I want to remind Americans how important the Biden Administration has been.

December 26, 2021
By Dana Hedgpeth

A number of beagles (click here) have already been rehomed at an out-of-state adoption shelter.

Federal officials (click here) making unannounced inspections this summer of a large beagle-breeding facility in Virginia found dozens of animal welfare violations: records indicating that hundreds of puppies had died of “unknown causes” over a span of months; dogs’ food dispensers teeming with insects; and reeking kennels with piles of feces, urine and food underneath them.

Based on the routine inspections conducted in July, officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited Envigo — an Indianapolis-based firm that breeds dogs and sells them as research animals to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries — for mistreatment of beagles and poor conditions at the facility in Cumberland, Va., about 50 miles west of Richmond.

Officials said records at the facility showed that in a seven-month period, more than 300 puppies died of “unknown causes.” There were incomplete records on the deaths....

When the USDA inspected the "Envigo" facility it didn't write a report, it forced the removal of beagles to shelters and pet rescues. The agencies of the USA are operating better and in strong advocacy for MORAL treatment for every aspect of American life. Morality isn't just for humans.

This action by the USDA brought pressure to government officials to act.

The controversy surrounding the Envigo dog breeding facility in Cumberland County continues to grow, and has led Virginia’s senators to demand federal action....

No, they didn't shutter the place either, they enforced existing law and improved the facility and it's practices.

...Documents outlining improvements made over the past four months at the Cumberland Envigo facility mirrored the plan the company described in November, including improving pay, increasing staff, improving training, improving infrastructure and improving outreach to find homes for dogs that are no longer needed at the facility....

And it hasn't stopped just with dogs. Being a moral society is more than vaccinations and the right to become a member of the uplifting Middle Class. It is the entire focus of life as an American.

Recovering the USA post Trump isn't easy or simple, but, it is moral and correct.

February 18, 2022

By Andre Bell and Lyndsay M. Cole

Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) (click here) is inviting public comments on a proposal to amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to establish new regulations and standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds. The proposed regulations would apply to captive birds not bred for use in research.

The proposal would ensure each individual bird that is subject to the AWA is raised and maintained in conditions that ensure its good health and well-being and that its physical and behavioral needs are met. The proposed rule outlines how entities with birds can obtain a license and the standards they would have to follow.

APHIS is asking the public to provide comments on how this proposed rule would impact the regulated community, as well as ways that APHIS might assist regulated entities with implementation of these standards, whether through documents, guides, training, or other means. APHIS also invites comments on the proposed operating standards for facilities, the proposed animal health and husbandry standards, and the proposed transportation standards.

These proposed standards would allow APHIS to ensure the welfare of birds while affording flexibility in implementing the standards to bird breeders, dealers, exhibitors, and transporters....

The problem with student loan debt is the cost of tuition.

May 8, 2017
By Noa Maltzman

Since 1963, (click here) college tuition (tuition, fees room and board) has increased approximately 1,640 percent. College tuition has risen faster than the rate of inflation and faster than health care costs. According to Gordon Wadsworth, author of The College Trap, the cost of higher education has increased over 2 ½ times the inflation rate. Not only is tuition rising but the cost of running a university is also rising....

There are other sources that concur with Noa Maltzman (click here). Part of the problem in rising tuition differs from private and public colleges. But, the student loan program is a life line for American who can no longer afford a college education regardless of assets or income. 

25 August 2022

By Lystra Small-Clouden

...My school didn’t play fairly with me (click here) while I pursued my doctoral degree. The administrators changed the length of my program from three to six years. They actively steered me away from my research interest in the effects of slavery and globalization, adding more time to my program of study. Meanwhile, I continued to pay. From an initial loan payoff of $75,000 per year, my debt rose to $300,000....

This case should be litigated, but, no one ever wants to sue their Alma Mater. There are many times that an institute exceeds what is reasonable as an annual budget, because, it will be passed on to the students in the way of fees. If anyone wants to define the issue look into the fees charged to students and an entire reality will open up that most Americans don't know about. The fee structure is where any corruption lies in the way of constructing buildings or so called improvements to the milieu of the college experience. Then in public institutions there are bonds that translate into construction contracts for good or for bad. It would be interesting to know the amount of concrete, brick, steel, and marble used on college campuses as compared to the rest of the USA.

Yes, America, you are paying a contractor's salary and all the while the contractor is laughing about the people attending the university or college in order to make half or less of his/her take.

The USA is not alone in the escalating costs of college.

25 November 2021

By Rachel Hall

...The largest amount of debt amassed by a student in England (click here) is £189,700, according to official figures as research warns of the severe “psychological toll” that high levels of student debt is taking on graduates.

The Student Loan Company said the £189,700 figure was “an exceptional case” and was possibly accrued over loans for several courses, for instance because the person had undertaken postgraduate study or dropped out of multiple courses, according to a response to a Freedom of Information request.

However, when the FOI response was published on Reddit, it prompted an outpouring of comments from graduates citing student debts around the £100,000 mark, including those who had studied five-year medicine degrees, postgraduate courses or who had switched courses or institutions....

President Biden did the right thing in student debt forgiveness. It is what he can do. Student debt forgiveness improves the GDP of the country. Students can now plan to purchase homes and not fear of having a family. There is a lot of good energy that comes out of  loan forgiveness. That increase in income monthly to students translate into a far better trajectory in the long term.

