The Russian hackers are REALLY unsophisticated about US politics. The debate in question was taking place in FLINT, Michigan. Both candidates would have EXPECTED a question about Flint's water problems.
I am more worried about how the Donald treats freedom of speech. The American Bar Association looked into the Donald's life long quest to limit speech regarding himself. The ABA found that the Donald has brought numerous libel suits, most of them without merit. According to the ABA's committee, he used his money to hire attorneys to legally harass anyone who criticized him.*
The Donald has stated that he wants to change the first amendment so that people are not allowed to insult public figures, including politicians.
The Donald wants to alter our prohibitions on torture, and wants to illegally order our troops to torture people. He has suggested that the families of terrorists should be punished, even if they knew nothing about the acts of their relatives.
The Donald wants to alter our bed rock belief that everyone should be treated equally by the law. He has stated that all Muslims should be prohibited from entering the United States.
The Donald does not believe in innocent until proven guilty, in that he states that a person is guilty of crimes when there has been no conviction. He has stated that the black youths convicted of a rape in Central Park are still guilty even though they were exonerated through DNA evidence and a confession by the actual rapist.
The Donald wants to bring back "stop and frisk", which is unconstitutional search and seizure.
PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION. VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON!
* Defending a lawsuit can be very expensive. Most people can not afford even $5000 to defend a lawsuit. If you are a young woman with few resources, most attorneys would have advised just ignoring the Donald's alleged sexist behavior if he was known to retaliate with a huge libel lawsuit.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Friday, October 28, 2016
MORE EMAIL FUSSING
Did you know that Congressional email is NEVER made public, even if the Congressperson has an ethical charge against him/her?
This seems to be UNFAIR. After all, what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
ALL of the emails sent by and to the Department of State are protected by EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE. Obama and Hillary could have kept them ALL secret by invoking executive privilege.
Instead, secure in the knowledge that Hillary had done nothing wrong, HILLARY AGREED TO MAKE ALL OF HER UNCLASSIFIED EMAILS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Any emails that were withheld, were withheld by the State Department.
Instead, secure in the knowledge that Hillary had done nothing wrong, HILLARY AGREED TO MAKE ALL OF HER UNCLASSIFIED EMAILS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Any emails that were withheld, were withheld by the State Department.
The politically unsophisticated General, who was recently convicted, sent classified information to a reporter. Some Republicans seem to be betting the entire election on hoping that Hillary would be that stupid.
My guess is that Republicans in Congress told the FBI that if they did not reopen the case against Hillary, they could expect their budget to be slashed in half.
Again, I will remind you that, at the time Hillary used her own server, the State Department was giving out laptops that were so old they could not accept state of the art security programs. I believe that Hillary's service was way more secure than the server the State Department used for unsecured emails. Thousands of CLASSIFIED State Department emails from that era were compromised by Chelsea Manning.
There is no evidence that Hillary's emails were hacked. Speculation is not evidence.
Republicans are getting desperate in their attempt to elect a Republican president.
Now the Donald says he will not agree to a peaceful transfer of power. Mr. Khan, can you mail your copy of the constitution to the Donald?
There is no evidence that Hillary's emails were hacked. Speculation is not evidence.
Republicans are getting desperate in their attempt to elect a Republican president.
Now the Donald says he will not agree to a peaceful transfer of power. Mr. Khan, can you mail your copy of the constitution to the Donald?
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
WIKI LEAKING
I know for certain that someone* has altered those hacked Democratic Party emails.
One email used the term "backward Catholics". NO person who has been in politics for more than five minutes, would use the term "backward**" to describe ANY group. The term used would have been "conservative Catholics" or "ultra conservative Catholics". Once you know that any one email has been altered, you can not trust ANY email from Wilkileaks via Russia.
I think that Julian is angry at Hillary because she did NOT try to have him publicly indicted and extradited. Now he is in a basement avoiding sexual assault charges brought by two women in Sweden.
Republicans are trying hard to scare you about Obamacare. They are talking again about so called Death Panels. Obamacare requires that the doctor offers, and insurance pay for, a discussion about the care wanted by a very ill person as their life comes to an end. A person who had such a discussion was very pleased with being able to discuss alternatives methods of care at the possible end of her life. ***
People are trying to stop voting by mail by saying the Post Office is throwing away votes. If you are worried about your postman being racist, you can take your ballot to the main post office in town. Most ballots have a tracking number, so take a photo of your BALLOT's tracking number. That way, if there is a question about ballot theft, you have evidence that you voted by mail.
