DON AND ROY

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Some say like Roy Cohen, Donald Trump may go out the same way. Shunned by New Yorkers as a senior toddler and total fraud.

“I don't want to know what the law is,
I want to know who the judge is.”

“I bring out the worst in my enemies and
that's how I get them to defeat themselves.”

"There is a thin line between genius and madness,
and I am comfortable straddling it.”
- Roy Cohn

IT'S MOST UNUSUAL

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Here is a flashback that is quite unusual and an excellent example of music's ability to bridge cultural divides and bring folks together.

Upworthy.com offered this blast from the past showing this was a pivotal year in American culture. The hippies and the counterculture were ascendant, and everything that came before in entertainment was as square as can be.

THE LOST WEST?

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Several topics need to be discussed with these following words to the wise for those who think on their feet and read between the lines.

DANGEROUS CULTS

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As an experienced journalist, I am old enough to have covered these three cults and it’s my opinion that this one is dangerous. 

There are three types of cults: A mystically-oriented illumination type; an instrumental type, in which inner experience is sought for its effects; and a service-oriented type, which is focused on aiding others.

THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE

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Overcoming the dominance of right-wing media in low-population rural American states requires a multifaceted approach.

SENDING THE CLOWNS

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Since the US House Republican-led show isn't going well, they sent in the clowns, in other words, let's try these jokes. 

The show's best-known and Sondheim's biggest hit song was almost an afterthought, written several days before the start of tryouts.

it means to act stupidly to make other people laugh: to clown around when all hope is gone. Some folks always want to know, when listening to a song, what the end is going to be, so "Send in the Clowns" didn't settle in until the end is near, "Don't bother, they're here",

MAGA REPUBLICAN

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MAGA: An acronym for, Meet Another Great Asshole

This cult was launched by a narcissist who promoted bodily injections of bleach to address a deadly Covid pandemic that he himself didn't take seriously until he was infected and million died.

Follower of communists Russian President Vladimir Putin and lover Kim Jung Un.

Looser who lost to Biden in 2020 election and cried fictitious claims of election interference.

A group who's leader is currently facing countless indictments.

A posse whose members have a collective IQ of a half eaten corn dog.

DON SNORELEONE

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There's quite a dramatic scene unfolding in the courtroom. Donald Trump's trial and it seems to be grabbing the headlines.

WAKE UP CALL

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Here is a compelling argument on the influence of political decisions in our daily lives, even for those who claim not to be interested.

The person I have known the longest in my lifetime is my brother who claims he does not follow politics. Most of the others are cousins who are drunk on Kool-Aide, or are hypocrites who adapt to the changing political winds. Political choices can indeed impact various aspects of our freedoms and rights, including who we can love, how we express our gender identity, where we can travel, what we can read, and even how we worship.

TRUMP TRIAL

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The whole world is watching and waiting for a jury of his peers to try criminal defendant Trump. But will he try to run and hide?

Trump’s Trial of the Century has Manhattan prosecutors preparing for more than the Stormy Daniels case. It’s the first criminal trial of a former President in American history and about much more than hush money. And legal experts believe that a conviction is likely