagrees. That's so Old Testament... but many wouldn't get the pun. Other religious faiths, agnostics an... [Read more]

#962094

July 5, 2019 at 1:43pm

DIVIDERS 5.juillet.2019 Because we compartmentalize our lives. Work is work. Family is family. Church is church. We divide our time and resources, even our emotions. This is my bridge group. These are my friends who live under the bridge... It's like children who can't have their peas touching their carrots. Heaven help us all. Because we don't have the mental strength to both see our differences and our sameness at the same time. MAGA hats are awesome! .... [Read more]

#962010

July 4, 2019 at 12:06am

We R Socialists? 4.juli.2019 Re The GOP memes about Democrats being Socialists: "They will paint all of us as socialists though. It's code for anyone who-gives-a-damn about others... and they apparently don't. The scare tactic will work until reasonable folks understand that public education is "socialist" as are libraries, rural-electrification, highways and bridges. Some of my friends still won't care because they believe that they can do it all alone and d... [Read more]

#961941

July 2, 2019 at 9:25pm

@brianschatz 2.julio.2019 Kids in cages. Tanks on the streets. Friendship with dictators. Fights with democracies. VIP access for donors at a July 4 event. Attacking the press. There is nothing patriotic about any of that. 7/2/19 @ 1:17 PM There is a problem when one makes a "flat" list like this. Which is most important to you? Personally, the attacks on the press are disturbing because they have a lasting effect. Fights with democracies also undermines them. I actually be... [Read more]

#961887

July 1, 2019 at 7:52pm

Las huelgas... y el viajero... 1.julio.2019 Mi respuesta a Fabián: Como viajero: 1. es un disastre cerrar las carreteras. 2. nadie quiere visitar a un país cuando hay guerra (y la huelgas se parecen al estranjero) 3. a fin de cuentas hay otro países más barato, cómodo, con mejor infra-estructura. (Serbia y Taiwan son dos ejemplos.) 4. Hay playas lindísimas en México, Belice, Jamaica, Puerto Rico... en en juilo aún en Michigan. La naturaleza se encuentra en mucha parte de los ... [Read more]