All False statements involving Donald Trump | PolitiFact
"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth." Aesop
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Why would Iran attack two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz? hmmm... something doesn't pass the smell test.
Why would Iran attack two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz?
All False statements involving Donald Trump | PolitiFact
All False statements involving Donald Trump | PolitiFact
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
virginia general assembly: 'The nation is watching': Virginia governor orders special session on gun control after Virginia Beach shootings
Virginia Beach shooting: Gov. Northam calls special session on guns
Mass shootings in the United States - Wikipedia
Virginians, and the nation, are watching.
| Incident | Year | Deaths | Injuries | Type of firearm(s) used | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Virginia Beach shooting | 2019 | 12 (plus 1 perp.) | 5 | Semi-automatic pistol, rifle | [75] |
| 8 | Stoneman Douglas High School shooting | 2018 | 17 | 17 | Semi-automatic rifle | [58] |
| 18 | Thousand Oaks shooting | 2018 | 12 (plus 1 perp.) | 25 | Semi-automatic pistol | [73][74] |
| 22 | Pittsburgh synagogue shooting | 2018 | 11 | 6 (plus 1 perp.) | Semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic pistols | [77] |
| 24 | Santa Fe High School shooting | 2018 | 10 | 14 | Shotgun and revolver | [81] |
| 1 | Las Vegas shooting | 2017 | 58 (plus 1 perp.) | 851 (422 from gunfire) | Semi-automatic rifles and revolver | [55][56] |
| 5 | Sutherland Springs church shooting | 2017 | 26 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 1] | 20 | Semi-automatic rifle | [57][56] |
| 2 | Orlando nightclub shooting  | 2016 | 49 (plus 1 perp.) | 53 | Semi-automatic rifle and pistol | [55][56] |
| 10 | San Bernardino attack | 2015 | 14 (plus 2 perps.) | 24 | Semi-automatic rifles | [55][56] |
| 18 | Washington Navy Yard shooting | 2013 | 12 (plus 1 perp.) | 8 | Semi-automatic pistol and shotgun | [71][72] |
| 4 | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | 2012 | 27 (plus 1 perp.) | 2 | Semi-automatic rifle and pistol | [55] |
| 18 | Aurora theater shooting | 2012 | 12 | 70 | Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, and shotgun | [69][56][70] |
| 12 | Fort Hood shooting | 2009 | 14 [fn 1] | 32 (plus 1 perp.) | Semi-automatic pistol and revolver | [59][60] |
| 13 | Binghamton shootings | 2009 | 13 (plus 1 perp.) | 4 | Semi-automatic pistols | [62] |
| 24 | Geneva County massacre | 2009 | 10 (plus 1 perp.) | 6 | Semi-automatic rifles, revolver, and shotgun | [79][80] |
| 3 | Virginia Tech shooting | 2007 | 32 (plus 1 perp.) | 23 | Semi-automatic pistols | [55] |
| 13 | Columbine High School massacre | 1999 | 13 (plus 2 perps.) | 24 | Semi-automatic carbine, semi-automatic pistol, shotguns | [61] |
| 6 | Luby's shooting | 1991 | 23 (plus 1 perp.) | 27 | Semi-automatic pistols | [55] |
| 10 | Edmond post office shooting | 1986 | 14 (plus 1 perp.) | 6 | Semi-automatic pistols | [55] |
| 7 | San Ysidro McDonald's massacre | 1984 | 21 (plus 1 perp.) | 19 | Semi-automatic rifle, pistol, and shotgun | [55] |
| 24 | Palm Sunday massacre | 1984 | 10 | 0 | Semi-automatic pistols | [78] |
| 15 | Wah Mee massacre | 1983 | 13 | 1 | Semi-automatic pistol(s) and/or revolver(s)[fn 2] | [68] |
| 15 | Wilkes-Barre shootings | 1982 | 13 | 1 | Semi-automatic rifle | [65][66][67] |
| 22 | Easter Sunday massacre | 1975 | 11 | 0 | Semi-automatic pistols and revolver | [76] |
| 8 | University of Texas tower shooting | 1966 | 17 (plus 1 perp.)[fn 1] | 31 | Rifles, revolver, pistols, and shotgun | [55] |
| 15 | Camden shootings | 1949 | 13 | 3 | Semi-automatic pistol | [63][64] |
question: should a citizen be allowed to own a gun?
