The Supreme Court strikes again in favor of religious beliefs/practices. Ruled in favor of a man who sued the postal service for making him share the shift responsibilities among his coworkers by requiring some Sunday workdays. Everyone, I’m sure, would like to have a guaranteed particular day off during the week. Easier to make plans in advance. Does this open the door for Jews demanding Saturdays off and Muslims Fridays? Or is it just Christians who get this break?
It’s probably happened already, but guess what the response of Republicans in Congress will be to the leaked recording of Trump showing and talking about one of those classified documents to guests at his club. Outrage at Trump’s callous regard for military secrets? No. Dismay at the danger he poses to national security? Wrong again. It’s the leaker who will get their ire. “This leaker must be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law!
If young people could look into the future to see what eventually happens to their bodies after years of athletic pursuits, they wouldn’t play sports! I’ve had a knee replacement and am scheduled for a hip replacement, and my back goes out at least twice a year. But no. Being young means thinking it’ll never happen to you, right? And let’s face it, sports are fun. Getting old? Ha! That’ll be the day.
#politics Trump has three ways to escape his legal peril: delay until he or an ally gets elected President and makes it go away; jury nullification; the Supreme Court overturning a conviction.
# politics Oh, and Republicans are claiming an unjust DOJ for the “lenient” penalty imposed on Hunter Biden - for two “crimes” that most legal experts say would normally not even be prosecuted - while Trump is being tried “unfairly” for mishandling classified documents. A crime for which a woman was just sentenced to 3 1/2 years. I hope voters will remember all this in Nov. 2024.
WTF? The right wing is blaming the submersible tragedy on wokeness. And Boebert and Taylor-Green are fighting over who would be the first to bring an impeach Joe Biden resolution to the floor of the House. And Adam Schiff was censored by the House because he had the temerity to try to bring Trump to account for the Zelensky phone call and instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Can it get any crazier? Yes! Stay tuned.
@johnldeboer According to Google
The cost to charter a private flight to/from Alaska starts at around $2,000 an hour* in a turboprop, $5,000 an hour* in a light jet, $7,000 an hour* in a midsize jet, and $10,000 an hour* or more for a long range jet or VIP airliner.
@johnldeboer A couple of years ago I got a quote from a charter jet company for a round-trip flight for eight from Delaware to SFO. We're not private-jet people; my mom refuses to go to commercial airports anymore and I wanted to bring her to California. The charter company gave me an estimate of $50k. We didn't make it past the quotation stage.
Okay, I’ve commented recently about air fares and the fact that the only way I’d fly across country would be in First Class, despite the hefty premium. But get this: Justice Alito claimed that his private jet ride to Alaska, paid for by a Republican fat cat, cost less than a commercial flight would. Obviously, Alito does not ever fly commercial, or he’d know. The seat was vacant, he says, so he essentially got to ride for free. Yeah, that seat was vacant because it was reserved for him!
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Making Illinois First State in the Nation to Outlaw Book Bans
#DeathofHypocrisy Sen. Tim Scott said that if he were elected President, he’d get DOJ to go after Hunter Biden to finish the job that so far has failed. This from a man who has accused Biden of weaponizing DOJ.
I’m back! Took all day to get from San Diego to Wilmington, N.C. And then an Uber ride to my brother-in-law’s house (He was supposed to pick us up from the airport, but he had to go to N.J. on an emergency) . Then, the next morning, the 50-minute drive to Oak Island.
Gotta tell you, flying ain’t fun, but doing it First Class made it tolerable. Never again will I fly regular across the country. Is it worth the extra cost (more than three times the regular rate)? No! But it beat the alternative!
Retired surgeon, now a novel writer (thrillers mostly) in North Carolina