Sunday, June 30, 2024

THERE ARE SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL TENETS




I
One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
II
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
III
One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
IV
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.
V
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.
VI
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.
VII
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.


Sweetwater Salad – Shannon Mangerchine


Sweetwater Monterey Chicken Salad - Copycat 
https://shannonmangerchine.com/2018/12/sweetwater-salad.html/

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Friday, June 21, 2024

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Wolfanoz 64gb Arcade Cab Image for Raspberry Pi 5 - May 2024



https://www.arcadepunks.com/wolfanoz-64gb-arcade-cab-image-for-raspberry-pi-5-time-extended-arcade-2/

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-constitutional’ vision for second term



Russ Vought, the former president's budget director, is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of presidential powers.

By Beth Reinhard


From the article:

If you aren't already worried by Trump's rhetoric on Revenge and Retribution you need to read this. 


"We are living in a post-Constitutional time," Vought wrote in a seminal 2022 essay, which argued that the left has corrupted the nation's laws and institutions. Last week, after a jury convicted Trump of falsifying business records, Vought tweeted: "Do not tell me that we are living under the Constitution."
Vought aims to harness what he calls the "woke and weaponized" bureaucracy that stymied the former president by stocking federal agencies with hardcore disciples who would wage culture wars on abortion and immigration. The proposals championed by Vought and other Trump allies to fundamentally reset the balance of power would represent a historic shift — one they see as a needed corrective.
"The president has to be able to drive the bureaucracy instead of being trapped by it," said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker who led the GOP's 1994 takeover of Congress.


Read more:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/08/russ-vought-trump-second-term-radical-constitutional/



Friday, June 7, 2024

As Biden rallies the free world, Trump serves a higher cause: Himself



In Phoenix, at his first post-conviction campaign rally, Trump portrayed a dark and desperate America.

Opinion by Dana Milbank


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/07/trump-phoenix-campaign-rally/

Friday, May 10, 2024

NYTimes: Justice Thomas Denounces ‘the Nastiness and the Lies’ Faced by His Family


The True Nastiness is that this man hides his (and his wife's) obvious bribes to influence his votes on the Highest Court in America. 

If Clarence had any shame or decency he would have retired years ago, or at least recuse himself when his "Friends" have business before the Supreme Court. 

NYTimes: Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names


I went to a High School named after Stonewall Jackson. It was also renamed. 

Changing the name back doesn't make Jackson any less of a traitor to his country. 


Saturday, May 4, 2024

[The Washington Post] Pssssst … How to find 11 of the best speakeasy bars in the D.C. area



Hidden by secret doors and unmarked addresses, we found stellar cocktails and vibes at DMV speakeasies.

By Fritz Hahn


https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/28/dc-speakeasy-bar-guide/

Friday, April 26, 2024

Friday, April 19, 2024

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize




VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor.

By Jeanne Whalen


https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/19/vw-uaw-tennessee-vote/