I think it was on Friday that we went shopping at Costco (food and household warehouse-type store). The supply of eggs exceeded the capacity of the refrigerated room where they are normally displayed, and occupied in addition the three central lanes of the walkway between that refrigerator and a big freezer, leaving room for two lanes of shopping carts, one going each way. The boxes of eggs were stacked roughly head-high, and there was a sign limiting shoppers to three boxes at once--- each box containing five dozen eggs. I didn't have time to peruse the particular sorts of eggs on display in the various places--- had to catch up with my sweetie. That's a lot of eggs! -----Alan
Indeed, they were not refrigerated. Whether they came from a place where eggs are not refrigerated I cannot say. In many countries eggs are not refrigerated; washing them removes the cuticle which protects them from spoilage. Another method of cleaning eggs that I remember seeing in use is to sand them, which of course thins the shells and decreases their stability at room temperature. -----Alan
It feels like my whole life is one big "here we go again". I was born in February 1944, my father was off fighting Nazis. D-Day happened in June 1944. Now, at 81, we're right back to fighting Nazis. Only this time they're *here*. ~Susan
On the plus side, a friend of mine who regularly goes antiquing in NE Ohio says that something was quite different this time. Most of the (formerly entrenched) DT signs were GONE. She says a number had been from 2016, with Prince’s name crossed out. GONE. This, with the reports of packed, angry Town Hall meetings with Republican Senators, suggests the tide is turning.
I was watching Meet the Press this morning. What struck me, besides the usual Republican lies, was the reluctance of most of the guests to acknowledge what's going on. Do we have a constitutional crisis? Well no, well maybe. Get a clue, people. We have a dictator. The rule of law means nothing. And yes, we have a constitutional crisis. I think that's what they call it when the Constitution has been shredded. It's as if what's happening is so terrible that people can't acknowledge it. -- nordy
@nordy. Yes! It's as if they can keep it from happening if they don't acknowledge it. And they are so, so wrong. Their weak sauce is enabling it. ~Susan
Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is.
So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted.
In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that.
Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes.
So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here.
The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice.
Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM.
This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening.
And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment.
I gave my Republican "representative" a piece of my mind the other day-- or at least sent him an e-mail, which surely went direct to the electro-shredder. My part of Fresno is a thin Republican sliver peeled off the Democratic main part of he city to help with the gerrymander. ----Alan
The Great Resegregation Adam Serwer The Atlantic The nostalgia behind the slogan “Make America great again” has always provoked the obvious questions of just when America was great, and for whom. Early in the second Trump administration, we are getting the answer.
In August, speaking with someone he believed to be a sympathetic donor, one of the Project 2025 architects, Russell Vought, said that a goal of the next Trump administration would be to “get us off of multiculturalism” in America. Now Vought is running Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget, and the plan to end multiculturalism is proceeding apace. Much of the chaos, lawlessness, and destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.” -- nordy
That old story about Trump being unable to read a bit from the US Constitution, saying it was like a foreign language, has been knocking around in my mind. It occurs to me to wonder if a judge might have his reading comprehension tested if he has to show up in a court proceeding. That could be very interesting indeed. ------Alan
I truly love this photo and spirit! Go Susan!! ✨🖤✨
ReplyDeleteI think it was on Friday that we went shopping at Costco (food and household warehouse-type store). The supply of eggs exceeded the capacity of the refrigerated room where they are normally displayed, and occupied in addition the three central lanes of the walkway between that refrigerator and a big freezer, leaving room for two lanes of shopping carts, one going each way. The boxes of eggs were stacked roughly head-high, and there was a sign limiting shoppers to three boxes at once--- each box containing five dozen eggs. I didn't have time to peruse the particular sorts of eggs on display in the various places--- had to catch up with my sweetie. That's a lot of eggs!
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DeleteAre you saying the eggs in the aisle were not refrigerated?
Only eggs that have never been refrigerated can be stored that way…and for a limited time.
