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Re: race erasure on Argentina's team
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 20 14:15
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Re: You've Got Voice Mail my-Oakland-voicemail-number
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 20 16:36
I had to reschedule doc appt to Oct 1.
Re: See you at: Online Yoga Session (Mondays) (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 20 16:38
OK. I'll cook din-din.
tasks
From: robert
Jul 21 00:07
leave for game at 7pm trivia buy more dish soap ask Mike and Nicolas about credit card rate caps realclearpolitics.com add to Youtube queue youtube.com youtube.com bring recycling and garbage bins in clean space on backup hard drive set up Fidelity appoint...
Re: Trump's big 2020 election speech tonight
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 21 08:15
Republican Voters: Tend to view traditional briefings with skepticism, often seeing them as platforms for "hostile" media to attack the President. They generally favor Trump’s direct, unfiltered communication (via gaggles and social media), interpreting i...
Re: What Historians Say meetup
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 21 08:25
OK, that's settled. Are you suggesting meeting every Friday? I was thinking about this last night. I think doing every staggered 4th day (e.g., every 4th Friday) for each day would be better than, e.g., "1st Saturday", etc. However, I think doing it consi...
Fidelity video call appointment
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 21 08:46
zoom.us Friday Jul 31 at 4pm
Re: age (identity) verification and voter identification
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 21 11:22
project-syndicate.org
tasks
From: robert
Jul 22 00:07
share with Mike and Nicolas marketplace.org add to Youtube queue youtube.com youtube.com leave backup hard drive at home
Re: Trump's big 2020 election speech tonight
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 22 06:44
I think you're right. Formal press briefings would've been better because, according to Brave Leo, "Ronald Reagan did not stop holding press briefings specifically because of confirmed cognitive decline, though his frequency of formal press conferences dro...
Re: Trump's big 2020 election speech tonight
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 22 07:24
About the hot mic events: President Donald Trump has required his staff to re-spin his statements significantly more frequently than previous presidents, a phenomenon directly attributed to his reliance on informal "gaggles" (impromptu press interactions) ...
software and ownership
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 22 07:32
marketplace.org I suppose, like the tractor scenario, the only way to lessen the chances of getting "shut off" abruptly is to go open-source. (I imagine that Google could still shut down all Androids if it wanted to, despite it being "open source". I don't...
Re: What Historians Say meetup
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 22 07:51
Are you suggesting meeting every Friday?
serif fonts
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 22 11:51
youtube.com I was listening to this and it said that serif fonts are a reflection of elitism and wealth. It made me laugh.
Re: serif fonts
From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
Jul 22 13:11
Haha! Might be true, I suppose; they're a remnant of hand lettering back when only the rich had time to read. :)
Re: What Historians Say meetup
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 22 16:05
Oh, I see. You meant try every other day except Friday. How about try out Sunday evenings?
Re: Your reservation confirmation for lelĂŠkitchen
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 22 16:08
Just to confirm: you will be taking Heather out for dinner on Saturday night?
tasks
From: robert
Jul 23 00:07
expect No to attend yoga book group at 7:30pm send to Mike npr.org put cover on car cook beanies
Re: What Historians Say meetup
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 23 07:47
Well, I guess we could try a few initially rather than a strictly recurring meeting to see how it goes. I mean, we'll have to rush over there after our Holly or sibling meeting.
Re: Your reservation confirmation for lelé kitchen
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 23 07:48
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Re: Trump's big 2020 election speech tonight
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 23 08:03
It was just fear. Biden's staff thought that admitting cognitive decline was tantamount to giving up any hope of a Democratic Party presidency, as when Richard Nixon left office. Completely irrational, of course, but I think that's what grabbed his staff a...
Re: What Historians Say meetup
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 23 09:28
Please take a look. meetup.com If it's fine, I'll publish it.
You've scheduled: What Historians Say
From: "Meetup" <http://www.meetup.com/~info>
Jul 23 09:33
Title: You've scheduled: What Historians Say You're going! What Historians Say Adventures in History and Culture Your Meetup event has been scheduled! 8/2/2026, 6:00:00 PM PDT Good Karma 37 S. 1st Street, where-I-live, 95113 Directions See event details Un...
the left-right divide
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 23 11:03
brave.com Perhaps this is why I don't like the terms "left" and "right"?
Re: the left-right divide
From: Noelle <noelle>
Jul 23 11:08
ok
Alfie Kohn and Summerhill
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 23 14:39
I was listening to a podcast from Alfie Kohn and he said that he is against the Summerhill (and Sudbury Valley) model of education. Digging deeper, I found alfiekohn.org . I think his argument is to strive for a "centrist" philosophy where there is still d...
tasks
From: robert
Jul 24 00:07
share with Mike and Nicolas brave.com make sure hdbackup uses --stats in its rsync figure out how to have a weekly meetup based on history stuff cook beanies
Re: Book Group rescheduled to next Thurs. (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 24 07:18
Will the group be returning to their original schedule?
