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  • It’s Starting To look like Fascism

    Machiavellian characters come and go. A difference with the character currently residing in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is that arrogance is a source of pride. While the firing of Comey and McCabe rounded out the course material for Fascism 101, the assaults on the media and Justice Department have completed the introduction to Fascism 202. Where…

  • TRUMP – A DAY IN THE LIFE

      I wake up every morning excited to find out who I can berate today. What little guy can I beat up on today. Who has said something unflattering about me today. I can't wait to tear into them. What piece of Obama's legacy can I spit on today! Who can I disparage that will…

  • TRUMP AND THE SECOND CIVIL WAR

    Donald Trump has ushered in the second round of the Civil War.  We have witnessed him incite violence. We have heard him go to the defense of Neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, and white supremacists. He has created a fictitious adversary in the alt left. On many occasions he has diminished the brand of the United…

  • BITCOINS & OTHER CRYPTOCURRENCIES

    Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, Litecoin, Stratis, and many other strange names now collectively make up an asset class of about $100 billion. Bitcoin is about half of the total. Wild price gyrations have characterized this speculative asset class with more than a hundred players. Its short history has spawned extraordinary future price forecasts in the new…

  • Trump’s relationship with the truth is becoming a national embarrassment

    CNN)Donald Trump’s peculiar relationship with the truth — his penchant for promoting unfounded stories and conspiracies theories — represents not just a curious quirk or a character flaw. They are a much-practiced technique that has paid dividends as self-promotion in his business career and in his political rise. Over decades spent in the company of…

  • HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, WE’RE IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE

    On the eve of the inauguration, when power looms mighty, we stop and give pause to the intentions of the almighty. POWER ALWAYS THINKS IT HAS A GREAT SOUL, AND THAT IT IS DOING GOD’S SERVICE, WHEN IT IS VIOLATING ALL HIS LAWS.   – JOHN ADAMS NEARLY ALL MEN CAN STAND ADVERSITY, BUT IF YOU…

  • POLITICS 2017

    Fascist playbook 101.  Convince people that you know more than everyone else, especially the media.  Reinforce this with a small group of talking heads and acolytes who use lies, spins and intimidation. Release information by un-named administration advisor or source.  This creates an environment where there is  deniability, confusion, distraction and lack of accountability. Create as…

  • When Society Moves Too Fast

     Why did the electorate vote for Trump.  Let’s try these explanations: In their desire to find someone different from the mainstream politician, the voters chose someone different from everybody. A lot of people don’t have the time or inclination to read the New York Times  or the Economist, or even watch the nightly news.  They come…

  • LEONARD COHEN WE LOVED HIM

    He was and is an inspiration to so many of his fans who were his contemporaries, as well as a poetic, spiritual, melodic, cool, grandfather figure to millions of younger fans. A great loss for all music fans. His music spanned six decades. Some of his best work came after he turned 65.  "Ten New Songs", one…

  • AND THE UPSETS HAVE IT

    On the morning of the Brexit vote in England, Ladbrokes Betting Parlor was giving five to one that England would stay in the EU.  The odds that Cleveland would win the NBA championship after being down 3 games to 1, was Golden State -1600, Cleveland +850. One week before the Nobel Prize for literature was announced,…

  • TRUMP- LYING CAN ONLY GET YOU SO FAR

    Trump grabbed the low hanging fruit in the primaries.  Whether he adds to or loses from this base will not make him competitive in November.  A Trump Candidacy is unbelievable to begin with and is only made possible by a very weak Republican Party. A Trump Presidency is completely unfathomable.  Some Republicans would have you believe that he…

  • TRUMP- AMALGAM OF STRANGE

    People have been trying to figure out what Trump is all about. What makes him behave the way he does. What is an act and what does he truly believe.  Donald Trump is an amalgam of strange. From his appearance, to his hand gestures, to his facial expressions, to his use of repetition in his speech pattern,…

  • Clinton-The Ad She Needs To Run

    Donald Trump talks a lot about things he will fix, but he has never fixed anything.  He has built some buildings, but a lot of people have built buildings, they don't say it qualifies themselves to be President. He has defrauded students at his so called University and is currently being investigated. He has discriminated…

