Read this closely, it is unedited, force yourself, read all the way to the end and see what our new administration is doing and thinking. It makes my skin crawl. Remarks of FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly Before the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Spring Task Force Summit Annual Summit, Charlotte, NC May 5, 2017 Thank you … [Read more…]
From the Washington Post this morning, an analysis of the problems with the ACA by Jonathan Gruber. He is Ford Professor of Economics at MIT and worked on both the Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act. The article is here. What supporters of the AHCA are not admitting, however, is that the ACA’s … [Read more…]
You know the labels, Dole and Whole Foods bananas, ORGANIC on most everything, FUJI etc. on the apples, the annoying labels that food suppliers place on the food we buy in the supermarket. In late 2015, while adding some home-made compost to the garden, I was picking these labels out of the garden soil. We … [Read more…]
Below is a screen-scrape of what my Firefox addon “SOME RICH ASSHOLE” did to this White House Press Release. The unadulterated text can be found here. These people need to be put on an island with knives and no food. I normally wouldn’t continence quoting the Rich Asshole in this blog but these words are … [Read more…]
Recommended reading – lest we forget why it is important to stay active and vigilant: The Problem with TRUMP A series of L. A. Times editorials I. Our Dishonest President http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-our-dishonest-president/ II. Why The Incoherent Creamsicle/Trump Lies http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-why-trump-lies/ III. The Talking Combover’s/Trump’s Authoritarian Vision http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-trumps-authoritarian-vision/ IV. Lord Dampnut’s/Trump’s War on Journalism http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-trumps-war-on-journalism/ V. Conspiracy Theorist … [Read more…]
On September 11, 2016, our local newspaper published an article on the misadventures of the VERNA A II, a 56 foot fishing boat out of Fort Bragg, California. The article caught my fancy. A few days later, September 13, 2016, slightly more amusing article was published due to the efforts of its owner, Roy Underwood, … [Read more…]
In the Washington Post today, Tom Toles has, per usual, a razor sharp commentary on Mr. Trump’s administration. To quote: “So the press would be well advised to cover Our National Nightmare’s proposals straight and report on the content and consequences of his legislative agenda, and not report it as TV wrestling.” Read the rest … [Read more…]
Sonoma Democrat, 22 October 1857 A Porcine Paragraph. — We observed several large lots of swine being driven through our streets toward Petaluma on Sunday last, from the upper part of the valley. They were in fine condition, and will furnish the bachelor portion of the population of San Francisco, with many a luscious spare-rib. … [Read more…]
The state of the Federal Budget – FY 2018 The Trump administration has sent a budget to Congress for fiscal year 2018. In broad brushstrokes, this is an anti-science, anti-poor, and pro-defense budget. It is also considered almost DOA in Congress and the resulting figures are open for speculation at this time. However, this should … [Read more…]
Tomorrow (04/25/2017) is Celebrate National DNA Day per the NIH. As my wife said at dinner, “Celebrate by sharing!” – love that woman. Sad truth is, the Trump administration wants to cut NIH funding by 18% in their proposed FY 2018 budget. As is noted in Science News ” Supporters of biomedical research call the … [Read more…]