No, that's not my cat. No, I don't know whose cat it is. But if you have an extra cat like that, I'll take him. I block haters, bigots, twits, twats & bots.
Now that they are saving so much money with the Department of Education I think we should have the Department of Education pay all school costs including materials and so that the teachers don't have to spend it themselves - that would give a raise to the teachers and provide the materials the kids need.
@nathancunneen I don't think we need raise teachers' salaries if we just pay the out of pocket costs teachers have to front to equip their classrooms. All those books, maps, art supplies, decor, cleaning supplies and whatnot used to be furnished by the school. Now teachers have to buy them.
When I first saw her, I thought Karen Bass was a nice person to be repping the City of LA - intelligent, pleasant, experienced in government, used to negotiation. After the Ghana debacle revealed that she was nothing more than a frontperson for political persons announcing the policies they have already decided on, and she doesn't even seem to have realized what was going on, I am guessing that Bass has signed a lot of orders she doesn't remember signing.
I also remember that afternoon before the night of the inferno when she finally got on the plane home and said she was perfectly in control.
She did not have a clue what to do. So she dithered. When we needed Harrison Ford, we got Woody Allen.
It is very disappointing that Mayor Bass has decided to fire Chief Kristin Crowley. Chief Crowley served Los Angeles well and spoke honestly about the severe and profoundly ill-conceived budget cuts the Bass administration made to the LAFD. That courage to speak the truth was brave, and I admire her. Honesty in a high city official should not be a firing offense. The Mayor's decision to ignore the warnings and leave the city was hers alone. This is a time for city leaders to take responsibility for their actions and their decisions. We need real leadership, not more blame passing.
I was a USAF squadron commander during the Bosnian War. I wore a NATO patch on my shoulder, opposite my American flag patch. Myself and my guys were shot at. The NATO chain of command was a shit show and we survived to come home anyway.
If they don’t want to match resources, I’d say get the hell out.
@elchandler First meal is breakfast. I am in hospital now and it is whatever it is. Its a cheap hospital so it's cheerios, a scrambled egg and rubber sausage.
But I thought Project 2025 was going to make him end it? Seems like he does what he wants to do. Also seems that his detractors still keep lying. That’s why I pay them no mind.
That has been a racket well since Social Security began. People preserving thumbs and jars in bars in Hawaii to endorse checks, stuff like that. But there's no excuse for not having a check system in place which at least looks at the birth date and at reasonable intervals to see if they are unlikely to be still alive.
Dear Joseph,
I'm lying right now in an okay rehab hospital in West LA waiting to find out what's really wrong with me and what if anything the doctors will do about it. I'm hearing points of view from 56 cazillion people and having trouble making connections - it's like a trail of evidence it's so bizarre - like an ant trail it leads everywhere and nowhere. I thought I would let you know how much I look forward to your daily posts every morning. You are so *normal.*
Blessings to you.
Janice
@HollywoodYeste1 When I was a kid Donald O'Connor was a well-known cute guy. We went to his Francis the Mule movies and we watched his TV show. He was a dynamite dancer. What puzzled me was why he wasn't a bigger star than he was and what became of him after his MGM movies.
The underlying cause of my anxiety was being strapped to a bed for 15 fucking days without my family, and having my health completely destroyed by Covid. There is no fixing that. Taking meds helps me function/cope.
“The money,” he says, “is watched.”
Yeah, it’s watched as it goes straight out the door to the most ridiculous shit you’ve never heard of.
Get real, @60Minutes.