Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

dixiegrrrrl

dixiegrrrrl's Journal
dixiegrrrrl's Journal
March 30, 2018

McCabe launches GoFundMe to raise money for legal costs

This is the chance for supporters to let him know he is not alone, and seems to be working nicely.

https://www.gofundme.com/andrewmccabelegaldefensefund

And he has a Golden retriever. Only the nicest people have those...

March 29, 2018

So, new season of The Americans began last night. Did it seem strange to you.?


I appreciate that the show is so intelligent. But had a hard time knowing how much "time" had passed since the last Season.
Now, suddenly, we have Paige learning tradecraft, and a bunch of windows are being stared by several people...but why? and who?

Apparently we have a spy vs spy vs spy thing happening here.

Meanwhile, what are the odds Stan't live in girlfriend is spy too?

Gotta go watch it again...my eyeballs are getting rusty, perhaps.
March 28, 2018

...........will likely result in him dying penniless in prison........



will likely result in him dying penniless in prison.
will likely result in him dying penniless in prison.
will likely result in him dying penniless in prison.
will likely result in him dying penniless in prison.

Tale end of a piece abut Trump's outcome re: Mueller and/or Schneiderman applying asset forfeiture.

And I like the sound of it SO much I just wanted to read it over and over and over again.

asset forfeiture.
asset forfeiture.

Mmmmm...has SUCH a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
March 28, 2018

Can someone pls. tell me when it became illegal to let kids play outside with no parent watching?

Utah becomes first state to pass 'free-range parenting' law codifying that kids can participate in unsupervised activities without their parents facing neglect charges.

The new law prevents parents from being considered negligent by state authorities for letting their child walk outside alone, play without supervision or wait alone in a car.

"If your 12-year-old is capable of walking home from the bus stop by themselves, that's something that you might make a decision about where another 12-year-old may be too impulsive,"
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/380485-utah-becomes-first-state-to-pass-free-range-parenting-law


When did it become ILLEGAL to let a kid walk outside alone, play without supervision or wait alone in a car.??????????
( Yes, I am talking about age appropriate situations)
March 21, 2018

Anyone know about a 3rd type of flu going round?


I ask because the doc confirmed that there are 2 types of flu going around, when I saw her in late Feb.,and darned if we did not get those a week apart...horrible coughing, congestion, but no tummy distress. ) she also said she never seen 2 strains hit, one right after the other, before)
Then we got better after 3 days.

Monday I left the house, went to clinic for a blood draw, and the next am woke up with fever, 6 lovely hours of constant dry heaves, and total limpness. Lots of sleepiness, even after the tummy bit had stopped.

Not asking for advice, just for info. about this set of symptoms .....anyone?
March 21, 2018

Is it unusual to have multiple nor'easters in one season?

Much less in one month:

"The region's fourth nor'easter this month arrives today".

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/nyregion/new-york-snowstorm-spring.html

March 19, 2018

It appears the U.K. is all over Cambridge Analytica now.

Getting search warrants:

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s data protection authority plans to seek a warrant to search the offices on Tuesday of London-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham told Channel 4 News on Monday.



Then there is this lil gem:
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/975836931136335873
March 19, 2018

Facebook's share price down $30 billion in first two hours trading today.


I am wondering how many people have left Facebook over this data spying.


Christopher Wylie reports Facebook has banned him. awwwww...
?
March 19, 2018

You can't make this up, not in a million years. This seems to be his real name.

And a real scam.

Johnson Joy,
the chief information officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud), is part of a Christian not-for-profit in Texas with Naved Jafry, who quit as a Hud adviser after inquiries about his professional history.

Until this week the group, GJH Global Ministries, invited donations on its website. But it was not clear what work the group did and its mission statements and other information appeared to be copied from those of major churches. GJH was formed in 2014 but Stephen Austin, one of its directors, said in a brief interview: “We literally did nothing.”

Following inquiries by the Guardian, GJH’s website was locked from public view. Other directors declined to be interviewed. The group last filed a tax return with the Internal Revenue Service for 2014. Churches and affiliated groups are not required to file annual returns.

Before being locked to visitors, one page of GJH’s site showed a photograph of Joy addressing a crowd of people holding Trump campaign placards and wearing red “Make America great again” hats. Another showed Joy posing with Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas. Not-for-profit organisations are barred under federal law from endorsing political candidates.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/17/johnson-joy-naved-jafry-housing-department-religious-charity

Profile Information

Gender: Female
Hometown: Washington state, for half my life
Home country: USA
Current location: SW Alabama. for the rest of my life
Member since: Wed Feb 27, 2008, 02:09 PM
Number of posts: 60,010

About dixiegrrrrl

Long time political activist, working to tint my lil "Mayberry" more blue. Collector of strays of various species and minds.
Latest Discussions»dixiegrrrrl's Journal