answer: yes
question: should a citizen be allowed to have a gun in their home?
answer: yes
question: should a citizen be allowed to transport a gun from their home to practice target shooting or to hunt legally?
answer: yes, as long as the unloaded gun and ammunition are separately secured during transit.
question: are assault weapons and extended magazines necessary for target practice, hunting or home protection?
answer: no
question: should a citizen be allowed to transport a gun from their home to practice target shooting or to hunt legally?
answer: yes, as long as the unloaded gun and ammunition are separately secured during transit.
question: are assault weapons and extended magazines necessary for target practice, hunting or home protection?
answer: no
question: should law enforcement carry guns?
answer: yes, as long as local laws don't prohibit law enforcement from carrying guns.
question: should a private citizen possess a loaded gun in public?
answer: for the common good, no.
something else to consider:
MINDS OF MUSH: guns in the town of strasburg, shenandoah county, va: target practice at night & a man firing a shotgun from a boat in the shenandoah river next to town park
virginia general assembly:
what is it that you don't understand?
'GIT 'ER DONE'!!!
answer: for the common good, no.
something else to consider:
MINDS OF MUSH: guns in the town of strasburg, shenandoah county, va: target practice at night & a man firing a shotgun from a boat in the shenandoah river next to town park
virginia general assembly:
what is it that you don't understand?
'GIT 'ER DONE'!!!
Larry the Cable Guy
DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
public domain
Virginians, and the nation, are watching.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Thursday, May 16, 2019
riverwalk, town park, strasburg, virginia
"Town Park
The Town of Strasburg maintains the Town Park located along at Park Road at the east end of Queen Street. The park includes a large playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball, softball, and soccer fields, a swimming pool, and a number of picnic and pavilion areas, as well as access to the Riverwalk and the Shenandoah River. The trail connects the park with Strasburg High School on Ram Drive.
Riverwalk
Begin your walk along the Strasburg Riverwalk at the Strasburg Town Park. The gravel walkway, located along the Shenandoah River, offers beautiful views of the river and the face of the Massanutten Mountain Range called Signal Knob. The .9 mile walk ends at Strasburg High School (Ram Drive) and three benches and three doggie clean-up stations are located along the walk.
River Access
The North Fork of the Shenandoah River is easily accessed at the Strasburg Town Park. A boat landing and gravel parking lot are available for people wanting to float the river on kayaks, tubes, or canoes, and very shallow drafting aluminum boats. This is a great area to float to from the Deer Rapids access point, approximately five miles upstream. If floating downstream, please be cautious of a dangerous dam about five miles from the Strasburg Town Park. For your convenience, port-a-potties are available at the parking lot."
Town Park | Town of Strasburg Virginia
unfortunately,
unfortunately, failure to address user safety and security concerns, lack of enforcement of laws/rules and lack of maintenance have made a liability out of what should be an asset--not to mention diminishing the experience for those who use riverwalk.
The Town of Strasburg maintains the Town Park located along at Park Road at the east end of Queen Street. The park includes a large playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball, softball, and soccer fields, a swimming pool, and a number of picnic and pavilion areas, as well as access to the Riverwalk and the Shenandoah River. The trail connects the park with Strasburg High School on Ram Drive.
Riverwalk
Begin your walk along the Strasburg Riverwalk at the Strasburg Town Park. The gravel walkway, located along the Shenandoah River, offers beautiful views of the river and the face of the Massanutten Mountain Range called Signal Knob. The .9 mile walk ends at Strasburg High School (Ram Drive) and three benches and three doggie clean-up stations are located along the walk.
River Access
The North Fork of the Shenandoah River is easily accessed at the Strasburg Town Park. A boat landing and gravel parking lot are available for people wanting to float the river on kayaks, tubes, or canoes, and very shallow drafting aluminum boats. This is a great area to float to from the Deer Rapids access point, approximately five miles upstream. If floating downstream, please be cautious of a dangerous dam about five miles from the Strasburg Town Park. For your convenience, port-a-potties are available at the parking lot."
