Monday, August 17, 2020

TELL IT!

 

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  1. I was moved to check the final Democratic presidential primary results for California and Vermont; here they are (rounded to the nearest percent):

    Sanders VT 51%, CA 36%
    Biden VT 22%, CA 28%
    Warren VT 13%, CA 13%
    Bloomberg VT 9%, CA 12%

    Fairly close.

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  2. Taking our morning walk just now I noticed that the last Devin Nunes yard sign on our street has disappeared. AND the "Your choice, Trump or Socialism" sign in the front yard directly across the street from our house (the only one ever on the block) has disappeared. The wire and plastic stand is still there, and it was windy last night so the sign might have been blown down. But I wonder if Trump's attempt to eliminate subsidies (ACK! SOCIALISM!) for military medical care might have caused him to lose our neighbor's support. (He's an ex-Marine and a pretty good fellow.) I will send a follow-up report in time.

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    1. He put up a brand new Devin Nunes sign while we were shopping.

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  3. In addition to former Gov. John Kasich, three more Republicans will speak at the Democratic convention tonight: former NJ Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and former US Rep. (NY) Susan Molinari.

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    1. I wonder how much time they will get compared to the sixty seconds for AOC. This is going to figure into my calculations about whom to vote for.

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    2. Bernie is to speak tonight too, I understand.

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    3. Keynote tonight is Michelle Obama!!

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  4. VT: 1527 cases (+12!)
    58 deaths (12 days)
    136 active cases
    Recovered 1343 (+6)
    In Hospital 3( 0)
    Tests 113,223 (+2112)

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  5. OHIO: As of Monday afternoon, there have been at least 109,062 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,832 deaths, and 12,319 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.






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  6. Hottest recorded temperature on Earth recorded today in Death Valley: 130ยบF
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018

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  7. Postal Crisis Has States Looking for Alternatives to Mail-In Ballots [Click] Voter outreach and education programs starting months before the election date rather than weeks before.

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    1. It sounds like Trump's plan to interfere with the delivery of ballots is doomed--and may well result in even more Democratic votes than there would have been.

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  8. Kid left this morning around 19. Stayed an extra night due to the still flooded bridge. Lovely long talk at dinner last night. After he left, me and Beau went back to bed.

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    1. Good talk with good kid. ๐Ÿฅฐ Love it.

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    1. ๐Ÿ‘
      Good to know you still
      have all your buttons. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  10. OK, I’m going to watch the Dino de Laurentiis version of Flash Gordon [Click] I have a copy; Hans Zarkhov was my hero—really had an influence on my desire —which I fulfilled— to become a scientist. Maybe I should make it a double feature with Ellie Arroway? Not enough time tonight. Gotta vacuum the pool some, and that has to be after 7PM because of the heat.

    Then there’s The Blues Brothers… [Click]

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    1. Amazing--they kept fixing up 25 cars, only trashed five?

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  11. Watching the Democratic Convention ...

    Gee, and they were doing so well. Suddenly, a prayer that leaves out Progressives, Green Party, Jews, Muslims, atheists... Strange..

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    1. Generally speaking, I like this Convention format better than the traditional!

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    2. And here I thought it was a political convention, not a church service. Goes to show what I know.

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    3. It’s been tradition to begin with a prayer. I have no issue with that. But it should have been interfaith and non-denominational.

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    4. Allow me to suggest that any such thing is by its nature limited.

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  12. Bernie did GREAT!!!!

    Michelle Obama was good too.

    They saved the best two for last.

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