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skipper wrote a new post, Is the nuclear family an ideal culture? 4 years, 11 months ago
“If you want to summarize the changes in family structure over the past century, the truest thing to say is this: We’ve made life freer for individuals and more unstable for families. We’ve made life better for a […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Nationalism under 5G 4 years, 11 months ago
5G?
Fifth-generation wireless (5G) is the latest iteration of cellular technology, engineered to greatly increase the speed and responsiveness of wireless networks. With 5G, data transmitted over wireless […]
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skipper commented on the post, Ways to Improve the Political Campaign 4 years, 11 months ago
True. But somehow the cap exposes her real Little Italy background and her more aggressive side.
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skipper wrote a new post, Ways to Improve the Political Campaign 4 years, 11 months ago
Give Bernie a puppet for his right hand.
Only allow Donald to talk while he’s chewing a cheeseburger.
Insist that Pete wear shorts.
Give Elizabeth a wampum necklace
Insist that Joe insert a black t […]
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I didn’t think ANYone was allowed to wear their cap backwards.
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True. But somehow the cap exposes her real Little Italy background and her more aggressive side.
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skipper wrote a new post, Dimes in the Mud 4 years, 11 months ago
Has the reader ever had the experience while turning the vegetable garden in early spring when muck covers everything and sticks to shovels rendering them useless – and finds a dime in the mud? That’s how mar […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Health Industry – Especially Pharmaceuticals 4 years, 11 months ago
Why do Humans Organize? Because, as a species, they are too intelligent. Because, as a species, they are territorial. Because, as a species, they are assaultive. Because, as a species, they are an apex predator. […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Where Forth Labor Unions? 4 years, 11 months ago
Nevada is one state where unions still play a significant role in political negotiations. A number of news outlets have published articles in lieu of the Nevada primary. The point was made that Mike Bloomberg has […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The Bible (Christian) 4 years, 11 months ago
The great dilemma for all religions since World War II days is that local society over much of the world became aware of the international world. Adding to the dilemma was the broadening awareness through […]
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skipper wrote a new post, On the Tech Front 4 years, 11 months ago
֎ It was China who hacked into Equifax’s credit history data recently. China now has the credit history of most Americans. May as well ask China for one’s latest credit score.
֎ The first ‘no-cash’ all elect […]
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skipper wrote a new post, How to manage wampum 4 years, 11 months ago
A few North American Indian tribes invented a jewelry that could double as money. It was called wampum and was made from small, polished pieces of seashells. It was managed in several ways. It was jewelry as the […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The Age We Live In 4 years, 11 months ago
“The truth of the first decades of the 21st century, a truth that helped give us the Trump presidency but will still be an important truth when he is gone, is that we probably aren’t entering a 1930-style cri […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Changing Times 4 years, 11 months ago
Mariner made the mistake of watching Empire Games on Netflix. It is an excellent documentary series about how power abused the citizenry and how power exchanged hands from one king to another […]
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skipper commented on the post, Whoever wins Wisconsin wins the Presidency 4 years, 11 months ago
We mustn’t be too hard on Nate. He called the election correctly but no one saw the Electoral College coming – where six EC delegates voted against their state popular vote and three states had enough republican precincts to flip EC representation. Biden still prevails in the flipping states. We must put our faith in the young people to get out…[Read more]
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skipper wrote a new post, Whoever wins Wisconsin wins the Presidency 4 years, 11 months ago
Well, so much for a racing start out of Iowa. Democratic candidates look more like campers looking for blueberries than running robust campaigns.
In previous posts, mariner proposed Biden based on his […]
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We trusted Nate Silvers 4 years ago. I say, “Phooey on him.” I’m not trusting any polls. Before the Iowa debacle, Biden was given a 25% lead….
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We mustn’t be too hard on Nate. He called the election correctly but no one saw the Electoral College coming – where six EC delegates voted against their state popular vote and three states had enough republican precincts to flip EC representation. Biden still prevails in the flipping states. We must put our faith in the young people to get out the vote for their ideological candidates for the general election.
An interesting observation about Iowa: It suffers the same political bifurcation between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers that the nation suffers between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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skipper wrote a new post, Iowa Caucus 4 years, 11 months ago
Mariner attended his democrat caucus tonight. After each voter selected their favorite candidate, the votes were counted for each candidate. Of 76 voters in attendance, 29 voters had their choice rejected. Either […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Cash not Accepted 4 years, 11 months ago
This is an issue that seems troublesome. Frequently, using cash to pay for material goods and services is not allowed in deference to the ease of credit card payment, smartphone gimmickry and more generally by the […]
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I am reminded of two things. One is a twenty year old movie with Michael Douglas which I personally enjoy called,”Falling Down”. Douglas plays a regular American citizen who snaps under society’s thumb. He encounters a character who has been refused banking services and is picketing said bank because he “is not economically viable.”
The other item of interest is a controversy here in Maryland. Our Republican governor, in order to endear himself to the citizenry, has decided we need cashless tolls. This requires anyone who uses a toll thoroughfare to purchase and maintain an electronic EZpass. If you are poor and have no credit card, you are forced to frequent the EZpass office at least once a month if not more to pay your bill forward. The working poor are penalized for being poor.
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skipper wrote a new post, One person one vote – Hah! 4 years, 11 months ago
The following paragraph is copied from the fivethirtyeight.com newsletter:
“As much as we try to remind you all about how uncertain elections can be — pleas that sometimes fall on deaf ears — it’s importa […]
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skipper wrote a new post, It is time to pick 4 years, 12 months ago
The final nomination for president is growing close. Virtually all the democratic literature flowing profusely into citizens’ mailboxes make the case for each candidate based on differences in policy or what ‘ […]
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I could use some comfort at the national level, so Joe sounds good to me. This analysis of a winning strategy makes sense and it would be nice if the cats could all get together long enough to win the election. My strategy is to use the millions of dollars candidates use in ad campaigns to subsidize Democrats in solid blue states to move to the swing states long enough to establish voting residency…. that could be a retirement “job” for retired voters and a peace corps type experience for young people. They could live communally, sharing resources, putting their lives on hold temporarily for the chance to make a difference. Let me be the first to sign up!
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Joe is my choice, but I’d vote for Buttiigieg or Bloomberg too. I hope you’re right about Biden winning those key states.
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skipper wrote a new post, Before mariner starts his main topic 4 years, 12 months ago
Bon Voyage to Jim Lehrer. He was a newscaster when the news was real and meaningful and more of the moment than broadcasting is today; for much of mariner’s life MacNeil and Lehrer were mariner’s go to new […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Whose Government? 4 years, 12 months ago
For readers that believe the nation’s laws are passed by a Congress representing the people, they are right – if corporations are people. Certainly those who defend corporations make arguments based on citizen eth […]
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