Town Park | Town of Strasburg Virginia
unfortunately,
- user safety is a concern: MINDS OF MUSH: guns in the town of strasburg, shenandoah county, va: target practice at night & a man firing a shotgun from a boat in the shenandoah river next to town park
- user security is a concern:
- trees, bushes, etc. obscure sight lines
- bears
- unleashed dogs *
- potential assaults, robberies, etc.
- no video surveillance
- in more than two years, walking riverwalk almost daily, I've never observed presence of law enforcement on the trail
- dog waste--while signs are posted advising dog owners to leash their dogs and to bag and properly dispose of dog waste, since these laws/rules aren't enforced, unleashed dogs threaten trail users and dog waste litters the trail and adjacent areas
* this is a warning to all those dog owners who ignore the posted signs that say that your dog must be on a leash. if you fail to control your dog and it attacks me, then I will do whatever it takes to keep your dog from attacking me--whatever it takes. consider yourself warned.
unfortunately, failure to address user safety and security concerns, lack of enforcement of laws/rules and lack of maintenance have made a liability out of what should be an asset--not to mention diminishing the experience for those who use riverwalk.
while this photo shows the south fork of the shenandoah river,
it is typical of the north fork at riverwalk, town park, stasburg, va
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
iran, n korea, venezuela, cuba, china, russia
2020 Dems rebuke Trump on Iran, say they'd put US back in nuclear deal | TheHill
why is it that some politicians don't understand that some "bad actor" countries in the world are at war with the USA and other freedom-loving nations?
had enough?
who do you trust?
- the biased news media?
- or do you think for yourself?
to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates, who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their candidates.
nothing will be better for our country.
why is it that some politicians don't understand that some "bad actor" countries in the world are at war with the USA and other freedom-loving nations?
- iran sponsors terrorism
- n korea's kim jong un threatens the world with nuclear ballistic missiles and starves n koreans
- corrupt dictator nicolas maduro's criminal actions oppress venezuela's citizens and destabilize peace
- cuba's dictatorship attacks our embassy with microwaves, oppresses it's citizens and is a continuing communist threat to the americas
- china's and russia's policies and aggressive military actions threaten world peace and stability
had enough?
who do you trust?
- republicans?
- democrats?
- republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with candidates for public office?
- democrats?
- republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with candidates for public office?
image by Democracy Chronicles
- the biased news media?
- or do you think for yourself?
to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates, who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
public domain
in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their candidates.
nothing will be better for our country.
the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
lousy candidates from the republican and democratic parties are destroying our country
The two-party system is destroying America | TheHill
had enough?
the simple solution is to stop contributing to and voting for democrats and republicans. no matter how much $$$ that the republican and democratic parties get from billionaire PACs and lobbyists, if voters stop voting for their lousy candidates, then their candidates won't win elections. the democratic and republican parties will go out of business. DUH! nothing would be better for the USA.
who do you trust?
- the biased news media?
- or do you think for yourself?
to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are political extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
nothing will be better for our country.
had enough?
the simple solution is to stop contributing to and voting for democrats and republicans. no matter how much $$$ that the republican and democratic parties get from billionaire PACs and lobbyists, if voters stop voting for their lousy candidates, then their candidates won't win elections. the democratic and republican parties will go out of business. DUH! nothing would be better for the USA.
who do you trust?
- the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply dishonest, extremist candidates for public office?
image by Democracy Chronicles
- the biased news media?
- or do you think for yourself?
to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are political extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
public domain
in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
nothing will be better for our country.
the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
PEretired: pulte homes, silver spring transit center, alan toothman construction, inc., shenandoah county, virginia, customer talk, good, bad & ugly, minds of mush
Friday, March 22, 2019
what the world needs more of...
9-year-old who helped supermarket cashier bag groceries makes a surprise visit Video - ABC News
What The World Needs Now Is Love / Dionne Warwick - YouTube
What The World Needs Now Is Love / Dionne Warwick - YouTube
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
hey t-rump, where's my tax cut?
comparing my 2018 federal income tax with 2017:
who do you trust?
- the biased news media?
- or do you think for yourself?
to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are liars and extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
nothing will be better for our country.
the news media has this story all wrong. IRS says average refund up 1.3 percent | TheHill it isn't about refunds!!!-- it's about your total tax for the year.
tax is the total amount that you owe the federal government each year. refund is the difference between what was withheld and your total tax. if more was withheld than your total tax, then you get a refund. if it's the other way around, then you pay the difference.
get it right irs & news media! it's about total tax--it's not about refunds!
