Raven123
Raven123's JournalMy favorite player in the catch and kill game is the doorman
Think about it. This guy says he knows TFG fathered a child illegitimately. Supposedly it is investigated and the child does not bear physical resemblance to TFG. However even TFG knows his reputation as a serial adulterer/womanizer/rapist is so clear and having an impact on his campaign that anything else could lose the election. Who knows. Maybe TFG believes the allegation might be true.
In any event, the doorman gets a $30,000 payout. Basically conned the Don. Heck, those who have submitted legitimate bills can’t get paid, but that doorman!
Sorry: apparently the doorman was paid in 2015, not right before the election. Even weirder.
The odd parallels between Trump and an insecticide.
It has come to my attention that Trump bears as remarkable resemblance to dichloro-diphenyl-trichoroethane, better known as DDT.
1) DDT’s use began in the 1940’s, the same decade in which DJT was born.
2) DDT is an insecticide, ie. It kills insects. DJT’s father told his sons to ”win, be killers,’ according to Gwen Blair who wrote “The Trumps.”
3)The danger of DDT was recognized early, by few who were concerned about it’s toxic affect on livestock. Warning signs of DJT flashed early according to Michael D’Antonio who says DJT told him he threw an eraser at a teacher. He was sent to a military academy, but never really mastered the art of self-discipline..
4) DDT use was adopted enthusiastically in post WW2 peacetime because of it’s success in controlling the spread of typhus, a major problem among troops fighting during the war, not quite the same. DJT was embraced as a candidate for president, in part, because of his “success” as a businessman and his celebrity on television. Definitely not the same.
5) DDT as an insecticide was different, because its did not have to be ingested to kill. Simply coming in contact with it produced death. Coincidentally, it has been said that everything DJT touches dies.
6) Though some scientists and farmers expressed concerns regarding DDT, it wasn’t until 1962, when Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring” that the details of DDT’s harm to wildlife was widely disseminated. Similarly, while many expressed concerns regarding the harm of a DJT presidency (most notably, his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton), the details of the harm done is still unfolding.
7) Chronic DDT exposure builds up in the body and is toxic to reproductive health. As we know, the four year exposure to DJT’s presidency also has proven toxic to reproductive health.
8) Despite not being used for many years, DDT residues were noted in European soils. Similarly and sadly, if and when the threat of DJT is gone, I suspect the residue from his presence will persist for a long time.
What should we do?
1) DDT and DJT are so similar maybe they should share the the same initials. How about Donald Dobbs Trump? (No disrespect to the golden toilet intended).
2) The insecticide DDT was banned (with limited use exceptions). Let’s not make the same mistake. Come November, ban the other DDT with no exception!
Sources:
sciencehistory.org - Beyond Silent Spring: An Alternate History of DDT 2017
PBS.org - Donald Trump’s Early Years from Troublemaking teen to military school star. 2016
Wikipedia - DDT
Torvill and Dean announce their retirement
The iconic ice dance couple announce their retirement. IMO they are the greatest. Rule changes have moved the focus of the sport in the direction of creativity at the expense of the unity of movement that distinguishes ice dance from pairs skating. Throughout their careers, Torvill and Dean have been the perfect amalgam of both.
LBJ Special Message to Congress on the Voting Rights Act 1965
If you have 48 minutes to spare, I encourage everyone who hasn’t heard this already, to take the time to listen to the entire speech. LBJ speaks slowly and clearly, identifying so many issues confronting America then, and IMO now. It is agonizingly slow, yet effective because he forces the listener to think about what he says.
Haley is NOT criticizing TFG
I may have missed it, but I have yet to hear anyone from the media correctly identify what Haley is doing. She is not criticizing TFG. She is excusing him. She repeatedly claims his gaffs (someone may have a better term) are due to age. This is a strategic move. She is setting up the narrative that she would transfer to the general election if she miraculously became the party’s nominee. She would try to compare TFG’s cognitive state to Biden, which we all know is bull. She would claim Biden is or will become as deranged and demented as TFG.
I wish the media would stop playing her clips or at least correctly identify the ageism on display.
An early look at Ohio's Issue 1 breakdown
I have been looking at some results from Ohio’s Issue 1 election from the SOS website. With about 58k outstanding, about 3 million votes have been counted so far. There were 4.2 million ballots counted in the November 2022 election. Remember that included a hotly contested Senate race between Vance and Ryan.
Last night the 3 most populous counties (Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Hamilton) accounted for about 890k votes. The no vote won by a 3:1 margin in Cuyahoga and Franklin (these include portions of Cleveland and Columbus respectively) and 2:1 margin in Hamilton (Cincinnati).
Also notable, the total number of ballots cast were over 70% of the totals in November 2022.
Pretty impressive.
The question Dems should stop addressing
Just saw Senator Blumenthal answer the “what do your GOP colleagues think of TFG” question. The answer is always the same. In private they say blah, blah…
This is a waste of air time. It is time they tell the interviewer something along the line of “I think that question is best answered by those GOP legislators.”
No one is persuaded by the Dems response. It does not further any arguments or discussion. Just gives cover to those too cowardly to take a public stance. Notice all -or at least nearly all - of the GOPers speaking out have nothing to lose.
Footage of the Titanic from 1986
The Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute released footage from the 1986 exploration of the Titanic.
https://www.youtube.com/live/novaKAM5XsI?feature=share
Why doesn't the media go to the source of Abbott's and DeSantis' values?
You can’t make this up. This year, National Migration week runs from Sept 19-25 and is marked by the Catholic Church. So, go to the respective parish priests of these self-identified Catholics and ask them if misleading, transporting and dropping off migrants unannounced is consistent with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invitation to “encounter, accompany, pray and reach out to all migrants and refugees, displaced persons, and victims of human trafficking.” Ask them if bragging about such efforts is a Catholic value.
If you get no answer, ask the diocese’s bishop.
If you get no answer, ask the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Retiring Ohio Supreme Court Justice to join anti-gerrymandering effort
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor sided with Democrats on litigation over redistricting. Let’s hope her efforts after retirement are successful.
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2022/09/ohio-supreme-court-chief-justice-maureen-oconnor-says-shell-join-anti-gerrymandering-effort-after-leaving-office.html
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