What I'm thinking is that Ms. Hutchinson is a comely, ambitious young woman whose dad lives on five acres in New Jersey. She graduated with honrs went to a stat college in Newport News, Va and was introduced to the Capitol hill internship program. Once there, her name resonated with the friends of Asa Hutxhinson and Kay Bailey Hutchison, who preceded Cruz as Senator from Texas and then got relegated as permanent rep to NATO from Aug '17 to Jan 20 '21. So, Ms. Hutchinson transitioned from Scalice, to Cruz into the Executive upon graduation because, in addition to smart, she's a hard worker and takes notes. Meanwhile, as she was following her dream, her parents divorced. Dad, the owner of a tree trimming service is a small-business guy who resents government directives, with good reason. Lots of people do not realize that when they take out a business license, they voluntarily subject themselves to state directives. It hardly seems fair, as we are all becoming aware via the regulation of abortion clinics out of existence--an agenda that got under way because the AMA resented the clinic interlopers and midwives competing with doctors for a shrinking pie. Child bearing has been decreasing since before 1969, when I had my last one. My three children, all married, have produced a grand total of five--below replacement rate. Not giving the Phd woman a permanent job didnot induce her to have more. Reproduction is dangerous. Why risk it, if you don't have to? People who engage in intercourse for pleasure take prophylactic measures to avoid pregnancy. Which means that the vast majority of interventions to terminate are the consequence of some kind of abuse. Which brings me to the point that the U.S. legal system response to abuse is problematic. It allows school children to be beaten with paddles, places children with strangers if parents are negligent and tells women to protect themselves. Assault is a misemeanor unless damage is permanent or the victim is in law enforcement.
The US supreme court just made yet another devastating decision for humanity
The EPA ruling means it may now be mathematically impossible through available avenues for the US to achieve its greenhouse gas emissions goal The US supreme court just made yet another devastating decision for humanity ==================== Well, simple economics, combined with the Sierra Club's "Beyond Coal" campaign, will go a very long way toward fixing things. And when electric cars become readily available, they are going to sell like hotcakes.
Fact is the permitting regimen of the EPA (thank Nixon) was totally ineffective in preventing environmental degradation. Because, as Justice Kennedy spent years explaining, permits are based on the presumption that the activity being permitted is beneficial. The intent of the legislation was to placate citizens and run interference on behalf of industry. That is why California prohibited air pollution and Florida prohibits ground water pollution.
”Justice Department prosecutors would need to know who exactly designed, approved, and disseminated the solicitations before they consider whether the scheme constitutes wire fraud—‘although it looks like one!’ The Jan. 6 committee has taken steps to figure that out. . .”
Oh, it's in Vermont. Nothing at my house, but it has decimated the leaves on a half dozen trees at Eldest's house alone; but they are expected to refoliate.
(Susan). So, I popped into Meijer Pharmacy this morning to see about scheduling a second booster and they gave me the shot right then. I got Moderna this time. The woman who gave me the injection said she has heard that they are working on a vaccine specifically against Omicron.
Yep. They aren't sure which variant(s) of Omicron to use in the vaccine, but they figure to have it ready in October. This is probably going to be like a flu shot. Since China doesn't have a good vaccine or a big vaccination program, we can expect previous variants to come visiting from there again. It seems the Russian vaccine is probably pretty good, but even Russians distrust it, and their vaccination rate is low. Kinda like Trumpistas.
Daily Beast: Put a Fork in Donald Trump—the Ex-President Is Done [Click] “As bad as his political position looks today, it is only likely to get worse—and his imminent announcement of a presidential campaign is just another sign of his collapse.” I sure hope so.
It [again] occurs to me that the US hasn't seen the collapse of a major political party since that of the Whigs in the mid-1850's, about 165 years ago; that has surely convinced many people that it can't happen here, but it has happened in a number of countries very recently. I think it is anybody's guess just how it might proceed in the US in the 21st Century. This could be interesting as all get-out. I'm all up for it.
From a history of the US Whig Party: “It’s remarkable how fast it all fell apart for the Whigs,” says Wallach. “From right before the 1852 election thinking they were in good shape, to 1854 being clearly obsolete and in 1855 literally going out of business. " And the transcontinental telegraph wasn't completed until 1861; news traveled a lot slower back then.
Trump Used Mafia-Speak Against Pence Before Jan. 6 Violence, Documentarian Says [Click] “Trump knew what to expect and threw fuel on the fire, charged Alex Holder, who said the former president is in "cloud cuckoo land" on the 2020 election.” Do I recall properly that this guy testified before the committee, but not in public?
Seems I recollect more or less accurately: Rolling Stone 6/30: Jan. 6 Filmmaker Now Has Armed Guards Following Him ‘Everywhere’ [Click] “Holder has already spoken to the committee, but he could very well testify publicly once the committee resumes its hearings in mid-July.”
June 24, 2022 at 6:43 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 44 Comments
Playbook spoke to British documentarian Alex Holder — whose raw video footage was subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee — and learned about an unscheduled call Donald Trump had with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a packed day of campaigning just days before the presidential election.
