Bi Polar People

America can survive without a “60 Minutes” it can trust, just as we can survive without trustworthy editorial pages of the  Washington Post.  But at some point, as Trump continues to repress criticism of him and his regime, American democracy is compromised beyond repair.  We are coming to the end of only the first year of Trump II. He and the lapdogs and sycophants around him have done more damage to this nation in less than a year than I thought possible. Written by Robert Reich

  Be yourself to unhinge enemies and delight loved ones T shirt from grand daughter stationed in    " Al Udeid Air Base a major military facility located southwest of Doha, Qatar, serving as a key base for the Qatar Emiri Air Force and the United States Air Force. It plays a crucial role in U.S. military operations in the Middle East and has been operational since its construction in 1996." Thank you for your service Jasmine

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  "Reversing the United States’ slide into authoritarianism will require democracy’s defenders to recognize the twin dangers of complacency and fatalism. On the one hand, underestimating   the threat posed to democracy—believing that the Trump administration’s behavior is simply politics as usual—enables authoritarianism by encouraging inaction in the face of systematic abuse of power. On the other hand, overestimating   the impact of authoritarianism—believing the country has reached a point of no return—discourages the citizen actions required to defeat autocrats at the ballot box." Read full article here: Quote from foreignaffairs.com Graphic   Warner Bros. Entertainment

 The Rule of Law  By Many Men  Not One Man

Our neighbor across the pond built everything you see, deck, windowed addition, metal roof and the bonsai collection     Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers, with a long documented history of influences and native Japanese development over a thousand years, and with unique aesthetics, cultural history, and terminology derived from its evolution in Japan.  Similar arts exist in other cultures, including Korea's bunjae, the Chinese art of penjing, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese Hòn non bộ.  The loanword bonsai has become an umbrella term in English, attached to many forms of diminutive potted plants, and also on occasion to other living and non-living things   Continued in Wikipedia

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  I can look back and judge my actions, thoughts and intentions. Moving back and forth from one state of mind to another was precarious at first because I didn’t know whether I was remembering or experiencing. Most of the time it’s just a hassle, when not trying to forge some forsaken purpose. It’s hard to tell when engaged full blown~ You said I need the medication. Well, I blow off everything as a joke when I can’t fully accept it. You’re right I need the meds and can tell if the prescriber's meds  manufacturer  have been changed to supposedly save me money. You are a very strong person, or someone capable of fighting the good fight without chemical alteration. I personally find it easier to live with some tweaking of the psyche with a little help from my friends. It does take an awful long time with many pitfalls that lead to near tragedies in order to know what works. Roberta is a cousin who is about my age.  She is intelligent, hard working and agnostic.  M...