My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Substance
Slander
Fundamental characteristics Ultimate reality Weight Practical importance
False charges that damage reputation False statements Defamation of character
The most recent defamation lawsuit brought up by those incompetents is the one from Kash Patel regarding the reporting of alcohol abuse while on the job. I mean, just look at his eyes people. It seems to me that there is substance in those allegations because we all saw the video of him chugging the beer at the Olympics. Really dignified actions for the FBI Director.
Can we please go back to respectable times?
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Reason
Racism
Rational motive Logical Something that makes sense Explanation
Belief that race is a determinate of human traits. Discrimination Prejudice
One would think it reasonable to assume that after so many years of education and bringing the examples of how racism is rampant in our country to the forefront, it would not have been possible to elect such outright racists to the highest level of our government. But you know what they say about "assume."
I had no idea, for example, about the racism shown in the medical profession especially in regard to pregnancy. In the last few years I have been doing transcription for projects that are researching the differences in care between the races and how hard it is for people of color to get the same care given to white women. It is amazing.
Will we ever learn?
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Quality of Life
QAnon
General well-being Healthy Comfortable Able to enjoy activities of daily living Ability to afford to have a home, food, all the necessities and more
Far-right American political conspiracy theory and political movement. Believes the world is controlled by Satanic cabal. Believes there is a ring of pedophiles
I believe there may be a ring of pedophiles but they are not in the place that QAnon is looking. Let's release the Epstein files and see, shall we?
I know I am guilty of taking my quality of life for granted. I hope that we can learn from this difficult period in our history and make the changes necessary not to repeat it ever again.
Feeling better and trying to catch up with my work so a short one today. Thanks for all your well-wishes. I got lucky and my symptoms were not extreme.
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
People
Politics
Human beings Friends Neighbors Kinship
Government Policy Political opinion Affairs of state
Taking funding away from important programs like the Affordable Health Care Plan or Medicare so that the wealthy can have a huge tax break does not sound like putting people over politics. I understand that there are concerns about wasteful spending but to just arbitrarily defund programs doesn't make sense to me. Have you seen the depositions of those two guys who were working with DOGE? They were being asked about the cancellation of things because of "DEI" and they couldn't even articulate what DEI was! They used ChatGPT to help them identify programs to cut. Another one was asked if he felt sorry for pulling the grants away from people who were doing important research. He said he did not feel sorry for them, he was trying to reduce the deficit. When asked if the deficit had been reduced, he said no.
This is a clip from a news report:
The smug look on their faces just tells it all. The full depositions I'm sure can be found on YouTube if you want to see them.
Still a little under the weather so this is the best I can do for now.
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Opportunity
Obstruction
Choice Getting a chance to do something A favorable situation A way to move forward
Block Hindrance Obstacle Interference
Putting this here as a place holder. Unfortunately I got COVID and I am drained! Talk about an obstacle!
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Normalcy
Negativity
Business as usual Typical Expected Standard
Criticism Gloom Lying Complaining
You know at this point I don't ever think we will get back to "normal" here in the United States. Too many things have been changed by this administration to ever put back into place. It may, however, give us the opportunity to create a new "normal," one that has truth, decency, compassion, innovation, gentility, love at its core.
First we have to get rid of the negativity and hate that is being spewed on a daily basis from that guy. The way he talks to the reporters he doesn't like, especially the women, should absolutely have people in more of an uproar than they are. When he starts on his rampage of spite and tells all those lies the press should get up and walk out as a whole. At the very least they should be calling out the untruths.
All of his constant complaining is so exhausting. I guess that's the point though, to make us so tired of it all that we just give up. Well sorry bud, that's not happening. The protests are getting bigger and bigger and the overturn of Orban in Hungary last weekend should give us all hope. Not to go back to "normal" but to take the best parts of what we used to be and build on them. We can do it!
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
My theme for this year's A to Z Challenge is the A to Z of Democracy. This is your trigger warning. If you are going to be bothered by my descriptions of what I believe America should look and feel like, please stop reading and come back next year when my topic may go back to music or scrapbooking or interesting tidbits. Please respect my space and DO NOT leave disinformation or inflammatory statements in the comments. It's my blog and I will delete them. Thanks for your cooperation.
Maturity
Mar-a-Lago
Responsibility. Addressing what is going on in the world. Ability to admit when you are wrong.
Play Gatsby parties Golfing Inability to accept when you are wrong
I cannot think of any president who took the responsibilities of the job less seriously than #47 does. I mean, there are serious things going on in the world, mostly of his doing, that need his attention more than the golf course does. Almost every weekend since he was elected! And he used to make disparaging remarks when Biden went to Delaware once in a while.
And how selfish is it of him to throw these lavish Gatsby type parties when the rest of the country is struggling to put food on the table.
He's just a spoiled child and unfortunately he has surrounded himself with people who like to play just as much as he does. I mean, how many times has the government been shut down because the Republican controlled congress can't get it together. Seems like they take vacations or recess at the drop of a hat as well.
I can't wait until November when we can elect some mature (and I don't mean old) folks to get this country back on track.
As always, credit goes to Speaker Hakeem Jeffries who gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 218th congress.