June 23, 2022 at 11:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 73 Comments
Alex Holder, a British documentary filmmaker who had extensive access to Donald Trump and his family ahead of and after the 2020 election, is testifying this morning behind closed doors to the January 6 Committee, the New York Times reports.
Holder’s footage — some 11 hours of it with the Trump family discussing the campaign and the election — was subpoenaed by the committee ahead of the interview.
MSN: Discover+ Will Release Alex Holder's Explosive Documentary About The January 6 Insurrection [Click] “Discovery+ has secured the streaming rights to Alex Holder's documentary series "Unprecedented," which chronicles the January 6 insurrection and includes footage of Donald Trump, his family, and his staffers. The highly-anticipated three-part series is said to be streaming this summer (no date has been announced yet), so if you're looking to tune into what might be the big documentary event of the year, you probably don't want to miss it. Now is the perfect time to become friends with someone who is willing to share their Discovery+ password. Don't say we didn't warn you.”
Rise of the dinosaurs traced back to their adaptation to cold [Click] “Covering of feathers left them able to cope when other creatures died off in mass extinction event, scientists say.” Interesting theory. I remember that they also survived a wold-wide low-oxygen event that older reptiles could not.
{listener} There is soooo much here to comment on ( !!! ), but VT*Grand (14), is on the premises (at last!*), so I must sleep and visit first. * We we’re all set to have her visit some weeks ago, but, on the day beforehand, she tested positive…! I have missed her so much!
Cheez- - - a guy just tunes out for an afternoon, and all kinds of stuff happens! This will probably take several posts.
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What I'm thinking is that Ms. Hutchinson is a comely, ambitious young woman whose dad lives on five acres in New Jersey. She graduated with honrs went to a stat college in Newport News, Va and was introduced to the Capitol hill internship program.
DeleteOnce there, her name resonated with the friends of Asa Hutxhinson and Kay Bailey Hutchison, who preceded Cruz as Senator from Texas and then got relegated as permanent rep to NATO from Aug '17 to Jan 20 '21.
So, Ms. Hutchinson transitioned from Scalice, to Cruz into the Executive upon graduation because, in addition to smart, she's a hard worker and takes notes.
Meanwhile, as she was following her dream, her parents divorced. Dad, the owner of a tree trimming service is a small-business guy who resents government directives, with good reason. Lots of people do not realize that when they take out a business license, they voluntarily subject themselves to state directives.
It hardly seems fair, as we are all becoming aware via the regulation of abortion clinics out of existence--an agenda that got under way because the AMA resented the clinic interlopers and midwives competing with doctors for a shrinking pie. Child bearing has been decreasing since before 1969, when I had my last one.
My three children, all married, have produced a grand total of five--below replacement rate. Not giving the Phd woman a permanent job didnot induce her to have more. Reproduction is dangerous. Why risk it, if you don't have to?
People who engage in intercourse for pleasure take prophylactic measures to avoid pregnancy. Which means that the vast majority of interventions to terminate are the consequence of some kind of abuse.
Which brings me to the point that the U.S. legal system response to abuse is problematic. It allows school children to be beaten with paddles, places children with strangers if parents are negligent and tells women to protect themselves. Assault is a misemeanor unless damage is permanent or the victim is in law enforcement.
ReplyDeleteHow This Week’s Surprise Hearing Happened [Click]
Republicans Might Want to Run on the Truth [Click] This from Karl Rove?
Trump Is In Trouble and He Knows It [Click]
Guardian headline:
ReplyDeleteThe US supreme court just made yet another devastating decision for humanity
The EPA ruling means it may now be mathematically impossible through available avenues for the US to achieve its greenhouse gas emissions goal
The US supreme court just made yet another devastating decision for humanity
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Well, simple economics, combined with the Sierra Club's "Beyond Coal" campaign, will go a very long way toward fixing things. And when electric cars become readily available, they are going to sell like hotcakes.
Fact is the permitting regimen of the EPA (thank Nixon) was totally ineffective in preventing environmental degradation. Because, as Justice Kennedy spent years explaining, permits are based on the presumption that the activity being permitted is beneficial. The intent of the legislation was to placate citizens and run interference on behalf of industry.
DeleteThat is why California prohibited air pollution and Florida prohibits ground water pollution.
Given the developments of the past couple of days, I'm hesitant to open the news this morning. Well, here goes!
ReplyDeleteFirst out of the gate: Sleeper Wire Fraud Scheme Could Nail Trumpworld [Click] Dare I hope Trump will be apprehended loading his Boeing 757 with fuel and boodle? A fellow can dream. . .
Delete”Justice Department prosecutors would need to know who exactly designed, approved, and disseminated the solicitations before they consider whether the scheme constitutes wire fraud—‘although it looks like one!’ The Jan. 6 committee has taken steps to figure that out. . .”
DeleteUkraine Has Exposed Russia as a Not-So-Great Power [Click] “Kyiv’s success against Moscow forces us to reexamine our assumptions about what it means to be powerful.”
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ReplyDeleteMissing [English] homing pigeon Bob found 4,000 miles away in Alabama [Click]
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the home where it was found resembles its home in England.
