Dwain Northey (Gen X)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naacp-travel-advisory-florida-says-state-hostile-to-black-americans/
Remember the good old days when there were only travel advisories and or ban for, what some would call, third word countries? Well now because of the vile vitriol of one Governor Ron DeSantis the state of Florida, a vacation destination, has received a travel advisory by the NAACP.
The wannabe future President has made the climate so venomous in Florida the anyone who is a part of any minority group does not feel safe in the state. Black, Brown, LGTBQ+, these are all groups that are under attack in the Sunshine State. The majority Republican legislature and their fearful leader has passed laws that make almost everything a jailable offence and the fact that the state has very loose gun laws and a stand your ground law makes it more dangerous than being a blonde female in central America.
Florida residents are able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, means that anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida can carry a concealed gun in public without any training or background check. This with their ridiculous stand your ground law, ‘Florida’s “Stand-Your-Ground” law was passed in 2005. The law allows those who feel a reasonable threat of death or bodily injury to “meet force with force” rather than retreat. Similar “Castle Doctrine” laws assert that a person does not need to retreat if their home is attacked.’ Makes it really sketchy to go there.
This in top of the don’t say gay rule and the new trans ruling that just passed.
“Florida lawmakers have no shame. This discriminatory bill is extraordinarily desperate and extreme in a year full of extreme, discriminatory legislation. It is a cruel effort to stigmatize, marginalize and erase the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender youth. Let me be clear: gender-affirming care saves lives. Every mainstream American medical and mental health organization – representing millions of providers in the United States – call for age-appropriate, gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people.
“These politicians have no place inserting themselves in conversations between doctors, parents, and transgender youth about gender-affirming care. And at the same time that Florida lawmakers crow about protecting parental rights they make an extra-constitutional attempt to strip parents of – you guessed it! – their parental rights. The Human Rights Campaign strongly condemns this bill and will continue to fight for LGBTQ+ youth and their families who deserve better from their elected leaders.”
This law makes it possible for anyone to just accuse someone of gender affirming care to have their child taken from them this would include someone traveling from out of state. This alone justifies a travel ban to the Magic Kingdom for families.
Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned DeSantis holy war with Disney, the largest employer in the state. I really hope the Mouse eats this ass holes lunch.
Well that’s enough bitching, thanks again for suffering though my rant.
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No Plan
How do you plan your goals?
I generally don’t have many aspirational goal, try to live my life without that added stress.
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Keep it simple
Create an emergency preparedness plan.
Gotta keep it simple phone dog kid get out.
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Little Pick-Me-Up
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Patriot
Dwain Northey (Gen X)
The one word that is continually used by people that have no idea what the word means or embodies is Patriot.
Having served and having a father that had a career in the military being told by individuals, that did not sign on the dotted line and put their ass where their mouth is, that I do not support this country in outrageous. Pledging allegiance to one man or political party is not Patriotic. Saying that you support the Constitution then rising up against the duly elected government is not Patriotic. Flying a Confederate Flag, Trump Flag, or hanging the Stars and Stripes upside down is not Patriotic… in fact it is insulting to those that served.
The groups that are against our Democracy and the freedoms that our Constitution outlines are Patriot Front (armed insurrectionist), Moms for Liberty (zealous book banning group), The Proud Boys (armed insurrectionist). None of these groups are Patriots they are loyal to one ideal and that is, their way or no way. The current GOP (Trumpublicans) are not Patriots the party of Reagan that I disagree with was not out to dismantle the system of government we have the current crop of ‘Patriots’ want to see it burn to the ground so that an authoritarian government can step in… NO MORE ELECTIONS, NO MORE BODILY FREEDOM FOR WOMEN, NO MORE LGTBQ+, and guess what ‘patriots’ if they get heir way your guns are gone too.
So if you don’t like that way things are VOTE, run for office, do something positive, but stop calling yourself Patriot if your only goal is to subject everyone else to your way or no way.
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Inspiration for today
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Guy Faukes
Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)
On November 5th the British celebrate a rather unusual holiday. They stack up old furniture and items that will burn and place an effigy of a man named Guy Fawkes on top and set it on fire. The Guy goes up in flames once more for his attempt to destroy the houses of Parliament and destroy the English way of life. If you have doubts Google it and I am sure you will be given the information just as presented.
