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Time To Explore
Other Interests 'time-out' Mike says after 2024 election
For years I've used this 'blog' to make comments regarding world & national events with the idea that perhaps a few fact-based comments and links to source material may be useful for some readers. But given the reality of the 2024 election it is obvious, among active voters in the US of A, I am among the minority. The majority of voters from coast to coast see things differently ... they may be able to look past all of the lies told by the conservative right wing - I can't. Instead of dwelling on this massive disconnect I think it's time for an adjustment. Time to spend my time doing other things that interest me. Like the resurgent Detroit Lions football team. The picture above, went viral with Lion receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown doing a headstand to celebrate his touchdown Sunday, Nov. 3rd ... Lions beat the Packers in Green Bay, 24-14. After the game St. Brown said in an interview with broadcaster Tom Brady: "I saw someone do it in college," St. Brown admitted. "I was on my phone and scrolling through social media and I saw a guy do it, and I thought, 'Oh, I gotta hit that.' "And fortunately enough, one of my fellow teammates that I played with at USC, Drake London, he did the same thing before me, and I'm like, 'Damn, he already did it.' [Drake London, plays for the Atlanta Falcons.] I said, 'I'm still gonna do it, though, if I score'. " The college player in question was Jalen Walthall of the University of The Incarnate Word, based in San Antonio. He performed the headstand after scoring a touchdown a few days ago in a game against Southland Conference rivals: Houston Christian. Walthall was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after performing his headstand. St. Brown's, however, went unpunished. [Link for more info on Walthall's stunt.] posted November 7, 2024 |
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Full Recovery Unlikely Sad. That's how I'm feeling since our nation's Presidential election was
held over a month ago. I'm having a difficult time accepting that the majority of voters are
today: Trumpians. Especially given all the destructive things the Donald has done
For the reader who is asking: "what destructive things?" I would say: stop watching just Fox News exclusively and compare how the various media reports on any given topic. Legal documents reveal how deeply ingrained Fox News is to serving as the GOP's chief distributor of propaganda. It would require volumes just to summarize the actions I'd technically classify as crazy shit* … obviously over half of the American voters feel otherwise. (*Russian interference, botched COVID response, Hydroxychloroquine, threatening election officials, two impeachments, January 6th Insurrection, retaining documents illegally after losing the 2020 election, and, over 30,000 documented lies/misinformation/false statements, and so much more.) Seriously, I was anticipating a blue wave in this 2024 election – particularly in light of the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Female voters have made up the majority over the past several election cycles … add that majority to the progressive base, combined with independent voters who just could not stomach another 4-yrs of Trump chaos; I thought it'd be a no-brainer. I figured ... voters who cared about the future would opt to maintaining control of the White House, and retake the House while expanding the Democrat's Senate majority. I felt the evidence against Trump was so public and so obvious, that whomever was opposing Trump would capture 75% or more of the vote. Seriously (stop laughing). I figured ... only the misinformed, the weak, and a small band of domestic terrorists would continue to support Trump. I thought ... and still think, that pending legal cases against Trump should proceed. Today the right wing is clamoring over President Biden's decision to pardon his son and spare the country of more bullshit – the bulk of charges against Hunter were exaggerated for political gain ... he had already repaid the back tax liability even before he was charged with tax evasion, and the violation of gun registration laws is a misdemeanor … hardly worthy for prosecutors to take on the case reflecting minor oversights on Biden's part. So I realize now that I'm in an apparent minority and any notion of making Trump accountable obviously isn't going to happen. Though the opposition to Trump was based on facts: testimony by Republicans who worked in the WH, and facts based on Trump's own words captured on video and audio, and texts from his endless Twitter-like online rants. Prior to the election I took pride in being aware, politically, of what was happening - I read government reports (Mueller Report, transcript of Trump's call to President Zelensky of Ukraine requesting "dirt on Hunter Biden", Senate Intelligence Committee report that outlined: "grave’ Russian threat in 2016 election" [Link] ... and more. I followed the news DAILY - listened almost exclusively to National Public Radio, read multiple daily newspapers, watched multiple segments of MSNBC shows almost EVERY day for the past 8+ yrs. I consider myself to be highly informed of what's going on. However, it seems as if voters care less about the truth. Some folks indicated they couldn't vote for another black person, still pissed that Obama won 2-terms. Others say they just can't see a woman in the WH. (Forget the fact that women have held leadership positions in England, France, Germany, Portugal, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Moldova, Turkey, Kosovo, India, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Lithuania, Haiti, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Taiwan, Estonia, Singapore, Serbia, and dozens more ... presidents & prime ministers.) Today I still can not stomach the reality that Trump will have a second chance to ruin this once great nation ... but I can barely consume even the most basic news. Two or three minutes of MSNBC and I'm done - fed up with the trickle of news about Trump's pathetically unqualified cabinet ... I can scan the newspaper but avoid the post-election analysis. My life has changed. I think the world has changed, and about all I can say is: "told you so" and "good luck" because I know my days on this planet are numbered - I'm on the back-9 of life, as they say. Got my health and a well-stocked workshop filled with tools and raw materials in which I can make stuff, and listen to radio that has nothing to do with politics and current events. (Oh, if you're wondering what happened to my "issues & thoughts" blog page ... I've opted to stop making further comments for now, and have archived prior articles.)
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and said since his first Electoral College victory in 2016 ...
why on Earth would voters give him another chance?