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ReplyDeleteInvasive Critters Wreaking Havoc On Northeast [Click] listener--I hope this plague hasn't reached your area.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's in Vermont. Nothing at my house, but it has decimated the leaves on a half dozen trees at Eldest's house alone; but they are expected to refoliate.
Delete(Susan). So, I popped into Meijer Pharmacy this morning to see about scheduling a second booster and they gave me the shot right then. I got Moderna this time. The woman who gave me the injection said she has heard that they are working on a vaccine specifically against Omicron.
ReplyDeleteYep. They aren't sure which variant(s) of Omicron to use in the vaccine, but they figure to have it ready in October. This is probably going to be like a flu shot. Since China doesn't have a good vaccine or a big vaccination program, we can expect previous variants to come visiting from there again. It seems the Russian vaccine is probably pretty good, but even Russians distrust it, and their vaccination rate is low. Kinda like Trumpistas.
DeleteOh, and the Russians keep trying to cut corners on their vaccine's safety and efficacy studies, so it didn't yet have WHO approval the last I heard.
DeleteWe just got back from grocery shopping--the stores were mobbed.
ReplyDeleteDaily Beast: Put a Fork in Donald Trump—the Ex-President Is Done [Click] “As bad as his political position looks today, it is only likely to get worse—and his imminent announcement of a presidential campaign is just another sign of his collapse.” I sure hope so.
ReplyDeleteIt [again] occurs to me that the US hasn't seen the collapse of a major political party since that of the Whigs in the mid-1850's, about 165 years ago; that has surely convinced many people that it can't happen here, but it has happened in a number of countries very recently. I think it is anybody's guess just how it might proceed in the US in the 21st Century. This could be interesting as all get-out. I'm all up for it.
ReplyDeleteFrom a history of the US Whig Party: “It’s remarkable how fast it all fell apart for the Whigs,” says Wallach. “From right before the 1852 election thinking they were in good shape, to 1854 being clearly obsolete and in 1855 literally going out of business. " And the transcontinental telegraph wasn't completed until 1861; news traveled a lot slower back then.
DeleteBiden’s Approval Higher Than Congress and Supreme Court [Click]
ReplyDeleteNew York Gun Permitting Would Check Social Media [Click] That’s interesting. States the laboratories of democracy and all that.
New York Moves to Enshrine Abortion Rights— and a lot more. [Click]
Trump Used Mafia-Speak Against Pence Before Jan. 6 Violence, Documentarian Says [Click] “Trump knew what to expect and threw fuel on the fire, charged Alex Holder, who said the former president is in "cloud cuckoo land" on the 2020 election.” Do I recall properly that this guy testified before the committee, but not in public?
ReplyDeleteSeems I recollect more or less accurately:
DeleteRolling Stone 6/30: Jan. 6 Filmmaker Now Has Armed Guards Following Him ‘Everywhere’ [Click] “Holder has already spoken to the committee, but he could very well testify publicly once the committee resumes its hearings in mid-July.”
Hearings resume in mid-July? I figure that's enough time for a few more people to get religion.
DeleteAlso enough time for Trump to flee the country. With an airplane load of boodle.
DeleteTrump Had a Mystery Call with Putin
ReplyDeleteJune 24, 2022 at 6:43 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 44 Comments
Playbook spoke to British documentarian Alex Holder — whose raw video footage was subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee — and learned about an unscheduled call Donald Trump had with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a packed day of campaigning just days before the presidential election.
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Documentary Filmmaker Testifying in Private
June 23, 2022 at 11:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 73 Comments
Alex Holder, a British documentary filmmaker who had extensive access to Donald Trump and his family ahead of and after the 2020 election, is testifying this morning behind closed doors to the January 6 Committee, the New York Times reports.
Holder’s footage — some 11 hours of it with the Trump family discussing the campaign and the election — was subpoenaed by the committee ahead of the interview.
MSN: Discover+ Will Release Alex Holder's Explosive Documentary About The January 6 Insurrection [Click] “Discovery+ has secured the streaming rights to Alex Holder's documentary series "Unprecedented," which chronicles the January 6 insurrection and includes footage of Donald Trump, his family, and his staffers. The highly-anticipated three-part series is said to be streaming this summer (no date has been announced yet), so if you're looking to tune into what might be the big documentary event of the year, you probably don't want to miss it. Now is the perfect time to become friends with someone who is willing to share their Discovery+ password. Don't say we didn't warn you.”
ReplyDeleteRise of the dinosaurs traced back to their adaptation to cold [Click] “Covering of feathers left them able to cope when other creatures died off in mass extinction event, scientists say.” Interesting theory. I remember that they also survived a wold-wide low-oxygen event that older reptiles could not.
ReplyDelete{listener} There is soooo much here to comment on ( !!! ), but VT*Grand (14), is on the premises (at last!*), so I must sleep and visit first.
ReplyDelete* We we’re all set to have her visit some weeks ago, but, on the day beforehand, she tested positive…! I have missed her so much!
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DeleteTooooo much news on Friday, it seems to me.
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