This came in this morning's email newsletter from Recommendo.
This website will map out where rain goes based on the topography of the land:
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Right after the election, I posted links to podcasts that were helping me better see what might be happening in the United States post-election. It was called "Bursting My Balloon – Reflecting On Today's Realities".
Here are some more recommendations to listen to if you are open to learning more about different perspectives and how to better engage with others:
- Panic World's BONUS: Meta Doesn't Care Anymore
- Panic World's Was January 6th A Success? (With Charlie Warzel)
- Big Questions' President Trump & AI
- Flightless Bird's Inauguration Week
- Search Engine's The New Zuckerberg
- Spy Cast's How Will President Trump Handle Intelligence In His Second Term
- Tangible's Resilient Witness In Dark Times
- The Bulletin's The Media In Trump 2.0 with Chris Stirewalt
- The Bulletin's Mr. Cosper Goes to Washington
- Work-Life With Adam Grant's Reimagining The US Political System With Sharon McMahon [transcript]
- Work-Life With Adam Grant's Fixing The Trust Crisis with Rachel Botsman [transcript]
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I enjoy this weekly email newsletter in my inbox on Sunday mornings called Recomendo.
Here is a link to the most recent version:
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- "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
- "All Quiet On The Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque
- "God's Man: A Novel In Woodcuts" by Lynd Ward
- "Toad of Toal Hall" by Alan Alexander Milne
I have read and recommend #1 and #2.
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On November 15, 2024, I posted This Is Going To Be Interesting To Watch.
Change of plans:
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On Jan. 6, I posted my January 6 Reflections In 2025 (which has gotten me canceled and applauded).
On Jan. 20, President Trump issued pardons:
- GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE EVENTS AT OR NEAR THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021
- Washington Post article "Trump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences: Trump ordered those still incarcerated to be released immediately from federal prison." #national_security
- Trump Pardons Nearly All January 6 Convicts (AllSides)
Unfortunately, these "mass pardons amount to an endorsement of election denialism and the use of violence for political gain."
And it does significant harm to the law enforcement heroes who had to endure the violence of these insurrectionists during the January 6, 2021, Capital Riot.
Only the brave should watch the documentary "Four Hours At The Capital" (YouTube, HBO) to see what these fine Americans were subjected to.
Updated (1/22/2025):
- The GOP’s stunning response to Trump pardoning those who assaulted police (Washington Post)
- Pardons from Biden and Trump flout the rule of law (Washington Post)
- Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say (Washington Post)
- What Are the Implications of Biden's Preemptive Pardons? (AllSides)
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TRUMP got 77,302,580 votes (49.8%). And HARRIS got 75,017,613 votes (48.3%) out of ~245 million eligible American voters.
So, ~89.3 million Americans didn't vote (36%).
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During a recent upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11, the SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader I was using stopped working due to security issues with Microsoft's Device Security related to Core Isolation (Memory Integrity, Local Security Authority Protection), and the Security Processor.
The fix was to go into Device Manager and uninstall the SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader.
Then, unplug the card reader and put it back in a USB port.
This should load the new Microsoft Usbccid Smartcard Reader (WUDF) drive, and the SCR3310 should be ready.
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Lots of things on the WhiteHouse.gov site change when Presidents change, but this is where you can directly track what is going on versus going out to news outlets or social media:
Update (1/24/2024): You can also follow along on Wikipedia's "List of Executive Orders in the Second Presidency of Donald Trump."
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Two articles from RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty are worth being aware of:
- 'Lives Are In Danger': Afghans Devastated By Trump's Refugee Resettlement Suspension
- Afghans Cleared For U.S. Evacuation Fear Trump Reversal Could Allow Taliban To 'Kill Us'
Hopefully this type of reporting will continue, but you never know:
RFE/RL, Inc. is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation funded by the U.S. Congress through a grant from the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent federal government agency that oversees all U.S. civilian international media, including Voice of America, Radio and TV Marti, and the non-profit corporations that are grantees: RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. USAGM also oversees the Open Technology Fund, which finances the development and distribution of cutting-edge technologies and techniques to counter efforts by repressive regimes and closed societies to block access to objective news and information.
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