  • Trump- The latest attempt at fooling the public

    Trump’s teleprompted speech last night, didn’t include either of the words; sorry or apologize. Does he regret saying all those insulting, stupid and provocative things? He regrets them because the blowback was more than he could handle. The polls indicated a seriously deteriorating chance of even being competitive in the election. New people came in…

  • TRUMP- BE PREPARED FOR THREE MORE MONTHS OF THE SAME

    The republican party has no mechanism to remove Trump from the ticket. Nor can they talk him into changing his ways, because the legacy he wants to leave is that nobody tells him what to do. The man who uses his phone and twitter account like a little boy uses a new toy, seems to…

  • No Mass Shootings in Australia in 20 Years: How Did They Do It?

    Mass shootings stopped in Australia after strict new gun laws passed, researchers reported Wednesday. And overall deaths from firearms have fallen since the 1997 law, which banned certain semi-automatic and pump-action weapons and forced owners to sell them back to the government, the team reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Following enactment…

  • U.S. diplomats to White House: Change policy on Syria

      By Margaret Brennan CBS News June 17, 2016, 12:24 AM WASHINGTON — Fifty-one career diplomats from across the State Department have signed an internal cable calling for a new U.S. policy on Syria, including more direct action against Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, CBS News has learned. The cable itself is classified. It was formally…

  • THE ORANGE MAN DOES IT AGAIN

    (A spoiled, whiny, man who thrives on intimidation and likes to play by his own rules.  Since trump has denigrated women, by his logic he would be entitled to ask for the recusal of any female judge who gave him an unfavorable ruling in one of his 3500 lawsuits.)     A Biased Judge? Donald Trump Has Claimed It…

  • Big Gator

       Some alligator hunters in central Florida fell just short of a record with a monster catch. Outwest Farms in Venus, near Okeechobee, posted a photo to Facebook of a nearly 15-foot-long gator killed over the weekend. The alligator was so big they had to use a front-end loader to lift it up. The record…

  • Trump (With Liberty, Equality, and Disdain for All)

    If a 12 year old boy who ends every sentence with O.K,  Believe me , It's terrible, or It's great, is your idea of solid government then Trump is your candidate. Mix in the verbal deliveries of Gilbert Gottfried, Andrew Dice Clay and Joan Rivers and you have for yourself the perfect opening act at "Catch A Rising Star". In…

  • A Pretty Little Bauble

    The world's biggest blue star sapphire weighs 1404.49 carats.   (CNN)The world's biggest blue star sapphire — weighing in at 1,404.49 carats — has been found in a mine in Sri Lanka. Gemologists in Colombo say the gem is worth at least $100 million, but could sell for up to $175 million. Star sapphires get…

  • Number of $5 billion-plus takeover deals hits record

    A bumper North American railroad bid and three other big tie-ups announced this week have taken the number of takeover deals worth $5 billion or more to a record 128 this year, according to Thomson Reuters data. Pacific Railway’s bid for rival Norfolk Southern Corp. on Tuesday would be the biggest ever Canadian acquisition in…

  • THE FUTURE IS NOW IN SHANGHAI

  • Greece’s Bank Debt

    Greece owes $350 Billion, which represents approximately 175% of their gross national product.  Around $40 Billion of that debt is to European banks.(according to December 2014 numbers).  Around 100 years ago financier John Paul Getty had this to say about debt. "If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank…

  • B.B. King

    Riley King(a.k.a. B.B. King) died during his sleep. I had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing him perform during his 80th birthday tour. Aside from having a strong beautiful style of playing, B.B. had a beautiful expressive voice and a personality that generated warmth, humility, humor, love, and respect. Probably more than anyone, B.B.…

  • ONE IN FOUR FLORIDA DRIVERS UNINSURED

    2015′s Most and Least Risky States for Drivers’ Wallets by Richie Bernardo   We all know driving can be dangerous, but in some states it’s more dangerous to your wallet than others. If another driver crashes into your car, can you be sure that driver has insurance, and, if so, enough to cover the damages?…

