Sunday, October 6, 2024

"NO NEW TAXES"

   Recently, I ran across a post promoting a meet and greet for a local candidate headlined with the title of this post. A wealthy supporter had opened up their palatial home for this event-- which reminds me .... why is it always the wealthy who constantly carp and complain about taxes? And put millions of dollars into the campaigns to elect the candidates they desire?  Do they think their gated communities, with private security will be enough to keep them safe and cozy from the rest of the world? While the rest of us (who don't understand that fewer taxes mean less ability for government to govern and provide services) wonder why the police don't patrol enough, why no one is fixing all the potholes, etc. And all the crap about how much money is wasted on lazy employees, "there's too much waste", when the reality is that government is comprised of normal citizens. Citizens who sometimes do wasteful things -- much like the rest of the humans on this planet. 
Yes, I might be ranting a bit and will most likely be back to add and edit. 

Thursday, October 3, 2024

The January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol - American Oversight

The January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol - American Oversight: The heavily armed, Trump-incited mob attack of Jan. 6, 2021, was an attack not just on the U.S. Capitol building, but also on democracy and the rule of law.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Summer Streaming 2024

The Monk and the Gun movie Kanopy
Eric limited series NF
The Nest movie
The Reader movie Prime
Unforgiven Britbox
American Fiction movie Prime
After the Flood series Britbox
Sweet Tooth (new season) NF
Braithwaites series Britbox
Lady Killers 1995 movie Kanopy
The Idea of You movie Prime
Oppenheimer movie Prime
Lady Vanishes 2013 Britbox
McDonald and Dodds series Britbox
A Man and a Woman 1996 movie
Local Hero (rewatch) Kanopy
Michael Collins 1996 movie
Karen Pirie series Britbox
Archie limited series Britbox
Outlaws (new season) series Prime
Gracepoint limited series Prime (American version of Broadchurch)
Quirke limited series Britbox
Wicked Little Letters 2023 movie NF
Murder in Provence series Britbox
Decoy Bride  2011 movie
Millions (rewatch) dvd
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell movie Kanopy
Rev series Britbox
Monsieur Spade limited series NF
Bodkin series NF
Boys in the Boat movie Prime
The Union movie NF