rethink2012.bsky.social

rethink2012.bsky.social

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Retired too soon so I watch MS Now most of the day since I have no water cooler talk to let me know what’s happening

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Just a thought…. If El Sayed was a billionaire, what Republican wouldn’t be trying to get him into their party. Trump and his family have taken millions and even a jet from Muslims, so let’s stop the hypocrisy.

Real life can imitate art and vice versa When A I calls 911 with a “fake” swat, who is held accountable? A I definitely has a place in the world but not to the detriment of humanity or one human There is not a cost/benefit/effect calculation that justifies A I initiating a terrible decision

Trump wants a swimming pool so the reporters don’t have a place to pose their questions to the administration. The irony is that reporters will continue to report so his news won’t get any better no matter how many laps he takes.

A I guys want to “share” their profits? A Pres who wants to give farmers money because capitalism isn’t working? And the Rs have the audacity to call people who want to help people socialist. We didn’t ask to own a portion of 30 companies. Will the treasury be the recipient of any of those profits?

I don’t know about you but l’m tired of school children being shot and killed . If you want to be a strict constructionist then anything other than a musket from 1787 can be regulated. You can’t have it a dozen different ways, Supreme Court. Enough!

In the 50s, the movies were all about the effects of radiation The Blob, the 50 ft woman, giant bugs etc Instead of causing people to become numb, quite the opposite. Humanity got together and put a lid on it. The same thing needs to be done with A I. Keep talking about it until it’s safe

Don’t build centers as “build them and they will be used” A I should not be allowed to rule people, people need to control A I. A I seems to be built on the premise that people don’t like doing tasks. Well, consider being retired for 85 years. Sound good to you?

Stop banning books too. This has nothing to do with A I but it is leading to a minority of people telling the rest of us what our kids can read. I won’t raise your children but you shouldn’t raise mine either.

Let’s help JD define “socialism “ with an example US govt owning some piece of 30 companies That’s true socialism. Helping people with the necessities of life is called compassion as every Christian should attest.

If there’s an opportunity to see Monday night’s the Daily Show Jon has a wonderful discussion with an A I young man. From this discussion, the A I enthusiasts seem to have a skewed vision of what it means to be a freedom loving human being.

Latest episode of L&O is pretend but in real life… Anthro model sent a message to Phila police in error. Anthro found it and nothing happened. My question is “what happens next time?” Why are we being subjected to this unproven technology? Something seems really bad to me.

Curious Now that Trump is touting mail in voting as an acceptable way to vote, can all cases, open and resolved be dismissed and or mooted or overturned? Did he tell the Post Office “never mind”?

Belief in a certain religion belongs in the heart not in public policy. When they set up the US democracy, church and state we’re never to be mingled in policy and programs as people have the freedom to believe what they want. Society has decided tho that certain behaviors are not to be tolerated

Thus, the rule of law prevails Differences exist in current public policies where religious beliefs have conflicted with science and or logic. Morality and ethics end up in the place but without hatred. You may not agree but is it worth your time to consider this?

The paradigm of “ hand wringing “ because we’re not in power needs to end. In charge or not, elected officials can always speak up. Congress needs to work more days in Washington so problems can be addressed . Sports adage “ get off the mat”.

The games this admin plays with Federal funds is the bane of honest budget analysts everywhere . The end of the fiscal year is this week and OMB is canceling Congress’ wishes by not spending the appropriations before Sept 30 on the approved programs.

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What happened to all the money that the admin “impounded”? There is commercial after commercial of children dying of malnutrition in 3rd world countries. Impounding is one thing but doesn’t Congress have to approve any new spending? The legal answer is “ yes “

What happened to all the money that the admin “impounded”? There is commercial after commercial of children dying of malnutrition in 3rd world countries. Impounding is one thing but doesn’t Congress have to approve any new spending? The legal answer is “ yes “

Being registered to vote is not the same as voting, right ? Computer data collection may be more cost effective to ask all kinds of questions and then only query what is needed Nothing nefarious just saving tax dollars.

Since the Pres uses troops as props, I can see how the airman thought it was okay for him I think there is a prohibition against being in uniform and speaking out truth . No one in the admin follows the Hatch Act anyway. Good for me but not for thee. Drop any charges.

What happens on Jan 3rd If the Speaker won’t seat the Ds, hopefully some Rs and Ds will unseat the current speaker and a new speaker will then seat the Ds who won their seats. Just think “outside the box” there’s always a counter measure.

Blanche said that “ the Pres should” criticize the SC when he disagrees with its ruling. Pls explain why the other 2 branches can’t criticize the Pres without fearing his power? Good for me but not for thee Let’s get back to disagreeing without being disrespectful.

There’s a list growing longer every day of the govt corruption that the House will investigate soon. Family is usually off limits in politics but when actions go over the line, it’s fair game. Carter’s brother was excoriated for Billy Beer. Don jr’s wedding deserves the same scrutiny.

Listening to NPR just now and the story was about prediction markets and the election. What kind of traitor would bet on the outcome of an election? Can’t the states stop this as the Admin is too invested in gambling to stop it.

Just a thought…. If your state is removing or moving polling places, find a volunteer to be at the closed poll and guide people to the correct place. Sometimes the info doesn’t get to everyone in time so help. Counter every negative action with a helpful positive response

After WWII not every person who performed the heil hitler salute before the country’s surrender, performed that same salute afterward. In politics , people should admit their shortcomings upfront as all will eventually get revealed .

Texas county removing polling places. Plan for some people to show up at the closed polls. Drive them to the right one. JD talking about evil reminded me of Sunday school… over come evil with good. We can thwart whatever these nefarious minds have thought of if we can just pull together

Just a thought… School kids in many locations are bussed to school. There’s still time Would it possible to organize busses to take voters to the polls? Or organize people with cars to pick up friends, neighbors or friends they haven’t met yet?

After seeing a tv segment For education , is AI, cliff notes on steroids ? Since human beings have created AI will we be surprised when the worst of human nature has become part of it What part do data centers play in the development of AI? Will AI stop hackers and scammers before they hurt us?

Has the FBI moved its facility to Sodom or Gomorrah? For new recruits, beastiality and animal cruelty are okay as long as performed before 18 years of age Where are these children being raised There’s got to be child abuse there

For what its worth When older people talk, sometimes it sounds like lecturing. This is not one of those times. In the past, each party ran the gamut from conservative to liberal Bipartisanship ruled the day as parts of each party had the same goal Power wasn’t the goal and hate wasn’t the medium

2000 in my opinion was the change agent. The SC stepped in and picked the winner. Many of my friends and I felt cheated. Parties started to seek power over the common good. I believe that the SC became the holy grail of getting power.

There’s something else that can happen after a primary election, sore losers can be created. Seems that what we learned in kindergarten may have stayed in kindergarten Come together , that’s too 60s Pls work towards a better world or we’ll be stuck in the gilded age even longer