Another good reblog by Keith.
OOPS–Another Meanie
Published February 10, 2025 by Nan MykelAnother good reblog by Keith.
MANDY’S 53!
Published January 27, 2025 by Nan Mykel
The Trump administration, working with OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle, will invest at least $100 billion in A.I. infrastructure.
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Donald Trump orders trans women inmates to be housed with men: “There will be rapes” ny times
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POEM OF THE DAY
Work Bench
Life has morphed into a jigsaw
puzzle with all pieces accounted
for, but fewer and much larger.
And I work and rework the same
chunks day after day after day,
grateful for seeing the biggest ones
fracture, until I am inside
struggling to revision content.
Will I come together in time?
Only angels and fairies know.
Nan Dec. 2024
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For You: Trump Terminates Fauci’s Government Security Protection. Mr. Trump inaccurately characterized FEMA’s role, which is to support state and local officials only if those officials are unable to respond to disasters on their own, and only at the request of a governor.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is stripped of Government Security protection. Trump told reporters he would not feel responsible if harm came to Fauci. The day before, he removed Government Security protection for Mike Pompeo and Brian Hook, former top aides. “Both these men faced continuing Iraq threats because of actions they took on Mr. Trump’s behalf during his first administration.”
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WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS?
Published January 20, 2025 by Nan Mykel
Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park at the DMZ on the border of the two Koreas
The park was built in 1972 to console those from both sides who are unable to return to their hometowns, friends and families because of the division of Korea and currently receives approximately 1.2 million visitors per year.” (source)
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GLAD I ASKED
In my last blog I asked if Trump really salutes the flag, based on two photos I came across on the internet. WRONG, it seems to have been a setup. The second photo, at Jimmy Carter’s funeral, was iffy in comparison. Of course, then he went and didn’t fly the flag at half mast for the usual 30 days. Anyway, I apologize for any misinterpretations.
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Does He Really Not Salute?
Published January 10, 2025 by Nan Mykel
SEROUSLY, in this age of no Fact Check, will someone please tell me if the President elect has a problem with saluting the U.S. flag. I published the photo I had from 2015, probably, but I just spied him at President Carter’s funeral, where everyone else seemed to be saluting, even his wife, but he was not. If there’s some situation or pecadillo I’ve missed, I’d like to know. I’d hate to mislead anyone.
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GNARLY FOLKS
Once as innocent as snow,
Certain friends grew up to know
Nefariousness and more
In their search not to be poor.
Cops and Robbers, fun to play
Perfect for a childhood day.
Doesn’t fit when we are grown,
Taking on a querulous tone.
Families split, old friends too.
If prayer works for you, please do.
He Wants the Panama Canal and Greenland, So.. Far..
Published January 7, 2025 by Nan Mykel
Is this presumably A.I. internet image the reason the black women’s vote was so overwhelmingly Democrat?_______
Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in supporting legislation that aims to deport more migrants charged with nonviolent crimes, a first salvo in a broader crackdown.
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META pulls FactCheck.
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British Prime Minister irked at Musk for false child sex ring words.
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Trump wants Panama Canal back. plus Greenland
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After securing enough votes to hold the House speakership, Speaker Johnson railed against “social justice” in the military and schools, which reminds me of of Democrat Doug Mann’s earlier rebuke of the escalating wave of anti-trans legislation, foreseing that the trans situation will get even worse..
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META’s Fact Check bites the dust? A world of Make Believe, who wants it?
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MAYBE FICTION?
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I’ll be interested in how other bloggers deal with it.
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A FEISTY REBLOG BY JILL DENNISON
Published January 2, 2025 by Nan MykelMost who have followed Filosofa’s Word for a year or more know that I have zero empathy or tolerance for millionaires or billionaires. When there are people dying all around the globe because they lack food, potable water, shelter, and healthcare, there is no viable justification for a “chosen few” to sit atop billions of dollars that could feed, clothe and shelter the rest. None. Today, the U.S. has the highest level of wealth inequality in the nation’s history. WHY??? Tragically, the incoming administration plans to stretch that wealth gap even more, fawning over those who have lots of money while kicking the rest of us to the curb. Thom Hartmann ponders some of the reasons the Republican Party worship wealth. It is a bit lengthy, but well worth the time, I think.
Why Do Republicans Hate a Prosperous Middle Class?
The real reason GOP policies target wages, unions, and public education. By Thom Hartman
(Nan has lost the ability to “reblog,” so you’ll have to find it on your own, or on Jill Dennison.)
