Monday, October 15, 2018
Ask!
Don’t forget to ask voters to turn out to vote. That should be standard practice. Even in states like New Jersey, people like to asked to vote. That is probably more true of Democrats.
While Donald Trump turns his back on a legal, permanent resident of the USA,...
...there are reports of a digital record of the Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Am I the only one that heard that report? According to the report, Mr. Khashoghi was wearing an Apple Watch that recorded his torture and death. Yes?
All the actual proof requires a body. But, there may very well be conclusive digital evidence. The technology will be scrutinized, but, once understood it is evidence. Cell phones are interrogated these days, why not an Apple Watch?
All the actual proof requires a body. But, there may very well be conclusive digital evidence. The technology will be scrutinized, but, once understood it is evidence. Cell phones are interrogated these days, why not an Apple Watch?
Due to the decrease in corporate taxes the USA deficit, not national debt, the annual budget deficit at the end of 2018 fiscal year has grown by 17 percent. The 2018 deficit was $779 billion and it will be added to the USA national debt. According to the debt clock the USA national debt is more than $21.6 trillion.
The nearest intersection.
That is how states that value citizens’ voting rights register Americans without a street address. Why isn’t it good enough for North Dakota? A physical and verifiable location is all that is needed to vote. RESIDENT! End of discussion.
Donald Trump is running against Michael Moore. It is always about him. Campaigning is simply the vehicle he is using to run against Fahrenheit 11/9.
James Wolfe, Senate intelligence security chief, just turned state’s evidence.
SEVENTEEN F-22 Raptors were mangled by Hurricane Michael. It is estimated each of those jets cost the American people $339 million PER aircraft by the time the program with Lockheed-Martin finished! The hangers are destroyed. The majority of personnel and all the families living on the base were successfully evacuated. There were 93 fearless Air Force personnel that remained behind. They are all safe and accounted for.
A QF-16 target drone (modified F-16) has been damaged. It is stated the damaged jets were there for maintenance and could not be flown off the base. It was hoped the hangers would provide some cover for some of the jets, but, that turned out to be an empty hope.
Not all the F-22s are fighter aircraft. Only 123 of 186 still have the honor of defending the United States of America. I suppose the Air Force and Joint Chiefs will have to decide whether Lockheed - Martin should be tapped to refit the F-22 not combat ready. It might be worth the effort. I am grateful to know the US Air Force can take care of itself and the country at the same time. Seeing those jets compromised was not a good feeling. I will sleep better tonight. Thank you.
James Wolfe, Senate intelligence security chief, just turned state’s evidence.
SEVENTEEN F-22 Raptors were mangled by Hurricane Michael. It is estimated each of those jets cost the American people $339 million PER aircraft by the time the program with Lockheed-Martin finished! The hangers are destroyed. The majority of personnel and all the families living on the base were successfully evacuated. There were 93 fearless Air Force personnel that remained behind. They are all safe and accounted for.
A QF-16 target drone (modified F-16) has been damaged. It is stated the damaged jets were there for maintenance and could not be flown off the base. It was hoped the hangers would provide some cover for some of the jets, but, that turned out to be an empty hope.
Not all the F-22s are fighter aircraft. Only 123 of 186 still have the honor of defending the United States of America. I suppose the Air Force and Joint Chiefs will have to decide whether Lockheed - Martin should be tapped to refit the F-22 not combat ready. It might be worth the effort. I am grateful to know the US Air Force can take care of itself and the country at the same time. Seeing those jets compromised was not a good feeling. I will sleep better tonight. Thank you.
Women are left on their own to solve these problems. There needs to be standardized policies enacted at the federal level.
October 15, 2018
By Nick Corasaniti
Newark — Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey on Monday (click here) worked to quell the controversy engulfing his administration after a woman who accused a top official of sexual assault faulted the administration’s response, saying “I have received no justice,” while Democrats in the Legislature demanded “a full accounting of what occurred.”
In a 33-minute news conference, a visibly upset Mr. Murphy said he was “sick to his stomach” after learning about the allegations and ordered an investigation into his administration’s hiring of Albert J. Alvarez, the official accused of sexual assault by Katie Brennan, a volunteer for Mr. Murphy’s campaign.
The investigation will focus on why Mr. Alvarez was hired after members of Mr. Murphy’s transition team were made aware of the allegations. The governor also said he was directing the state’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action office to review how allegations of sexual misconduct are handled.
Ms. Brennan, 31, made her first public statements on the matter on Sunday, calling for major changes to how New Jersey deals with allegations of sexual assault....