Indeed, they were not refrigerated. Whether they came from a place where eggs are not refrigerated I cannot say. In many countries eggs are not refrigerated; washing them removes the cuticle which protects them from spoilage. Another method of cleaning eggs that I remember seeing in use is to sand them, which of course thins the shells and decreases their stability at room temperature.
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‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have located another [Click] The second tomb of Thutmose II.
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UK breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture [Click] “Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming”
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Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding [Click] “Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely.” Fairly well detailed account of epidemic status.
ReplyDeleteAnd RFK Jr. is a fan of unpasteurized milk.
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DeleteSomebody offer him some from California.
Farron Balanced video:Trump Didn't Know What Pearl Harbor Was And Couldn't Read The Constitution [Click]
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The Damage Report video:
ReplyDeleteElon Musk Rocked As Suspicious Numbers Revealed After Doggie Receipts Exposed [Click] Gee; what a surprise. NOT.
——Alan
It feels like my whole life is one big "here we go again". I was born in February 1944, my father was off fighting Nazis. D-Day happened in June 1944. Now, at 81, we're right back to fighting Nazis. Only this time they're *here*. ~Susan
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DeleteWell said, Susan.
On the plus side, a friend of mine who regularly goes antiquing in NE Ohio says that something was quite different this time. Most of the (formerly entrenched) DT signs were GONE. She says a number had been from 2016, with Prince’s name crossed out. GONE.
This, with the reports of packed, angry Town Hall meetings with Republican Senators, suggests the tide is turning.
*Pence’s name, that is
DeleteOh, "Pence;" I was puzzled for a bit there. Interesting field report.
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I was watching Meet the Press this morning. What struck me, besides the usual Republican lies, was the reluctance of most of the guests to acknowledge what's going on. Do we have a constitutional crisis? Well no, well maybe. Get a clue, people. We have a dictator. The rule of law means nothing. And yes, we have a constitutional crisis. I think that's what they call it when the Constitution has been shredded. It's as if what's happening is so terrible that people can't acknowledge it. -- nordy
ReplyDelete@nordy. Yes! It's as if they can keep it from happening if they don't acknowledge it. And they are so, so wrong. Their weak sauce is enabling it. ~Susan
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ReplyDeleteImportant read. Please share EVERYWHERE.
Report from the Senate Floor:
Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is.
So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted.
In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that.
Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes.
So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here.
The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice.
Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM.
This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening.
And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment.
Every best wish,
US Senator Chris Murphy (D - CT)
I gave my Republican "representative" a piece of my mind the other day-- or at least sent him an e-mail, which surely went direct to the electro-shredder. My part of Fresno is a thin Republican sliver peeled off the Democratic main part of he city to help with the gerrymander.
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It's a start. -- nordy
ReplyDeleteCBS News is reporting that Pope Francis is showing early signs of kidney failure. -- nordy
ReplyDeleteHemodialysis is very rough; I doubt it would be used on him. Peritoneal dialysis, maybe, if things don't improve.
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The Great Resegregation
ReplyDeleteAdam Serwer
The Atlantic
The nostalgia behind the slogan “Make America great again” has always provoked the obvious questions of just when America was great, and for whom. Early in the second Trump administration, we are getting the answer.
In August, speaking with someone he believed to be a sympathetic donor, one of the Project 2025 architects, Russell Vought, said that a goal of the next Trump administration would be to “get us off of multiculturalism” in America. Now Vought is running Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget, and the plan to end multiculturalism is proceeding apace. Much of the chaos, lawlessness, and destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.” -- nordy
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ReplyDeleteHey all! I am writing from my iPad! Still need to figure out if I can get it to recognise my blog name, but that’s for tomorrow. Onward!
RENEE! I sent you a Messenger message of importance!! I need you to confirm my password for Blogger ~ Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat old story about Trump being unable to read a bit from the US Constitution, saying it was like a foreign language, has been knocking around in my mind. It occurs to me to wonder if a judge might have his reading comprehension tested if he has to show up in a court proceeding. That could be very interesting indeed.
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