MN2theMax

MN2theMax's Journal

January 6, 2024

Penzey's Spices email, Jan 6, 2024

We saw it with our own eyes. But still, it’s hard for any of us to truly admit what we all saw. January 6 it was the MAGA wing of the Republican Party out to end America. Today that wing is their only wing. Every Republican in Congress is now complicit in covering up the crimes of Donald Trump. Each is putting party over country in their efforts to return him to the White House.

There are those who say you can’t blame Republicans for who they vote for. That’s nonsense. As a Cook, as someone who gives of yourself to care for others, you’ve earned the respect of those around you. All this year, please use that respect to remind anyone you fear might be thinking of voting for Donald Trump that they were raised better than to vote for someone undeniably out to end America.

That goes for voting for his Republican enablers in Congress as well. Every Republican in the US House of Representatives voted to move forward with impeaching Joe Biden on zero evidence of presidential wrongdoing. Their only goal is to buy cover for Donald Trump and to grease his pathway back into the White House.

Once the Republican party was about freeing the slaves. Once the Republican party championed conservative values of honesty, paying debts, defending democracy and promoting family values. Now it’s just lies, bankruptcy, dictatorship, and cheating. Dang.

There will be time when we all can come together and mourn the loss of a once-great American political party. Sadly that time won’t be this year. This year instead we will be saving America. Today being January 6 is a better day than most to commit to what this year must be about. American democracy matters. Let’s roll up our sleeves and save it.

November 17, 2023

Whelp, just cancelled my NYT subscription

Should have done it a long time ago. I was just reading an article about voters who would vote for Harris, but not for Biden. Interviewing a democrat who says they would vote for Hitler-wannabe rather than Biden. Don't remember ever seeing an article where they talked to an enthusiastic Biden voter, or even informed democratic voters. Always these uninformed, "Biden is too old" or "Biden hasn't done enough" voters. I just snapped. Why was I paying money for this drivel. So I cancelled.

Now I'll have to find another news source.

November 16, 2023

New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Thursday paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial. The trial judge had imposed the gag order last month and later fined Trump $15,000 for violations after the former president made a disparaging social media post about a court clerk.

In his decision, Judge David Friedman of the state’s intermediate appeals court cited constitutional concerns about restricting Trump’s free speech. He issued a stay of the gag order, allowing Trump to comment freely about court staff while a longer appeals process plays out.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-judge-lifts-gag-order-that-barred-donald-trump-from-maligning-court-staff-in-fraud-trial/ar-AA1k2YGe?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=2ea84a2b39e14f91848e5fe835a02914&ei=49

October 20, 2023

Highly Recommend Muster Dogs

This four part series is an Australian reality TV contest takes five Kelpie pups from the same litter and distributes them to all corners of the continent. The challenge is to train the pup to he a herding or muster dog within 12 months.

I find this very relaxed viewing. The scenery is varied and beautiful. The people are humble and interesting, and the dogs are absolutely amazing.
The show can be found on Netflix. I highly recommend it!

October 13, 2023

Fact or Fiction? In This War, It Is Hard to Tell.

Social media is full of false and misleading posts. The rise in A.I. is making it worse. And the trust in traditional news sources has declined. Link to gifted NYT article below.

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Increasingly, our digitized lives have become an information battleground, with every side in any conflict vying to offer its version. Old images have been recycled to make a new point. At the same time, actual images have been disputed as fakes, including a bloody photograph that Donald J. Trump Jr., the former president’s son, shared on X.

Reliable news organizations used to function as curators, verifying information and contextualizing it, and they still do. Nevertheless, some have sought to question their reliability as gatekeepers, most prominently Elon Musk, the owner of X.

The day after the fighting in Israel erupted, Mr. Musk shared a post on X encouraging his followers to trust the platform more than mainstream media, recommending two accounts that have been notorious for spreading false claims. (Mr. Musk later deleted the post but not before it had been seen millions of times.)

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[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/business/israel-hamas-misinformation-social-media-x.html?unlocked_article_code=vELCUs0k4Fl3b0hry8pyiLgt-4dHZ25U06alHPdMEAFPEnieHgdz0xmV2Z4Qmy38RYPFpoY7qlwmPb6yh7m5b_FDZjOgvOSa6xLsWSxmXdtkpLhlxRYJ-u2ubu5zJ1fAUlIRrGoTK1gRssGUbc_JJpeb-mNd7XGJve1UfOqa0xjg7-aFmiFJrlu2oiFxlycRwYYS3zGNBWRMJbvDu7_9RrMtHSqgrxjqBdHiUoxCIRIHv3DHrsSBwIY2WpXd7sAEmchzLMaU3h4nxftSmrCY4DbJo4lMFFQLbUmWGfDef6VZ-Jsc74tKwVfNIaxG_M9lM5uzGAu-KdOZJxmcYHL9Soqz6kNYHu0nIbxVPlYdLuJLLm3kug&smid=url-share

September 8, 2023

Was just driving home after an evening out

From the time I left home until now, the price of gasoline jumped 60 cents a gallon.
WTH is it this time? OPEC slowing production? Pushback to Biden cancelling drilling leases in Alaska?
Glad I filled up a couple days ago. Geez!

August 28, 2023