Apr 282025
 

Yesterday, Steve Schmidt wrote about the point to which bothsiderism has brought Bill Maher. I only point to it because TomCat would be so disappointed. It is easier that ever, knowing that Bill Maher and Bill O’Reilly are DNA cousins, to see the relationship. Also yesterday, I almost forgot to post this. My credit union has changed a bunch of stuff, and it involved issuing a new card with a new number and expiration date, and yesterday was the day I had to process the change. Also Virgil needed coffee, and the only place I can order it from that he will get it was apparently put (I hope they haven’t stopped carrying it), so I had to put money in his canteen account instead, and include a note explaining why. And Trinette was over also, which is always a delight, but not conducive to remembering whether I have or have not completed routine tasks. Fortunately. the Sundays I don’t see Virgil I often stay up past midnight to email for a reservation for the following week, because it can’t be timestamped before midnight and still be within the right time frame. As a result of all of that, I finished posting it around 2 am my time.

This article from Axios is obvious to anyone who has been paying attention. Sadly, far too few Americans have. It is concise and clear and , for those not paying attention, adds three separate articles at the end which provide examples. Well, that’s not a bad way to say “I am not making this up.” Now if we can only figure out how to get it into the hands of those who need to read and understand it.

Sadly, just because someone is a Democrat, even an elected Democrat, does not necessarily mean that they are vary smart, or that they are not grandstanding. This article from The F* News is a case in point.

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May 052023
 

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No – the Titanic was NOT carrying 12,000 jars of Hellmann’s mayonnaise when she sank.

Did Lost Cargo on the Titanic Lead to the Creation of Cinco de Mayo? | Snopes.com

 

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Yes – Cinco de Mayo is MUCH MORE WIDELY CELEBRATED in the USA than Mexico.

Cinco de Mayo is not widely celebrated in Mexico outside of Puebla. Unlike Mexico’s Independence Day, Sept. 16, it is not even a federal holiday.  In the United States, by contrast, more than 500 cities have annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations, with the largest in Los Angeles drawing as many as 500,000 revelers.

So, is it strange that Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in the United States than in Mexico?

No — because Cinco de Mayo is a celebration created by and for Latino communities in the United States. And the celebration of Cinco de Mayo is more about U.S. Latino history and culture than Mexican history.

Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday. It’s an American one. – The Washington Post

 

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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