Dwain Northey (Gen X)

This is getting to the point of insanity… The wealthiest man in the world is rooting out waste in the US Government, crazy that all the waste and fraud are in agencies that are only there to help that have the least. Departments that historically are riddled with waste are not even being looked at.

We now have an FBI director that published a book about going after those who slighted the current occupant of the oval offices… by name. The Attorney General is specifically looking into those who investigated Jan 6 and erasing video footage of the violence from that day.

Donny is telling Governors that if they do abide by his executive orders that federal funding will be cut from their state because he is the law.

Only a month has passed, when will more people realize that this isn’t making us great… only a month and we are already despised on the world stage… MAGA is a bad joke, a bad joke that keeps being told .

You can have cells from more than one person in your body.

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a part-lion, part-goat, part-snake, all-weird monstrosity, but in scientific circles, the name takes on a different meaning. In biology, a chimera is anyone whose body contains genetically distinct cells. This doesn’t mean that another small organism is living within you, but rather that cells wholly different from your cells coexist within you. In fact, a kind of chimerism is fairly common. New mothers carry some of the cells of their offspring, which can remain within their body for up to 40 years. This exchange of cells is also a two-way street, as children often contain some of their mother’s cells, which cross the placenta and into the child’s bloodstream during pregnancy. However, not many cells reside in a mother and her offspring, so scientists refer to this phenomenon as “microchimerism.” 

A more dramatic form of human chimerism is when two embryos that would usually form nonidentical twins instead fuse in the womb, and the resulting single embryo contains cells of both. While this can have some outward effects (like different-colored patches of skin on one person), most of the time this condition is only discovered through genetic testing. In one bizarre case in 2003, a 52-year-old mother needed a kidney transplant, and when her children were tested for compatibility, the results showed that two of her three children were not hers genetically. This is because she was a chimera, having fused with her twin embryo before birth, and the doctors didn’t think to search for a second genetic marker in other parts of her body. That makes this confused mother only 1 out of 100 or so confirmed chimera cases worldwide, but many, many more are likely out there.

Dwain Northey (Gen X)

I hate to keep harping on this but I am just done with the bumper sticker BS. We went through CRT (critical race theory) no one knew what it was but to the small minded it screamed BLACK… but if you made the morons say the words they had no idea what it meant. Now Felon47s cry is DEI and that is all the red hat militia cry, make them say the words Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, then ask them as professed Christian’s how those are bad things. Make them openly admit they are racist, then make them acknowledge that they believe that rich people are better than they are.

It is sad that we have to blatantly point out idiocy and hypocrisy. Republicans have always had the arrogance to spout what they believe is right … we need to put our chins up and throw the facts in their faces, and keep doing it till they get the point.

With the current Pontiff currently in the hospital with pneumonia thought I would refresh memories on who started the FAITH …

Peter the Apostle

Another major New Testament figure, Peter is renowned as the most prominent of Jesus’ disciples. A fisherman initially known by the name of Simon, Peter earned his new name along with a promise he would receive the keys to the kingdom of heaven from Jesus.

According to the Bible, Peter is the only discipleto walk on water, and was with Jesus for such critical moments as the Transfiguration (when Jesus appeared on a mountaintop in his divine form) and the raising of Jairus’ daughter (when Jesus performed a miracle to bring a young girl back to life). And while Peter attempted to prevent his leader’s arrest, he also fulfilled the prediction that he would deny Jesus three times that night, before atoning by thrice telling the resurrected lord that he loved him. 

According to the Bible, Peter later performed his own miracles such as the healing of the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, until he too was crucified (upside down) for spreading the gospel of Christianity. Traditionally considered the first pope, Peter is also highly regarded in the church for his close relationship with Jesus, as well as his devotion in spite of his imperfect character.

Dwain Northey (Gen X)

For those that think that Donny and his South African stooge are putting the People of the United States first look at the programs and agencies they are going after.

FEMA helping after disasters (full of waste and abuse)

Social Security system we pay into (sending billions to dead people)

Department of Education (WOKE)

Centers for Disease Control… well why do we need that.

FAA now planes are crashing

Consumer Financial Protection Agency because they are stopping banks from gouging Americans.

They are on a crusade to end Diversity Equity and Inclusion… make them say the words not just DEI

Have you heard that they are cutting the billions we give to BIG OIL… no you haven’t because they aren’t.

Musk has gotten more money for Space X and a contract to supple armored Cybertrucks to the DOD… no conflict there,

Donald believes he alone is AMERICA fuck everyone else.

Icy glaciers probably don’t spring to mind when you think about the tropics. But whether it’s Indonesia, Colombia, Kenya, or elsewhere, glaciers do exist in these warm climates. Of course, these huge chunks of ice aren’t sipping mai tais beachside, but are instead perched high up in mountain ranges. These frigid formations are the result of snow that’s been compressed into massive, slow-moving bodies of iceover the course of centuries. 