The neato thing about US citizens is that you can NOT shut them up. If there is any sort of voting fraud attempt, SOMEONE is going to talk.
Personally, I do not want to take the slightest risk that the Donald becomes our President. Only YOU can prevent this.
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
* Probably Russia. BTW, you can NOT enter hacked documents into a court of law, not even to get an indictment. Documents must have a "chain of custody", so that the court knows they were NOT ALTERED.
** The word "backward" is considered so pejorative that our cars do not go backward, they go in reverse.
*** Relatives often get angry about the choices made by the dying, This choice is for the patient, not for the grieving, who often use blaming others to assuage their grief. NO SANE DOCTOR would EVER risk pressuring the dying to make one choice over another choice.
One email used the term "backward Catholics". NO person who has been in politics for more than five minutes, would use the term "backward**" to describe ANY group. The term used would have been "conservative Catholics" or "ultra conservative Catholics". Once you know that any one email has been altered, you can not trust ANY email from Wilkileaks via Russia.
I think that Julian is angry at Hillary because she did NOT try to have him publicly indicted and extradited. Now he is in a basement avoiding sexual assault charges brought by two women in Sweden.
Republicans are trying hard to scare you about Obamacare. They are talking again about so called Death Panels. Obamacare requires that the doctor offers, and insurance pay for, a discussion about the care wanted by a very ill person as their life comes to an end. A person who had such a discussion was very pleased with being able to discuss alternatives methods of care at the possible end of her life. ***
People are trying to stop voting by mail by saying the Post Office is throwing away votes. If you are worried about your postman being racist, you can take your ballot to the main post office in town. Most ballots have a tracking number, so take a photo of your BALLOT's tracking number. That way, if there is a question about ballot theft, you have evidence that you voted by mail.
The neato thing about US citizens is that you can NOT shut them up. If there is any sort of voting fraud attempt, SOMEONE is going to talk.
Personally, I do not want to take the slightest risk that the Donald becomes our President. Only YOU can prevent this.
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
* Probably Russia. BTW, you can NOT enter hacked documents into a court of law, not even to get an indictment. Documents must have a "chain of custody", so that the court knows they were NOT ALTERED.
** The word "backward" is considered so pejorative that our cars do not go backward, they go in reverse.
*** Relatives often get angry about the choices made by the dying, This choice is for the patient, not for the grieving, who often use blaming others to assuage their grief. NO SANE DOCTOR would EVER risk pressuring the dying to make one choice over another choice.
Monday, October 24, 2016
CHINESE SPIES IN YOUR HOME
Twitter was temporarily destroyed by Chinese cameras and DVRs that you bought to play with. Video cameras streaming video of your pet were commandeered by a bot net*.
The current problem can be solved by putting new passwords on your toys. I hope you know how to do that, because I do not.
Motherboard.vice.com has some advice about buying Bullguards's loT scanner to see if your device is on the internet. YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ON EVERY PRODUCT THAT HAS AN INTERNET CONNECTION.
Hangzhou XiongMai has admitted that their cameras and DVRs were used in the latest attack on the internet. They have changed their programming but you have to change your password.
This time the disruption was not very serious. But it only used about one third of the power of the bot net. Lots of hackers can make a bot net, as the programming to do this was posted on the internet.
I have been warning about these problems for a long time.
You need to make certain that all your devices with internet connection have a new password.
MY NIGHTMARE is that that may not be enough, that there will still be a way to make your toys into a group that can destroy the internet as we know it.
This could disrupt banking, the government, our phones. Everything you now do on the internet could be gone in a eyeblink.
Why can people buy toys that can kill one of the world's greatest assets? Maybe we need international regulations that say you can NOT sell one of these toys unless it is programmed to refuse to function until the password is changed.
* Bot nets are used by hackers to do denial of service attacks. Think of it like everybody in an entire city making a phone call at the same time, to the same phone number. Even if there are A LOT of phones answering the same number, eventually the phone becomes so overwhelmed that everyone gets a busy signal. It is very easy to get your toys to go onto the internet asking for one service, as this is what the toy is designed to do. Instead of you telling your toy what to do, the bot net is telling your toy what to do.
This means that people can take over your nanny cam, which makes your child vulnerable.
The current problem can be solved by putting new passwords on your toys. I hope you know how to do that, because I do not.
Motherboard.vice.com has some advice about buying Bullguards's loT scanner to see if your device is on the internet. YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ON EVERY PRODUCT THAT HAS AN INTERNET CONNECTION.