  • Richest 1% to own more than rest of world, Oxfam says

    19 January 2015 Last updated at 07:52 ET    The world's richest 1% of people will continue to become wealthier, says Oxfam The wealthiest 1% will soon own more than the rest of the world's population, according to a study by anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The charity's research shows that the share of the world's wealth…

  • Our Embarrassment

    Don’t you find it odd that the Republicans in Congress were running at an 18 to 25% approval rating over the past two years, yet they were the politicians that so many voters ran too, to take control of Congress. Obstructionism has it’s allure, as does oblique racism. It troubled me that as soon as…

  • Are You Ready For This

    World's tallest roller coaster set to scrape Orlando's skies   By Karla Cripps, CNN November 20, 2014 — Updated 1407 GMT (2207 HKT)      See the world's tallest roller coaster      STORY HIGHLIGHTS Animated video offers terrifying look at world's tallest roller coaster, due to open in 2017 Skyscraper designer says cars will loop, dive and…

  • SHORTEST MEETS TALLEST

    From a height of 8 feet, 3 inches, Sultan Kosen reaches down to Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal as they meet at a Guinness World Records event in London on Thursday. Dangi- who measures 21.5 inches tall – is considered the smallest living person and Kosen is a Turkish farmer who holds the record for…

  • Pope Francis: Evolution and Big Bang Theory Are Real

             Big Bang theory and evolution in nature "do not contradict" the idea of creation, Pope Francis has told an audience at the Vatican, saying God was not “a magician with a magic wand.” The Pope’s remarks on Monday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences appeared to be a theological break from his predecessor Benedict…

  • RENDERING OF PROPOSED CASINO/RESORT IN TUXEDO, NEW YORK

    Proposed site of the 1000 room hotel and casino less than an hour north of N.Y.C.. The Genting $1.5 Billion proposal is one of six for Orange County.  Genting already has the highest grossing casino in North America, next to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.  

  • World War 2 Monument in Sarajevo

                                            Entering Sujetska National Park

  • HUMPBACK WHALES OFF OF NEW YORK CITY

     Whale surfaces to eat a snack in the waters off New York City.- CBS News                                            

  • Robin Williams

    One of the most endearing and talented entertainers of our era has past away, reportedly as a suicide..  A fine actor of varied skills, he had an organic intensity and a great quality for eliciting empathy from the viewers.  The master of improvisational comedy, Robin had incredible skills of mimicry, creativity and physical delivery, that enabled…

  • European bank ‘hit by sophisticated cyber-thefts’

      A security firm has reported uncovering evidence of cyber-thieves robbing more than 190 customers of a European bank. Kaspersky Lab said it had detected a computer server in January being used to co-ordinate an attack that appeared to have snatched more than 500,000 euros ($700,000; £400,000) over the course of a single week. The firm said…

  • THE FROG AND THE SCORPION

    A frog and a scorpion are on the side of the river. The scorpion says to the frog “will you give me a ride on your back across the river?“  The frog says “you must be crazy, if I give you a ride on my back across the water you will sting me”.    The…

  • U.S. EMBASSY IN LONDON TO OPEN IN 2017

    A striking glass structure, set to open in 2017, will be the new U.S. embassy in London. But six months into construction, CBS News has learned, the project is already at least $100 million over the initial cost estimate, partly due to manufacturing challenges with the design's six-inch-thick blast-proof glass. Patrick Kennedy, the State Department's…

  • STAR WARS

    WASHINGTON — The phrase "faster than a speeding bullet" just took on a whole new meaning. "An electromagnetic rail gun is a gun that uses just electricity — no gun powder — and, oh, by the way, can shoot a projectile like this, well over 100 miles at Mach 7," said Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, the…

  • A BILLION HOURS

      A billion hours ago, modern Homo sapiens emerged. A billion minutes ago, Christianity began.A billion seconds ago, the IBM PC was released.A billion Google searches ago … was this morning. Courtesy of Hal Varian, chief economist of Google. “Beyond Big Data,”     2000-plus: Estimated number of times the online activity of an average internet user…