President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[Jeff Lebowski]

I took this message to heart last night, especially the part about falafel not wanting to be bored, that really got to me. As such I realized that I had not recently tuned in to NPR and I owed that research, at the very least, to the scintillating discourse happening here. Here is my "return and report:"

Last night, drive home:
NPR All things Considered reporting (15=20 min):

- story on how Trump ban on Transgenders in military is unlikely to be stopped by SCOTUS and how there have been Air Force and or Navy pilots who were trans. The lawyer reporting sounded sad that SCOTUS was likely not going to intervene.
- story on "will a new Pope be nice to LGBT people"
-tuned out during a story on a new study that suggests that the the axolotl might be able to repopulate and get off of endangered lists.

I was disappointed to learn that i missed the stories on "'Weird Al' grapples with the complicated feelings of watching his daughter grow up" and "Four teens and why they like poetry," those seemed interesting and relevant.

NPR this morning, drive to work:
Morning Edition (15-20 min):

- Story on Indian strikes on Pakistan, good content
- Story on Andre 3000, half of hip-hop duo OutKast, releases surprise piano improvisation album - this was hard-hitting
- Story on Port of Los Angeles and how shipping is down because of Tariffs. 30-35% reduction was the number I remember. also, the reporter implied that China was just going to "find other trade partners than the U.S." as if there are just a bunch of untapped trillion-dollar economies to replace America. Surprisingly, there was no coverage of how the Tariffs are affecting China. I had just last night done a little bit of searching into how Tariffs are causing perhaps not-so-insignificant unrest in China where factories are shutting down and people are not being paid and Xi might be facing some economic pressures right now as a result of Tariffs. Or about how for simple manufacturing companies are looking to shift from China to Mexico and Vietnam where wages are lower and factories already exist for scale-up. I am sure that this was a simple oversight or just "outside the scope" of how tariffs affect America, because we only really care about getting our cheap goods.

I tuned out during the ad for Radio West where Doug is interviewing Dan Mclellan on bible stuff. the attention-grabber was a conversation about a lady that was convinced that the Monster Energy logo 3 claw marks are really the Hebrew number 6 and therefore represent the sign of the beast.

All-in-all it was good to hear the familiar jingles and show themes and advertisements. Thank you falafel for bringing me back to NPR.

[falafel]

I took this message to heart last night, especially the part about falafel not wanting to be bored, that really got to me. As such I realized that I had not recently tuned in to NPR and I owed that research, at the very least, to the scintillating discourse happening here. Here is my "return and report:"

Last night, drive home:
NPR All things Considered reporting (15=20 min):

- story on how Trump ban on Transgenders in military is unlikely to be stopped by SCOTUS and how there have been Air Force and or Navy pilots who were trans. The lawyer reporting sounded sad that SCOTUS was likely not going to intervene.
- story on "will a new Pope be nice to LGBT people"
-tuned out during a story on a new study that suggests that the the axolotl might be able to repopulate and get off of endangered lists.

I was disappointed to learn that i missed the stories on "'Weird Al' grapples with the complicated feelings of watching his daughter grow up" and "Four teens and why they like poetry," those seemed interesting and relevant.

NPR this morning, drive to work:
Morning Edition (15-20 min):

- Story on Indian strikes on Pakistan, good content
- Story on Andre 3000, half of hip-hop duo OutKast, releases surprise piano improvisation album - this was hard-hitting
- Story on Port of Los Angeles and how shipping is down because of Tariffs. 30-35% reduction was the number I remember. also, the reporter implied that China was just going to "find other trade partners than the U.S." as if there are just a bunch of untapped trillion-dollar economies to replace America. Surprisingly, there was no coverage of how the Tariffs are affecting China. I had just last night done a little bit of searching into how Tariffs are causing perhaps not-so-insignificant unrest in China where factories are shutting down and people are not being paid and Xi might be facing some economic pressures right now as a result of Tariffs. Or about how for simple manufacturing companies are looking to shift from China to Mexico and Vietnam where wages are lower and factories already exist for scale-up. I am sure that this was a simple oversight or just "outside the scope" of how tariffs affect America, because we only really care about getting our cheap goods.

I tuned out during the ad for Radio West where Doug is interviewing Dan Mclellan on bible stuff. the attention-grabber was a conversation about a lady that was convinced that the Monster Energy logo 3 claw marks are really the Hebrew number 6 and therefore represent the sign of the beast.

All-in-all it was good to hear the familiar jingles and show themes and advertisements. Thank you falafel for bringing me back to NPR.

My pleasure old friend.

Unfortunately, this post was still boring (despite your interpretation of the "lawyer's" feelings about SCOTUS intervening).

[frank ryan]

I took this message to heart last night, especially the part about falafel not wanting to be bored, that really got to me. As such I realized that I had not recently tuned in to NPR and I owed that research, at the very least, to the scintillating discourse happening here. Here is my "return and report:"

Last night, drive home:
NPR All things Considered reporting (15=20 min):

- story on how Trump ban on Transgenders in military is unlikely to be stopped by SCOTUS and how there have been Air Force and or Navy pilots who were trans. The lawyer reporting sounded sad that SCOTUS was likely not going to intervene.
- story on "will a new Pope be nice to LGBT people"
-tuned out during a story on a new study that suggests that the the axolotl might be able to repopulate and get off of endangered lists.

