I believe that Putin has hired the same PR firm that convinced the US to invade Iraq. Please, Russians, do NOT fall for the propaganda that will result in more poverty for the Russian people.
Please look at only THREE FACTS.
1. Normal protesters do NOT wear flack jackets and carry assault rifles.
2. Normal protesters do NOT go after police stations until they control the streets.
3. If there are only a few protesters, then the photo will be taken by a photographer standing in the street. If there are a LOT of protesters, then the photo will be a shot taken from a tall building. No Eastern Ukraine protest photos have been taken from tall buildings.
Most of the US believed Bush. THE RESULT WAS A WORLD WIDE DEEP RECESSION.
If Russia believes Putin, Russia will endure YEARS OF POVERTY for all but Putin's close friends.
ONLY YOU CAN STOP THIS INSANITY.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
FRENCH WISDOM
France has said that workers do NOT have to deal with work emails during time off. The question is, why is this headline news? NONE of us should respond to work emails during our off hours. Working all the time makes people CRAZY.
I almost NEVER deal with ANY emails during off hours.
I am grateful for my iPhones email capabilities as there are some people who like using dirty tricks, and an email warning of a dirty trick is useful. Luckily, I can usually judge when a dirty trick is coming at me, so I check my emails during such critical times.
IMHO, in California, you have to be paid for FOUR HOURS each time your employer requires you to deal with an email during your time off. IMHO, for hourly employees, an email that you have to deal with is exactly the same as calling someone into work. And for that, you must be paid for a minimum of four hours.
WE ARE NOT SLAVES. Do not allow your employer to take advantage of your addiction to techie toys.
I almost NEVER deal with ANY emails during off hours.
I am grateful for my iPhones email capabilities as there are some people who like using dirty tricks, and an email warning of a dirty trick is useful. Luckily, I can usually judge when a dirty trick is coming at me, so I check my emails during such critical times.
IMHO, in California, you have to be paid for FOUR HOURS each time your employer requires you to deal with an email during your time off. IMHO, for hourly employees, an email that you have to deal with is exactly the same as calling someone into work. And for that, you must be paid for a minimum of four hours.
WE ARE NOT SLAVES. Do not allow your employer to take advantage of your addiction to techie toys.
Monday, April 7, 2014
DIXIE CHICKS AND PUSSY RIOT
In the US, when the Dixie Chicks told the truth, Republicans borked* them, and their record sales plummeted. In Russia, when Pussy Riot insulted** Putin, one of the women was sent to a Stalinist Soviet Era reeducation camp.
Using the excuse of meeting sewing goals, the woman was starved, endured wet and cold, was sleep deprived, and had her sewing machine broken to ensure more punishment. You really need to read her account.
I do not understand why anyone in Ukraine would prefer to be treated as Pussy Riot was treated. Most people in Eastern Ukraine moved there so that they would no longer be in Russia. Now some men, who look military trained, are trying to have another province live under Russian control.
If you live in the Ukraine because you wanted to avoid Stalinist labor camps, YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR STORY. By making Russia romantic, you have made your grandchildren vulnerable to Russian propaganda. ONLY YOU can correct this problem. TELL YOUR FAMILY OF THE CONSTANT FEAR YOU FELT WHEN YOU LIVED IN RUSSIA.
* to bork means to smear a political opponent.
** Pussy Riot sang a punk rock song in a Russian cathedral. The song is purported to have insulted Putin. Putin then pretended that he was concerned that the Russian Orthodox Church had been insulted. We all know how much former KGB agents care about the Russian Orthodox Church.
Using the excuse of meeting sewing goals, the woman was starved, endured wet and cold, was sleep deprived, and had her sewing machine broken to ensure more punishment. You really need to read her account.
I do not understand why anyone in Ukraine would prefer to be treated as Pussy Riot was treated. Most people in Eastern Ukraine moved there so that they would no longer be in Russia. Now some men, who look military trained, are trying to have another province live under Russian control.
If you live in the Ukraine because you wanted to avoid Stalinist labor camps, YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR STORY. By making Russia romantic, you have made your grandchildren vulnerable to Russian propaganda. ONLY YOU can correct this problem. TELL YOUR FAMILY OF THE CONSTANT FEAR YOU FELT WHEN YOU LIVED IN RUSSIA.
* to bork means to smear a political opponent.
** Pussy Riot sang a punk rock song in a Russian cathedral. The song is purported to have insulted Putin. Putin then pretended that he was concerned that the Russian Orthodox Church had been insulted. We all know how much former KGB agents care about the Russian Orthodox Church.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
CHEERLEADER MINIMUM WAGE
The NFL cheerleaders do NOT have to beg for minimum wage. All they have to do is join the Screen Actors Guild. Then they can sit back and let one of the most powerful unions on the planet insist that their members get paid for rehearsals, performance and residuals.
I see no reason that cheerleaders can not be defined as performers, as they do perform in front of an international audience.
I would also advise the Washington Red***** to change their name. Moral is an important part of having a winning team. If even one critical player is secretly ashamed of his team name, it will affect team moral.
