Blog: If I understand this

Dad Joke:

Why don’t oysters donate to charity?

Because they’re shellfish.

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The Supreme Court says it will decide on Trump’s ability to deny birthright citizenship.  This is clear in the Constitution.  Of course, other things have been too, and ignored by SCOTUS.

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The Trump administration removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year’s schedule of free entrance days for national parks, then added President Donald Trump’s birthday. – But no signs of racism here.

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The Oxford Dictionary folks have made “rage bait” the “word of the year.”  Isn’t that two words?  Well, hell, dictionary people are picky so why can’t . . .

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Only in England:  LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters): Four Arrested After Throwing Apple Crumble and Custard at Crown Display in London.  Maybe bangers and mash next time.  Fish and chips? Of course, here we had a guy throw a sandwich . . .

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I read stories about folks who had a mistake on their credit and a hell of a time fixing it.  Just saw one where it took a young women 10 years!  I believe her.  Recently I had a questionable charge on a credit card — it was valid, but an unusual expense.  The credit card company froze my card (without contacting me) and tried to call me.  They had phone numbers that went back 20 years!  It is time like this when I am happy that I don’t a more common name, like Bill Williams, or Jim Jones . . .

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These Are the 3D Owl Puzzle That Have Gone Viral on TikTok – Headline online —  Can I get a job writing headlines and work from home?  I used to think my dream job would be to write/create book titles.  Not write the books, you understand, just the titles.

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Here, about upcoming Supreme Court decision:  Liberal justices warn the decision to give Trump power to fire independent regulators could ‘destroy the structure of government’

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White House to announce $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers

Ok, but where is he getting the $12B?  Oh, from us, the taxpayers, the same folks who are paying more because of the tariffs.  But he will say that “the tariffs on (meaning from) foreign countries” are paying for it!

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Headline: “Black hole spotted blasting winds at 130 million mph: A scale almost too big to imagine” – Uh, for me, it is too big to imagine.

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Didja know Dept.:  Pepper was once so rare and desirable that it was literally worth its weight in gold and was sometimes used as currency.

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So, we are in the season of Coca Cola ads.  Ok, but every year we see scenes of snow, and polar bears drinking coke.  Dunno bout you, but when I am cold, I prefer hot cocoa, tea, or perhaps an Irish coffee!

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Football fans:  didja see the play where Jalen Hurts had two turnovers on one play?  Eagles vs. Chargers, MNF.   — Interception and fumble.

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Something I have long pondered:  If you are getting ready to have a boy child, and you want to call him “Bill,” why name him “William?” And if the kids at school start calling him “Will” are you going to be okay?

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Dateline Wednesday:  Trump just said that we have seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela!  What?  More to come.  Wait, suspected drug terrorists aboard?  Did Congress authorize this?  Is this not piracy? 

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Comics History:  The strip, “Peanuts,” was originally called “Li’l People.” When a syndicate offered to take it on, they insisted on the name change.  It was mostly because of the popularity of the kids show “The Howdy Doody Show,” and how its group of kids in the audience were called the “Peanut Gallery.”

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Weird But True Dept.:  Our tongues, like our fingerprints, are also specific to each individual. That’s right — people have tongue prints, which vary from one person to another due to both shape and texture. And perhaps surprisingly, the organ has been gaining some popularity as a method for biometric authentication.  So, who leaves a tongue print? And where?  At the scene of a crime?

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You Knew This Would Happen: Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked Democratic legislation that would have extended enhanced tax credits for over 20 million people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act for the next three years, setting up big health insurance premium hikes next year.  Is the cave in to end the shutdown going to be worth it?

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Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale – Well, why not?  Our Dear Leader also said injecting bleach would cure Covid!  Two old people had pills with bleach in them, for their aquarium, and, after listening to Trump took them to prevent/cure Covid. Both died.

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Didja know:  A cashew is NOT a type of peanut.  Peanuts grow in the ground, cashews on trees.

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This:  Trump pardons jailed ex-Colorado election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court – I can’t decide if he is that stupid (he is really stupid) or if is just another attention getting crackpot comment.  Some time I will again list my top 10 or 20 of “things that prove how stupid Trump is.”  Preview: Windmills cause cancer.

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Commander overseeing U.S. forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early amid U.S. buildup near Venezuela – Have anything to do with our illegal attacks?  Wait – a military leader with a conscience?

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A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).

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So now we made some kind of deal with Belarus.  Lifted sanctions?  I recall that Russian troops trained there before invading Ukraine . . .  OK with Trump?

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Shootings at Brown U. today.  Oh well, maybe we have not reached our daily quota:

On average, approximately 327 people are shot every day in the United States, which includes both fatal and non-fatal injuries. 

Of those individuals who are shot daily:

An average of 117 people die from their injuries, which includes homicides, suicides, and unintentional shootings.

And many pols, Rs for the most part, essentially say that this is the price to pay for our second amendment freedoms!  Charlie Kirk said that . . . Don’t you feel better now?  Get a gun, you wimp!  We’re all better off if we are ALL armed, all the time, everywhere! Never mind the statistics from all those other countries!

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From a Robert Reich email:  92% of stocks are owned by the richest 10% of Americans.

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In the interest of trying to have a “holiday spirit,” I will stop here and try to forget some of the above!

All take care,

Kevin