Here’s a BBC story, I’ve shared on Twitter today:

President Trump sued for blocking people on Twitter

This one is totally ridiculous. And I side with Trump on this.

But this one I shared today, I side with the tech firms:

Tech firms unite for ‘net neutrality’ protest

Truthfully, the world is out of balance. But we don’t have to be. As a Christian, I learned some great lessons. By hanging out, with other spiritual groups.

From the Native American medicine men and women, i learned how to live in balance. And how to live, in harmony with nature.
From the Buddhists, I learned how to walk the middle path - between extremes And how to mediate and still my mind.
From TRUE saints from the East, I learned how to carry out - what Christ is teaching. And to be more detached.
And from spiritual healers. That spiritual healing is alive and well today. You just need to find the “real McCoy”. No individual or group, has a monopoly on it. And there is no conflict, from tapping into different, spiritual healing modalities.

I learned more about life, from the above sources…then all my years, taking courses in philosophy, theology, literature and psychology. These will teach me, how to construct frameworks - to understand reality. But not how to live it.

Like how to handle the person, in the health club. Who is a Die Hart Trump fan. And is really DaveB and Steve - on steroids. Well, someone suggested I should debate him. I said I would spend 2 hours at the club, when I came to work out. Since I said a couple nice things about Trump, he thinks I’m like him. But I’m not.

A “die-hard” Trump fan, is like the movie Forest Gump. Where Forrest asks Bubba, about the shrimping business. Or someone asks the die hard Trump fan, about Trump’s good qualities or examples of “fake news”. And both Bubba and the Die-hard Trump fan, finish several days later. Or was that weeks or months, in the Forest Gump movie? Well, anyway. They finish with something like, “this is all I know about…”

Yes, I have learned many things in life. But most about how to apply life, is learned outside of academia. Like how to tie the Celtic, Franciscan, Russian Orthodox - Holy Fools, and Joel Osteen, Christian traditions and messages - into a unified whole.

P.S. As a public service to this forum…I present this article, I shared on Twitter today. Put the Holy Fools tradition - into the office.

29 of the Best Office Pranks & Practical Jokes to Use at Work

I thought I would share this article, I’ve shared on Twitter today:

A history of why the US is the only rich country without universal health care

The article appears to be “neutral”. I’ll continue:

To support Republican initiatives, that are in harmony with Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Conservative Evangelical theology.
Not criticize Trump (or leave criticism, to the media “professionals”), as long as he leaves Social Security and Medicare alone. And doesn’t rattle the cage too much - with Medicaid. Or supports initiates, that put older Americans at risk (I let AARP, inform me of those).
Support universal, health care initiatives.
Continue to encourage exploration of homeopathy, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and spiritual healing endeavors, in conjunction with traditional medicine.

Randy, maybe you could ask the Z’s in this ‘film’ what they think?

imdb.com/title/tt3569970/

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Perhaps some are real Zombies, who have an acting role

But if it got 4.4 out of 10 - on IMdB - don’t waste your time.

“On the Validity of NOAA, NASA and Hadley CRU Global Average Surface Temperature Data & The Validity of EPA’s CO2 Endangerment Finding”

A readable pdf (sorry Randy, there may be a footnote) on those interested in the science of global warming data. Trigger warning: dangerous facts ahead. What I’ve read so far is very good.

thsresearch.files.wordpress.com … 062717.pdf

Well, Dave. Our fate is in the hands, of our strong and dedicated - world leadership:

I have trouble recognizing famous people. Is that Moe, Larry and Curly - in this picture? And which one is which

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I’m pragmatic, when it comes to climate change. Just give me hybrid vehicles, that are more cost efficient. Solar panels, that can heat my dwelling cheaper. Cleaner air to breath. Etc. If it takes time to develop - so be it.

And I stay away from political stuff. Unless it potentially effects older Americans. And the AARP, informs me - regarding it.

Actually, I’m fairly pragmatic on most things. Like adapting

The theology, of the Franciscans and the Eastern Orthodox/ Eastern Catholics.
Or the epistemology of Immanuel Kant.
The healing help of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Homeopathy and spiritual healing - to compliment traditional medicine
And the benefits of Zen meditation.

And speaking of that…

Right now, I’m working on teaching Zen meditation - to my Zombie friends.

I will call the graduates the Zen Zombies.
And those with a positive attitude - the Zesty Zen Zombies

Equality!!

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THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.

It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn’t think about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts. And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains.