No amount of charitable contributions can wipe out the continuing use of a racial epitaph.
I see no reason that cheerleaders can not be defined as performers, as they do perform in front of an international audience.
I would also advise the Washington Red***** to change their name. Moral is an important part of having a winning team. If even one critical player is secretly ashamed of his team name, it will affect team moral.
No amount of charitable contributions can wipe out the continuing use of a racial epitaph.
Monday, March 31, 2014
BIRTH CONTROL AND HOBBY LOBBY
The Christians that I know recognize that, if you do not provide birth control, pretty soon all anybody is doing is feeding babies. Ask any mother of twins.
IMHO, it is a sin to oppose birth control. Babies deserve to be wanted. Babies deserve to have parents who can afford them. Babies deserve to have countries who can do more than attempt to feed an ever increasing population.
You can refuse to pay for birth control for your child, as stupid as that is. But women are not children, you can not refuse to pay for their birth control. That would put your religious beliefs in charge of another person's health care.
The whole idea of freedom of religion is that YOUR religion does not get to tell ME what to do.
To make this even worse, health insurance companies do not charge more to provide coverage for birth control. So all this, "I do not want to pay for this, put that scarlet letter on her NOW" stuff is just them being control freaks.
Luckily religious control freaks do NOT have a constitutional right to control ANYONE ELSE.
IMHO, it is a sin to oppose birth control. Babies deserve to be wanted. Babies deserve to have parents who can afford them. Babies deserve to have countries who can do more than attempt to feed an ever increasing population.
You can refuse to pay for birth control for your child, as stupid as that is. But women are not children, you can not refuse to pay for their birth control. That would put your religious beliefs in charge of another person's health care.
The whole idea of freedom of religion is that YOUR religion does not get to tell ME what to do.
To make this even worse, health insurance companies do not charge more to provide coverage for birth control. So all this, "I do not want to pay for this, put that scarlet letter on her NOW" stuff is just them being control freaks.
Luckily religious control freaks do NOT have a constitutional right to control ANYONE ELSE.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
SCHOOL BULLIES CHEMISTRY TEACHER
Unhappy with an uppity chemistry teacher, SJUSD charged him with unprofessional conduct for burning magnesium ribbon (using the same method as other chemistry teachers), for video taping a classroom lecture (on the written orders of his mentor), and for having a student stand after she made disruptive noises with her lab stool.
After the teacher submitted a claim for damages, the school told him his actions were now considered to be "immoral behavior".
The "immoral behavior" idea was almost certainly legal advice.
It is troubling that schools generally retain attorneys for a monthly sum, with additional payments due if there is litigation. Such a method means a law firm receives more money if there is litigation. For years, I have been hearing rumors that attorneys for school districts do not give the district advice that an action may get them into trouble. Instead, the rumors say, the attorneys encourage the schools to do exactly what they want, and then the attorneys profit from the resulting litigation.
I am certain that someone wanted to intimidate the chemistry teacher. Luckily, it is difficult to intimidate someone who was a member of a safety team at a nuclear laboratory.
After the teacher submitted a claim for damages, the school told him his actions were now considered to be "immoral behavior".
The "immoral behavior" idea was almost certainly legal advice.
It is troubling that schools generally retain attorneys for a monthly sum, with additional payments due if there is litigation. Such a method means a law firm receives more money if there is litigation. For years, I have been hearing rumors that attorneys for school districts do not give the district advice that an action may get them into trouble. Instead, the rumors say, the attorneys encourage the schools to do exactly what they want, and then the attorneys profit from the resulting litigation.
I am certain that someone wanted to intimidate the chemistry teacher. Luckily, it is difficult to intimidate someone who was a member of a safety team at a nuclear laboratory.
Monday, March 24, 2014
JUST VOTING DOES NOT MAKE YOU A DEMOCRACY
Too many leaders think that all they have to do is to force people to vote for them. They think that the rest of us are so stupid that we do not see how the people are forced to vote in a particular way.
THE ABSOLUTELY WORST instance of "the people have spoken" is in the Crimea. Unidentified armed troops held the island in their grip. Posters incorrectly branding good people as fascists were put up all over Crimea. Crimea was under the impression that Russia would build them a bridge.
The election had to take place quickly, before people discovered that the new Ukrainian government was in the hands of good people; and that the bridge was almost certainly unbuildable using current engineering techniques.
Ten days is not enough time for a considered discussion of the issues, especially under the threat of occupation.
I am not surprised that Putin and Karsai think that the vote was valid. I do not think that either of them understand democracy.
THE ABSOLUTELY WORST instance of "the people have spoken" is in the Crimea. Unidentified armed troops held the island in their grip. Posters incorrectly branding good people as fascists were put up all over Crimea. Crimea was under the impression that Russia would build them a bridge.
The election had to take place quickly, before people discovered that the new Ukrainian government was in the hands of good people; and that the bridge was almost certainly unbuildable using current engineering techniques.
Ten days is not enough time for a considered discussion of the issues, especially under the threat of occupation.
I am not surprised that Putin and Karsai think that the vote was valid. I do not think that either of them understand democracy.
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