Hangzhou XiongMai has admitted that their cameras and DVRs were used in the latest attack on the internet. They have changed their programming but you have to change your password.
This time the disruption was not very serious. But it only used about one third of the power of the bot net. Lots of hackers can make a bot net, as the programming to do this was posted on the internet.
I have been warning about these problems for a long time.
You need to make certain that all your devices with internet connection have a new password.
MY NIGHTMARE is that that may not be enough, that there will still be a way to make your toys into a group that can destroy the internet as we know it.
This could disrupt banking, the government, our phones. Everything you now do on the internet could be gone in a eyeblink.
Why can people buy toys that can kill one of the world's greatest assets? Maybe we need international regulations that say you can NOT sell one of these toys unless it is programmed to refuse to function until the password is changed.
* Bot nets are used by hackers to do denial of service attacks. Think of it like everybody in an entire city making a phone call at the same time, to the same phone number. Even if there are A LOT of phones answering the same number, eventually the phone becomes so overwhelmed that everyone gets a busy signal. It is very easy to get your toys to go onto the internet asking for one service, as this is what the toy is designed to do. Instead of you telling your toy what to do, the bot net is telling your toy what to do.
This means that people can take over your nanny cam, which makes your child vulnerable.
Monday, October 17, 2016
LEOS* FOR SAN JOSE
VOTE YES ON SAN JOSE MEASURE F**. This will ensure that disabled police officers have enough to live on.
F is an agreement between all the stake holders. Right now, San Jose is losing more officers than it is hiring because the current retirement plan is unacceptable to LEOS.
LEOS put their lives on the line for us. They deserve to have a fair retirement plan, which is Measure F.
BTW, did you know that the Libertarian Party wants to replace income tax with a 23% sales tax? They call it a consumption tax.
This could wipe out many brick and mortar stores in the United States as people order goods from Canada to avoid this tax.
The consumption tax is so unfair to the poor that the Libertarians plan to give the poor a PREFUND to pay the tax. The expense and bureaucracy needed for the PREFUND is mind boggling.
How are we going to get the PREFUND to homeless people? What happens if you suddenly make enough money that you do not get the PREFUND?
*LEO is slang for law enforcement officer. If you need a short word, it is less insulting than cop. Also it can mean lion, which is cool.
** You can remember this by the joke that the city Flunked its first attempt at pension reform. Now they are going to Fix the problem so we will actually have enough police officers to patrol our streets.
F is an agreement between all the stake holders. Right now, San Jose is losing more officers than it is hiring because the current retirement plan is unacceptable to LEOS.
LEOS put their lives on the line for us. They deserve to have a fair retirement plan, which is Measure F.
BTW, did you know that the Libertarian Party wants to replace income tax with a 23% sales tax? They call it a consumption tax.
This could wipe out many brick and mortar stores in the United States as people order goods from Canada to avoid this tax.
The consumption tax is so unfair to the poor that the Libertarians plan to give the poor a PREFUND to pay the tax. The expense and bureaucracy needed for the PREFUND is mind boggling.
How are we going to get the PREFUND to homeless people? What happens if you suddenly make enough money that you do not get the PREFUND?
*LEO is slang for law enforcement officer. If you need a short word, it is less insulting than cop. Also it can mean lion, which is cool.
** You can remember this by the joke that the city Flunked its first attempt at pension reform. Now they are going to Fix the problem so we will actually have enough police officers to patrol our streets.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
PAIN MAKES ME A REAL PAIN
Last week I went to Kaiser Permanente, who did nothing but help me. Several times I made rude remarks. I am sorry. Pain makes me a real pain.
But I did get my flu shot. Many of you miss the point of getting your flu shot. Each person who gets a shot and does not spread the flu, slows the spread of the infection. This lowers the flu deaths of the grumbly old and the huggable young.
I was also upset because the newspapers said that Pence won the debate. When did we decide that lying was an acceptable way to win debates?
I think you all thought that Pense won because he is handsome, botoxed, white and male.
In court, the right suit and the right haircut are sometimes more important than a carefully researched and reasoned argument.
I am no longer young and pretty. Will I lose court cases just because I am no longer thin and can no longer stand?
But I did get my flu shot. Many of you miss the point of getting your flu shot. Each person who gets a shot and does not spread the flu, slows the spread of the infection. This lowers the flu deaths of the grumbly old and the huggable young.
I was also upset because the newspapers said that Pence won the debate. When did we decide that lying was an acceptable way to win debates?