There are models developing across the country. There is no excuse anymore for the lack of a comprehensive policy that provides for the safety of women and men.
October 15, 2018
By Alston Walsh
While the national focus (click here) on sexual assault intensifies, the local school community is ramping up services and support systems designed to protect students from the threat of similar violence.
Those who started building the network years ago agree the recent attention garnered by the Supreme Court appointment of Brett Kavanaugh and the #metoo movement helped move their effort forward.
Streamlining the reporting process for sexual assault victims, facilitating coordination among involved agencies and establishing an anonymous tip line are among the initiatives identified by officials as useful in addressing the problem....
The cries from women are not ending. Everyday there are more women coming forward to expose the vast abuse they have sustained. This is where we are in the USA. Women have to demand BASIC HUMAN RESPECT.
October 15, 2018
By Rex Huppke
It what point did you decide that I was unworthy of basic human respect?” (click here)
That quote gutted me. It was spoken by a 27-year-old former Northwestern University student during the sentencing hearing of a man who sexually assaulted her on campus six years ago.
Pablo Herrera had to listen to that question, and I hope it stays with him well beyond his six-year prison sentence: At what point did you decide that young woman was unworthy of basic human respect?
The woman is now an attorney. According to a Chicago Tribune story by Brian L. Cox, “the woman said that in the months and years after the assault, her life fell apart and, at one of her lowest points, she collapsed onto the floor of her apartment trying to determine if she had enough medication, prescribed to her after the assault, to take her own life.”
At Friday’s sentencing hearing, the woman said: “In the aftermath of the assault, I grappled with life itself, especially in those moments when I felt I couldn’t take it anymore. I grappled with my feelings of self-esteem, self-worth, shame and fear as everything around me and in my own mind became a reminder of what happened.”...
This is real pain and real coping in a world insensitive to it. It needs to stop. When abuse of women and girls is tolerated in the USA, it translates into real tragedy across the globe. The "#MeToo" phenomena has been a huge boost to women globally and there is no reason to stop now.
October 15, 2018
By Emily Zauzmer
In January, (click here) Alyssa Milano recorded a heart-wrenching message to her daughter Elizabella Dylan discussing why she spoke out about her sexual assault — and nine months later, she is sharing it with the world.
Milano, who shares 4-year-old Elizabella and 7-year-old son Milo Thomaswith husband David Bugliari, tweeted, “One year ago I recorded this for my daughter, explaining why I shared my story of sexual assault. I never expected to release it publicly. Now, I feel it’s too important not to share.” She added the hashtag #MeToo.
Milano, 45, started the emotional video, “Dear Elizabella, hello. It’s your mommy, and I wanted to make you a little video because I’m sitting in my trailer in Atlanta, and I miss you so much, and I wanted to just do this for you.”...
By Nick Corasaniti
Newark — Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey on Monday (click here) worked to quell the controversy engulfing his administration after a woman who accused a top official of sexual assault faulted the administration’s response, saying “I have received no justice,” while Democrats in the Legislature demanded “a full accounting of what occurred.”
In a 33-minute news conference, a visibly upset Mr. Murphy said he was “sick to his stomach” after learning about the allegations and ordered an investigation into his administration’s hiring of Albert J. Alvarez, the official accused of sexual assault by Katie Brennan, a volunteer for Mr. Murphy’s campaign.
The investigation will focus on why Mr. Alvarez was hired after members of Mr. Murphy’s transition team were made aware of the allegations. The governor also said he was directing the state’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action office to review how allegations of sexual misconduct are handled.
Ms. Brennan, 31, made her first public statements on the matter on Sunday, calling for major changes to how New Jersey deals with allegations of sexual assault....
There are models developing across the country. There is no excuse anymore for the lack of a comprehensive policy that provides for the safety of women and men.
October 15, 2018
By Alston Walsh
While the national focus (click here) on sexual assault intensifies, the local school community is ramping up services and support systems designed to protect students from the threat of similar violence.
Those who started building the network years ago agree the recent attention garnered by the Supreme Court appointment of Brett Kavanaugh and the #metoo movement helped move their effort forward.
Streamlining the reporting process for sexual assault victims, facilitating coordination among involved agencies and establishing an anonymous tip line are among the initiatives identified by officials as useful in addressing the problem....
The cries from women are not ending. Everyday there are more women coming forward to expose the vast abuse they have sustained. This is where we are in the USA. Women have to demand BASIC HUMAN RESPECT.
