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Joe Luca
OPINION: A History Lesson Star Trek Gave Us 57 Years Ago That We Failed to Learn
“I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.” — William Tecumseh Sherman.
Opinion: Trump Should Have Full Immunity, Right? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Trump V. The United States. Could there be a more apt statement right now than the name of the case before SCOTUS?. Does Trump have full immunity for all presidential acts, including the January 6 Insurrection?
Opinion: Why Did Congress Finally Approve Military Aid for Ukraine, Israel, etc? Guilty Conscience?
A $95B aid package is on the Senate floor today, hopefully passed, and on its way to President Biden’s desk for approval. The House packaged and approved the four bills over the past weekend to great applause and rousing speeches.
Opinion: 23 Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Drugs Before Tokyo Olympics, But Swam Anyway. Oops!
WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, accepted the findings from CHINADA, China’s anti-doping agency that the swimmers in question did have traces of Trimetazidine in their systems seven months before the Tokyo Olympics (2020).
Opinion: America, Social Media and Our Race to the Bottom
We all react. Sometimes we regret it, sometimes we don’t, but we all do it. Someone hits the horn on the freeway just before cutting you off. Up comes the middle digit. Someone appears to be cutting in line at Starbucks. “Hey, hey, you can’t do that.” It’s just the husband giving his order to his wife.
Opinion: We Are All Afraid of Trump To Some Degree and We Need to Admit It
Accidents are witnessed every day. People come forward and tell their version of what happened. Invariably the stories are different. Everyone sees things from their own perspective and not what actually took place.
Opinion: Disinformation, Don't Worry, America's Been Consuming It Forever. A Little More Won't Hurt.
Information becomes knowledge and if we’re lucky experience. It’s what we use to make decisions every day of our lives. Weather and traffic reports. The stock market results. The price of BitCoin.
Opinion: Trump Is Selling Bibles – “It’s My Favorite Book.” Why You Should Totally Believe Him.
The most recent polls have Trump and Biden in a dead heat for the presidency. Other surveys found many Americans would still vote for him even if convicted of crimes. The former president was charged, indicted, and found guilty of various charges, fined, appealed; charged with other crimes, indicted, found guilty, and appealed again.
Opinion: NBC Hires Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel. Their Own Reporters Object. Shouldn’t We?
Ronna McDaniel the head of the RNC since 2017 just announced her resignation from that position and was quickly hired by NBC News and MSNBC. According to an internal memo issued by Carrie Budoff Brown, senior VP of politics,
Opinion: Trump Used the Terms Election and Bloodbath In The Same Sentence. Are We Listening?
"Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath. That’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country.” Trump, March 16, 2024. On March 16 Trump said those words, outside the Dayton International Airport in Ohio. He said a great deal more as his speech was almost 90 minutes long.
Opinion: Is Trump Being Protected By a Higher Power? What Role Should Religions Play in Elections?
Religion and Its Use in Choosing Political Candidates. For several decades now religious organizations have stepped up and stepped into elections by using their numbers to support one candidate who falls in line with their religious beliefs.
Opinion: We All Make Mistakes. Voting For Trump Shouldn’t Be One of Them. Do You Agree?
What is it about politics and party obsessions that make us do stupid things?. If a dry cleaner ruins your trousers twice, would you give it another chance?. And if you failed at marriage two times running, would you dive into a third one without figuring out what went wrong the first two times?
OPINION: So, You Think You Alone Decide Who Is Better - Biden or Trump? Think Again
You may not like the author’s opinion in this article but you probably assume it’s not AI. (It isn’t but it could be.) You may not like the idea of algorithms directing where you go on the Internet and may even believe you’re still in control.
OPINION: Biden Shines at State of the Union - GOP Cries Foul. Why is That?
It’s one of the few places on earth where making sense is a disadvantage. Where what’s important is what’s on your mind and the truth – the actual stuff that’s out there happening right now – can be ignored completely because heck, it keeps getting in the way.
OPINION: Inflation, Biden Caused It. Nope – Corporations Did. New Task Force Formed to Help Fight It
We moan and roll our eyes and push our shopping carts angrily down the aisle towards the frozen peas. Damn politicians. We’re sure that Biden’s not doing all he can to help us – that’s what they say. They of course are media sources that like the tumult more than the truth.
OPINION: Not Voting for Biden and Dems as Protest for the War in Israel and Gaza is Bad Timing
There is nothing good about the current war between Israel and Hamas – nothing. How it began, where it’s heading, and what has happened since it started. It’s a “solution” that’s created more problems that will require more solutions and so on as the can gets kicked farther down the road.
OPINION: Good News- Trump's Winning, CA Gets More Rain, & Cost of Turnips Drop. What's Next?
We tried listening to the speeches – there were so many. We tried looking past the drama – there’s been so much. But the words we’re hearing now are the same words we already listened to when we didn’t want what was about to happen. And it’s happening all over again.
OPINION: Biden’s Low Approval Rating Explained. He's Not the Problem - You Are!
What do the pay and benefits look like, the commute, the number of vacation days and do they have free packs of Top Ramen in the breakroom or the good stuff?. How about a good date? Do they pay their way; do they drive a nice car, wear nice clothes, whiten their teeth or do they look like they are dressed from a bag of clothing they keep in the closet?
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