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“There’s a reason why you separate military and police. One fights the enemy of the State. The other serves and protects the People. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the State tend to become the People.” ~ Commander Adama, “Battlestar Galactica” (“WATER”, Season 1 episode 2, at the 28 minute mark.)

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June 12+13+16+19, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; HCAD Runoff Elections; League City to discuss battery storage facilities, capital improvement projects; $122M in facility upgrades planned for Harris County jails; What’s in Houston ISD’s $4.4 billion bond plan? Here are 5 key takeaways.; Texas shrimpers are dying at a staggering rate. Houston researchers think they know why.; ERCOT says Texas could face rolling blackouts in August, as Houston officials announce cooling centers; Gov. Abbott tells Texas universities to disregard new Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students; OPINION: Justices Sotomayor and Kagan must retire now; Some US lawmakers call for more scrutiny of news app NewsBreak over Chinese origins; OPINION: What are the implications of Hamas holding hostages in Gaza civilian homes? – Analysis; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 4); More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx

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Now in our 11th year on KPFT!

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: HCAD Runoff Elections; League City to discuss battery storage facilities, capital improvement projects; $122M in facility upgrades planned for Harris County jails; What’s in Houston ISD’s $4.4 billion bond plan? Here are 5 key takeaways.; Texas shrimpers are dying at a staggering rate. Houston researchers think they know why.; ERCOT says Texas could face rolling blackouts in August, as Houston officials announce cooling centers; Gov. Abbott tells Texas universities to disregard new Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students; OPINION: Justices Sotomayor and Kagan must retire now; Some US lawmakers call for more scrutiny of news app NewsBreak over Chinese origins; OPINION: What are the implications of Hamas holding hostages in Gaza civilian homes? – Analysis; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 4);

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June 5+6+9, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; HCAD Runoff Elections; Whitmire wants Montrose TIRZ to pay $11.5M for renovation of library outside of the zone; Millions more salaried workers will be eligible for overtime pay under final Biden administration rule; Immigration Measure Added to the Ballot in Arizona; A Chill Has Fallen Over Jews in Publishing; E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says; Our landfills are destroying the Earth, study shows; Extraction of raw materials to rise by 60% by 2060, says UN report; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 3); More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx

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Now in our 11th year on KPFT!

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: HCAD Runoff Elections; Whitmire wants Montrose TIRZ to pay $11.5M for renovation of library outside of the zone; Millions more salaried workers will be eligible for overtime pay under final Biden administration rule; Immigration Measure Added to the Ballot in Arizona; A Chill Has Fallen Over Jews in Publishing; E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says; Our landfills are destroying the Earth, study shows; Extraction of raw materials to rise by 60% by 2060, says UN report; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 3);

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May 30 & 06-02, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; Runoff Elections; Around $50M needed for water infrastructure, Conroe city staff members say; Water systems warn Americans could soon see major rate hikes to filter out toxic ‘forever chemicals’; Whitmire on transportation pause: ‘We will not sacrifice general mobility for recreation’; Houston-area customers will cover CenterPoint’s $100 million-plus power restoration costs after deadly storm; Passenger on United flight to Fresno had measles, officials confirm; Hey, America, here’s what’s actually going on with the economy; Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends; President warns new army officers to be ‘guardians of American democracy’; Kevin O’Leary’s dystopian fantasy of ruining the lives of campus protesters; [Tory] Conservatives want to bring back compulsory national service; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 2); More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx

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Now in our 11th year on KPFT!

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: Runoff Elections; Around $50M needed for water infrastructure, Conroe city staff members say; Water systems warn Americans could soon see major rate hikes to filter out toxic ‘forever chemicals’; Whitmire on transportation pause: ‘We will not sacrifice general mobility for recreation’; Houston-area customers will cover CenterPoint’s $100 million-plus power restoration costs after deadly storm; Passenger on United flight to Fresno had measles, officials confirm; Hey, America, here’s what’s actually going on with the economy; Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends; President warns new army officers to be ‘guardians of American democracy’; Kevin O’Leary’s dystopian fantasy of ruining the lives of campus protesters; [Tory] Conservatives want to bring back compulsory national service; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part 2); More

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May 23+26, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; May 28th Election Runoffs; Officials target landlords who ‘abandoned’ disabled seniors during Houston power outage; Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy; Texas’ Avoidable Blackout; Raw milk sales spike despite CDC’s warnings of risk associated with bird flu; Israel has no plan for Gaza after Hamas rule, the Israeli defense chief says; Israel’s government would be foolish to dismiss Arab League’s Manama Declaration – opinion; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part One); More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx

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Now in our 11th year on KPFT!

