Gregg R Thomas

I don’t get it. If DOGE stands for Department Of Government Efficiency, what is the standard of efficiency they are using, because how does cutting staff at the IRS or Social Security Administration reduced telephone hold times or get one in to speak to an agent more quickly? How does cutting the number of aircraft controllers reduce aircraft…[Read more]

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge

If you’re a war hero whose surname is “Gay” or if you’re the legendary WW2 bomber named Enola Gay, you’re too “woke” or “light in the loafers” for Trumplandia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay…[Read more]

As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.

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activism
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affirming care
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allyship
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Have a great week!

 “The principal goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive, and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered.”

Jean Piaget.

PopeBeanie wrote:
I do wonder if SCOTUS might possibly evolve a change of heart about Trump & Company?

Justice Barrett seems clearly to be signaling that nobody bought her vote.

@Enco

If his Wisconsin rally is any indication, as a certain musician would say, “The times they are a-changin’.” Go, Bernie!

I don’t think Bernie Bros were ever much of a thing if they existed at all. In a country the size of the U.S., you can find a few people who believe just about anything.

By the same token, there may be a vocal cadre of…[Read more]

@Strega, I agree with you on ‘Fracture’. It has a clever plot with a decent twist to it.  He is one of those actors you are compelled to focus on, whatever his role in any specific scene is, even when he is silent.

Antony Hopkins aficionados – there’s a 2007 movie called Fracture, which is brilliant, twisted and showcases Antony’s best talents.  Please watch it, if you haven’t already.

(I have to admit, once again I found myself rooting for the villain)

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The GOP has been telling its congress(wo)men NOT to hold public town halls for now because of the hostility they get from angry constituents and either not do them at all or move online where interactions can be better managed.

This opens up an opportunity for Democrats to hold their own “open to everyone no matter what party” town halls. Bernie…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
OK kids, drop those phones and get out there. There are better ways to encourage production in the US than tariffs and trade wars.

A MAGA acquaintance of mine thinks that with the immigrant farm workers gone, people receiving entitlement money can/will take their place. I find this to be hopelessly and unrealistically optimistic.…[Read more]

The U.S. is more vulnerable than Trump and his advisors seem to believe. He instituted tariffs supposedly to benefit American workers and the auto industry. In response, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum shows that Mexico actually holds American auto workers’ jobs in her hand. Trump apparently didn’t notice that the American auto industry was…[Read more]

Enco, loved your explanation of your edits.

As a youngster I had a massive crush on Antony Hopkins, having watched him play Pierre in  a BBC TV series adaptation of War & Peace.

The best part of the SOTL movie was the fact I wanted Hannibal to win, even with the atrocities he’d carried out.  The movie WAS the villain.

He must be 90 by now, but…[Read more]

Trump is learning the hard way that when you try to force people to do things, you are actually giving them an opportunity to go to a Plan B. Trying to force Ukraine to accept giving up land or mineral resources, countries like Poland, France, and Finland seem ready to step up to keep that from happening. Soon, the entire E.U. may unite against…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
Deciding what to do for a living in the US often comes down to random events unless you have a wealthy family. High schools offered little help back in my day. You would think something this important would involve some constructive planning.

When I was in high school back in the 1960’s deciding which foreign language to study, I…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
I’ll say one thing, if Trump’s ultimate goal was to get Western Europe to begin handling more of their own military defense and “ante up” on spending, it is working. This idea that he may be just faking his love affair with Putin to achieve this goal would indicate that he is a very clever man, indeed. LOL !

I agree he is right t…[Read more]