Net Neutrality Ended
Published January 2, 2025 by Nan MykelThe F.C.C. had voted in April to restore net neutrality regulations, which expand government oversight of broadband providers and aim to protect consumer access to the internet. The regulations were first put in place nearly a decade ago under the Obama administration and were aimed at preventing internet service providers like Verizon or Comcast from blocking or degrading the delivery of services from competitors like Netflix and YouTube. The rules were repealed under President-elect Donald J. Trump in his first administration, but they continued to be a contentious partisan issue that pit tech giants against broadband providers.
The court’s decision put an end to the Biden administration’s hallmark tech policy, which had drawn impassioned support from consumer groups and tech giants like Google and fierce protests from telecommunications giants like Comcast and AT&T.
Thursday’s decision effectively concludes the back-and-forth battle. Brendan Carr, whom Mr. Trump has named as the incoming F.C.C. chair, has been a strong critic of net neutrality. The court’s reliance on the Loper case in its ruling could also portend more lawsuits to hollow out federal regulations at the F.C.C. and other agencies.
In a statement, Mr. Carr said that he was “pleased” by the decision and that “the work to unwind the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach will continue.”
The court’s decision doesn’t affect state laws on net neutrality in California, Washington and Colorado. Democrats at the F.C.C. called on Thursday for Congress to create laws promoting net neutrality, signaling that the issue may continue to fester. [or bubble?]
“Consumers across the country have told us again and again that they want an internet that is fast, open, and fair,” said Jessica Rosenworcel, the chairwoman of the F.C.C. and a Democrat who had pushed for the reinstatement of the rules. “It is clear that Congress now needs to heed their call, take up the charge for net neutrality and put open internet principles in federal law.”
I Can’t Run Away
Published December 30, 2024 by Nan MykelIt’s tempting to just “forget” what’s happening today in the world, but running away gets me no place, even away. So while I’m drawn to try and escape acid reflux topics, I will at least mix the two for awhile, at least until my readership vanishes. That said, today’s mixture:
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“INDIAN GIVER?”
Was Jimmy Carter already dead when Trump announced his intention/wish to take the Panama Canal back? The Canal Zone was constructed following Jim Crow policies of segregation. Privileged white U.S. citizens and their dependents were granted certain rights based on race. Black Panamanians and migrant laborers, mostly from the Caribbean, took the bulk of low-paying jobs and lived in the Canal Zone’s segregated neighborhoods. (Google) When President, Jimmy Carter signed https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check
The stretch of land 50 miles long and 10 miles wide in the middle of the Panamanian isthmus had been under U.S. control since 1903, with construction of the canal starting in earnest the following year.
The U.S. Canal Zone had its own government, court system, schools, police force, fire department. It had its own governor, appointed by the president of the U.S. Living in the zone meant access to free housing, free schools, state-of-the-art medical facilities, manicured lawns, clean streets, little-league football and Fourth of July parades.
But when Panamanians set foot in the Canal Zone, their citizenship rights were void and they could be prosecuted under different laws and regulations.
The Panama Canal Treaty promised to give control of the canal to the Panamanians by midnight Dec. 31, 1999. The Treaty of Permanent Neutrality and Operation declared the canal neutral and open to vessels of all nations and allowed the U.S. to retain the permanent right to defend the canal from any threat.
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Voters in Odessa, Texas, have overwhelmingly rebuked the city’s anti-trans reputation by replacing the three city council members who supported its infamous bathroom ban – and also by electing Odessa’s first-ever gay council member.
Craig Stoker, executive director for the local Meals on Wheels, campaigned on improving the city’s infrastructure, while his opponent – incumbent Denise Swanner – campaigned on homophobia.
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‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years
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FORTY DIFFERENT FRUIT ON ONE TREE
Why can’t we do it?
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I GUESS I COULD BE CALLED AN ALLIE IN GHANA
An Amendment in Ghana would classify LGBTQ+ people, allies, and related acts as “fugitive criminals.” In the same vein as murderers, rapists, bank robbers and more. This means anyone engaged in LGBTQAP+ activities who are merely deemed to have committed offenses would be subject to extradition to Ghana. Under such extradition law, Ghana could potentially request the extradition of individuals from countries with which it has extradition treaties. The treaty with the US, for example, was extended from its initiating UK treaty which covered Commonwealth countries.
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FRIENDLY AMPUTATIONS
Combat can leave the ants with leg injuries. But as scientists recently discovered, these ants have evolved an effective wound treatment: amputation.
In the journal Current Biology, on Tuesday, researchers report that the ants bite off the injured limbs of their nest mates to prevent infection. Although other ant species are known to tend to the wounds of their injured, typically by licking them clean, this is the first time that an ant species has been known to use amputation to treat an injury.