Glorious intersectionality.

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Instead of Cliff Notes, I got this from Nerd Notes.

Dave is quoting from a story at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron, by an author I read - decades ago.

Now it’s time, for a bit of Nerd Humor - brought to you, by our sponsor - Nerd Notes.

I know. I’m leaving folks in suspense. So let me provide the Catholic transcript:

And here’s the Wiki article, explaining the Higgs Boson - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

Of all the HIggs Bosons jokes I’ve heard, that’s still the one I get the biggest charge out of…

A devastating critique on middle east turmoil, its causes and results. By a man I respect - David Horowitz.

frontpagemag.com/fpm/267429/ … d-horowitz

Recently, I have been hearing all about Fox news, from Dave and Steve here. And my die-hart Trump fan, health club acquaintance - Frank. So I decided to “test the waters”. It’s actually pretty good. Not “melodramatic”, like some of the other news stations. It’s more like the PBS broadcasts of France-24 and the BBC news. It got a thumps up from me.

But to “balance” things out, I’ll still get some news items - from the supermarket tabloids.

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But to “balance” things out, I’ll still get some news items - from the supermarket tabloids.

The Zs fav tabloid! Actually on Fox Tucker Carlson is the best in the west!

There isn’t any bias in the media of course, according to Ben Rhodes, they are all on the same page. Almost exactly the same page.

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Ben Rhodes was Obama’s Goebbels. A malicious creature dubbed the “Obama Whisperer” who took pride in his ability to manipulate the media.

But once you are attuned to the distinctive qualities of Rhodes’s voice — which is often laced with aggressive contempt for anyone or anything that stands in the president’s way — you can hear him everywhere.

Rhodes singled out a key example to me one day, laced with the brutal contempt that is a hallmark of his private utterances. “All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus,” he said. “Now they don’t. They call us to explain to them what’s happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the outlets are reporting on world events from Washington. The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. That’s a sea change. They literally know nothing.”

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BTW the MSM is not reporting on Venezuela the leftist paradise which is methodically turning into a dictatorship as all leftist countries inevitably do. The nature of socialism is that it doesn’t work and then the government tries to hide this fact by grabbing more control and by suppressing dissent. In this country “the left” is in the very early stages of trying to suppress free speech by often labeling dissent as “hate speech” which justifies suppressing dissent. I used to think a free press was the antidote to free speech suppression until recently when i see this free press becoming a cheerleader for the left.

I wish I could have watched Fox News, while Obama was in office. Would Fox News have offered the same “objective” emphasize , which they are doing now - with Trump? Just wondering

I still like France 24 and the BBC. They really don’t have a big stake - in American politics. And they still report on what’s happening - in Washington. As well as, the rest of the world.

I still like France 24 and the BBC. They really don’t have a big stake - in American politics. And they still report on what’s happening - in Washington. As well as, the rest of the world.

The Dems keep claiming Trump colluded with the Russians without having proof yet in actual fact we have signed export agreements for natural gas with India and Poland. These agreements while barely reported are potentially “yuge” because India has 20% of the world’s population and Poland buys NG from Russia and so is dependent on them. Selling NG to Poland undercuts Russian influence and may be a precursor to sales to other eastern European counties like the Ukraine which are dependent on Russia.

Has this been reported on the BBC & France 24?

Could be. But I don’t recall seeing it. I like France 24, because they spotlight, what’s happening in Africa. And the BBC, because they spotlight what’s happening in the world - not covered by American news media. Fox News will report, what’s important to America - from other countries.

P.S. I also don’t recall seeing this, in the supermarket tabloid headlines.

Isn’t Fox News being sued, for a false story?

abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/lawsuit-alleges-fox-news-made-part-seth-rich-48967314
npr.org/2017/08/01/540783715/lawsuit-alleges-fox-news-and-trump-supporter-created-fake-news-story

And to give it balance, here is the Fox News response:

businessinsider.com/fox-news-lawsuit-seth-rich-2017-8

Notice that in practicing Zombie neutrality, I presented BOTH the NPR version, along with the Fox News response

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Here’s a representative of the opposition to Trump. An eye opener.

frontpagemag.com/fpm/267602/ … hn-perazzo

A “thumps up”? First time I’ve heard that one! I’ve heard only of “a thumbs up.”

I will give a thumps up to this fine article by Dilbert - well actually his creator Scott Adams:

blog.dilbert.com/post/1642976286 … ria-bubble