What is the point, you may ask, which means you have been under a rock somewhere or totally brainwashed. We have our day and it is Jan 6 and I am guessing you can figure out who to burn and it is not Jack Smith.
A person that posted numerous threats on social media has been killed in Utah. His hope was that he could kill the President and that his name would go in the history books because he did a notable thing and followed the path set by his MAGA leader. This man’s name and that of the MAGA leader should be removed from all publications because fame is what they are looking for and obscurity is what they should receive. The MAGA leader has called for this type of violence more times than most wish to count, against the President, Vice-President, prosecutors of crimes named against the leader as well as witnesses and possible jurors for these trials. How did we get such a person into our political system?
The bigger question is how do we redeem the people that have so willingly followed him down the rabbit hole? Taking back the ability to actually think things through and not allow rumor mill purveyors from controlling the action is one positive step. So many have the attitude that if you do not see things the way I see them then you are stupid, uniformed, a communist or whatever and the truth is that without the influence of the alternate thought process we would make no progress in anything.
So things we really should not have developed better ways for, going to war, killing each other, are two that come to mind, but we have needed the progress in how to feed our populations, advance medicine, better travel and I am sure there are more to add to the list.The point is that not everything’s meant for everyone. We do not all crave the same kind of foods, or to drive the same kind of car, there has to be more choices than one. Those choices may not work for you but they work for others and as long as the choice is legal and it does not involve your participation each of us needs to step back and appreciate the point of view of others.
We seem to have a notice from the Supreme Court that Trump can no longer run for office.If this is the case then his trials should not be delayed by any campaigning. The fact that the 14th amendment has been invoked, or so it has been said, then there is no campaign for him to be in and none of his constipation problems should affect anything. Now proceed to try him as you would any other felon and put him in jail where he belongs and get it over with.
Sounds cruel to say a person of his age should go to jail, but since he should have been there years ago it is about time. If they can tie the attempts on the lives of prosecutors and the international crimes that he has reported to have been involved in then try him in the world court and get it over with. His bs and the clenched fist and all the other posturing he has done as well as telling all the fools that voted for him that he was going to do so much and he did nothing but enrich himself.
His current complaint of many, is that he can not get a fair trial in DC or Georgia or NY and everybody is picking on me. So let us have a trial and have the jurors made of his peers, namely former presidents. There are not that many still among us so take their vote and look to history for the other opinions and see if he is guilty or not. Chances are you are not going to find any that wished to get rid of the Constitution, none that agree with the idea that their tour in office was simply for the purposes of personal enrichment. All senior officials have done very well in terms of wealth after being in the WH so they know the difference between out and out fleecing the country for personal gain.
How many owned hotels in DC that were the promoted place to stay by anyone and everyone wanting to be looked favorably on by the President? How many had golf courses that they ran off to every weekend and took all the security force with them. Those people had to stay at the golf course and eat there and at taxpayers expense. The rooms were more than likely rented for the duration of his term of office. Holding rallies so the enlightened ones could have another chance to hear and see their savior, oh, and donate more money to his never ending need to be enriched to keep up his lifestyle, after all the Presidency was a cut in pay for the great one.
So let’s have the trial and if he is found guilty of treason do what has traditionally been done with all traitors, look it up in history. If you have doubts about the fate think Napoleon, Mata Hari, Mossilini, Cesar, just to name a few. That fate sounds harsh but being locked up for the rest of your life would be no picnic especially in a maximum center where you have access to nothing, no news, no visitors, no contact of any kind, just being fed and watched until the day you are no more, good times.
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No Turmoil
What brings you peace?
I try not to have turmoil in my life, which inevitably brings me more peace than most.
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Educators
What profession do you admire most and why?
I have the upmost respect for teachers. They have to deal with unruly children, good children, and in this day and age, entitled parents.
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Jitters
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
I would like to open a Cuban coffee house called jitters
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Humor
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
I would say the most important thing I carry is a sense of humor because if you can find levity in the absurdity we live in you’re absolutely going lose your mind.
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