Noam Chomsky observed that the One Percent keep that society´s attention span narrow but intense. There is much fuss about the 2024 elections and DT. I am addicted to coverage about his latest outrage which is more interesting than what Jerry Kroth talks about in his video. A controversial professor emeritus looks at the America Empires coming…
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A Look at the DT Followers – Ed O´Rourke
When you talk to DT followers, you are entering a fact-free zone and an ethics-free zone. I have the idea that about half would stop a bullet for him. I had the hope that President Biden could convince the Congress to approve the Child Tax Credit, raise the income tax rates on rich Americans and…
President Biden´s 23 Minute Speech in North Carolina – Ed O´Rourke
Refresh your memories about his accomplishments. Lower insulin costs, highest job number creation in 4 years in American history, the infrastructure projects, high speed Internet and more. When DT was president, we had the first president since Herbert Hoover to have a decrease in jobs. Compare this with any deranged speech from DT. Sincerely, Ed ‘Everything…
Inflation Perception – Ed O´Rourke
Inflation is slowing down but most people do not feel that way. I wondered why until I saw this commentary this morning. Take a look at excerpts and then read the entire article. Sincerely, Ed The United States has just experienced one of the biggest collapses in consumer inflation in modern history. In June 2022 consumer…
Farmers Commit Suicide at Three Times the Rate for Non-Farmers – Ed O´Rourke
I used to have the idea that people in rural areas had a more peaceful life than those in the big city. Sometimes this is true. My experience in Knox County, Missouri in the 1959 and 1961 summers were special. When I was getting serious in alcoholic recovery in spring, 1991, I remembered especially happy times…
LET THE VOTERS DECIDE – ED O´ROURKE
You may enjoy this cartoon, Ed
A Good Look at the ETs – Ed O´Rourke
I feel that the ETs have been visiting for many decades and perhaps for many centuries. The US government, especially the defense establishment, has kept the lid on through ridicule and intimidation. Pilots´ observations and radar readings show aircraft that travel at 10,300 miles per hour that can submerge and turn at right angles. Just about all…
A Lived Happily Ever After Story – Ed O´Rourke
This story in the New York Times caught my eye. Denmark will have a new queen and king. See the story here, Ed Denmark’s Next Queen Is a Progressive, Common-Born Former Australian “I don’t recall wishing that one day I would be a princess,” Princess Mary told reporters. “I wanted to be a veterinarian.” Denmark’s Next…
Another Look at the Confederacy – It Was Worse Than I Thought – Ed O´Rourke
Nikki Haley´s recent remarks about the Civil War has shown how tough shape the Republican Party is in. In 1861, there was not a single public school in the Confederacy. Thom Hartman wrote a commentary showing that life in the South was hard for all but the richest people. See this excerpt and then the commentary….
Environmentalists Appreciate Pope Francis – Ed O´Rourke
Environmentalists Appreciate Pope Francis – Ed O´Rourke Many environmentalists are Pope Francis fans. American Gaia, representing umpteen organizations wrote a thank you letter. See these excerpts and see the source at: https://americangaia.me/004-pope-francis/ Sincerely, Ed You also explain that humans depend on one another. Using the term “human ecology” (in contrast to the natural ecology that puts humans…