The ants in the study performed amputations on only certain leg injuries, suggesting that they are methodical in their surgical practices. Aside from humans, no other animal is known to conduct such amputations. The prevalence of the behavior among Florida carpenter ants raises questions about their intelligence and their ability to feel pain.
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Male Versus Female —
“We need the humility to acknowledge that we haven’t come near to solving male versus female issues in the United States. But at least we discuss them openly, shattering taboos — and throwing stones from a glass house is still preferable to silence as women and girls are murdered and assaulted in large numbers around the world.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/sexual-violence-women.html
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Erin in the Morning
120 Anti-Trans Bills Filed Across the United States This Year
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NAN says: Well, I experimented good vs bad, but I think I stayed a little more down than up…
TO TAKE YOUR MIND OFF…
Published December 25, 2024 by Nan MykelThe following is probably from an Edgar Cayce Dream Course I took years ago:
The ancient Greeks paid close attention to certain dreams that seemed to predict illness. Hippocrates,the Greek physician called the father of medicine, thought that specific dream images prognosticated future ailments. Such dreams are probably responses of the brain to minute bodily symptoms of sensations that are magnified and dramatized during sleep. Symptoms of illness often appear in dreams long before they are observable while awake. As you learn the common dream signs of both illness and improvement, you have the opportunity to pick up forewarnings each night. When the images are dire, you can take action to protect yourself. For instance, if you dream that you are driving a car that’s going too fast and its brakes have failed you should find a way to slow down your waking lifestyle before you crash.
HOUSE METAPHORS FOR THE BODY
HOUSE PART BODY PART
spine staircase
framework skeleton, bones
windows eyes
front door mouth, vagina
back door anus
furnace stomach, womb
pipes blood vessels, ducts
electrical wiring nerves
room inner space
balcony breasts
chimney, tower phallus
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AUTOMOBILE PART BODY PART
body (outer shell) body surface
steering wheel mind-set, control
brakes ability to control activity
headlights eyes
horn voice
fuel energy level
engine, concealed parts inner organs
tires or wheels legs
IF YOU DREAM ABOUT AN AUTOMOBILE AS A METAPHOR for your body, you should consider:
Which brand is it?
Which model (sedan, convertible, sports, racing)
What condition is it in?
How well does it function?
Are you at the steering wheel? If not, who is in control?
Is the car going too slow or too fast?
Do the brakes work?
Is the car moving properly on the road or has it swerved off?
Is it stuck in a rut?
Is there danger of a crash?
Is there a flat tire?
Are the inner parts malfunctioning?
Is the exterior rusty or polished?
Is there enough gas?
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UPDATE ON NURSERY RHYMES
Georgie Porgie: About the Prince Regent George IV of Britain, who was exceedingly fat and left a string of illegitimate children.:“Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry.” Seems to me there’s a piece missing somewhere.
Little children today don’t skip rope to rhymes about Bill Clinton and Monica. If you know what piece of the history is missing, please share with us. Maybe they will some day skip rope while singing about the Kennedy’s and Marilyn Monroe or the president elect and Stormy Daniels? My guess is there’s even more colorful events around the corner. What say ye?
Three Blind Mice – [Bloody] Queen Mary of England refers to her order to have three Protestant bishops viciously killed, possibly blinded.
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Well, if I don’t get back to you later today. Happy Holidays….Oh, just a late note that our incoming president wants to retake the Suez Canal.
HOLY COW!
Published December 20, 2024 by Nan MykelIt’s fairly well accepted that the contents of a number of nursery rhymes reflect pieces of actual history. Why? Many nursery rhymes originated in times when life was harsh. They often reflected societal issues, such as poverty, disease, and war. The realities of life during these periods influenced the themes of the rhymes. Also, there was no internet nor telephones. So I guess the adults talked to each other. Still, I can’t imagine adults sharing references of that kind with children.
The domain of once oral “folk” material that children have kept alive—folktales and fairy tales; fables, sayings, riddles, charms, tongue twisters; folksongs, lullabies, hymns, carols, and other simple poetry; rhymes of the street, the playground, the nursery; and, supremely, Mother Goose, and other “nonsense” verse, bubbles around us, often forgotten or disremembered.
WHAT!?
Don’t Know Where I Was when this happened: Odessa, Texas became a national name after its strict anti-trans bathroom ban that allows individual citizens (whether or not they are Odessa or even Texas residents) to sue a trans person for a minimum of $10,000 in damages if they violate it (there is no cap on how large the bounty can be).
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I also didn’t know Musk had a transgender daughter, either, who in her alienation from him exchanges insults, back and forth.
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