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Update 06/29/2025
Re Trump’s attack: There is that thing about the Constitution’s unambiguous statement that only Congress can declare war, the absence of a law akin to the Iraq War-era Authorization for Use of Military Force (even Hillary voted for that one), and — critically — a lack of an imminent threat to the United States. ……………………………… Continue reading
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Update 06/22/2025
Samuel Johnson: “Being on a ship is like being in jail – with the chance of drowning.” Not exactly words to live by for a sailor. Here’s a mate’s saying from my time: “A collision at sea can ruin your whole day.” ………………………… Useless “This Week in History” fact: The first roller coaster in American… Continue reading
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Update 06/15/2025
Useless fact for today (well, an estimate, not a fact): The United Nations estimates there may be as many as 3 million shipwrecks scattered across the ocean floor — and fewer than 1% of them have been explored. ………………………………….. Trump’s endorsement of Newsom’s arrest comes just days after the president directed the Justice Department to… Continue reading
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Update 06/08/2025
Another bad idea that future generations will probably have to cope with: Putting nuclear weapons in space. I read that the Russians are working on that, who knows about us? ……………………………… A new, proposed curriculum for Oklahoma high schools includes some conspiracy theories – presented as facts, such as that the 2020 election was stolen… Continue reading
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Update 06/01/2025
Why are so many against Israel’s continued attacks in Gaza? One headline: Israeli Strikes Kill 52 In Gaza, Including 36 In A School-Turned Shelter, Medics Say I also read a report that a doctor in Gaza had 10 kids, and 9 of them were killed in a bombing. While I do not believe the Hamas’… Continue reading
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