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 While I realize that no one reads this,... except for maybe the random person that stumbles across it when they are scrolling thru the BlogSpot... but I can tell you that it helps me get out thoughts that cannot be talked about on many circles,,, and BTW - no one wants to hear about it anyway...

We live in crazy times. I do not envy children or even their parents trying to grow up today. We are in the Midst of a Pandemic - I'd say Global Pandemic ,, but I thin that is what Pandemic means that it covers the World -  so a Pandemic that i'll say 30 - 40 % of the population, at least here in the USA do not think is real !!!  Killing near a million Americans - shutting down much of the country during 2020,,, and we are just partially getting back to Semi - normal .....  There are people that deny Science , Deny that vaccines work... that use this Internet to do their "research".    Even though that internet promotes theories of all kinds .. that millions are dying of the Vaccine (False) - they say it ,, but cannot find ONE source that is not on the dark web that confirms their data.. and BTW - it's always that they KNOW someone that has died of the Vaxx ,,, it's someones Brother, sister, Fathers 2nd uncle... they never have 1st hand Knowledge - that should tell you all you need to know,,,  that the Vaccine has micro chips in it,, so the Governments can track you,,, but 99% of those people carry a cell phone with them 24- 7 - HUH ???  That people do not want to do what are simple things to combat the Virus spread ,, but are surprised that the Administration cannot do something to stop it ! - again - HUH ??  They cite that masks don't work,  but put on their seat belts every-time they get in a car, even though people die in car accidents everyday that are wearing seat  belts .. 3x HUH ?? and they claim that they Govt should not tell you what you can and cannot do with your life, your Body,,, they then post shit about "If the Government really cared about you they would ban the foods that add to Obesity, and Diabetes" cause those things kill people too...... WTF !!

Let's move to politics - OH BOY ....

the former POTUS has said that the Jan 6th insurrectionists are not being treated fairly..  and If / when he Retakes the Whitehouse they will be. and If there need to be pardons - he will Pardon them. 

1st : How the Fuck is this not tampering with witnesses  ??  

and 2nd :  we are in the 1st week of February 2022... Providing nothing happens to Biden, the next POTUS whoever she or he is that will not happen to January 2025 - 1077 days from now - essentially 3 years away.. now I know justice moves slowly ,,, but I think most / all of these people will have had trials or accepted plea deals by then !!  and yea sure in a miscarriage of justice the Urine Soaked Cheeto man could pardon them then....  

and not to be a pile on'er....  I thought that  the GOP folks and FOX said that these people were FBI operatives, BLM supports, Antifa folks that disguised themselves as Dump supporters. So if that was true -  A) why would he pardon them ??? and B) Were these GOP senators and Reps NOT in the Capital on that day ??  Did they not run for their lives !!??  do they always run for their lives during normal visitors tours - like they said was the case...Assholes.

And speaking of Assholes - the Republicans have no Idea what they are talking about ,...

Mitch Mcconnel - who will now go down in history as a JERK ...  said that he was opposed to Biden deciding to nominate a Black female to the Supreme Court - Even though Dump and President Reagen did the same thing - saying that they would nominate someone from a particular group - and no one said any thing.   And the GOP does not want to rush into confirming a nominee ,, even thought they did exactly that to get Barrett approved essentially as votes were being cast in the last election...  ASSHOLES !!

now for Dump = you have noted that he has not 100% confirmed that he is running for POTUS in 2024...Do you have an Idea why he has not ??? I'll tell ya why -  If he does confirm he is running,,, ALL those contributions to him would then be campaign  contributions, and would have to be accounted for as such. Right now you - and I'll say it - JERKS -  that are giving him money , buying his hats, flags, bumperstickers, etc etc,, are giving money Directly to HIM !! And he can do with as he pleases. IF he does run - and right now he is using it to try to punish his enemies , support voter suppression, back candidates that LOVE HIM - fuck the Constitution, and he is spending money on his and his families legal fees. 

Ok - enough,,,, here is Amos Lee

The Threat from with-in

 The former POTUS is the biggest threat to our democracy since the Civil war. Period.

And let me tell you why - I think it's two things...

A) Dump has told you that the Media is the "Enemy of the People"

B) You get your information - from 2 sources - Dump and FOX. So they control the Narritive that you hear. Don't think so - Just listen to Dumps supporters. It's FOX news propaganda.

