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Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to Fox News Viewer: ‘You Are Not an Informed Citizen’



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Saw this guy on the sidewalk at the Dunedin Art festival last Saturday.  



Hell, I could do that.  

"There was a sailor named Dave..."

"Here's to the girl I kissed last..."

See?



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OK, this cat is cool but I still hate the species.


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The federal government may ruin my new favorite hobby, droning.  They are contemplating grounding all drones made in China or have Chinese parts.  They are acting on misinformation that the Chinese government has embedded chips inside drones that relay information back to China.  It's silly, of course, but Trump wants any excuse to leverage the Chinese to capitulate on the tariff war.

Problem is, all drones are from China or have Chinese parts, thus grounding the entire hobby here in the US.  


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SIL Drew is off to Utah for a week of skiing.  



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I'm liking Prime's Hunters with Al Pacino.


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Democrats are so stupid.  They wring their hands over Trump winning again and then pick a 79 year old Commie to go up against him.   Or so the story will go. 


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Words of wisdom for Spring Breakers: you can't walk backwards in flip-flops.


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My heart breaks for the United States of America. It breaks for those who think they are my enemies as much as it does for my friends. You still have your freedom, so use it. There are many groups organizing for both resistance and subsistence, but we are heading into dark times, and you need to be your own light. Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave – and it is often hard to be brave – be kind.

But most of all, never lose sight of who you are and what you value. If you find yourself doing something that feels questionable or wrong a few months or years from now, find that essay you wrote on who you are and read it. Ask if that version of yourself would have done the same thing.

And if the answer is no? Don’t do it.
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