Bystanders

 Bystanders is a story  by Tom Pizza, in  It Occurs To Me That I Am America. 

"When we bomb people and destroy their houses that's okay, but when the powerless fight back, that's terrorism." 

That reminds me of the big todo when Jeremiah Wright said "the chickens have come home to roost." 

"...we can choose to either have killing define our common humanity, or the refusal to kill can define our common humanity."

In electing Dump again, it appears humanity wants to be defined by hatred and killing. 

PS: I wonder what happened to ending the war in Ukraine in one day? I wonder if his faithful MAGAS wonder about the same thing. Um...

Up From Slavery

 "Today there are no organizations in the south, and the fact that they ever existed is almost forgotten by both races."  Booker T Washington in Up From Slavery

Hardly forgotten. The Ku Klux Klan, Neo Nazis elected the failed bizman, liar, crook in 2015 & again in 2024 to the highest office in the U.S. of A. Booker said he traveled a lot, spend nights in cabins of the poverty stricken "Negroes," and he thought the Klan no longer existed? WTH

It Occurs To Me That I am America

 It Occurs To Me That I am America, Edited by Jonathan Santlofer is an anthology of stories and art work published in 2018.

In the Introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen, he writes: 

“It is hardly surprising that the population of much of the literary world is terrified by Mr. Trump’s vision of good versus evil, us against them.” <2016>

Horrifying that they put The Felon Dump back in the White House. The stories in the book brought back the horror from his first campaign and term in office. Then Jan 6th; then 4 more years of his lies, leading people to hate.  I wonder if these authors will write Part II of It Occurs To Me That I am America. 

After The Storm

 After The Storm is a short story by Walter Mosley published in The Awkward Black Man and also, in It Occurs To Me That I Am America.  In the first book, "President Obama took a train." In the second it said "the president took a train."

There may have been other differences, but I did not care to read the story again. When asked what he wanted, the character said

“I want people everywhere to stop for a minute and think about only the essential necessities of their lives. You know; air and water, food and friendship, shelter and laughing, disposal of waste, and the continual need for all these things through all the days of our lives.”

If everybody everywhere had those thoughts in their minds, then they would realize that it’s not individuality or identity but being human, being the same that makes us strong.”

Senator Obama pointed this out: we are more alike than we are different, during his campaign speeches. I often thought we all want the same things: to love, be loved, have work to do, food, clothing, shelter. Might add acceptance, to live and let live attitudes from others.

Or as Governor Walz said: "Mind your own business." I guess more people prefer Dump's Us vs. Them attitudes. 

High Crimes

 Article II Section 4:

"...convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors." 

A felony is a higher crime than misdemeanors, yet citizens and Congress put the Felon in the White House again.

(just cleaning out scribble notes; not going to bother writing to Congress people again to protest DOGE and the Felon) WHYBOTHERISM SETS IN

I got rid of the other 3 Blogs; might as well ditch this one as well. I miss having my own WiFi, but nice to save $$$.  Have been spending more time reading now that weather was nice enough for long walks over cracked sidewalks with rollator. 

I go to first floor Computer Lab to use their computers; mostly just playing Farmtown which I keep saying I will quit. I play Scrabble and card games "Mary vs. Alice." Endless games of Peggle Land just for something to do. Mama Dukes vs. alyce. Trying to get top 5 scores with only those two names. 

Why? Don't Ask Me Why; Why Ask Why? 😏

Htilerism

 "...Congress has the power to create4 new Federal departments & agencies within the executive branch."

How then, was it legal for the Felon-Elect to create a new department (DOGE?)

It is said "when people tell you who they are to believe them." Dump said he would use military force against protestors. I do not know who is protesting in California, but it seems like using military force on our own soil against citizens is the start of Nazi Hilterism. 

November 2024...

 ...after the fools elected the Felon, I quit Amazon. I got rid of my Cable connection. They asked why, I lied. Why did I not tell the truth? Do not trust The Felon, his sidekick, GOP Congress, stacked GOP Supreme Court. Might lose Social Security of Medicare benefits. End up Homeless again. Older, infirm, leaving in cold east coast? 

