Too much news in the news today. Politically, it doesn't seem promising for the GOP. Fairly hot here today; supposed to be 101F, like yesterday, and tomorrow the same. No yard work in the afternoon. I may be close to figuring out (with the combined help of internet research and DNA) who my genetic paternal grandfather was. My father never knew his mother lied to him, and invented a fictitious father for him. I have the truth narrowed down to two possibilities, and a 96-year-old son of one will be contributing a DNA sample. Fingers crossed; sure hope his father is the one. If it should not be him, I might be able to gain the cooperation of a cousin on the other side. I'm clearly related to both--by blood in one case, by marriage in the other. But only DNA will tell which is which. And I only found the current generation on each side during the past month. My paternal grandmother and her identical twin sister were all sorts of trouble.
From this, it certainly sounds to me like there are direct connections between Russia, Brexit and Trump, just as I always thought. Sometimes one doesn't want to be right.
When posting Sen. Merkley's petition about the immigrant children removed from their parents and held in detention centers, I added a strong note, for me. It reads:
Sign this petition and and share it widely.
I'm going to re-post from time to time to make sure everyone on my friends list sees it.
I allow a fairly wide degree of disagreement and sedate argument on my page. After all, it's a free country (for now), and a diversity of opinion makes for lively and healthy discussion.
But be warned. Anyone, anyone at all, no matter who you are, no matter how fond I may be of you, who expresses on this thread the opinion that these children, some of whom are infants, are subhuman scum deserving of being forcibly removed from their parents and imprisoned in concrete-floored cages at sixty degrees or less will be summarily unfriended and blocked. Whatever one's views on immigration, be it legal, illegal, refugees or asylum seekers, no one with a functioning brain and conscience can condone this mass, systematic child abuse. If you can condone it, you are not someone I want in my life.
It got a few likes and, rather to my surprise but great relief, no comments from people assuming the rule wouldn't apply to them.
HURRAH!!! PhD*Son and team FINALLY made it to the North Slope of Alaska this evening for bird migration research!!! I think this has to be a record!! (They left May 27th!)
One thing that sticks in my mind about the North Slope is that during the summer the total mass of mosquitos exceeds that of all other animal life combined. Or so I read in the Fairbanks newspaper that the leading mosquito expert at the University of Alaska said.
The Young Center For Immigrant Children's Rights - click
ReplyDeleteToo much news in the news today. Politically, it doesn't seem promising for the GOP. Fairly hot here today; supposed to be 101F, like yesterday, and tomorrow the same. No yard work in the afternoon. I may be close to figuring out (with the combined help of internet research and DNA) who my genetic paternal grandfather was. My father never knew his mother lied to him, and invented a fictitious father for him. I have the truth narrowed down to two possibilities, and a 96-year-old son of one will be contributing a DNA sample. Fingers crossed; sure hope his father is the one. If it should not be him, I might be able to gain the cooperation of a cousin on the other side. I'm clearly related to both--by blood in one case, by marriage in the other. But only DNA will tell which is which. And I only found the current generation on each side during the past month. My paternal grandmother and her identical twin sister were all sorts of trouble.
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Are those the twins who thought it would be a lark to swap husbands and see if they noticed?
DeleteAyup. Among other things I have discovered are both their divorce records. Oy.
DeleteAlan
British political operatives were in contact with Russian ambassador while meeting with Trump: report - Click
ReplyDeleteFrom this, it certainly sounds to me like there are direct connections between Russia, Brexit and Trump, just as I always thought. Sometimes one doesn't want to be right.
When posting Sen. Merkley's petition about the immigrant children removed from their parents and held in detention centers, I added a strong note, for me. It reads:
ReplyDeleteSign this petition and and share it widely.
I'm going to re-post from time to time to make sure everyone on my friends list sees it.
I allow a fairly wide degree of disagreement and sedate argument on my page. After all, it's a free country (for now), and a diversity of opinion makes for lively and healthy discussion.
But be warned. Anyone, anyone at all, no matter who you are, no matter how fond I may be of you, who expresses on this thread the opinion that these children, some of whom are infants, are subhuman scum deserving of being forcibly removed from their parents and imprisoned in concrete-floored cages at sixty degrees or less will be summarily unfriended and blocked. Whatever one's views on immigration, be it legal, illegal, refugees or asylum seekers, no one with a functioning brain and conscience can condone this mass, systematic child abuse. If you can condone it, you are not someone I want in my life.
It got a few likes and, rather to my surprise but great relief, no comments from people assuming the rule wouldn't apply to them.
You GO Cat!! Tell it! I am super proud of you for naming it "mass child abuse"!
DeleteHow about kidnapping?
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HURRAH!!! PhD*Son and team FINALLY made it to the North Slope of Alaska this evening for bird migration research!!! I think this has to be a record!! (They left May 27th!)
ReplyDeleteHow did they go that it took so long?
DeleteOne thing that sticks in my mind about the North Slope is that during the summer the total mass of mosquitos exceeds that of all other animal life combined. Or so I read in the Fairbanks newspaper that the leading mosquito expert at the University of Alaska said.
--Alan