October 15, 2018
By Rex Huppke
It what point did you decide that I was unworthy of basic human respect?” (click here)
That quote gutted me. It was spoken by a 27-year-old former Northwestern University student during the sentencing hearing of a man who sexually assaulted her on campus six years ago.
Pablo Herrera had to listen to that question, and I hope it stays with him well beyond his six-year prison sentence: At what point did you decide that young woman was unworthy of basic human respect?
The woman is now an attorney. According to a Chicago Tribune story by Brian L. Cox, “the woman said that in the months and years after the assault, her life fell apart and, at one of her lowest points, she collapsed onto the floor of her apartment trying to determine if she had enough medication, prescribed to her after the assault, to take her own life.”
At Friday’s sentencing hearing, the woman said: “In the aftermath of the assault, I grappled with life itself, especially in those moments when I felt I couldn’t take it anymore. I grappled with my feelings of self-esteem, self-worth, shame and fear as everything around me and in my own mind became a reminder of what happened.”...
This is real pain and real coping in a world insensitive to it. It needs to stop. When abuse of women and girls is tolerated in the USA, it translates into real tragedy across the globe. The "#MeToo" phenomena has been a huge boost to women globally and there is no reason to stop now.
October 15, 2018
By Emily Zauzmer
In January, (click here) Alyssa Milano recorded a heart-wrenching message to her daughter Elizabella Dylan discussing why she spoke out about her sexual assault — and nine months later, she is sharing it with the world.
Milano, who shares 4-year-old Elizabella and 7-year-old son Milo Thomaswith husband David Bugliari, tweeted, “One year ago I recorded this for my daughter, explaining why I shared my story of sexual assault. I never expected to release it publicly. Now, I feel it’s too important not to share.” She added the hashtag #MeToo.
Milano, 45, started the emotional video, “Dear Elizabella, hello. It’s your mommy, and I wanted to make you a little video because I’m sitting in my trailer in Atlanta, and I miss you so much, and I wanted to just do this for you.”...
October 13, 2018
Charlotte - A U.S. Army reservist accused of running a sex trafficking (click here) enterprise in North Carolina has been convicted by a federal jury.
The Department of Justice said in a news release Friday that 29-year-old Xaver M. Boston of Charlotte was found guilty of six counts of sex trafficking and one related charge.
The news release says Boston served in the U.S. Army as a reserve military policeman.
Prosecutors say Boston's four victims were all struggling with opioid addictions, and he promised them drugs and a place to live. They say he then advertised them for prostitution, collected the proceeds for himself and used drugs to coerce them.
Boston is in custody and will be sentenced later. Each sex trafficking charge carries a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
October 14, 2018
An acclaimed US charity (click here) operating in Liberia has admitted to major failings after girls at a school set up to save them from a life of sexual exploitation were systematically raped.
“We are profoundly, deeply sorry,” the charity More Than Me said on its website on Saturday after US investigative media said girls at a pioneering school in a slum had been repeatedly abused by the charity’s co-founder, Macintosh Johnson.
Johnson eventually died of AIDS and there are fears that he infected some of his victims — who were aged as young as 10 — with the HIV virus which causes AIDS, the investigative site ProPublica said in a lengthy investigative piece co-published with Time....
October 14, 2018
By Emma Nnadozie and Esther Onyegbula
This interview was conducted amid a mild drama (click here) that ensued right at the office of the Controller of Immigration at Seme border in Lagos.
While the Immigration boss, Dom Asogwa, was gearing up to answer our first question, his men informed him of the arrest of five young Nigerian girls travelling to Ghana without valid documents.
...When I came, I discovered that people were being smuggled to Ghana, Togo, Mali, etc. I said I won’t encourage smuggling and trafficking of humans from this axis. I discussed with my officers and we agreed that it is a task that must be done. I had to come up with a strategy to curtail irregular migration from this flank.
And I can tell you that since I resumed here, I have reasonably stopped people from travelling especially when their mission is undefined and in doubt, you don’t have genuine travelling documents; why you are going to where you are going? I have drastically stopped people without travelling documents from this flank from going to Ghana, Togo, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire for prostitution. We have also reunited those coming back from Ghana, Mali, Libya, victims of human smuggling with their families....
Charlotte - A U.S. Army reservist accused of running a sex trafficking (click here) enterprise in North Carolina has been convicted by a federal jury.
The Department of Justice said in a news release Friday that 29-year-old Xaver M. Boston of Charlotte was found guilty of six counts of sex trafficking and one related charge.
