Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter quietly celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary, “a milestone that is so rare that the U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t keep statistics on how many couples make it that far,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Re abortion: Since it is a natural process, like respiration or ingestion, legislation is not appropriate. Granted there is a long history in the U.S. of doing just that. On the other hand, penalizing the providers of health care is downright immoral. It is no wonder people are suspicious of universal health care supervised by governmental entities.
Any word on whether they are going to outlaw nutmeg, since it has a history of use as an abortifacient (as well as a hallucinogen)? Warning: ingestion of psychoactive quantities is said to leave one with a lifelong inability to tolerate the spice in even miniscule amounts.
I don't feel the government has any more to say about my health care than anyone else's. The problem is that people say "health care" when they mean "health insurance." Two different and only vaguely related things.
I was moved to re-read the story of The Battle of Camarón [Click] If you are unfamiliar with it, allow me to suggest that you read it. Although on a far smaller scale, it is for valor on a par with The Battle of Thermopylae. [Click]
Trust in news collapses to historic low [Click] As I suspected (cynical me), the decline in trust of newspapers and conventional TV news is primarily driven by Republicans, who have difficulty distinguishing between journalism and opinion (or propaganda).
“What we’re witnessing wasn’t a constitutional judgment, it was an exercise in raw political power. We cannot allow an out of control Supreme Court, working in conjunction with extremist elements of the Republican party, to take away freedoms and our personal autonomy.”
— President Biden, quoted by Reuters, while signing an executive order to protect access to abortion services. ====================
Somehow, so many of our Republican recommended public servants do not understand that most of the legislation passed by Congress applies to them. How are we coming with returning civics instruction to the high schools?
It promises to be an interesting week ahead, eh?
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Any chance Discovery+ offers a free trial week?
ReplyDeleteDarned if I know.
DeleteLawyers feel heat as legal net tightens on Trump plot to overturn election [Click] I think we may forgive the mixed metaphor.
ReplyDeleteOh, and that certainly is an outstanding collection-- dare I say cracker jack?
ReplyDeleteIt seems open to some question whether former Japanese Prime Minister Abe has been killed outright by the man who shot him.
ReplyDeleteShinzo Abe has died. Multiple handmade guns discovered at assassin’s home. [Click]
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DeleteIt’s just so horrible and heartbreaking. This is Japan’s JFK Dallas moment. How are Miyoko’s loved ones dealing with it?
Joe Biden to sign executive order protecting access to abortion [Click] Bottom line: what the President can do is limited; Congress, and ultimately the voters, must fix it.
ReplyDeleteJimmy and Rosalynn Carter quietly celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary, “a milestone that is so rare that the U.S. Census Bureau doesn’t keep statistics on how many couples make it that far,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
ReplyDeleteRe abortion: Since it is a natural process, like respiration or ingestion, legislation is not appropriate. Granted there is a long history in the U.S. of doing just that.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, penalizing the providers of health care is downright immoral. It is no wonder people are suspicious of universal health care supervised by governmental entities.
Any word on whether they are going to outlaw nutmeg, since it has a history of use as an abortifacient (as well as a hallucinogen)? Warning: ingestion of psychoactive quantities is said to leave one with a lifelong inability to tolerate the spice in even miniscule amounts.
DeleteI don't feel the government has any more to say about my health care than anyone else's. The problem is that people say "health care" when they mean "health insurance." Two different and only vaguely related things.
DeleteI was moved to re-read the story of The Battle of Camarón [Click] If you are unfamiliar with it, allow me to suggest that you read it. Although on a far smaller scale, it is for valor on a par with The Battle of Thermopylae. [Click]
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ReplyDeleteTrust in news collapses to historic low [Click] As I suspected (cynical me), the decline in trust of newspapers and conventional TV news is primarily driven by Republicans, who have difficulty distinguishing between journalism and opinion (or propaganda).
Greene Suggests July 4th Shootings Were Staged [Click] What a monster!
ReplyDeleteFetterman to Attack Oz’s Residency In New Ads [Click]
ReplyDeletePat Cipollone Being Cooperative with January 6 Committee [Click]
Stacy Abrams Builds a Massive War Chest [Click]
Via politicalwire.com:
ReplyDelete“What we’re witnessing wasn’t a constitutional judgment, it was an exercise in raw political power. We cannot allow an out of control Supreme Court, working in conjunction with extremist elements of the Republican party, to take away freedoms and our personal autonomy.”
— President Biden, quoted by Reuters, while signing an executive order to protect access to abortion services.
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Michael Flynn Cited for Unauthorized Foreign Payments [Click]
Somehow, so many of our Republican recommended public servants do not understand that most of the legislation passed by Congress applies to them. How are we coming with returning civics instruction to the high schools?
DeleteIt's been a long time, but if my memory serves me well, we began civics in seventh grade.
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