2020-09-30
2020-09-29
Quote of the day - 09-29-2020.
A central aspect of Trump’s financial flim-flam over many decades is that he has taken advantage of tax laws enacted by both Democrats and Republicans for the deliberate purpose of enabling such chicanery and minimizing the tax burden on the financial elite. It was under the Obama administration in 2010 that the IRS authorized a payment of $72.9 million to Trump, supposedly as a refund of “overpayments.”
At least until he launched his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2015, Trump bribed Democrats and Republicans alike with “campaign contributions” and was rewarded with loopholes such as the favored treatment of real estate losses in the Obama administration bailout of Wall Street in 2009.
Among the politicians benefiting from Trump’s largesse over the years were Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, his current opponents. He gave campaign contributions on 17 occasions to the two New York Democratic senators, Charles Schumer, now the Senate Democratic leader, and Hillary Clinton, Trump’s opponent in the 2016 presidential contest. None of this politically inconvenient history appears in the Times account of Trump’s tax evasion.
2020-09-27
Establishment/right-wing weasel word: confirmed.
https://consortiumnews.com/2020/09/27/confirmed-is-a-meaningless-word-in-msm-news-reporting/
Whenever you see the mass media saying an important claim has been “confirmed”, just ignore them. They have no respect for that word, and it has lost all meaning among their ranks. The western media class does not exist to tell you the truth about the world, it exists to distort your understanding of the world for the advantage of the powerful.
2020-09-25
Yet another crappy week.
It can get demoralizing at times attempt so many things and never seem to succeed.
It can be frustrating to always be wrong or never be correct around you.
I realize that with so many stresses in life, I'm human and not infallible.
Some may not recognize the things one does, let alone appreciate them.
When I find myself in such situations, I realize that happiness is not in these places.
Happiness is for me to find - that's really the goal in life. As long as I'm pursuing what makes me happy, I'm never a failure regardless of what others think.
2020-09-23
2020-09-20
A summary of the only real differences between the Republican and Democratic brands, here in the US.
(apart of course from their names and their brand's colors)
- One is walking things backwards purposefully - and quite up front about it.
- The other is moon walking things backwards - thus conveying the impression they are in place or worse moving forward.
For any established group of interests (i.e. the 1%) it means all good things for them.
It's bad for everyone and everything else.
2020-09-19
Quote of the day - 09-18-2020.
Alan MacLeod via FAIR:
The world is currently heating at a faster rate than even the worst-case projections of the ’90s and 2000s. Experts agree that anything over a 2 degree Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) rise in temperatures from preindustrial levels would be catastrophic, threatening organized human survival. Yet many are now expecting a 5 degree Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) increase by the end of the century, barring dramatic changes in energy use, making the planet essentially unlivable. Scientists also warn that increased temperatures will create feedback loops, like melting ice sheets and the release of trapped methane, that will accelerate further warming.
BREAKING! Ruth Ginsburg R.I.P. Democrats Posturing Begins!
2020-09-18
Never thought I'd be happy for a day of rain.
Especially on a day like today. Life at work can be quite shitty at times. The only nice thing about it is its end.