I would use the building Wi-Fi. Like my daughter advised me when building got it; too slow, too many people using it. Some days it will not load anything on my computer. I am typing this on apartment complex computer in the "Computer Lab."

I stopped reading/commenting on Yahoo news articles. I was at BlueSky for a short time. Got too depressing and why did they have to show his face multiple times a day?

A hassle trying to get signed in to My Blogger blogs. Still have my log in info from before Google bought it. Can not find a Google Chrome login info. Hope next time I come down to see if I want to keep anything from this Blog, I will be able to remember how I got here today.

I went to Gmail; and they wanted me to prove who I was. I am not Ed Beers; no option to use another account. I know know that neighbor who uses this same computer, Ed, was born the same year I graduated from high school. I remove my presence from these public computers. There are 8 computers, but I prefer this one in the corner, due to my walker. I guess that is why Ed favors it also; to stash walker to the side. 

I do miss my cable connection. But I am getting more housework done. And now, getting rid of my Homeless in Long Beach story.

Bankruptcy

 "The country is going bankrupt. A country is no different from a person. If a country overspends and doesn't spend wisely, just like a person, a country will go bankrupt." Elon Musk

That is duh comment. Does he know how many bankruptcies The Felon in the Oval Office filed? That he even managed to bankrupt a Casino? Yet, Musk and millions trusted #45 more than the candidate with the Economics Degree?

#45 increased the debt by $7.8 trillion dollars. Maybe Musk needs to have a talk with the Liar in Chief?

Do not know if I should laugh or cry. 

And why is the government paying Musk for serving in an illegal department? 

General Welfare

 Thg US Government was to provide for the General Welfare of its citizens.

Instead we have a Felon president that is firing (as if this is his reality tv show) Federal workers, causing citizens to be without income.What job will a newly unemployed Park Ranger be qualified to do? 

Admin's often brag about job creation. Instead we have "increase unemployment" administration. 

MAWAs probably do not care that thousands of people are now unemployed due to their loving the Felon more than loving the U.S. of A. and Constitutional law. 

Dept. of Government Efficiency

 Congress and media are not doing their jobs. The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to create new departments for the executive branch. Yet they remain silent when The Felon-Elect created the Department of Government Efficiency. And appointed a dual citizenship immigrant to run the illegibly created department. Joe Biden's Congress did not create that department in December 2024, The Felon needed to wait until Jan. 21, 2025 to ask his Congress to create a new department. 

So dual citizenship immigrant gets our bank info? He has power to fire Federal Employees? 

What kind of presidential administration would increase unemployment by firing workers. Imagine a 60 year old Park Ranger being suddenly without a paycheck. Needing to find a new job as s/he nears Social Security retirement age. What type of jobs will the younger employees be qualified to do? 

Does he pay the dual citizenship immigrant to head his newly  created department? 

Disgusted with family & friends who voted for the Felon. Too, too sad. 

Inactive

 I ditched my Service Electric WiFi. Yearly price increase of $2.00 is still affordable. Apartment Complex requires us to have Cable TV. That cost also increased $2.00 I told Cable reps that I was cancelling service due to my age and need to save $$$ for cremation. I was saving $$$ for cremation in local bank Savings Account. I no longer trust the government. The $50.+ WiFi savings is sent to one of my adult children. 

The real reason: election of The Felon.  

Now I use the apartment complex WiFi. It is a metered connection. Do not know if that includes everyone using it at same time, or my computer only. It is 5:04AM. I already did Farmtown, and checked Yahoo mail; still have time to do this. Which is unusual.

I have been going down to the first floor "Computer Lab" to use their wired connection. Better to quit Farmtown; but even more bored now that I can not spend the day on the 'net. 

I enjoyed blogging, even though I never attracted an audience. My paid for URLs for my free websites from Freewebs are gone. I did so much work creating them. Sad someone did not hire me to do that. Work from home. 

Who am I talking to?