I think you all thought that Pense won because he is handsome, botoxed, white and male.
In court, the right suit and the right haircut are sometimes more important than a carefully researched and reasoned argument.
I am no longer young and pretty. Will I lose court cases just because I am no longer thin and can no longer stand?
Monday, October 3, 2016
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS
NO on Prop 51. SCHOOL BONDS. It has some very BAD features hidden in the fine print. It does NOT help the schools that really need the help.
NO on Prop 52. TAX ON HOSPITALS. It is a very bad idea to put a hospital tax into the state constitution. It is also unnecessary as the current tax is not due to expire for two more years.
NO on Prop 53. The entire state will have to approve expensive local projects. VERY BAD IDEA as it will make it harder for local groups to get needed project approved.
YES on Prop 54. Three day internet notice before passing a bill which may become a state law. Eliminates nasty surprises.
YES on Prop 55. Tax on rich to help schools. YES. I hate taxes that go into the constitution, but at least this one only lasts for 12 years, and is already in effect.
NO on Prop 56. Tax on cigarettes. This is another nasty sneaky attempt to TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM OUR SCHOOLS.
YES on Prop 57. Inmate rehabilitation. This rewards those who try to learn from their mistakes. Let inmates become taxpayers.
YES on Prop 58. Learn English+. If Californians are to remain world leaders, we must be able to speak English+.
YES on Prop 59. Advise that we hate the Citizens United decision, for all the difference it will make, which is none.
NO on Prop 60. Condoms in adult films. It will kill a major California industry and is, frankly, none of our business.
NO on Prop 61. Prescription drug prices. The list of organizations that oppose this is enough for me.
YES on Prop 62. Life in prison instead of death penalty. EVEN ONE MISTAKE IS ONE TOO MANY.
YES on Prop 63. Prohibits large capacity ammo magazines. At least there is a chance to jump the shooter while he reloads.
YES on Prop 64. Legalize marijuana. YES! YES! YES! What has taken so long? YES yesterday!
NO on Prop 65. Grocery bags. It is stupid to put this diddly stuff in the state constitution. Learn how to make your legislators responsive to the people.
NO on Prop 66. Who cares if you kill the innocent? Just do it quickly. NO. NO. NO.
NO on Prop 67. Bag tax. Makes the disabled and poor PAY for needing a strong bag to carry stuff home in. NO. The people who make these laws think everybody has a car and a suburban home. Most of us take the bus or walk long ways to our homes.
NO on Prop 52. TAX ON HOSPITALS. It is a very bad idea to put a hospital tax into the state constitution. It is also unnecessary as the current tax is not due to expire for two more years.
NO on Prop 53. The entire state will have to approve expensive local projects. VERY BAD IDEA as it will make it harder for local groups to get needed project approved.
YES on Prop 54. Three day internet notice before passing a bill which may become a state law. Eliminates nasty surprises.
YES on Prop 55. Tax on rich to help schools. YES. I hate taxes that go into the constitution, but at least this one only lasts for 12 years, and is already in effect.
NO on Prop 56. Tax on cigarettes. This is another nasty sneaky attempt to TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM OUR SCHOOLS.
YES on Prop 57. Inmate rehabilitation. This rewards those who try to learn from their mistakes. Let inmates become taxpayers.
YES on Prop 58. Learn English+. If Californians are to remain world leaders, we must be able to speak English+.
YES on Prop 59. Advise that we hate the Citizens United decision, for all the difference it will make, which is none.
NO on Prop 60. Condoms in adult films. It will kill a major California industry and is, frankly, none of our business.
NO on Prop 61. Prescription drug prices. The list of organizations that oppose this is enough for me.
YES on Prop 62. Life in prison instead of death penalty. EVEN ONE MISTAKE IS ONE TOO MANY.
YES on Prop 63. Prohibits large capacity ammo magazines. At least there is a chance to jump the shooter while he reloads.
YES on Prop 64. Legalize marijuana. YES! YES! YES! What has taken so long? YES yesterday!
NO on Prop 65. Grocery bags. It is stupid to put this diddly stuff in the state constitution. Learn how to make your legislators responsive to the people.
NO on Prop 66. Who cares if you kill the innocent? Just do it quickly. NO. NO. NO.
NO on Prop 67. Bag tax. Makes the disabled and poor PAY for needing a strong bag to carry stuff home in. NO. The people who make these laws think everybody has a car and a suburban home. Most of us take the bus or walk long ways to our homes.
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