Posts by Jeralyn

Happy Father's Day to all. A day of tribute and for many, remembrances. My dad passed away at age 81 in 2001. Something reminds me of him every day. His memory is a blessing, and I am grateful that I feel his presence every time one of his little life lessons pops into my head. On another topic, I am…Read More

Today is TalkLeft’s 23rd Birthday! I wish I had time to celebrate it. I am moving apartments today, same building, same size unit, great mountain view, but a different floor. Why bother? The new apartment is $450. a month less. You would think moving would be easier not needing a truck but it is not. It’s also not much cheaper.…Read More

With gratitude to those who served and died, to our veterans still with us, and to those currently enlisted who are protecting our nation and allies and everyone in them. This is an open thread, all topics welcome. Source link www.talkleft.comRead More

Our last open thread is about to hit 200 comments and close. Here is a new one all topics welcome. I'll add some content here when I'm done with work for the day. In the meantime, it's your turn. Source link www.talkleft.comRead More

Finally, a new open thread, all topics welcome. It’s good to know you are never too old to work for DOJ, even in a position which requires the use of your brain, if you have the right connections. Uber-conservative former prosecutor and former Trump attorney Joseph di Genova, age 82, is back — Trump just appointed him Counselor to the…Read More

The rumors are true. Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi. Todd Blanche, one of his personal lawyers from his criminal trial in New York and a former federal prosecutor, currently serving as Deputy AG, will take her place. Bondi will return to the private sector, according to Trump. (CBS had reported she would remain in the Administration in another capacity.)…Read More

Donald Trump sounds out of breath. Iran’s navy is dead. Never in the history of warfare has a country suffered such a devastating loss. He starts with a lie and will just keep going. We are working with Venezuela and getting along incredibly well. We are now totally independent of the Middle East. He says he has been planning to…Read More

Our last open thread is full. Here's a new one, all topics welcome. The “war” in Iran continues. Israel is picking off Iranian leaders, one by one. Iran continues its drone attacks, and the number of wounded American service people grows. Social security is going to run out of funds at least a year ahead of schedule. Why? I think…Read More

It's hard to believe only four weeks ago the U.S., at the whim of Donald Trump, invaded Venezuela to snatch its leader Nicolas Maduro. The New York Times (free link) reports he thinks his strategy was a big success and intends to duplicate it in Iran: Mr. Trump’s decision to snatch Mr. Maduro from his bed, but keep the rest…Read More

<img src=https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55121245231_0235d3515a_b.jpg" The photo above is of the burning Fairmont Hotel in Dubai, which Tehran hit with drones this past weekend in retaliation for the strikes on Iran. The Wall St. Journal, (free link) which posted a video of the burning hotel, reports: Missiles and drones rained down on Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, targeting bases…Read More