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Friday, December 20, 2024
All drama, all the time.
Reality check.
The vote count. This appeared on “Reddit.”
People are very troubled. There must be a lot of people missing at the dinner table this holiday season. This is not a normal reaction for Americans. What goes on?
Good healthcare shouldn’t require activists to point to the faults of the system. Healthcare should be easy to access, have answers to problems, and provide a somewhat carefree life with anticipated longevity. What goes on?
There is no crime in journalists addressing these problems in our society. It is better for structured investigations as only journalists can carry out, and valid, truthful information without the politics. There are people in America hurting this much. Why?
Every American should be experiencing the beauty of this season. They aren’t. Why?
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Thank you, Prosecutor Willis.
The case is intact and can move forward when possible. Prosecutor Fani Willis made a strong case and kept it that way.
I wish her, her family and friends Happy Holidays.
Stay off social media
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Ho, hum.
Where is Former Vice President Mike Pence when you need him?
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
We have witnessed Trump’s fear mongering.
Russia is losing the world for the sake of Putin’s politics.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Drones
Juvenile case loads fell under Obama.
Sunday, December 15, 2024
They are drones.
National Guard must be READY to respond.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
It is cold.
New Jersey drones
(Click here)
The federal authorities are missing the point with drones. It doesn’t matter if the aircraft are manned or not.
The citizens of New Jersey don’t want these problems, be they actual or anticipated. They are allowed to codify the use of drones in New Jersey or any municipality in any state that believes the hobby can be an imposition on people’s lives for whatever reason it is.
Government can govern. Police should not have to worry about a common fear of people if there are regulations that can add sanity to living. The people don’t have to accept fear in their lives. The people want government to remove plausible threats from becoming reality.
Congratulations to the federal authorities in resolving national security concerns. Thank you. There is every reason to believe this administration, as it has been 100% correct in acknowledging the threats in Ukraine. I am certain the federal authorities are 100% correct in their assessment regarding the skies of New Jersey. The people are still allowed to regulate drones.
(Click here)
Russia is known to be sending similar drones over US military bases in the UK. That by itself is an act of war. Russia is not allowed to enter any airspace for any reason.
Let me get this right.
Friday, December 13, 2024
New Jersey has a right of self-defense.
Quid pro quo
(Click here)
Elon Musk broke USA law. He quite possibly broke it elsewhere. The Security and Exchange Commission stayed Musk did not disclose sales of Tesla stock before launching into purchasing Twitter. Is there any doubt Trump will pardon Musk as soon as he is office.
Will the corruption ever stop?
The immigrant issue is about revenge politics.
President Obama was trying everything he could…
Well, that’s exactly it, isn’t it?
The Weakest Link
Thursday, December 12, 2024
I have a question.
Just one question.
Why did so many people prefer Trump’s criminal networks of corruption rather than democracy?
Amazing what people will do for Trump’s victory.
A dictator phenomenon
“Time” magazine has it wrong.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Director Christopher Wray kept us safe. He is and was a great Director of the FBI.
..."It should go without saying, (click here) but I'll say it anyway -- this is not easy for me. I love this place, I love our mission, and I love our people -- but my focus is, and always has been, on us and doing what's right for the FBI," he said.
"When you look at where the threats are headed, it's clear that the importance of our work -- keeping Americans safe and upholding the Constitution -- will not change. And what absolutely cannot, must not change is our commitment to doing the right thing, the right way, every time. Our adherence to our core values, our dedication to independence and objectivity, and our defense of the rule of law -- those fundamental aspects of who we are must never change," he said....
Murder is never acceptable, but, this is more than murder.
By Stephanie Kelly and Julie Steenhuysen
The attack called fresh attention to deepening frustrations over health coverage.
By Bruce Gil
...At the same time (of the murder of Brian Thompson) (click here), posts on social media have been claiming that UnitedHealthcare’s claim-denial rate is the highest in the industry; however, since insurers try to keep these numbers hidden, the true extent of its denials remains uncertain, especially when it comes to private plans.
Still, some recent reports show that denials for some patients have been on the rise.
In October, a report from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations showed that the nation’s insurers have been using AI-powered tools to deny some claims from Medicare Advantage plan subscribers.
The report found that UnitedHealthcare’s denial rate for post-acute care — health care needed to transition people out of hospitals and back into their homes — for people with Medicare Advantage plans rose to 22.7% in 2022, from 10.9% in 2020....
These experiments by Russia obviously will have global implications.
Russia has reportedly cut some regions of the country off (click here) from the rest of the world's internet for a day, effectively siloing them, according to reports from European and Russian news outlets reshared by the US nonprofit Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and Western news outlets.
Russia's communications authority, Roskomnadzor, blocked residents in Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia, which have majority-Muslim populations, ISW says. The three regions are in southwest Russia near its borders with Georgia and Azerbaijan. People in those areas couldn't access Google, YouTube, Telegram, WhatsApp, or other foreign websites or apps—even if they used VPNs, according to a local Russian news site.
Russian digital rights NGO Roskomsvoboda told TechRadar that most VPNs didn't work during the shutdown, but some apparently did. It's unclear which ones or how many actually worked, though. Russia has been increasingly blocking VPNs more broadly, and Apple has helped the country's censorship efforts by taking down VPN apps on its Russian App Store. At least 197 VPNs are currently blocked in Russia, according to Russian news agency Interfax....