The news release says Boston served in the U.S. Army as a reserve military policeman.
Prosecutors say Boston's four victims were all struggling with opioid addictions, and he promised them drugs and a place to live. They say he then advertised them for prostitution, collected the proceeds for himself and used drugs to coerce them.
Boston is in custody and will be sentenced later. Each sex trafficking charge carries a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
October 14, 2018
An acclaimed US charity (click here) operating in Liberia has admitted to major failings after girls at a school set up to save them from a life of sexual exploitation were systematically raped.
“We are profoundly, deeply sorry,” the charity More Than Me said on its website on Saturday after US investigative media said girls at a pioneering school in a slum had been repeatedly abused by the charity’s co-founder, Macintosh Johnson.
Johnson eventually died of AIDS and there are fears that he infected some of his victims — who were aged as young as 10 — with the HIV virus which causes AIDS, the investigative site ProPublica said in a lengthy investigative piece co-published with Time....
October 14, 2018
By Emma Nnadozie and Esther Onyegbula
This interview was conducted amid a mild drama (click here) that ensued right at the office of the Controller of Immigration at Seme border in Lagos.
While the Immigration boss, Dom Asogwa, was gearing up to answer our first question, his men informed him of the arrest of five young Nigerian girls travelling to Ghana without valid documents.
...When I came, I discovered that people were being smuggled to Ghana, Togo, Mali, etc. I said I won’t encourage smuggling and trafficking of humans from this axis. I discussed with my officers and we agreed that it is a task that must be done. I had to come up with a strategy to curtail irregular migration from this flank.
And I can tell you that since I resumed here, I have reasonably stopped people from travelling especially when their mission is undefined and in doubt, you don’t have genuine travelling documents; why you are going to where you are going? I have drastically stopped people without travelling documents from this flank from going to Ghana, Togo, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire for prostitution. We have also reunited those coming back from Ghana, Mali, Libya, victims of human smuggling with their families....
The relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia were developed long before the rise of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in June of 2017.
...Turkey and Saudi Arabia (click here) also closely cooperate in multilateral platforms. In this context, cooperation at the level of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as well as at the High Level Strategic Dialogue mechanism that Turkey established in 2008 with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), stand out in particular.
Haaretz:
...behind the carefully calibrated (click here) public-relations campaign pushing images of the smiling prince meeting with the world’s top leaders and business executives lurks a darker side....
...As Saudi defense minister from the age of 29, he pursued a war in Yemen against Shiite rebels that began a month after he took the helm and wears on today.What the crown prince chooses next likely will affect the world’s largest oil producer for decades to come. And as the disappearance and feared death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul may show, the young prince will brook no dissent in reshaping the kingdom in his image....
...When Hadi fled and it appeared the country’s port city of Aden would fall to the rebels, Saudi Arabia launched a coalition war against the Houthis — a conflict that soon became a stalemate.
The United Nations estimates 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen’s conflict, and activists say that number is likely far higher. It has exacerbated what the U.N. calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with hunger and cholera stalking civilians, worsened by the kingdom’s blockade of ports.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition has faced widespread criticism for its airstrikes hitting clinics and marketplaces, which have killed civilians. The Houthis, as well, have indiscriminately used land mines and arrested political opponents...
...The prince also found himself involved in the bizarre resignation-by-television address of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced he would step down during a visit to the kingdom in November 2017, fueling suspicion he was coerced into doing so....
...Despite the mounting civilian casualties in Yemen, Pompeo certified to Congress in September that Saudi Arabia was taking steps to reduce and limit them, drawing severe condemnations from lawmakers and human rights groups....
...Prince Mohammed also hosted a major business summit at Riyadh’s Ritz Carlton, complete with a humanoid robot named Sophia being awarded Saudi citizenship....
...“If I have the power and the king has the power to take action against influential people, then you are already fundamentally strong,” Prince Mohammed told CBS earlier this year....
...And as the son of the king, analysts say he has the full protection of the throne’s powers.
Once asked if anything could stop him, the prince gave a two-word reply: “Only death.”
