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  • HOW BAD CAN IT GET

    Most of what we read and hear is news about lies and false news. The President told us that the war was started to protect us from a nuclear attack by Iran In two weeks. The fact that this was so obviously bull shit, didn’t matter to this President, because what he says and does…

  • AI RISKS AND SAFEGUARDS

    Experts warn that artificial intelligence (AI) poses significant risks, including uncontrollable behavior, bias, job displacement, and ethical concerns, necessitating careful management and regulation. Key Concerns About AI:Uncontrollable AI: Prominent AI scientists, including Yoshua Bengio and Max Tegmark, have expressed concerns about the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI) that could operate independently. They warn that…

  • Transcript: Here’s what Bruce Springsteen had to say about Trump in Manchester, UK

    I’ll have more to say about this after it sinks in. But I will say that no one does righteous indignation like Bruce Springsteen. And he is certainly indignant about what he feels like the Trump administration is doing to the country he loves. Judging from the fact that his people have already edited together…

  • STRAIGHT SHOOTERS IN A TIME OF B.S.

    Without leaning toward political commentary, or an overly cultural point of view, these are some people who I think bring an honest, thoughtful, interesting, and sometimes humorous dialogue to the American conversation:  Bob Costas, Eugene Robinson, Caitlin Flanagan, Howard Dean, Andrew Sullivan, Neal Katyal, Bill Maher, Anand Giridharadas, Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow, Fareed Zakaria and…

  • GOLDEN BRIDGE BA NA HILLS VIETNAM

  • THE BATTLE FOR THE DOLLARS

    Who will win the battle for the dollars?  As more dollars are spent advertising support for issues ranging from healthcare to Supreme Court nominees to environmental issues, the groups that can raise the most cash to fund their issues, have a decided advantage in shaping policy. We know of at least $13M spent by conservative groups,( including $10M…

  • SHORTEST MEETS TALLEST

    From a height of 8 feet, 3 inches, Sultan Kosen reaches down to Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal as they meet at a Guinness World Records event in London on Thursday. Dangi- who measures 21.5 inches tall – is considered the smallest living person and Kosen is a Turkish farmer who holds the record for…

  • Quote Of The Day

      'We all know the same truth, and that our lives consist of how we choose to distort it." Quote attributed to Woody Allen as told by Cate Blanchett.

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  • Money And Security

    Identity theft, computer hacking, customized consumer advertising, and personal data accumulation, by every company we do business with, has become a part of every day life as tying our shoes or going to the store. Billboards have facial recognition and can change what they advertise to appeal to whoever is passing by them at the…

  • Rush Limbaugh, Mitt Romney, and Bain Capital

    Ever since RL issued his now famous tirade against Sandra Fluke, A Georgetown law student, calling her a slut and a prostitute, there has been a huge uproar by the media, women's groups and democratic women members of Congress.  There has been a clamour to prosecute him for slander, for the sponsors to withdraw their advertising and for Clear Channel,…

  • Harry Reid Taking A Page Out Of The Republican Playbook

                                         This morning, on  Meet The Press, Harry Reid said,"the current Congress has been the most productive Congress in history". This Congress's inability to address many pressing issues, is well known to even the most reclusive of the electorate.  For the leader of the Senate to publicly brag about the accomplishments of his Senate, whether he believes it…

  • Donald Trump- An Embarrassment of American Culture

    C'mon man;  In his latest act of buffoonery, Trump has pulled out of his moderator's role in the Republican debate which all but two campaigners refused to attend in the first place.  Self promotion is what gets Donald Trump out of bed each morning. The fact that he initiated the debate to coincide with the release of a…

  • Bob Dylan- Excerpts of Interview 2010

    "A song is a prismatic thing, nonlinear. Writing songs, you are looking for rhymes that feel right—things that come to you even as you are singing. They come to you quick-like. Sometimes even in a scatological way. You don't have time to distill meanings or ideological fallout. You want to make sure that the feeling…

  • Occupy Wall Street Two Months In

    As one of the self appointed spokesmen for the 99%, I want the banks and brokerage houses to make a lot of money, but I want them to do it using talent and experience, not extreme leverage and shaky products that the public has to bail out if they don't work out.  The public is backstopping banks' massive…

  • Rupert Murdoch and Plausible Deniability

     Rupert Murdoch is the C.E.O. of News Corp., the global parent company of the now defunct British newspaper, News Of The World.  Mr. Murdoch was questioned by a Member of Parliament this morning, regarding the hacking scandals brought about by News Of The World. Mr. Murdoch was asked if he knew of settlements of £600,000 and  £1,000,000, made to victims…

  • Known for Greatness, Admired for Humanity

                    " I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty."  "Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones."  "My mind rebels…

  • Welcome To Charge-O-Rama

      If you used your credit card at a drinking establishment or a casino, bought generic motor oil or a chrome skull car accessory, you are more likely to miss a bill payment on your credit card than other cardholders would. If you used your credit card at a dentist or a clock repair shop, bought…

  • Bet You Didn’t Know This

    On this day in 1903, the world's first "light heavyweight" Boxing Championship was fought. A guy named Jack Root out-pointed a guy named Kid McCoy. So, naturally, Root entered the history books of America as the first champion. And the other guy McCoy was an asterisk, like who was on deck when Bobby Thomson hit his…

  • Message For George

    I have laid off any comments about W for a long time.  I had said all I cared to say about him, but it's time for what I hope will be a final parting shot in this message to George. The world will cheer and breathe a collective sigh of relief when you are out of office.  We…

  • G.C. Has Done His Part

    Goodbye George, One of the originals; we'll miss you.  Nobody could  deliver a rapid fire stream of comedy like you could.   Your memory alone amazed.  Your irreverence and creativity have helped to form the body of comedy.  

  • Go Jimmy Go

    James Cayne, Chairman of Bear Stearns, bought a condo in the Plaza this week for $26.5 Million.  This added to another condo he had previously bought on the same floor for $2.6 million. Of course anyone can buy anything they want if they can pay for it, but when the purchase comes the same week…

  • A Curious Man

    It's difficult to publicize a man like H.L. Mencken. Viewed as a terrible anti-semite, in reality, a critic of everything, with a penchant for horrific hyperbole.  As one who showed a marked indifference to the ramifications of his diatribes, it is hard to deny his wit. "I never lecture, not because I am shy or…

  • What’s Wrong With Our Energy Policy

    A major reason the U.S. hasn't gotten back into the nuclear energy game is the problem of what to do with the radioactive waste.  The French have tackled this problem by recycling the spent rods.  High grade plutonium, that could be used in the making of bombs, is a byproduct of this recycling. In an…

  • A Great Story Line Revisited

    One of the greatest characters in fictional history has had his reincarnation in the form of Dr. House, the main protagonist on a popular TV show. The Doctor has a serious physical ailment and takes massive amounts of a pain killer to cope with the pain. His pain diminished, he then diagnoses diseases and medical…

  • All’s Fair in Love And Advertising

    We all know that Deutsch Bank has a passion to produce and that Edward Jones is making sense of investing.That Oppenheimer has the right way to invest and that Van Kampen has been earning our trust since 1927. That Morgan Stanley advises one client at a time and that Bank America has a higher standard.…

  • Stacking The Deck

    The Afghan, the latest espionage book by Frederick Forsythe hit the N.Y.T. best seller list top 10 in it's first week of release. I have enjoyed Forsythe novels in the past, however you could wonder why the lukewarm reviews didn't dampen the public's appetite for this novel. Bob Dylan's newest album, Modern Times, came out…