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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Happy . . .

Want to be happy
Listen here
What would you pay to
Have no fear
Fear of the raptor
Roaming free
Fear of the captor
You or me (do you)

Fear having your choices
All being taken away

There was a turmoil
We could see
Under the table
Had to be
Way far beyond us
In the fray
We wore the blinders
They slipped away

So many promises made
To a misguided parade of the innocent

Circumstances drove so many
Over the edge
Sideways glances directed to
Drive in a wedge

Want to be happy
Bet you do
Want to be happy
Never blue

Happy
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Monday, December 17, 2018

Lawmakers? . . .

. . . a designation of which (in this case) is quite disturbing . . .

(https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/gop-s-post-election-power-grabs-experts-see-disturbing-trend-n945506)
". . . Two years after North Carolina first used a special legislative session to pass a series of bills limiting the powers of its incoming Democratic governor, GOP legislators in Wisconsin and Michigan followed suit, pushing through sweeping changes to the governor's power, the judiciary, and voter access after key midterm losses. . . Both national and statewide experts said they had never seen such efforts like the ones in Wisconsin and Michigan before — and that the GOP actions indicate a new level of toxicity has arrived in state government. . . Conservative lawmakers in each state have insisted the efforts are not part of a power grab, even as some have expressed disdain for the liberal leanings of the incoming administrations. As the conservative Commentary Magazine pointed out, the efforts are not entirely unprecedented in U.S. history. . . "
(italics mine)

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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Anyone . . .

. . . else fed up with this stuff?

(from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kushner-lefrak-could-potentially-benefit-federal-opportunity-zones-n946821)
". . . The Trump Organization, the family real estate interests of presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and Trump friend Richard LeFrak, a New York developer, could all benefit from a new federal program that has designated "opportunity zones" in "economically distressed" areas around the country and offers tax benefits for developers. . ."

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Saturday, December 15, 2018

Pure . . .

. . . optimism, have I . . .

(from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-was-room-during-hush-money-discussions-nbc-news-confirms-n947536)

". . . AMI admitted making a $150,000 payment "in concert with the campaign," and says that Pecker, Cohen and "at least one other member of the campaign" were in the meeting. According to a person familiar with the matter, the "other member" was Trump. . . Daniel Goldman, an NBC News analyst and former assistant U.S. attorney said the agreement doesn't detail what Trump said and did in the meeting. "But if Trump is now in the room, as early as August of 2015 and in combination with the recording where Trump clearly knows what Cohen is talking about with regarding to David Pecker, you now squarely place Trump in the middle of a conspiracy to commit campaign finance fraud.". . . "

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Friday, December 14, 2018

Dates . . .

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Questionable . . .

. . . values???

-One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

-The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

-One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

-The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

-Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

-People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

-Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

(from https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq; parent organization of Satanic Temple of Chicago, responsible for the statue on display in the statehouse in Springfield, IL which has been in the news lately)

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Whitewash? . . .

(from https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/12/01/george-hw-bush-legacy-222730?fbclid=IwAR3n08B3DWyK8HnOgrgvEjl378hnwa2eFtSgFKNWl1QvGb40w7zelIs-bwA)
". . . In the case of (George H.W.) Bush, this balancing act means acknowledging not only his positive qualities and achievements—as so many news outlets have already copiously done—but also what may have been his defining political hallmark: his cynicism. From his opportunistic criticism of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, to his 1980 election-season embrace of supply-side economics and anti-abortion politics, to his last act as president—pardoning many of the Iran-Contra crew in order to protect himself—there was a recurring tendency to place short-term gain above long-standing values. . ."

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