Within Saudi Arabia, the Crowned Prince has an overwhelming and loved image. Internationally he is failing to make his case. I think there is good reason to question the involvement of the leadership in Saudi Arabia regarding the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
The incentive by Turkey to bring about an understanding regarding Jamal Khashoggi is obvious and it is economic. The discovery of evidence pointing to the death of Jamal in a Saudi consulate was worked by Turkey to win concessions on sanctions that have deeply effected the Turkish economy. The release of the Christian minister came very quickly after Turkey had the interest of the USA. Let's hope Turkey's resolve to find all the facts regarding Jamal does not dim at this point with sanction relief. It would have been better if Turkey included the FBI or other investigative agents such as Interpol in their forensic scouring of the consulate where Jamal disappeared.
I think the USA needs to examine the Crowned Prince's reputation and his plans for continued violence in the MIddle East. The Crowned Prince does link Iran to the Houthis and does see Iran as an enemy, as does Trump. That is trouble and if not recognized by the USA Congress as a hot spot, war can develop quickly and get out of control.
I think the Secretary of State with the backing of the US Congress should follow the lead of a Saudi Cleric that even Fox News is carrying with words of peace.
6 October 2018
The head of the Saudi-based Muslim World League (click here) has called for a Muslim-Christian-Jewish interfaith delegation to travel to Jerusalem to promote the cause of peace by finding common ground between religions.
Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Karim al-Issa, who is an ally of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, told Fox News in an interview Thursday: “We should send a peace convoy that is representative of all three Abrahamic religions. They should be Muslim, Christian and Jewish and they should visit all holy sites....
There are also reports of improved security along borders between Syria and Jordan and movement of citizens along those borders. It may be that some of Syria is becoming habitable again. More extensive reports need to be done to understand any stability that is coming out of the long civil war in Syria. Jordan has been burdened with a refugee crisis that might be seeing some relief if indeed Syria is becoming stable. If this is occurring it might explain Russia's impatience with Israeli jets. USA intelligence needs to report in about Syrian stability and the movement of Syrians back to their homeland.
There are Saudis within the kingdom stating the reports of a dead Jamal Kashoggi is "Fake News."
Haaretz:
...behind the carefully calibrated (click here) public-relations campaign pushing images of the smiling prince meeting with the world’s top leaders and business executives lurks a darker side....
...As Saudi defense minister from the age of 29, he pursued a war in Yemen against Shiite rebels that began a month after he took the helm and wears on today.What the crown prince chooses next likely will affect the world’s largest oil producer for decades to come. And as the disappearance and feared death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul may show, the young prince will brook no dissent in reshaping the kingdom in his image....
...When Hadi fled and it appeared the country’s port city of Aden would fall to the rebels, Saudi Arabia launched a coalition war against the Houthis — a conflict that soon became a stalemate.
The United Nations estimates 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen’s conflict, and activists say that number is likely far higher. It has exacerbated what the U.N. calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with hunger and cholera stalking civilians, worsened by the kingdom’s blockade of ports.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition has faced widespread criticism for its airstrikes hitting clinics and marketplaces, which have killed civilians. The Houthis, as well, have indiscriminately used land mines and arrested political opponents...
...The prince also found himself involved in the bizarre resignation-by-television address of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced he would step down during a visit to the kingdom in November 2017, fueling suspicion he was coerced into doing so....
...Despite the mounting civilian casualties in Yemen, Pompeo certified to Congress in September that Saudi Arabia was taking steps to reduce and limit them, drawing severe condemnations from lawmakers and human rights groups....
...Prince Mohammed also hosted a major business summit at Riyadh’s Ritz Carlton, complete with a humanoid robot named Sophia being awarded Saudi citizenship....
...“If I have the power and the king has the power to take action against influential people, then you are already fundamentally strong,” Prince Mohammed told CBS earlier this year....
...And as the son of the king, analysts say he has the full protection of the throne’s powers.
Once asked if anything could stop him, the prince gave a two-word reply: “Only death.”
Within Saudi Arabia, the Crowned Prince has an overwhelming and loved image. Internationally he is failing to make his case. I think there is good reason to question the involvement of the leadership in Saudi Arabia regarding the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
The incentive by Turkey to bring about an understanding regarding Jamal Khashoggi is obvious and it is economic. The discovery of evidence pointing to the death of Jamal in a Saudi consulate was worked by Turkey to win concessions on sanctions that have deeply effected the Turkish economy. The release of the Christian minister came very quickly after Turkey had the interest of the USA. Let's hope Turkey's resolve to find all the facts regarding Jamal does not dim at this point with sanction relief. It would have been better if Turkey included the FBI or other investigative agents such as Interpol in their forensic scouring of the consulate where Jamal disappeared.
