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Just curious how these would play today….

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Being an   unregistered and uncertified Curmudgeon, I have seen, Forrest Gump like , the changes in society and our political culture this march of technology has wrought.

Going from a day when the number of memo copies was based on how many carbons you could convince a secretary (that is what they were called back then) to jam in her Selectric (Answer 4, 5 if you got a good one) to todays ubiquitous sharing of instant video globally has been a wonder, but also a loss of things like:

Reflection, Proofreading, Time to consider secondary effects, Questions like “Why are two hundred people on the copy list?”.

As in war (See Civil War,  USA) when the weaponry outstrips the tactics and practice, our communications technology is beyond … Continue reading →

This is a story about the closing up shop of the Podesta Group.   This might give you, as Ms. RightAngles might say, “a terminal case of schadenfreude.”

“The firm as it existed is essentially over,” one Podesta Group staffer said. “The vast majority of people are going their own way.”

At an emotional staff meeting late Thursday afternoon, Fritts told staffers they could clear out their offices and said that Wednesday might be their last payday.    “We will try to compensate you on the 30th, but we can’t make any promises,” Fritts said, according to one staffer who was in the meeting.   …

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“I kind of feel like the ball’s in his court after last night,” one Podesta Group staffer said, referring to Podesta. “His name’s on … Continue reading →

Sorry I have been off the air, the latest salvage operation has been a bit consuming. Today I have a happy client who just got a financial reprieve. He can keep his business if he can just deliver his plan.  Some small town bankers who bet on character still exist, despite many attempts to eradicate them by our elites.

I find myself watching less news as the frenzy of charge and counter charge on moving targets on he said she said media amplified things long past play out.

Meanwhile, I sense a desperation from the GOPe on the course ahead.  If the tax bill passes in any form, the economy will explode into growth not seen since the 1980s. If the usual gang of Senators block it, it … Continue reading →

“…one of the primary ways that democracy is degraded by platforms such as Facebook and Twitter is, for obvious reasons, typically ignored in such discussions: the way they are used by American journalists to endorse factually false claims that quickly spread and become viral, entrenched into narratives, and thus, can never be adequately corrected.”

https://theintercept.com/2017/11/05/four-viral-claims-spread-by-journalists-on-twitter-in-the-last-week-alone-that-are-false/

It’s that time of the week again, when we connect for another town hall meeting in the Village of the Darned.  Anyone else who wants to start earlier may post a comment or edit if you have admin. powers.

Jam a topic in the comments below and let people read up if you like.

If the software tells you that you’re the only caller, don’t you believe it!  Press on with the access code and you’ll probably find us in there!

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If you need a different number (calling from Uzbekistan, say), let us know in the BDB … Continue reading →

Senator Alexander posted this Washington Examiner article onto his website.

The Senate voted 49-46 on Wednesday to confirm business lawyer Peter Robb as the next general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, the main federal labor law enforcement agency.

Robb replaces President Obama’s appointee, Richard Griffin, who gained a reputation for pro-labor activism during his time on the board.

Robb was the attorney who litigated President Reagan’s firing of the striking Air Traffic Controllers Association members in 1981.

The rest is here:

https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsarticles?ID=27D29560-6C82-4EC3-A550-E36E83B06C53