Sunday, July 31, 2022
I want a pair of soft, worn, patchwork jeans
Death, taxes and donald trump
DEATH AND TAXES: Donald Trump slammed for burying Ivana at his golf club for 'cemetery' tax perk
Ivana Trump, the first wife of former United States president Donald Trump, breathed her last on Friday, July 14. A spokesperson for the New York City office of the chief medical examiner confirmed that Ivana fell inadvertently from her home’s stairs and died from blunt force injuries to her torso. Now, Donald Trump has been accused of burying Ivana at his New York Golf club to take advantage of tax breaks.
Dartmouth sociology professor and reputed tax researcher Brooke Harrington tweeted, "I was skeptical of rumors Trump buried his ex-wife in that sad little plot of dirt on his Bedminster, NJ golf course just for tax breaks." She concluded, "So I checked the NJ tax code & folks...it's a trifecta of tax avoidance. Property, income & sales tax, all eliminated."
This man is a real piece of work!
Saturday, July 30, 2022
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Thursday, July 28, 2022
It is hot today
David loves to water the bushes, grass, trees, etc. but hand, each one. He is doing that now.
In the hottest heat of the day in our house, 4-7p, I settled down in front of the TV and fan and watched a good french movie, Delicious. (Warning- subtitles)
France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first restaurant.
I had a hankering for Carrot-Coconut Soup. I always use an entire bottle of Thai-style chili. It is more of a autumn soup, but it just sounded good. This soup is soooo easy.
I started soaking beans, for 15 bean soup for the weekend. David had bought the beans and ham-hocks. I hate that every night we have to say, "what are we going to eat tonight?"
Think I am going to make another quiche so I just have something to eat in the morning without giving it much thought.
Also watched this today. "Grieving of what I know will be lost".
GOP supports the war machine, but not the veterans
House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA), Senators Gillibrand (D-NY) and Tester (D-MT), and Jon Stewart hold a news conference on the PACT act, which is intended to help veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. This is just Jon Stewart segment. You should watch the entire video.
I Could Be Wrong.
I don't know David Pederson of I Could Be Wrong but I think he is right on the mark with every blog post.
How did we get here? I bet if you ask ten different people you will get ten different answers. I think we got here because the problems of the past have never really gone away. Racism never left America. Yes we had a Black President and he was a very popular President not only here but around the world but that did not mean racism went away. If anything the opposite happened. In my opinion it helped mobilize the racist and bring them to the forefront of American politics. I have said that if we had never had Obama as President we would never have had Trump as President. The hate and bigotry that Trump brought to his campaign spoke to the racism and bigotry that still prevailed here in America. People said that Trump’s message really spoke to them. I will say that yes, racism and bigotry does speak to a large segment of our population. Trump did not create these issues. They never went away. Just because we have a Martin Luther King Day and a Black History Month does not mean that racism has left America. I may be just the opposite because we need to be reminded that Blacks are part of America. Education is always the keys to fixing most problems but with how the Republicans are attacking our educational system and suppressing race history you can tell that they do not want the problems fixed.
White Supremacy and Christian Nationalism is not a good combination for our Country. Christianity has never been a democratic institution. Christianity is a dictatorship which may be fine for a religion but not good for a form of government. If anything White Supremacy and Christian Nationalism has made America more racist and oppressive that it has been in my lifetime. White Supremists shouting you will not replace us. It is like Hitler’s Brown Shirts have come to America. This is an old message that has been used to persecute people throughout not only American History but also world history. The message you will not replace us has brought about genocide around the world. Other religions have been part of American culture from the very beginning. And from the very beginning Christianity has been trying to suppress all other religions. Jewish, Muslim and religions of the indigenous people all have been suppressed by Christianity. It is hard to say that Christianity has been good to America or even the world when it has caused so much death and suppression. I really don’t think that Jesus’s message has caused all this death. I think that people using Christianity for suppression and oppression has been the things that cause so much death. That may be true from most religions not only Christianity.
Read the entire post here.
