Given it's a Sunday, I was thinking about those cute little evangelical enclaves in the USA.

What do you think is channeling their rage now since they effectively won 'their way of life?"

I got it, they're already priming the pump for the next time Liberals think they can live in the same country.

As Trump’s other policies increase the rate of inflation, that will also spook the Fed into tightening money. Higher interest rates not only slow the economy; they themselves are inflationary because they raise borrowing costs on things like mortgages and auto loans.

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https://americanprospect.bluelena.io/index.php

Robert Kuttner on anticipated Fed policy under #47

Within broad limits, increased deficits per se need not be inflationary. But the Fed thinks otherwise. If Trump’s budget includes large increases in the federal deficit, we can expect the Fed to cease cutting interest rates.

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Joe Conason on the new Health Czar...

Naming a health czar who parrots the superstitions of Jack D. Ripper is a bad omen of Trump's intentions. We're about to find out how far the new administration will veer into chaos, how much human misery this president will cause on a whim. The prospects are not reassuring.

https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/joeconason/s-3478445

The implosion is going to take a little longer than we timelined.

BENEFITS OF COSO

Wow, I don't need to go to another site to see doomscrolling, there's enough of it here.

We ARE going to get through this together.

#healingtakestime

PERSONAL GOLF UPDATE

I'm now 3 years into playing golf. I've been fortunate as I've learned golf from great players, I've played with great players, and I watch a ton of videos on Golf.

Now, I do a league on Tuesdays, last week's results...

Here are the results of last week's straight golf:

First (63, tie) $20 each:

Second (65) $17:

Third (68) $15:

Fourth (69) $12:
Ken Madden

So, I picked up 4th place this past week. The 69 is a net score. Gross score was 81.

#feelinit

Tough and controversial loss for the Utes last night who wanted to spoil BYU's unbeaten season.

Utah AD lit into officials after the game.

(Wow, that's never happened before...hehehe)

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Morning Eloise, you're looking regal.

Eloise: Why thanks Dogger, I'm just hanging out. I'm practicing calmness.

KD: Calmness, there is such a thing?

E: We come by it naturally, we sense it.

KD: So, you're telling me it's always there, you just gotta allow it to happen.

E: Boy, you know it's true.

KD: I'm enjoying these talks.

Morning Peeps,

As I'm starting to be able to feel again, I am sleeping better and I'm even going to do some cleaning today (Beer Cans fill trash cans quickly) as the Mikster comes back home on Tuesday.

And I guess I'm secretly a bit gleeful about these MAGAts finding out that OWNING THE LIBS has some costs.

Like...

TARIFFS

HIGHER TAXES

HIGHER GROCERY COSTS

LESS FOOD AVAILABLE

But you go ahead MAGAts and revel in owning the Libs.

Sade's music is getting me through the despair.

It's the Kiss of Life

#minhowlkinmoments

...and the curious question lingering about a year into Trump's regime...

What will they do when their anger doesn't dissipate via Trump's policies?

I haven't seen any reporting yet on Trump's election and the effect on US Tourism.

I can't imagine being a foreigner and wanting to come here for a visit.

Unless it's for some morbid reason.

Headed to my gym to work off some of this anger.

FIND YOUR SAFE OUTLETS

As just about everyone says, we WILL get through this. We aren't going to like it, but each step I take is a step for Freedom, Dignity, and Civility.

Peace Love Dove GOLF Peeps

ON this date in 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup and becomes dictator of France.

Bun Man just turned to Mr. Purple and me and said, "Sheesh, Dude should have waited a few years. We now vote 'em in."

Historybook: Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup and becomes dictator of France (1799); American poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner Anne Sexton born (1928); Astronomer Carl Sagan born (1934); First issue of Rolling Stone published (1967).

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

- Carl Sagan

...And on Monday, when you are giving a salute to Veterans, those of us who did serve this country, please go by the cemetery and give some solace to those WWII veterans laying there who, given the results of Tuesday's election, apparently died for nothing.

And the US citizens decided one fleecing wasn't enough, we need to go full-on fleecing in SCAMBO 2.

And damn given Trump's Rise of the Phoenix, can Woody Allen be far behind?

When do we get to the part where we are told to where our underwear on the outside of our pants, ala Bananas?

Will it be after the inauguration?