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Musings for Friday - President Dukakis? Probably Not, But no President Bush I...

Yesterday Micheal Beschloss was heard several times on MSNBC telling us (as highlighted in Merlin 196357’s post) that had Richard Nixon not been pardoned by Ford we may not have had Trump.  Thus, this...

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Musings for Friday - Tennessee Legislature Moves to Raise State Voting Age to 35

No, my headline isn’t true. At least not yet. But that doesn’t mean that Republicans in our state legislatures haven’t or aren’t thinking about it or other more restrictive voting legislation.This...

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Musings for Friday - Reprise - The Gathering Storm (6 January 2021) - Posted...

Author’s NoteSometimes, with everything that’s going on it’s good to go back to see if we should be surprised. This is my attempt 16 months after I originally posted it to see if this story prepared us...

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Musings for Friday - Carriage Fees or Subscription Fees. Why Can't Providers...

Yesterday Mark Sumner wrote a piece about Fox News more or less coming out on top after agreeing to pay Dominion $787.5 million settlement entitled: Fox News wants you to cover the $787 million cost of...

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Musings for Friday - What's the Difference Between Jack Teixeira and DJT?...

We’re talking very superficially here. And in the very limited area of the classified documents case. Based upon reporting (regardless of how the documents got to Mar-a logo, once they were there),...

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Musings for Friday - Clarence Thomas is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most...

I’m amazed when people fail too know iconic quotes and phrases. xMany people who used to work for Clarence Thomas have come forward to confirm that he is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful...

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Musings for Friday - Id. The GOP's(and Trump) Need to Only Appeal to Peoples Id

It’s been about 40 years since my last class in psychology so I did a quick refresher this AM, so I think my analogy works.Whether it’s Trump, McCarthy or(in my case the NCGA) don’t want to appeal to...

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Musings for Friday - Reaction Videos. Yeah, It's a Thing.

As many of you know, I have a habit of going down YouTube holes every now and then. Well one of those holes has been Reaction Videos. What are Reaction Videos? The simplest answer is a video of a...

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Musings for Friday - Prophylactic

Prophylactic. It’s an interesting word. As teenage boys, most of the male readers here, probably snickered when we heard or saw the word prophylactic, thinking to ourselves: Rubber! Condom! Ha ha,...

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Musings for Friday - Craftsmanship

For over 30 years I’ve been watching various DIY/Home Improvement/Remodeling shows, and while I wouldn’t attempt to do what they do, I have learned a few things. One of those things is...

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Musings for Friday -Kohlberg’s Stages Of Moral Development

I am not a psychologist, nor do I play one on TV. I’m just saying…We’ve all tried to analyze Trump, the MAGA crowd, or just the GOP in general, but it’s hard to put any of them into society’s norms....

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Musings for Friday - Happy B2Me!

When I sit down to write, I usually check out Twitter for any ideas based upon what might be happening, sometimes it works. Today I got sidetracked by a Dave Zirin tweet.xWORD ASSOCIATION: Howard Zinn....

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Musings for Friday - Hunter's Mystery Diary Yesterday, Had the Fur Flying....

First IANAL. Hunter’s diary Mystery: Why hasn't the FBI searched Trump's other properties? had the fur flying yesterday. You had Garland/DOJ/FBI being attacked from one side and Garland et al, being...

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Musings for Friday - This UNC Alum Isn't Happy

I’m not even going to pull up the numbers. It’s not just about your HS grades. Your class rank etc. All the normal academic qualifications. But it’s also about being, a well rounded individual.I’m not...

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Musings for Friday - Word of the Day - Wage Theft

wage theftnounthe practice by an employer of not paying the proper wages due to a worker or workers, especially through paying inordinately low salaries or failing to abide by employment law and...

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Musings for Friday - Assignment. Assignment.

assignmentnoun1: the act of assigning somethingthe assignment of a task2a: a position, post, or office to which one is assignedHer assignment was to the embassy in India.b: a specified task or amount...

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Musings for Friday - Merriam-Webster's Word for the Day, 3 August 2023,...

xThe #WordOfTheDay is ‘incarcerate.’https://t.co/IlPsu1pKHSpic.twitter.com/EEdBFLV5rV— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) August 3, 2023Merriam-Webster’s account on X, Xitter, Twitter (or whatever you...

