Summer in the City – Lovin’ Spoonful Atrios reminds me that Lifeguarding and Water Safety Instruction (you can go and get a dive certificate, but the American Red Cross has no more to teach you) is something I did professionally from the time I was 16 into my mid-Twenties. I started in Stars Hollow and …
June 2019 archive
Jun 15 2019
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
Jun 15 2019
The Breakfast Club (Going To Pot)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jun 15 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 15 June 2019
Hong Kong extradition protests: Government suspends bill The Hong Kong government has suspended its highly controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced. She had previously refused to scrap the bill despite mass protests from Hong Kong residents. “I feel deep sorrow and regret that deficiencies in our work – …
Jun 14 2019
Statement Regarding Illegal Contributions From Foreign Governments
Chair Ellen L. Weintraub, Federal Election Commission June 13, 2019 Let me make something 100% clear to the American public and anyone running for public office. It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election. This is not a novel …
Jun 14 2019
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Jun 14 2019
The Difference between Sanders and Warren
I am a registered Democrat, have been since I first voted which I did as soon as I was eligible and continue to in every election including Local, State, and Primaries but the one where I wrecked my car on the way to the Polls. I mostly vote straight ticket Democratic too, unless there are …
Jun 14 2019
Cartnoon
Since we’re talking about Flint. Flint Water Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges, With Plans to Keep Investigating By Mitch Smith, The New York Times June 13, 2019 Prosecutors stunned the city of Flint, Mich., on Thursday by dropping all pending charges against officials accused of ruining the community’s drinking water and ignoring signs of a crisis, …
Jun 14 2019
The Breakfast Club (Eating With Friends)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jun 14 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 14 June 2019
Why Nintendo, Google and others may want to move some manufacturing out of China By Clare Duffy, CNN Business China has long been the world’s manufacturing powerhouse. It has the suppliers, the assembly lines, the workers, the expertise. Companies, particularly technology giants like Google, depend on China to assemble their products. But now times are …
Jun 13 2019
The Persistence Of Memory
I speak from personal experience that it can take months and months for you to get your YouTube feed right, that is- not suggesting terrible things like NewsMax and InfoWars when once you click, no matter how innocent your purpose. Try watching any World of Warships video, or better yet don’t. YouTube Famous Amway Money …