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When did Ramaswamy ever do any actual hard work? Upper middle class parents, Ivy League schools, how does he know what actual work is. Get out from behind the desk and get a real job. Try laying that flooring six days a week and then talk about working to your 70s and 80s

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history March15

A lot like guys who push mortgages.

I had to chuckle. We pulled into our local distillery for a tasting. There was a Tesla parked there with a sticker “I know, but it’s paid for” I gave it a pass. They were tourists

I've been trying to game play this out and see no real solution. Here's the scenario: We know Trump has ordered invasion plans drawn up for Panama to take the Canal. The next target is whom? Greenland? Would NATO Step in to stop him? Then there's Canada. If Trump tries to take any part along the US Boarder, what is stopping Putin from deciding he wants to take Alaska back and add the NW Territory to his conquests? Is Trump actually so naive to believe Putin is actually an allie and treat him fairly... Way too much time on my hands. The whole idea is a lose, lose, lose.

If this gets widespread coverage and it could be worse for Musk/Trump than Tesla. But we already know Trumpers absolutely hate canines

JVL on Schumer's capitulation..using wildfires as an analogy for the Musk/Trump/Project 25 Administration https://www.thebulwark.com/p/chuck-schumer-and-the-wildfire-a

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfks-body-moved-to-permanent-gravesite

We lived about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh until I was 12. I still have a couple of relatives in the area. My wife had a conference in downtown Pittsburgh this past fall, it was the beginning of a vacation trip in the NE. The several days in Pittsburgh allowed me to visit a part of my childhood. The left field wall at Forbes Field (now part of Pitt), Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Point State Park (I'd never been to the Fort before) as well as driving by Kennywood Amusement Park (site of many school "picnics" for locals). I also had a chance to revisit graves of my great grandparents. Very rewarding time I did see a Pirates game. The Bucs won, the same Sunday the Lions lost. Mixed emotions that day

The city of Pittsburgh has done a decent job recreating itself into a banking, healthcare and educational community. Downtown Pittsburgh is good, it's the surrounding areas like McKeesport, Duquesne, Aliquippa and so forth in Allegheny. and even Westmoreland Counties that never fully recovered from US Steel and other companies leaving for the Midwest

It's almost as if we need 4 parties. Right, Left and two in between. Then let the four factions form coalitions. The original drafters really didn't foresee parties and tried to avoid them until Jefferson and Hamilton ruined it

The natives are getting very restless. Hopefully they remember this in '26. If we're allowed to hold elections

Congressman Steve Cohen on Bsky

I posted this in the golf thread but since his work encompassed several sports it deserves a second mention https://bsky.app/profile/danielpaisner.bsky.social/post/3lkbwl6curk2i

John Feinstein, the man who wrote the book has passed. He was 69. Too young https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2025/03/13/john-feinstein-dead-68-wrote-numerous-golf-books/82372340007/

Barron has inherited his bone spurs.

He don't know much about history, even less geography.

My early years were outside Pittsburgh. I remember the polution.

His replacement scares me more. Then there's still the South African guy. And Congress...The whole party has been Putinized

Using his logic, maybe the US should become a Province. I'm starting to doubt he makes it to 2026, he's going downhill fast

We need more "Donnie did that" stickers

Buttigieg's statement https://substack.com/home/post/p-158991933