Re: What Historians Say meetup
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 24 07:20
It looks like you published it. I assume that you also announced it. Let's see if we get any bites.
the income tax
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 24 07:46
I learned that it was the Republican Party that both imposed the first income tax ( constitutioncenter.org ) and the constitutional amendment via Republican William Howard Taft ( teachdemocracy.org ). It is definitely better than tariffs, but it has not tu...
conservatives in polls
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 07:49
That's a good point. I think, especially, conservative voters are hard to gauge, polls or not. Not sure why there is that asymmetry between liberals and conservatives w.r.t. polling results. (In some ways, reminds me of the above discussion about false-pos...
Re: the income tax
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 07:50
It was during the Reagan administration that the number of tax brackets were reduced and I think that added to the confusion about who pays what w.r.t. income taxes. It's possible that income taxes are a bad idea, but, right now, there is no feedback mecha...
history matters
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 07:51
It's possible. But, I do agree that the contrary (those who shape what history is told) tend to give the powerful even more control. Kinda reminds me of the latest hubbub over The Smithsonian. startpage.com
Social Security is a Problem of Income Distribution, Not Demographics
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 08:48
counterpunch.org Yeah. Hadn't thought about it that way, but makes sense.
Re: đĽŹ Salad spin (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 08:57
Funny. Would it even be possible to boycott companies that donate, even indirectly, to Republicans and MAGA? That may be an exercise in futility. Maybe you just need to wait for the rot to seep through before you know which companies to avoid?
Re: See you at: âď¸Childfree Summe r Potluckđđ°
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:08
google.com Let's fill it out when we make the food list next week.
Re: Birkenstock, KEEN & Teva sandals to wear all summer (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:21
Oh, OK. Tell me when you want to go.
Re: 23andMe lawsuit settlement
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:23
You mean, each claimant will get $2 ? Doesn't seem equitable to me.
Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:29
Ted does imply, but doesn't directly say, that most people don't even remember what communism is. And, most importantly, probably never learn about it in school because education in this country is shit.
Re: How Trumpâs Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care - The New York Times
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:34
archive.is I feel like I'm screaming into the void saying that we radically need to increase immigration, not decrease it nor, especially, kick immigrants out. (I think it was Ted Rall who I saw originally arguing this position about 15 years ago, but, at ...
Re: You're Invited: A Panel on Confronting Pronatalism (July 30) (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:37
Not sure I can make it (9am PT), but I'd be interested to hear how it went if you do end up going.
Re: hyperpolitics
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:54
Seems like similar arguments made in the book referenced in kpfa.org namely, hachettebookgroup.com Some of the arguments also harken back to that book we heard about on CBC Ideas, "We Have Never Been Woke": reddit.com Seems like the very people who are in ...
Re: put CSA box out (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 09:58
Thanks for pointing this out. It kept running my daily reminders over and over again due to a problem URL. I fixed it (I think).
Re: Anti-Social Media, the High Price of Pardons, & Larry David's History Lessons (fwd)
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 10:11
But, he's wrong on all the rest. The very first thing that needs to be done is to have very strong privacy rules and allowances for anonymity. That needs to be the primary focus.
Re: cost of aging
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 10:20
Maybe Flora shouldn't bother with a trust since there will be nothing left. Again, this brings up the question of whether there should be a dementia clause in the advanced health directive. I mean, what's the point of spending down savings to keep someone...
Re: HPOP
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 10:31
I guess this sorta fits into what we see in our own families. Younger people just cannot afford houses, and older people stay in their houses longer.
Re: Flock vigilantes
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 10:35
I am disappointed that the term "luddite" never comes up in this article. In a lot of ways, surveillance devices and software are the new weaving machines, including bossware.
Re: Flock vigilantes
From: Noelle <noelle>
Jul 25 10:46
Re: history matters
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 11:13
The problem with history is that its corpus never stops growing. 😁 Hadn't thought of the role of the bible in this before. Brave Leo says that the most historically accurate books in the bible are: Maccabees, The Epistles of Paul, and The Gospel of Luke an...
Re: cost of aging
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 11:17
This page says that including a dementia clause in your advanced health care directive is legal in Ca: endoflifechoicesca.org OK.
Re: money and stuff
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 12:47
Hmm. Now I know why my financial advisor said don't include our house in our retirement plans! I thought I paid a lot in property tax (~$650/mo). Wow.
Re: cost of aging
From: robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 12:59
Thanks for pointing that out for me. I had just assumed that since it was "End of Life Choices Ca" that it would be legal in CA. I guess, like you say, I need to get my primary doctor to sign a POLST. endoflifechoicesca.org
Re: money and stuff
From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
Jul 25 14:22
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LTC premium overpayment
From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
Jul 25 17:46
You got a refund check. I put it on your computer desk chair.

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