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United America - DENIED

 

One of Joe Biden's promises in 2020 was to UNITE AMERICA... and the way he managed his administration that appeared to be, in my opinion, the last thing on his mind.

Right before the Biden Administration ends, Joe Biden and his colleagues, are trying to do everything possible to make it DIFFICULT for Donald Trump in the political hopes that Trump's administration will not be any better.

POLITICS more important than UNITY...

NOW...

The Republicans are JUST AS BAD as the Democrats in trying to PREVENT AMERICAN UNITY.

SO...

What does that tell us and the rest of the world about AMERICAN POLITICS???

Patrick Henry used the phrase in his last public speech, given in March 1799, in which he denounced The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. Clasping his hands and swaying unsteadily, Henry declaimed, "Let us trust God, and our better judgment to set us right hereafter. United we stand, divided we fall.

Well...

Do you think that phrase at the bottom of Henry's comments (in red) is applicable today?

I do otherwise I would not be writing this...

Look at the past EIGHT YEARS and tell me how UNITED our country is and how that lack of unity has benefitted us?

The USA is full of:

Political Hate

Racial Hate

Gender Hate

Financial Hate

Social Media Hate

News Media Hate

Religious Hate

Geographical Hate

Somewhat Political

 

A Well Preserved Wreck

Few who hear the story of the Endurance could avoid reflecting on the aptness of the ship’s name. A year after setting out on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914, it got stuck in a mass of drifting ice off Antarctica. There it remained for ten months, while leader Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 men waited for a thaw. 

But the Endurance was being slowly crushed, and eventually had to be left to its watery grave. What secures its place in the history books is the sub-expedition made by Shackleton and five others in search of help, which ensured the rescue of every single man who’d been on the ship.

This harrowing journey has, of course, inspired documentaries, including this year’s Endurance from National Geographic, which debuted at the London Film Festival last month and will come available to stream on Disney+ later this fall.

 “The documentary incorporates footage and photos captured during the expedition by Australian photographer Frank Hurley, who [in 1914] brought several cameras along for the journey,” writes Smithsonian.com’s Sarah Kuta. “Filmmakers have color-treated Hurley’s black-and-white images and footage for the first time. They also used artificial intelligence to recreate crew members’ voices to ‘read’ their own diary entries.”     READ MORE...

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Hillary

 

Ban

 

Threat

 

RFK

 

Coffee

 

PONDERINGS

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Insurance

 What do you know about Insurance?

There is home insurance, life insurance, car insurance, property insurance, flight insurance, warranty insurance, travel insurance...   and I am sure there are more.

Let's look at LIFE INSURANCE

There is whole life and term

Life insurance is gambling that you are GOING TO DIE SOONER THAN LATER.

Why is that?

The longer you live the more money you pay to the insurance company.

The best return on investment for you is to die as soon as possible but not until the probationary period is over.

OR...

you can gamble that you will live a long time and instead of giving the insurance company your monthly premiums, you invest those monthly premiums into a MUTUAL FUND.

What I am suggesting you do with your money is exactly what the insurance companies do with your money...  they make much more than they pay out to you when you die.

Something to think about.

Somewhat Political

 

DARPA’s Robots

After completing testing, the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C. Oct. 8, 2024. Once on-orbit, the RSGS payload will inspect and service satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson





The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA have developed a robotic payload capable of servicing satellites in orbit.

This payload, designed to perform repairs and upgrades, promises to revolutionize satellite operations by enhancing longevity and reducing costs associated with satellite servicing. With successful thermal vacuum testing and a partnership with Northrop Grumman, the project is poised for a 2026 launch, setting the stage for a new era of resilient and adaptable space infrastructure.

Transforming Space Operations: NRL and DARPA’s Robotic Revolution
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST), in collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has successfully completed the development of a spaceflight-qualified robotics suite designed to service satellites in orbit. The milestone was achieved on October 8.       READ MORE...

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