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Musings for Friday - ProPublica and the Pelican Briefing of SCOTUS

Reminder:If, if and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas.Thomas was nominated and confirmed in 1991. Thurgood Marshall died 24 January 1993. From Thomas’ wiki page;Abortion-rights...

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Musings for Friday -Making a Terroristic Threat is Against the Law. Why Isn't...

Disclaimer: IANAL. I’m a layman asking, what I think are reasonable questions.I’ve told this story before, but let me repeat it to set up my question. About 20 years ago or so I was picked for a jury...

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Musings for Friday -GOP Can't be Saved; It Must Be Killed Off (Electorally)

The title and quote below come from a  7 June 2023 commentary by Rich Logis titled; America's mainstream media still wants to save the GOP — but that's impossible. It expresses a notion that many of us...

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Musings for Friday - F#@king A!!! I Just Lost My Whole Post!!!!

Nineteen years on the site and writing thousands of diaries/post you would think I should know better and hit save more frequently. But I was cruising. I generally don’t write ahead of time. I write in...

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Musings for Friday - Fani to Gym: FAFO

I’ll let the lawyers cover things from their perspective as KeithDB  and other lawyers on this site did in his well read post yesterday. Fani Willis Woodsheds Jim Jordan. I’m just going to speak as a...

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Musings for Friday - Romney's Self Hagiography, Why Now?

I don’t trust him. Do you? He hasn’t earned it. Every time it looks like he’s doing or going to do the right thing, you find out there’s a hook or he really didn’t mean it. He’s very calculating....

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Musings for Friday - Working From Home/Office?

Micheal Bloomberg doesn’t like you working from home. At least that’s what I read earlier this week via a news article via Shitter, I mean Xitter. (X is pronounced as sh, right?) His reasons seem to be...

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Musings for Friday - Bigotry, Canadian Style. #portcoquitlam

x“Have you ever sat around & thought I should really get involved with some extracurricular activities, hang with moms talk about kids. But I just want them to be white….” It’s a thing in Port...

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Musings for Friday - Anecdotes or Parables

Many years ago I was having a conversation with someone who had grown up in a Southern Evangelical church (theirs being Southern Baptist, now attending a mainline church. Mine, Independent Christian,...

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Musings for Friday - I'm No Expert. Are You?

I have opinions, but I don’t have expertise. And that’s where most of us sit. We can share our opinions and have some people agree with us while others vociferously disagree. There’e a reason Markos...

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Musings for Friday - I'm Still Not an Expert, But Apparently, Many Think They...

As I commented last Friday, there’s a reason Markos banned I/P diaries years ago. But with current events there was no way it wasn’t going to be a major topic here and everywhere else.There are a lot...

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Musings for Friday - You Can Call Me Johnson

xxYouTube VideoI’m not sure you have to be of a certain age to know about Raymond J. Johnson Jr., but it helps. Not getting the joke was lampooned on King of the Hill, so I get it if you don’t. xNo,...

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Musings for Friday - I Loathe Hypocrites -The Polite Zealotry of Mike Johnson...

I don’t know if you saw it and if you did whether or not you read it. Read what? The Atlantic article from 31 October; The Polite Zealotry of Mike Johnson, by Peter Wehner. If you haven’t please do....

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Musings for Friday - What Happens When the Dog Catches the Car?

If you ever lived in a place before leash laws, you encountered dogs chasing cars. I’m not here to explain why. It’s a metaphor. When a dog chases a car, the dog doesn’t necessarily expect to catch the...

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Musings for Friday - Ban Tik Tok? After What I've Seen This Week, I Agree.

UPDATE: Friday, Nov 17, 2023 · 4:50:55 PM +00:00·TexDemIt seems that the primary concern I have about Tik Tok hasn’t made it to this site. a quick summary.Tik Tok videos of whatever the under 30...

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Musings for Friday - @%&#!!!! I Did It AGAIN!!!!!

I think I had coined a new word. Fangry. But my post is gone!!! Fangry is when as a fan you get pissed at how poorly the officiating is. College and professional officials get paid really really well....