So that anyone not parroting the line from the former is not to be believed.  They make believe that thing that were said and done to support the Urine soaked Cheeto man,  Did not happen. 

And the more I listen to this shit - the more I cannot believe it. That there are those that will stop eating M&M's because the MARS & Co =. Decided to change the  shoes on the Cartoon Characters in the commercials,  ...  YUP - they think that's a big deal.  Wonder if they are gonna Boycott all the MARS stuff ??  These Items, and a large line of Pet Foods ,.....

• 3 Musketeers
• Ben's Original
• Bounty
• Celebrations
• Cirku
• CocoaVia
• Combos
• Dolmio
• Dove
• Ebly
• Ethel M
• FLAVIA
• Fling
• Flyte
• Forever Yours
• Galaxy
• Galaxy Bubbles
• Galaxy Minstrels
• goodnessKNOWS
• Kudos
A Twix bar
• M-Azing
• M&M's
• Maltesers
• Marathon
• Mars
• Masterfoods
• Milky Way
• Munch
• Promite
• Revels
• Seeds of Change
• Snickers
• Topic
• Tracker
• Treets
• Chocolates Turín (Mexico)
• Twix

And then the Carhartt clothing line decided to require a vaccine to work in their business. Then that crowd started burning their Carhartt clothes,... yea - that happened.   And I am betting they ain't boycotting FOX over their vaccine mandate !!  and There are many companies- that have issued similar mandates ... FORD has required their workers be vaxx'd  (not the hourly workers) the Salaried - I am suspecting that the Hourly are under a Binding contract ,,,,  but not the Salaried... and I bet NO one is burinng their F150 over it !  

The level of Stupidity in this country is astounding...  Like the saying goes - YOU can;t fix Stupid,, but the Hats sure make it easy to recognize. 

 

Where am I ?

 Ok - so Neil Young told Spotify that if they continued to air Joe Rogan's Podcast - that he wanted them to remove all his music from their Service...  That is because Rogan is NonVaxx'er ,,, a Non Masker,,, a Non human if you ask me,, but we will hold that thought for now...  Joni Mitchell, and Nils Lofgren have followed suit. - Oh and understand that I do not understand how all that works with Rights to the Music, and what they get paid to have their music on that Service,... and what Spotify pays Rogan for his Podcast...  However;  While I don;t have clear answer on this ,, these are my thoughts...

- Neil or Joni , or Nils are not Immunologists. scientists, doctors or any of that, they have their opinion like anybody else,, the ONLY reason that they and many others  like them carry any weight is due to their musical talent. Period.  And yup - many celebrities have and have had opinions on this topic, and in the past on a variety of Social issues. 

- And EVEN though I think Rogan is nut job , on the fringe of Full Goose Bozo. That he spreads mis information on the Topic of Covid, of vaccines. That does not mean he should necessarily be Muted... IF you are on that side of the discussion I think it dangerous.  That Rogan and his like are not to be believed. They  lie,  They Deny...  But if you have an opposite view then you might think about all that Freedom of Speech thing... 

- Now that said -  here is the meat of the 1st Amendment :

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 

This applies to the Government (Congress) , NOT to Private businesses. SO if Spotify wanted to kick Rogan and others like him off their service,  I Think that is their Right. Like Face book and Twitter have to many of the Election Conspiracy theorists, and Covid Deniers.  They are a private enterprise. They get to set the Rules on their business - the 1st amendment does not apply to them - it only applies to the Government restricting rights. 

I think all should have their say , and IF you chose not to listen , or believe that is up to us - you and me. You can point out to your children, and peers that what is said is Not True or Makes no sense. that is up to YOU . Not Neil Young.   

- AND ,,, and,,, I guarantee (although I do not know specifics) that these musicians music is played on other platforms that mimic to one degree or another what Joe Rogan spouts. 

A Side note : Young is a survivor of Polio . He contracted the Disease when he was a child, and a Vaccine.....  the Polio Vaccine  - greatly helped his recovery. 

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The former POTUS continues his threats to our country. In a Speech over the weekend he floated the Idea that under his administration - the January 6th people would be dealt with "fairly" - I am guessing the Idea is that they are not being dealt with fairly right now... and how like every other one of his talking points, you will hear no specifics from him on how he would impact their treatment in the courts except that he talked about pardons for them. Pardons ....    

• Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the Capitol Police, who was attacked by the mob, died on Jan. 7.

• Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department killed himself after the attack.

• Officer Howard S. Liebengood of the Capitol Police also died by suicide four days afterward.

and  150 officers from the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department and local agencies were injured.

Pardons ???  Now talk to me about "Backing the Blue"

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HR4673

 DO NOT Tell me that the GOP supports our Service Men & Women & Veterans ever again !

HR4673 : 

Even though this bill passed the Vote in the House of Representatives - You tell me 

why 163 Republicans voted against it ??

I will tell you why....This Bills only author was a Democrat.  

 

HR4673 -  AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE VETERANS IN PATIENT ENROLLMENT SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

 Go look at this bill.. It's  pretty simple. No pork add on's. 

The Bill ensures that when a person leaves the armed forces they are required to be enrolled for all the Vet benefits they are entitled to..  It's that simple.

Here,, here is the link ...  read it!

https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4673/BILLS-117hr4673eh.xml

Ok - So why him ??

 Why was David Ortiz voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame  on the 1st Ballot. ?? When the likes of Bonds, Clemens , Sosa, Schilling, have not been voted in for the last decade,,  and for many they will now have to see if the Veterans (Today's) Committee will eventually vote them in - and just FYI they can remain eligible for that in perpetuity .......

SO - Why Ortiz .. ? 1st I think you need to ask - Is he a Hall of Famer ??  Definitely .  Is he a First Ballot Hall of Famer ?? again - I think the answer is yes.  Home run totals, RBI totals -  forget a minute that he was a DH not a position player,  so his job was to drive in Runs ,, to HIT.. and he did that with the best of 'em --as they say.....     

Now - if you are a strictly numbers person - and the STAT  W.A.R. has come into play in the recent past,, that is Wins against Replacement. he does not do so well there,,, there are like 200 guys with Better WAR numbers than Ortiz. 

What about the "Roid" issue -  Ortiz tested positive in what was spose to be a Secret Test back in 2003. , but someone got their hands on the list and was able to match names with the Test numbers , and Ortiz, Sheffield among others tested positive. You might have inferred that from the numbers that he had going form the Twins in 2002 to the Red Sox from 2003 on,,,,, he was a mid 200 hitter with 10 -20 home runs per season,  but then with the Sox he became a near 300 hitter with 40 - 50 home runs per season,,,, hummmm  so he actually got better as he got older - that data is similar to other ROID guys like Bonds and Clemens. And Do not tell me that he never failed  a PED test after that - these guys (and their Doctors) are always ahead of the Testing methods,...  Hells Bells - some guys got caught cause they forgot that it was day game instead of a night game, and they took the PED too close to "testing" time... and the Anti-PED did not a a chance to work before they had to "pee in the cup". So this leads to Why did you vote for Ortiz & NOT the Bonds, Clemens, Sosa , Schillling, A-Rod's on the Ballot for me that's not explainable . 

Perhaps the X factor here is Ortiz personality.  he is a very Like-able  guy.  His work on some of the Baseball Pre and post games with Arod, Frank Thomas, has been great. He is a good guy to interview, Liked by the Press, the TV and Radio reporters.  This opposed to Bonds who the press hated and he hated them.  Clemens  was better at that - but guys still disliked him... and disliked A-Rod - the jealously toward  good lookin  rich guys.  and Schilling - forget it - he made some absolutely insane statements AFTER his playing  days about the LGB ext community, Muslims, Nazi;s,, talked openly about his political views as to why he was not more popular casue he was a political spokesman,, and then as his HOF voting percentages continued to increase,,, perhaps leading to him getting to the Required 75% - he goes and calls the People that did not vote for him Jerks and then asks to be removed from the Ballot (not his decision toy do that its the HOF - and they did not).

SO - Ortiz is a HOF'er ,,, a First Rounder - Congrats to him ! he deserves it. 

As far as the others - I think as the Veterans Committee changes in the next years,, and  more players that were of that ROID era are on the Committee - they will vote them in - probably all at once. I do think that as we go thru time - it will seem more and more ridiculous s that they were not voted in by the BBWA...  somewhere in their 10 years of Eligibility.   

  

Tuesday morning

 you ever have a day where what you thought was gonna happen - is not going to happen ,,,

Not because you don;t want it to happen ,, but it just can't .... Not today ,,,,

Really  never happened to you  ???   Happened to me,,,

HA !!!!!

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