Play this YouTube presentation from 1:30 to 3:30. I have seen this satire in other places. The country is better off without the Republicans running the congress. Sincerely, Ed Lawrence: Don’t worry about Republicans failing to elect a speaker… yet 1:30 – 3:30 Lawrence: Don’t worry about Republicans failing to elect a speaker… yet Lawrence: Don’t worry…
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Worldwide Minimum Tax for Major Corporations – Ed O’Rourke
There is a proposal to tax countries where they earn their money and not a post office box in the Bahamas. See the story here. Since the print in the article is tiny, I added an enlarged version. What will they do next? Hopefully, abolish tax havens, a fancy name for countries that encourage tax evasion. The…
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas from Medellin
See this old Christmas favorite. Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Helms 1957 Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Helms 1957 Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Helms 1957 See you this spring, Ed and Silvia Attachments area Preview YouTube video Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Helms 1957 Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Helms 1957
Good News from Colombia – Ed O’Rourke
President Petro thinks that rich people should pay taxes and not just a token amount. See the story here. Sincerely, Ed Can Colombia Show the Rest of the World How to Tax the Rich? Opinion | Can Colombia Show the Rest of the World How to Tax the Rich? Opinion | Can Colombia Show the…
Georgia on My Mind – Ed O’Rourke
With the runoff election I remember Hoagie Carmichael’s old song. Willie Nelson – Georgia on My Mind Willie Nelson – Georgia on My Mind Willie Nelson – Georgia on My Mind What relief I felt. Since Kevin McCarthy has many nutcases elected to Congress, I hope he forms a coalition government with the Democrats. I…
Genocide in British India – Ed O’Rourke
When I was in high school and for the first three years in college, I had the idea that colonialism was beneficial to the colonists. In my fourth year in college there was criticism. In graduate school and later in life, I saw that it was exploitation. The attached article from Aljazeera tells the world how brutal…
Talking to Rick Scott from the Lincoln Project – Ed O’Rourke
This 10 minute interview is interesting. The Lincoln Project has produced the most biting commercials that I have ever seen. Sincerely, Ed Where will the Republicans go from here? Interview with Rick Wilson | DW News Where will the Republicans go from here? Interview with Rick Wilson | DW News Where will the Republicans go from…
Happy Thanksgiving-Ed O’Rourke Nov 23, 2022, 12:51 PM
I thank all my relatives and friends who made a privileged life possible. Sometimes I have thanked people and sometimes I have not. Silvia and I plan to visit in spring, 2023. Some favorite plans still look much like they did in the late 1950s and early 1960s. When I go to Knox County, Atchison, Kerrville…
Climate Crisis – Worse Than I Thought – Ed O’Rourke
This 59 minute presentation convinced me that things are far worse than I thought. According to one individual in the video, there will be a 100 feet rise in ocean levels, even if carbon emissions were to stop on a dime and all the environment projects like saving the Amazon rainforest would start. When George W…