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Musings for Friday - EV's Biggest Hurdle. The US's Dealership Model

Disclaimer: Recently we’ve had a few a-holes parachute in and declare themselves. No one here is claiming to be experts. Many of the things I post won’t come with in depth research and links, when I...

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Musing for Friday - It's That Time of Year. Happy Holidays!

xxYouTube VideoIt’s that time of year when the GOP/Extremist start expressing their hate for Andy Williams. I mean Andy Williams for goodness sake. How much more vanilla can one get? At one time Andy...

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Musings for Friday - Is It Time Yet? Christmas Music

Recognize these guys?xxYouTube VideoTSO Sexy vs WholesomexxYouTube VideoxxYouTube VideoAnd now probably my favorite rendition of Mary Did You Know?xxYouTube VideoMichael Crawford’s O Holy...

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Musings for Friday - Christmas Stories. True? Maybe. Happy Holidays! Enjoy...

I tend to be a bit of a cynic about many things, but around Christmas I allow that cynical veil to be lifted. I like to believe that around Christmas you hear stories about good events happening in...

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Musings for Friday - Smart House or Dumb House? Or Something In-Between?

Yesterday I went shopping for an electrical outlet expander. You know, turning a two slot outlet into six slots. The guy at the store started talking about his smart devices. Mostly his Alexa and how...

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Musings for Friday - Happy News Year?

The question of the year is whether or not the Main Stream Media (MSM) is going to cover TFG as just another candidate? Or… Or, are they going to cover him as the criminal, wanna be dictator he is.Many...

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Musings for Friday - The Long Shadow of Nixon and Bork. A Snippet.

Richard Nixon was corrupt. That is a generally accepted truth. Those who dispute that truth can be found also supporting TFG. It would follow that if a man is corrupt and you carry out a corrupt action...

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Musings for Friday - Assume. Ass U Me.

No matter how many times I’ve corrected the errors, depending on who checks me in, I have to fix it again. I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) as my primary insurance and since I’m on Social Security...

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Musings for Friday - Peanuts

I follow the Charles M. Schulz Museum on Threads where they post a Peanuts cartoon for the date from 20, 30, 40 plus years ago. So many of these are timeless. It’s uncanny how relevant some of these...

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Musings for Friday - Congressional GOP Candidates, Running to Keep Biden in...

I’ve noticed a pattern here in North Carolina among the ads for all the GOP candidates running for the various Congressional Districts. The pattern isn’t that most of them haven’t even identified the...

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Musings for Friday - Chief Justice Roberts! We Already Have a 50 State...

IANALBut, I like to think I have common sense. I also like to think I’m decently observant. Along those lines, let me say. Forest and trees. Forest and trees. And then there are groves. SCOTUS stands...

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Musings for Friday - Misogyny and Chauvinism With a Side Order of Racism

I didn’t watch DA Fani Willis’ testimony in live because I was busy doing other things. That said, I did watch several of the post testifying takes, which continued this morning. It was interesting to...

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Musings for Friday - Comstock Laws. Have You Heard of Them? Some Scary Sh!t.

Earlier this week on one of the MSNBC shows there was a discussion about Comstock Laws making a comeback via the elimination through the overturning of Griswold etc. In the discussion the Planned...

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Musings for Friday - Adult Onset Measles.

I had measles as a child and didn’t have to experience measles as an adult. However, I did have someone very close to me experience measles as an adult. The doctors at the hospital told me that if I...

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Musings for Friday - Thomas Paine. As Presented by "Beau of the Fifth".

If you who aren’t acquainted with “Beau” are in for a treat. Those of you who are, sit back and enjoy.I do have this to say about Thomas Paine. During his lifetime he was often maligned and defamed by...

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Musings for Friday - March Madness. A Distraction, From Distractions.

In the Tarheel state, it’s one of our most favorite times (when we’re having a good year).In this time of NILs and transfer portals a college team’s fortunes can vary tremendously from year to year,...

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Musings for Friday - "Welcome To My World"

Welcome to my worldWon't you come on in?Miracles, I guessStill happen now and thenStep into my heartLeave your cares behindWelcome to my worldBuilt with you in mindKnock and the door will openSeek and...

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