Tag: news
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TAPA # 164 SAVE OUR ELECTIONS
This is a worthy read, especially for those concerned about upcoming elections and the future of our democracy. Trump has debased the presidency and diminished America’s character, both at home and abroad. If our democracy is to survive, we must pay close attention to what is happening. This is not normal. It is deviant. Yet…
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TAPA # 163 VOTE FOR CHAT!!!
Trump claims he is merely enforcing existing immigration laws that prior administrations failed to enforce for a variety of reasons. Immigration was elevated as a political issue to motivate voters, often by invoking claims of increased crime, despite FBI data showing that violent crime declined in the post-COVID period. Trump promised to pursue violent criminals,…
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TAPA # 162 WE ARE ALL MINNESOTANS!!!
We have all been shocked and saddened by the murders in Minneapolis carried out by agents of our own government. We have seen similar jackbooted behavior by federal forces in Los Angeles and Chicago, assaulting women and children, dragging elderly men, American citizens, from their homes in freezing temperatures, dressed only in their underwear. Many…
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TAPA # 161 MALFEASANCE!!!
Malpractice is negligence: when a professional fails to meet the accepted standard of care and that failure causes harm.Malfeasance is intentional wrongdoing, especially by someone in public office or a position of trust. Malpractice is typically a civil offense, remedied through monetary penalties. Malfeasance, by contrast, can be criminal, particularly when it results in serious injury or…
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TAPA # 160 MURDERS IN MINNEAPOLIS
Trump has no bottom to his depraved indifference to citizens’ rights. What we have witnessed in the Trump-directed invasion of Minnesota and the murders in Minneapolis confirm his fundamental inability to lead or protect the public, indeed, even our most basic right to life itself. His coterie of loyalists Noem, Patel, Bessent, Bovino, and Blanche…
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TAPA # 159 A JAN 6TH REDUX
This morning, I dreaded reading the papers. The murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive-care nurse and U.S. citizen living in Minneapolis, by federal agents sworn to protect us was revealed in bystander video. There is no question about what happened. You can read it, watch it, and see it for yourself. Pretti was coming…
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Prime Minister Carney @ DAVOS – WEF
January 21, 2026 The Right Honorable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Canada VIA Email: pm@pm.gc.ca Dear Prime Minister: Listening to your speech at the Davos World Economic Forum, and our president’s rambling, distorted, disingenuous speech, it is clear that you are a…
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TAPA # 156 TANTRUM
A tantrum is an episode of emotional dysregulation characterized by an intense, poorly controlled expression of anger, frustration, or distress that exceeds what the situation typically warrants and reflects a temporary failure of self-regulation. Common features include emotional loss of control and a disproportionate reaction to a trigger. Tantrums often occur when an individual feels overwhelmed, thwarted,…
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TAPA # 154 FEAR OR FAVOR???
Four senior career prosecutors from the Department Justice Civil Rights Division resigned protesting the refusal of the DOJ to investigate the shooting of Renee Good. The former head of the Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, said that “the officer-involved shooting of Renee Good is precisely the kind of case that the Civil Rights Division would…
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TAPA # 153 I HATE THOSE BRIDGES TOO FAR!!!
A friend recently sent me an essay about how to hold fast to one’s values while engaging pragmatically with people who hold deeply opposed views. My takeaway was a reminder to try to remove the “edge” from my writing and from how I engage others. That is easier said than done. It is difficult not…