- total income up 7.6%
- 1040 taxable income up 83.7% (103.8% from qualified dividends & capital gains worksheet taxable income)
- itemized deductions down 25.3%
- federal income tax up 121.3%
my 2018 federal income tax is more than double my 2017 federal income tax! thanks, t-rump and congress!
had enough?
who do you trust?
- liars in the WH & congress?
- the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply dishonest, extremist candidates for public office?
- the extremist republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire extremist PACs that supply dishonest, extremist candidates for public office?
image by Democracy Chronicles
- the biased news media?
- or do you think for yourself?
to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for republican and democratic party candidates who are liars and extremists, and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
public domain
in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
nothing will be better for our country.
the same goes for biased media--stop patronizing divisive, biased media and they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA.
the news media has this story all wrong. IRS says average refund up 1.3 percent | TheHill it isn't about refunds!!!-- it's about your total tax for the year.
tax is the total amount that you owe the federal government each year. refund is the difference between what was withheld and your total tax. if more was withheld than your total tax, then you get a refund. if it's the other way around, then you pay the difference.
get it right irs & news media! it's about total tax--it's not about refunds!
Thursday, February 7, 2019
had enough?
had enough?
who do you trust?
- the republican and democrat parties that give us lousy candidates for public office?
- do you trust billionaires and the billionaire corporations that fund the republican and democrat parties that give us lousy candidates?
here's how government operates:
or rather, doesn't operate.
the fix to our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for lousy candidates who don't have values similar to yours and who don't represent the best interests of our country to move our country forward.
If you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
In the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
Nothing will be better for our country.
If you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
In the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
Nothing will be better for our country.
File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons
PS the same applies for the biased news media. if folks stop patronizing the biased news media, then they'll dry up and disappear too. we can only hope.
PS the same applies for the biased news media. if folks stop patronizing the biased news media, then they'll dry up and disappear too. we can only hope.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
new home buyers lose--again
- when county building inspectors fail to pick up obvious building code violations, then new home buyers lose.
- when the county building code enforcement official fails to cite the builder for obvious building code violations (after telling the homeowners that he was going to do so), choosing instead to "reach out" (his words) to the builder, then, besides being outrageous, new home buyers lose.
- when the county attorney fails to cite the builder for obvious building code violations, choosing to send threatening letters to the homeowners instead, then, besides being outrageous, new home buyers lose.
- when the homeowners ask their representative on the county board of supervisors to look into the matter, and the supervisor turns a deaf ear to them instead, then, besides being outrageous, new home buyers lose.
- when the builder violates the building code and the approved grading plan that call for the ground at foundation walls to slope away from foundation walls a minimum of 6 inches in 10 feet, and the homeowners' crawl space floods, then new home buyers lose.
- when the builder connects buried flexible plastic pipes, that have high and low points, to downspouts, and buries the outlet end, then new home buyers lose.
- when the builder installs roof gutters level, instead of sloped, and roof gutters overflow, then new home buyers lose.
- when roof gutters are too small for the roof area that they drain, and roof gutters overflow, then new home buyers lose.
- when downspouts empty into crawl spaces, then new home buyers lose.
- when the builder builds foundation walls with large buried holes (presumably because the builder didn't want to excavate rock), with earth spilling through into the crawl space that is otherwise sealed to the outside, providing an easy path for rodents, snakes, etc. to get into the crawl space, then new home buyers lose.
- when the temperature inside a bedroom is more than 10 degrees colder than the thermostat setting (located 15 ft. from the bedroom), with the supply vent and the bedroom door wide open, then new home buyers lose.
- when floors go BANG when you walk on them, then new home buyers lose.
- when foul odors come from a bathroom sink, then the home buyers lose.
- when new home buyers pay from their pockets to "fix" (if they can be--some "built-in" problems can't be fixed) builders' code violations, poor construction and bad science (building a house is more than a pretty floor plan) and government inspection and code enforcement failures, then new home buyers lose--literally.
customer talk: the public isn't being protected from bad builders--take shenandoah county, virginia, for example.
virginia
strasburg
county
shenandoah
woodstock
griffey
bowman
helsley
alan toothman construction, inc.
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