I think the USA needs to examine the Crowned Prince's reputation and his plans for continued violence in the MIddle East. The Crowned Prince does link Iran to the Houthis and does see Iran as an enemy, as does Trump. That is trouble and if not recognized by the USA Congress as a hot spot, war can develop quickly and get out of control.
I think the Secretary of State with the backing of the US Congress should follow the lead of a Saudi Cleric that even Fox News is carrying with words of peace.
6 October 2018
The head of the Saudi-based Muslim World League (click here) has called for a Muslim-Christian-Jewish interfaith delegation to travel to Jerusalem to promote the cause of peace by finding common ground between religions.
Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Karim al-Issa, who is an ally of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, told Fox News in an interview Thursday: “We should send a peace convoy that is representative of all three Abrahamic religions. They should be Muslim, Christian and Jewish and they should visit all holy sites....
There are also reports of improved security along borders between Syria and Jordan and movement of citizens along those borders. It may be that some of Syria is becoming habitable again. More extensive reports need to be done to understand any stability that is coming out of the long civil war in Syria. Jordan has been burdened with a refugee crisis that might be seeing some relief if indeed Syria is becoming stable. If this is occurring it might explain Russia's impatience with Israeli jets. USA intelligence needs to report in about Syrian stability and the movement of Syrians back to their homeland.
There are Saudis within the kingdom stating the reports of a dead Jamal Kashoggi is "Fake News."
The Rooster
"Okeydoke"
There is a lot of buzz about Trump's interview by Leslie Stahl. She tried her best to bring truth to power. The President is not interested in the truth, he is interested in power.
One quote was more interesting to me than others. Ms. Stahl stated, the worst moment experienced by Dr. Ford was the moment Kavanaugh and Judge laughed and the President did the same thing in his speech. Trump stated, "I had to say that otherwise, we would not have won."
That tells a great deal about the "man culture" he leads. It is not based in the truth and is at the expense of women. It makes the vote by Senator Susan Collins that more worrisome.
Trump Gets Thousands Of People Laid Off
Oh, so the loss of real jobs is not my imagination. And tariffs that are supposed to protect American companies and American jobs are costing companies real money. In this case, Ford has already lost $1 billion. Interestingly, President Trump is complaining as well about his businesses are losing billions, too.
A quick word about female nudity in the world of #MeToo. It still exists. To begin to place some kind of SHAME on female nudity when it is still an aspect of the American society and economy would be body shaming. I am not about to allow SHAMING as part of the American woman's nightmare.
Women are having a difficult time coming forward as it is and to begin some kind of societal level body shaming of women only causes women to be more timid. Men still like naked ladies as best I can tell.
There was also some news about an acquittal of a charge against Mr. Weinstein. Okay, there wasn't enough evidence to make it stick. I have discussed this before. Women are not perfect and sometimes charges brought are not correct or enforceable. If a woman is lying for some kind of revenge or seeking money then there are legal remedies for that.
Women need to be confident in coming forward with sexual allegations. When American women finally see convictions and are receiving more respect; then I will know it is time to realize WE HAVE ARRIVED. I don't believe we are there yet.
Good night.
Women are having a difficult time coming forward as it is and to begin some kind of societal level body shaming of women only causes women to be more timid. Men still like naked ladies as best I can tell.
There was also some news about an acquittal of a charge against Mr. Weinstein. Okay, there wasn't enough evidence to make it stick. I have discussed this before. Women are not perfect and sometimes charges brought are not correct or enforceable. If a woman is lying for some kind of revenge or seeking money then there are legal remedies for that.
Women need to be confident in coming forward with sexual allegations. When American women finally see convictions and are receiving more respect; then I will know it is time to realize WE HAVE ARRIVED. I don't believe we are there yet.
Good night.
"Good Night, Moon"
Waxing crescent
5.9 days old moon
34.4 percent lit
October 10, 2018
By Mike Wall
A huge haul of newfound (click here) fast radio bursts (FRBs) may help astronomers finally start to get a handle on these mysterious and powerful blasts from deep space.
A new study reports the detection of 19 previously undiscovered FRBs, including the closest one to Earth and the brightest one ever seen. The results boost the total tally significantly; just three dozen or so FRBs had been known previously, with the first detection coming in 2007.
FRBs are brief (millisecond-long) but intense emissions of radio light, which can pack as much energy as our own sun produces over the course of nearly a century. Their source is the topic of much discussion and debate. For example, some researchers have suggested that FRBs could be generated by advanced alien civilizations, though most astronomers favor natural explanations, such as fast-spinning neutron stars....
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