But although these glaciers have taken ages to form, their disappearing act will be much more swift. In all, 50% of mountain glaciers (both tropical and nontropical) will disappear by the end of this century due to climate change. Glaciers can serve as vital water reserves during drought, so their disappearance can have dire consequences in hot regions. In Indonesia, the Eternity Glacierscurrently rest in the Jayawijaya mountains, but continuous dry seasons mean they’ll likely disappear forever in 2026. The Conejeras glacier in the Colombian Andeswill perform the same vanishing act on a similar timeline. Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa also sport glaciers on their peaks, though both mountains are steadily losing ice mass due to changes in ocean patterns caused by our warming world. Sadly, this is just the latest glacial batch facing evaporation. In 2009, the Chacaltaya glacier in Bolivia disappeared completely, and the country has lost around half of its glaciers in the past 50 years. Glaciers will continue to exist in the colder reaches of the world for centuries, but the age of tropical glaciers is quickly coming to an end. 

Icy glaciers probably don’t spring to mind when you think about the tropics. But whether it’s Indonesia, Colombia, Kenya, or elsewhere, glaciers do exist in these warm climates. Of course, these huge chunks of ice aren’t sipping mai tais beachside, but are instead perched high up in mountain ranges. These frigid formations are the result of snow that’s been compressed into massive, slow-moving bodies of iceover the course of centuries. 

But although these glaciers have taken ages to form, their disappearing act will be much more swift. In all, 50% of mountain glaciers (both tropical and nontropical) will disappear by the end of this century due to climate change. Glaciers can serve as vital water reserves during drought, so their disappearance can have dire consequences in hot regions. In Indonesia, the Eternity Glacierscurrently rest in the Jayawijaya mountains, but continuous dry seasons mean they’ll likely disappear forever in 2026. The Conejeras glacier in the Colombian Andeswill perform the same vanishing act on a similar timeline. Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa also sport glaciers on their peaks, though both mountains are steadily losing ice mass due to changes in ocean patterns caused by our warming world. Sadly, this is just the latest glacial batch facing evaporation. In 2009, the Chacaltaya glacier in Bolivia disappeared completely, and the country has lost around half of its glaciers in the past 50 years. Glaciers will continue to exist in the colder reaches of the world for centuries, but the age of tropical glaciers is quickly coming to an end. 

Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

After some consideration on the issue of wealth, power, and the desire to control the world, a question arises. The people that are behind the destruction or attempted destruction of democracy have control of much of the wealth of this nation and possibly more influence in the world than is realistic, so when it is well known that you attract more bees with honey than with vinegar, why are they all so intent on dumping vinegar on everything? All that wealth could be returned to them more easily if they would support the programs and agencies that support the people. 
     Taking away all of the things that keep society running is quite simply foolish. If the systems and programs that make life better and give more opportunity for hope and fulfillment are taken away then nothing is going to move forward, grow, or produce a profit. If you cannot at least sell what you produce then why bother? If you have a factory run with robots but at the end of the day you have no sales what have you accomplished? No one working means no one has money to purchase, and where does the wealth come from, sitting on gold bars? No matter how warm the chickens bottom is gold will not produce more gold from being sat on. Money has to have a function as do people to produce a satisfactory result.
    So to the wealthy 1% think about your future if you destroy the futures of all that support your businesses what does your future look like? A serious common sense look at what is going on with the destruction of our nation and democracy should cause a great deal of anguish and maybe some sleepless nights. THINK ABOUT IT!!!!

Some of the earliest sunglasses were used by judges in court to hide their facial expressions.

Long before they became fashionable accessories for sunny days, some of the earliest sunglasses served a far different purpose: In Chinese courtrooms, judges used dark-lensed glasses to hide their facial expressions. Eyeglasses became popular in Chinese society during the late 13th century and early 14th century, and around the same period, rudimentary sunglasses featuring dark lenses made from smoky quartz were invented. While they protected against glare, they were also intended to provide judges with an air of impartiality during trials by obscuring their eyes — and thus their emotional responses.

It wasn’t until the 18th century that an early precursor to modern sunglasses, explicitly designed for dealing with sun and glare, became popular in Europe. “Goldoni’s eyeglasses” were developed circa 1700 in Venice, Italy, and were nicknamed for playwright Carlo Goldoni, who fashionably wore a pair. These green-tinted spectacles were primarily worn by Venetian gondoliers as well as high-society women and children in an effort to shield their eyes from the glare that bounced off the canal water. In 1752, British optician James Ayscough unveiled a new invention to serve a similar purpose: blue-tinted glasses that he believed protected eyes against harmful light better than white glass.