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Digging out

November 8, 2024

Haven’t paid as much attention to sports this week but Cincinnati Bengals had a dramatic last minute drive against the Baltimore Ravens, to pull within in one point – 34 to 35. They went for two point conversions and the win,, pass was incomplete but officials missed both a defensive holding and a roughing the passer call.

Saints fans are thinking, welcome to the club. If only NFL could afford full time officiating.

Seeing some MAGAs today saying who cares if Trump goes after immigrant workers in California & other blue states? Uh. Top 10 agriculture-producing States in 2023 are (descending order): California, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, Indiana, North Carolina & Missouri.

Random observation.

Had a small pet insurance check supposedly mailed first class from Ohio to CA on Oct 28. Haven’t received it as of Nov 7. Not worried on the money as I am sure they can reissue if lost. But what if it were a ballot?

So a family picture taken by Donald’s granddaughter doesn’t have Melania, nor Kimberly Guilfoyle, But it has Musk in the front row. Elon is now the son Trump wishes he had? And uh, can anyone think of a narcissist who has joined Trump’s orbit for any period of time who has stayed on his good side? Sycophants stick around longer… but how long until rumors that Musk is the real President upset Donald?

New Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles, a witness, got 20% raise that May, from $25,000 to $30,000 per month. Then Donald’s campaign hired her daughter Caroline, who’d worked for Trump’s 1st campaign & in White House, where she reportedly left because she didn’t pass background check. Her salary: $222,000, making her currently 4th highest-paid staffer.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-criminal-cases-witnesses-financial-benefits

Can we turn media coverage of Trump vs Harris/Walz into a math problem?

Imagine a circle, half red for right wing media, half theoretically blue for MSM. But MSM bothsided everything.. So you get half a circle red, and half a circle half red and half blue. Do the math.

Even if off a bit on the margains it’s 75-25%.

This could change but for US Senate, AP says Dave McCormick wins over Bob Casey in PA.

About 30,000 votes

Current totals: McCormick 48.95% 3,340.649

Casey 48.49% 3,308.961

Thomas (libertarian) 1.29% 87,706

Hazou (green) 0.94% 64.088

Hopethose Libertarians who want small government, and pro-environment Green party voters like GOP heavy-handed, anti-personal liberty, anti-environment legislation. Peaceful protests are great, but not at the ballot box.

About 65% of eligible Americans voted on Tuesday. Jimmy Carter, 100 years old, was one of those voters. For those in that non-voting 35%, What was YOUR excuse?

A day late

October 16, 2024

9-0 for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the NY Mets in game to some makes the NLCS feel like it’s over.

Remembering when a certain series felt like it was over after a 16-4 game.

Yep, game five, World Series. SF Giants vs the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2002.

Meanwhile, David McCormick, who is running for US Senate in Pennsylvania while living in oonnecticut, went to an NFL tailgate ih Philadelphia. Then posted pictures talking about cheering on … the Steelers.

This is like going to a fundraiser Sunday in San Francisco and talking about how you were rooting tonight for the Dodgers.
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Sure looking like it may have been not that the New Orleans Saints were that good. But that the Dallas Cowboys are that bad. #WhoDat

Trump scary quote getting attention about “people from within, we have some very bad people, sick people, radical left lunatics. And it should be easily handled by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military,”

Buts even scarier. Who does he single out? “thing that’s tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff.”

Whatever you think of Schiff, even most Republicans wouldn’t call him a “radical left lunatic.”

NY Times poll of Latino voters including immigrants found many don’t believe Trump is referring to people like them when he talks about immigrants. Got news for them; only immigrants safe under Trump’s proposed deportations are white men & beautiful women who will marry old men

Speaker Mike Johnson says that there was a peaceful transfer of power despite January 6.

Try telling a police officer that it was fine that you were driving drunk or driving 100 mph because you didn’t actually crash.

President Biden was in Florida today. A state probably as likely to vote for Harris as California is to vote for Trump. Joe announced additional $612 million to support communities unplaced by recent hurricanes. No insults, no threats. It’s so nice having a real President.