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Fear has enormous power to destroy. The more afraid we are, the larger and more insurmountable the problem seems. This is not news – it’s the most basic of human responses. We run or we fight when we are afraid – it’s part of the instinctual systems we have that let us act when we haven’t time to think. Fear in its proper place can be a good thing. Being scared to leap off of a perfectly good roof to … Continue reading “Be Not Afraid”
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The short answer is yes – he’s hoping (or his handlers are) that we’ll be distracted by the panicdemic and the new unconstitutional and unenforceable mandates. With any luck at all, no one will notice that we still have people in Afghanistan or that the fallout from the disastrous withdrawal is still raining down. “See the squirrel! Watch the squirrel! Don’t impeach me…” My analysis is that Biden is not in control – either of the country or himself. Those … Continue reading “What? Joe’s Still Here?”
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Kimmel stated publicly that we should just let the unvaccinated die. This is blatant hate mongering – and it’s just a tad racist, too. Only 30% of the country remains unvaccinated – and 28% of those folks happen to be black. So basically – why does this hate monger have a job? Probably because he’s carrying water for Fauci – as is much of the media. Remember when 70% was enough to reach herd immunity? Well, now it’s not because … Continue reading “Why Does Jimmy Kimmel Have a Job?”
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Truth hurts. We’ve all heard the saying. Worse, we’ve all been on the receiving end of a painful truth; didn’t make the team, girlfriend wants to break up; you have bad breath. It’s so much easier to just believe we are good enough for the team, our girlfriends want to be with us and that our mouthwash works – who would ever want to be told otherwise? The adage is a misnomer, however. Truth isn’t what hurts. Ripping away the … Continue reading “Truth Hurts; So We Cling to Lies”
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The media makes its money on fear. We tune in to hear about the crisis; we don’t tune in to hear about the city counsel meeting. The media – from the local newsletter all the way to the multinational conglomerates – knows that. Advertisers pay for views – they always have. When the only media was a single sheet of paper hung on the church door, some enterprising merchant somewhere paid to have his business’ name written in on the … Continue reading “Fear the Reaper – Do Not Fear Information; The Media Maybe”
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Forget STEM and all the hoopla about fewer people going into the science field – let’s look at the science every US citizen needs to understand – can we just teach that much science successfully? Not ‘do we’ – ‘CAN WE’? Because the reality is, real science is really boring. It’s not particularly difficult – elementary kids can grasp the basics and high schoolers should be able to master the principles. If you can keep them awake long enough because … Continue reading “Can We Actually Teach Science?”
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I saw a comment online today that I found annoying, disheartening, infuriating and just so sad. That person said what many, many people are saying – what maybe you’ve said – it’s such a common sentiment. And ever so wrong. What did that person say? Simply that we will have to wait until the midterms before we can do anything about the state of our government. My reaction: Seriously? What the heck are they teaching in Civics nowadays? Do people … Continue reading “You Can Do Something Now”
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From ABC News, August 18, 2021 Interview (transcript linked below): STEPHANOPOULOS: All troops are supposed to be out by August 31st. Even if Americans and our Afghan allies are still trying to get out, they’re gonna leave? BIDEN: We’re gonna do everything in our power to get all Americans out and our allies out. STEPHANOPOULOS: Does that mean troops will stay beyond August 31st if necessary? BIDEN: It depends on where we are and whether we can get– ramp these … Continue reading “Biden Lied”
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No excuses. No failures. GET OUR PEOPLE OUT – EVERY SINGLE ONE.
No excuses. No failures. GET OUR PEOPLE OUT – EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Author Archena Posted on Categories Current
Nothing. Thanks for dropping by. Okay, okay, so there might be more to it than that. First thing to know about any poll is that it’s a snapshot of what’s going on at the minute it’s taken. It can be meaningful days afterwards if the electorate is stable – and it can be completely wrong two hours later – even if it was done perfectly (which nothing is – pollsters come in the same size human as the rest of … Continue reading “What Approval Numbers Tell Us”