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: May 28^th Election Runoffs; Officials target landlords who ‘abandoned’ disabled seniors during Houston power outage; Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy; Texas’ Avoidable Blackout; Raw milk sales spike despite CDC’s warnings of risk associated with bird flu; Israel has no plan for Gaza after Hamas rule, the Israeli defense chief says; Israel’s government would be foolish to dismiss Arab League’s Manama Declaration – opinion; Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, and Wishful Thinking (Part One); More

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The Speech Obama SHOULD Give: Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Speech at Madison Square Garden (October 31, 1936)

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Last night (September 1, 2011), Lawrence O’Donnell’s The Last Word ran part of a speech given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt just before the 1936 election. The most striking thing about his speech was the political fearlessness of it. One line in particular could be lifted by President Obama and cited in his speech to Congress: “Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.”

If only he would…

Below is the link to the page with the transcript, and the introduction written there.
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What You Can Learn From An Old Movie…

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by Michael R. Honig

It’s sometimes interesting what you can learn from old movies. That’s why I enjoy watching them, even when they otherwise have only modest artistic merit.

Such was the case with a film I watched last night (previously recorded by my TiVo on TCM; bless you, TCM, for being the only place to see these old, sometimes-great, but almost-always interesting films!), called The Dark Horse (1932).
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A “Tax Holiday” On Repatriation of Foreign Profits Is A Bad Idea. Here’s why.

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Foreign profits earned by American companies are not taxed by the United States until the profits are ‘brought home’ (i.e., repatriated).

Republicans have floated the idea of a ‘tax holiday’ on repatriated foreign profits so that companies are given an incentive to bring overseas profits home, so they can reputedly be invested, and thus create jobs here in the States.

Not only is this a bad idea in terms of tax policy, but even discussing it is bad tax policy. Allow me to relate an anecdote to explain, but be patient. It will take a little while to get back to my point. Continue reading →

Is it time to consider internationally supervised elections in the United States?

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[Update, April 2, 2012: Another embarrassing and inexcusable election scandal in Florida. Palm Beach Elections Overturned After Hand-Count Reveals Op-Scans Mistallied Results. As Brad Friedman’s article further suggests, we MUST ~~have a verifiable paper trail for all election tallies~~ have a physical count of ballots by humans before an election is certified. ]

[Update, June 13, 2011: This piece is made even more relevant by the recount discoveries and legal challenges surrounding the Wisconsin Supreme Court elections – Mike]

In 2000, the United States experienced a very close and heavily contested presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Bush won a minority of popular votes, but after legal challenges were exhausted, he had a majority of the Electoral College, giving him the election. Enough serious questions were left forever unanswered to shake Americans’ confidence in the honesty of the election outcome. The result was Continue reading →

FOXNews isn’t … wrong? “Old Wounds Make It Hard for Some Chinese to Find Sympathy for Japanese Victims”

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Having a Chinese wife, in-laws (who experienced Japanese wartime occupation and brutality personally) and friends, I have heard from several sources that the Chinese (citizens and ethnic) have donated less to the Japanese earthquake/tsunami/reactor disaster than they did to Haiti’s terrible earthquake tragedy. Far less. Both disasters were horrible human catastrophes, but ethnic Chinese have a much harder time working up sympathy for Japan.

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This Website: 2010 in review

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We began this website as a bare-bones construct with the aid of Grace S. Sun. With the starting point she gave me, and the invaluable assistance of consultant Steve Mauldin, this site with its blog has grown into something with which I’m quite pleased, and which I hope you all enjoy, as well.

Below is the official report for the site in the 4 months since its creation:

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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.

Crunchy numbers

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has 296 steps to reach the top. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times in 2010. If those were steps, it would have climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa 4 times

In 2010, there were 73 new posts, not bad for the first year! There were 107 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 836mb. That’s about 2 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was September 28th with 67 views. The most popular post that day was Articles, News, History & More.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were mail.yahoo.com, kilt.itmftp.com, facebook.com, WordPress Dashboard, and mail.live.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for think wing radio, abc news shadow scholar, thinkwing radio, number of american households in 2010 that had an income of more than $250000, and why tax cuts for the rich don’t stimulate the economy.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Articles, News, History & More August 2010

Archives: ThinkWing Radio Shows August 2010
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About August 2010

Why Tax Cuts For The Rich Don’t Stimulate The Economy (Commentary, 11/12/2010) November 2010
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HOME PAGE December 2010

From ThinkWingRadio.com (History Section)

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I love history. I think it’s particularly fascinating when you can almost imagine yourself in the past because a scene is presented so vividly, and nothing does that with more power than film or photos from a long-ago time.

Below are four links that I’ve collected and put in the History tab of ThinkWingRadio.com.

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Movie made from a moving trolley in San Francisco, April 14, 1906, just 4 days before the great earthquake. Streetcars, private cars, pedestrians and cyclists are all sharing Market Street.
Dunkurque (France): Filmed From A Tram, 1913: Filmed from a moving trolley in Dunkurque (Dunkirk), France.
Rare Color Footage of [1940] London Blitz Uncovered (Published by CBSNews.com, September 7, 2010 10:50 AM): CBS/AP) – Rare color film of Winston Churchill and of bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. …
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March 25, 1911 (World News Network): Video and oral history of the tragedy. Heartbreaking and compelling. – Mike

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