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Some shots of young people

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Painting of child Museum of Art Chicago Irony - a child playing in the back yard broke this statue  There is a child at this table between her parents   Her face is covered with a computer screen She wears headphones and is engaged Another family outing to remember Young couple - faces in a crowd Grandson's Birthday 40's Chicago Picnic My uncle became and archeteque and built a house on this property That's me in the foreground, my mother behind me

What's going on in the oval office

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You guys are costing us a lot of money      We are defending ourselves against an aggressive attack from a ruthless maniac I know Putin and I can assure you he is just like us  He is only looking out for his people's best interest I speak for the president and the people of the United States when I say you are overreacting just as we had anticipated You seem to like the war and are looking for handouts that will continue your country's lifestyle I am not saying this  because of poor information or the inability to retain it, just a reminder that we are asking you to give up give up your country's mineral rights in appreciation for the generous support we respectfully gave your people for three years   Blogger: Mr. Zelenskyy, humble apologies for our elected American official's behavior  

APO barred from presidential news coverage

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AP bleibt gesperrt, da die Organisation sich weigert, vom ā€žGolf von Amerikaā€œ zu sprechen

Social security and Doge

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Audio article describing Dogeā€™s effect on social security.

SpaceX Launches starship on flight 7

 Catches booster - looses ship   Click link for 16 min video. https://videos.space.com/m/YDF41DAi/spacex-launches-starship-on-flight-7-catches-booster-loses-ship?list=9wzCTV4g Credit Space.come 

Hurricanes Helen & Milton and we are still here

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Free for all?

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    ā€œWe have a diplomatic clown car thatā€™s about to be rolling up at the Capitol with all these idiots waiting to be confirmed ā€“ but whereā€™s the outrage?ā€ But Joe Cirincione, a veteran Washington foreign policy analyst, (who made the above comment) dismissed the chances of a Senate pushback and instead condemned the Democratsā€¦

A Christmas Idea

ā€œFor a long time we had the wrong product specifications when we thought of ourselves. We humans have been under the belief that we were endowed with a beautiful machine for thinking and understanding things. However, among the factory specifications for us is the lack of awareness of the true factory specifications (why complicate things?). The problem with thinking is that it causes you to develop illusions. And thinking may be such a waste of energy! Who needs it!"  I didn't come to this conclusion on my own, illusion is a commodity necessary for creativity and can be enjoyable.  It's one of my toys and reality distractions.  When it develops a sense of its own then perceptions get fragmented.  What is real isn't so easy to realize, it is no longer a fun loving friend and can be frightening.   Because it is the holidays, believe it or not, most of us choose children's banter, dreams and good memories.  A season filled with fond delights an...

Fire the best, keep the rest

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 President-elect Donald Trumpā€™s string of controversial nominations continued this past weekend, when he announced his intention to fire his own FBI Director, Chris Wray , and replace him with Kash Patel , a loyalist who shares Trumpā€™s desire to use the bureau as a political tool. If past is prologue, Patel may face an uphill climb to even get the entirety of his own party on board. Trump tried to appoint Patel to various posts on his first term, only to be reportedly told by then-Attorney General Bill Barr that it would happen ā€œover [his] dead body;ā€ then-CIA Director Gina Haspel has also reportedly threatened to resign if Patel was installed under her.    By Chris Coons December 9, 2024 7:00 AM EST Chris Coons has been a Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware since 2010. He serves on the Judiciary, Appropriations, and Foreign Relations Committees.  

Russian military leadership failing

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              Blogs offer a historical record An explanation of why Russia is failing in the war with Ukraine: a human story.  It's not over yet. There are many players who have yet to have an impact on the outcome. audio interview starts at 2:00 Maj Gen Rupert Jones  Speaking on Front Line for Times radio graphic    internet  post

Cruising the Caribbean

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                  Personal pictures taken 2004

Organization takes on a new look

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What looks like a mess is an arrangement with an end - like the mishandling of classified federal documents that will never get cleaned up by the FBI because the former appointed director is taking a forced early political leave  To borrow from the early protest days, Justice is just another word for nothing left to loose   "Wray still has three years left as FBI director, but given Trumpā€™s public commitments to reforming law enforcement, he is likely to be pushed out or retire before 2027." Related    Washingtonexaminer.com  and Youtube music

FRONTLINE Democracy On Trial

    FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. With the presidential race for 2024 underway, veteran political filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine the House Jan. 6 committeeā€™s evidence, the historic charges against Trump and the threat to democracy.   Becoming president was pivotal to the continuance of a Trump without wrong doing at least for four more years.  Delayed numerous charges also challenges the judicial system and the people who support it, not to exclude we the people who live by the rules that are law in this country.