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Fun morning in Thousand Oaks at the No Kings

I just read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich....I wonder what motivated me to do that?

He may be right about "the talk of the world".

"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.

What if you had to pass the test required for citizenship before you could hold an office in the federal government or a cabinet position?

Funny, I read all of those over the last few years and now in the middle of Rise and Fall of the Third Reich...again: A Warning, Not an Instruction Manual!

This Week in Democracy – Week 14: Trump Escalates His War on Judges Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.

zeteo.com/p/this-week-...

To be fair, there certainly is not enough dissension in that party. So, on a lighter note, how can I get one of those paid protesters positions?

Joseph Campbell: "The inflated ego of the tyrant is a curse to himself and his world..." -The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

It is funny that the earliest use of written language was for rulers to lie about all their accomplishments

An executive order to insist on excessive water usage does not sound like a good idea for the environment or an efficient use of executive power - but it might suggest investing in water company shares

SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about...

Corruption is easier when the evidence disappears.
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...

So, nothing has changed over seventy something years.

Yes, but when you do socialize, you'll have something to say.

At my age, I am not amused!

I doubt Musk would ever ride on a rocket. I am absolutely certain he would not travel to mars. If I am proven wrong about that, it won't break my heart.

But I worry that interacting with a library is likely to get me on a watch list in the new DoJ

At 60 years old I met my hero at Disneyland. We had so much in common! Then the grandkids had to tell me he's a villain.

Book Bans Harm Kids Censoring what children read deprives them of reality and the chance to feed their curiosity and develop empathy

www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
An important viewpoint on this critical topic!

I remember a promise of free speech then drowning in the owner's posts of pure disinformation. Free expression in the market place of ideas only works when all the players are honestly seeking truth.

Perfect!

I meant to say without guidelines or rules that currently prevent some for-profit schools from doing so.

This great article points to anti-discrimination as one MAGA problem with the Department of Education. I would add a real concern with what I think is their intention to allow for-profit schools to take student loan funds or even federal tax dollars.

I always thought "speed reading" was just a fantasy. Then I read "Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read" by Stanislas Dehaene. Now I feel much better about my skepticism - like it is justified. So, I still can't speed read, I just worry less about how long it takes