Tuesday, June 28, 2022

48 Years 💙💙

 Today, Wil & listener celebrate their 48th Anniversary 


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    1. A commenter opined that this is the best political TV since John Dean testified against Nixon. Maybe even better, I think.

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    2. Better
      ~ listener

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  2. Temperatures predicted to be in the low hundreds here today, tomorrow, and the next day; 90's for several days after that.

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  3. Reaction to the Surprise January 6 Hearing [Click]
    June 28, 2022 at 2:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
    Can anyone here figure out what Trump meant by “Take the effing mags away…”?

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    1. (Susan) He wanted them to get rid of the Magnetometer that screen for weapons. He wanted a bigger crowd than he had and he didn't care that some had AR-15s or spears or bear spray. He said "They're not here to hurt me" and he wanted his picture of a giant crowd. Because of his giant needy Ego.

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    2. Thanks. Of course one can't expect him to fully pronounce a five-syllable word; I couldn't figure out a two- or three-syllable word that would work.

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  4. (Susan) Happy Anniversary to listener and Wil.

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  5. In a closing statement, committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told potential witnesses, "if you've suddenly remembered things you forgot, or gained some courage ... our door is open."

    Praising Hutchinson, Thompson had a warning for others: "Because of this courageous woman and others like her, your attempt to hide the truth from the American people will fail."

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    1. I don't see how this will change how I vote; but might it change the way Republicans, "independents," and those who customarily abstain from voting behave in upcoming elections? Might it bring about the collapse of Faux Gnus? Damned if I know.

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  7. From The Guardian: Angry, violent, reckless: testimony paints shocking portrait of Trump [Click] Shocking? Well, at the very least it is not at all surprising.

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  8. Irish Unity Is Inevitable. We Should Get on Board. [Click] “Zoom out from the noise of the latest Brexit disagreements, and the truth is that unionist disruption will one day have to bow to the inevitable.” By Jane Ferguson

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  9. David Frum: Kevin McCarthy, Have You No Sense of Decency? [Click] In response to Mr. Frum’s opinion, I think the Republican Party is in greater danger than the Union.

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    1. {listener} I agree, Alan.

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  10. This Fall Will Be a Vaccination Reboot [Click] “For the first time, COVID vaccines are getting an update in the U.S. But Americans still need to be persuaded to take them.”

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    1. {listener} I’ll be first in line, prepared to have a fever of 104°F for 36 hours again.

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    2. We won't be far behind you, listener.

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  11. Primary day in Illinois. Probably the closest race of significance is my congressional district (7th), where lackluster incumbent Danny Davis holds a very slight lead over progressive challenger Kina Collins. We may not have a decision untii tomorrow. In other races I cared about, engineer Sean Casten has won the suburban 6th district (a race that, due to redistricting, pitted two incumbents) and meteorologist Eric sorensen holds a comfortable lead in the northwestern 17th district.

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    1. {listener} Thanks, Bill! So interesting. Hurrah for the meteorologist.

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    2. 95% of the vote is now in, and while they haven't called the 7th district it looks like incumbent Danny Davis's lead is holding up.

      One interesting thing about meteorologist Eric Sorenson's victory is that the Tribune's review of the race essentially treated him as an als-ran.

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    3. [Alan] Dare I suggest that a meteorologist might be good at figuring out how the would be blowing? [he ducks]

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  12. {listener} Thanks for all the kind regards, folks. 🌺 Wil and I had a very nice ramble today…visited a Toy museum! We ate a late lunch seated outdoors at a cafe, and enjoyed more of Vermont’s amazing views. Lots of great photos to share soon. 👍.

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