What Congress needs to do is evaluate the cost of education in the USA, find the abuses and prosecute the exploitation.

American students deserve a good education, but, they also deserve a good shot at life after they graduate. And it isn't right young people only focus on the lucrative jobs and/or professions in the USA, we need all of them. The sciences, the arts, math and physics. We need those that manage business well including those that can look at healthy financial balances. We need teachers, doctors, nurses and scientists in the labs finding and creating better lives for Americans. The thing about the jobs that have higher salaries, they aren't always the people that begin with that goal. Many times a student in liberal arts will find a unique path to entrepreneurship no one has thought of before.

Probably the best example of a person walking his or her own path to success is Steve Wozniak (click here). The inventor needs to be able to build the invention and can't if student debt has piled up.

"My dream (click here) was actually just to have a computer some day. If I'd imagined that it meant starting a company to sell them, I probably would have avoided the whole thing."

Hi Reddit, I’m Steve Wozniak. (click here)

I will be participating in a Reddit AMA to answer any and all questions. I promise to answer all questions honestly, in totally open fashion, even when the answer is that I don’t have an answer to a specific question or that I don’t know enough to answer it.

I recently shot an interview with Reddit as part of their new series Formative, in which I talk about the early days of Apple. You can watch it here:...

I am confident people reading this can think of their own heroes in success stories, but, when did they make that leap into success and who was there to provide the path forward?

The problem with the sour grapes of student forgiveness is not the student, it is the cost of education. 

Congress needs to be able to provide the American people with trajectories going forward so these problems don't exist so much as anticipated. I don't believe the Board of Directors/Trustees necessarily always have the best outcomes for students if they are not prudent to the cost of education in their institutions. I think if there was an in-depth analysis conducted of the cost of education and the actual nuts and bolts of how ridiculous it has become there would some very interesting outcomes. The future of the cost of education must be a directive of Congress to understand it and publish the results of that analysis to every parent of a student in the country. Make it mandatory reading at the first Parent-Teacher Organization meeting for parents of kindergarteners. 

I sincerely believe this is a national security issue. No one who cooperates in a highly classified investigation wants to be in full public view. There isn't an American in this country that would envy the position of the patriot that assisted DOJ. The hate and threats would be unending. Those involved with Trump are very dangerous people and they mean to end any truth about Trump as the truth is adverse to his public image.

For all we know the witness are the movers that packed the boxes and transported them. It would not be right for an average person to have such heavy scrutiny by the public. It can damage the person involved and the family.

I think the DOJ is correct in being cautious. It is important the truth comes out, but, we aren't at trial yet. This is all preliminary. I realize the country wants to know the degree of security breached by Trump for his own purposes, but, the DOJ and the US Military are aware of the circumstances by now and have moved to protect the country.

None of this is about politics. Attorney General Garland is not jumping for joy and finding the first journalist to leak everything. It would be to the advantage of many if the entire record was released before the November election, but, there is plenty unearthed by the January 6th Committee that may find this information pale compared  to the obvious involvement in Trump on January 6th.

More than anything I would love to have the Trumpies realize the error of their candidate's ways, but, I do believe there are very hard core haters that will never have a go to Jesus moment, especially Ginny and Clarence. I mean, Trump was in office for reasons other than people believed in him to be a great president. Those backing him and frequently at his side in the White House have an agenda. The reason Ginny the Valkyrie was in the Oval Office all the time was to police Trump that he was headed down the right path; for the sake of the country of course.

...“The mob (click here) was accomplishing President Trump’s purpose, so of course he didn’t intervene,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said. “President Trump did not fail to act... He chose not to act.”...

What is there to say? Trump wanted to be at the Capitol to direct the activities. He wanted to be in the chamber where the Electoral College was meeting. He had no right or authority in that chamber, but, this was the coup after all and he had to micromanage.

Trump clearly hurt this country while he was in office. So, far, we are getting back on our feet. Protecting Europe in backing Ukraine is one of the most important steps the USA can take to demonstrate to the world, evil will not triumph over good. That is who we are. If the coup had occurred the world would be facing a far different reality and there is a good chance populations of people would be in peril. The incident where Trump attempted to intimidate President Zelensky and held back military munitions that was to protect Ukraine's sovereignty has to be one of the most dramatic acts of hatred as well as a direct attack on the USA's national security. After all, who were we when an idiot gets into office?

The retrieval of the documents from Mara Lago is important, but, it only clearly demonstrations AGAIN how Trump's priorities were not that of the American people. We are a strong country. We are stronger than Trump could ever hope to be. We seek friends while he looks out for enemies. There is a huge difference in what the American people believe and represent and what Trump did during four years of chaos and scandal.

If there is a guilty party to any of this, including those unsecure documents, it was the Republicans in the US Senate that cowered to the idiot in the first place. They were given two times to impeach him and they acted stupidly in protecting this country! The US Senate under McConnell's leadership failed this country enormously. 

August 25, 2022

By Perry Stein

...Multiple media outlets, (click here) including The Washington Post, have called on the judge to unseal all the court documents related to the Mar-a-Lago search. Attorney General Merrick Garland asked Reinhart to unseal the warrant and an inventory list that includes vague descriptions of the classified materials federal agents say they recovered from Mar-a-Lago, but opposed the release of the affidavit....