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DEI–Alive and well at the Secret Service
Despite protestations to the contrary and new management, there are apparently DEI hires still serving. There seems to be an glitch in the psychological screening process as two female agents who were tasked to guard Obama’s DC house got into an altercation because one was late in relieving the other. The lack of professionalism was… Continue reading
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Memorial Day–Never Forget
Today, remembering SGT Shawna Morrison, KIA 5 Sep 2004 and SPC Michelle Witmer, KIA 9 APR 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Ladies, you are not forgotten. ETA: To all those who shared the memories of their fallen this year, I have added those names and memories to a scheduled post for next… Continue reading
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Stupidest quote of the day
In CA a 13 year old girl was able to get away from an attacker who tried to punch her in the face by using her martial arts skills and apparently broke the guy’s ankle. The quote from the local gendarme: “The person was acting unusual, like potentially under the influence of something or dealing… Continue reading
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Signal and Noise
It’s surprisingly easy for communication to break down in today’s world. We have so many tools — email, text, phone, FaceTime, Teams, Zoom, Slack — yet despite (or maybe because of) this abundance, we often mistake activity for connection. As a remote employee, I’ve seen firsthand that face-to-face interaction matters. For my first year, I… Continue reading
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NASCAR continues its downfall
So, the Coca Cola 600–one of the premier races of the year, is not going to be televised. It’s going to be streamed on Prime Video. I punted Prime a while back because I rarely order from Amazon anymore and, even when I did, shipping became lax and the famous two day gratification would stretch… Continue reading
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Financial FAFO
In another fuck up by the Biden Admin (yes, I too have lost count), the law of possibly unintended consequences has reared its head. People who defaulted on their student loans have now had that particular malfeasance reported. And so their credit scores, AKA social-score-lite, have taken hefty hits and now the screaming has begun.… Continue reading
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HHS backing off on covid shots for kids is long overdue
Word on the ‘net is that the HHS/FDA/CDC are going to remove the covid shots for kids and pregnant women from its ‘recommendation’. Right now the CDC wants anyone older than six months–SIX MONTHS to get to the covid shots. The CDC stuck with its recommendations until now despite credible warnings from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph… Continue reading
(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)
–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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