I was disappointed to learn that i missed the stories on "'Weird Al' grapples with the complicated feelings of watching his daughter grow up" and "Four teens and why they like poetry," those seemed interesting and relevant.

NPR this morning, drive to work:
Morning Edition (15-20 min):

- Story on Indian strikes on Pakistan, good content
- Story on Andre 3000, half of hip-hop duo OutKast, releases surprise piano improvisation album - this was hard-hitting
- Story on Port of Los Angeles and how shipping is down because of Tariffs. 30-35% reduction was the number I remember. also, the reporter implied that China was just going to "find other trade partners than the U.S." as if there are just a bunch of untapped trillion-dollar economies to replace America. Surprisingly, there was no coverage of how the Tariffs are affecting China. I had just last night done a little bit of searching into how Tariffs are causing perhaps not-so-insignificant unrest in China where factories are shutting down and people are not being paid and Xi might be facing some economic pressures right now as a result of Tariffs. Or about how for simple manufacturing companies are looking to shift from China to Mexico and Vietnam where wages are lower and factories already exist for scale-up. I am sure that this was a simple oversight or just "outside the scope" of how tariffs affect America, because we only really care about getting our cheap goods.

I tuned out during the ad for Radio West where Doug is interviewing Dan Mclellan on bible stuff. the attention-grabber was a conversation about a lady that was convinced that the Monster Energy logo 3 claw marks are really the Hebrew number 6 and therefore represent the sign of the beast.

All-in-all it was good to hear the familiar jingles and show themes and advertisements. Thank you falafel for bringing me back to NPR.

You don't think on stories regarding LGBT issues should be reported on? Did the stories seem factual?

You should watch PBS news hour and then Watch one of the Fox News evening programs and tell us how they like left-right counterparts and are the same in bias.

[Donuthole]

The attention-grabber was a conversation about a lady that was convinced that the Monster Energy logo 3 claw marks are really the Hebrew number 6 and therefore represent the sign of the beast.

Was it this lady? This is one of my all-time favorite YT videos. I don't know if it's the Ted Talk/Shark Tank style rehearsed presentation, the mom to grandma transition hairdo, the pre-printed and folded demonstratives, the self-satisfied shrugs she gives throughout the presentation, her overall smugness, or just a combination of all those things, but I crack up every time I watch this.

FWIW, I've never had a monster or any other energy drink unless you count Mtn Dew Kickstart. But every time I watch this it almost makes me want to buy some Monster just to spite this lady. "Bottoms Up!"

[wally]

My pleasure old friend.

Unfortunately, this post was still boring (despite your interpretation of the "lawyer's" feelings about SCOTUS intervening).

I guess that not even NPR content is enough to make my posts interesting. That was my last trick.

I still think NPR is "left-leaning hallmark-channel news." I just now appreciate it more than I did before... thanks to you.

[wally]

FWIW, I've never had a monster or any other energy drink unless you count Mtn Dew Kickstart. But every time I watch this it almost makes me want to buy some Monster just to spite this lady. "Bottoms Up!"[/COLOR]

Kickstart homies. Did you know that Kickstart has both high fructose corn syrup AND sucralose? RFK jr can suck it hard.

[falafel]

[QUOTE=wally;n2342854]

I guess that not even NPR content is enough to make my posts interesting. That was my last trick.

I still think NPR is "left-leaning hallmark-channel news." I just now appreciate it more than I did before... thanks to you. [/QUOTE]

You can thank me by donating to your local NPR channel in my name. TIA.

[Donuthole]

Kickstart homies. Did you know that Kickstart has both high fructose corn syrup AND sucralose? RFK jr can suck it hard.

Kickstart was my go-to when the diet Mtn Dew on tap was out at my preferred watering hole. I really loved the Mango Lime flavor.

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When they got rid of that, I kinda stopped even bothering with them. RIP Mango Lime Kickstart.

[myboynoah]

Oh brother.

Jan Valeskog, Stockholm's Vice Mayor for City Planning and Sports, calls the letter "completely bizarre". He says that "we absolutely do not intend to do that, it is the opposite of everything we stand for. They should withdraw these strange things."

"If the US terminates its relationship with the city planning office, the embassy will have difficulty obtaining a building permit if they want to rebuild, for example. That's their headache, not ours."

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[Jeff Lebowski]

I guess that not even NPR content is enough to make my posts interesting. That was my last trick.

I still think NPR is "left-leaning hallmark-channel news." I just now appreciate it more than I did before... thanks to you.

Don't let these grumps get you down, wally! I get you.

[Pelado]

Oh brother.

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So weird.

[Northwestcoug]

Wait, what?!?!

[Donuthole]

Wait, what?!?!

Yes, PepsiCo discontinued Mtn Dew Mango Lime Kickstart. It's a shock to us all.

[LVAllen]

Happy Victory II day, for all those who celebrate without celebrating too much or taking a day off, but who look forward to a major celebration in the future.

Trump: "We'll have two victory days, World War I and World War II. In the future we're going to have a major celebration of each day. We're not going to have days off because we don't have enough days in the year. We have too many celebrations already."

[frank ryan]

Happy Victory II day, for all those who celebrate without celebrating too much or taking a day off, but who look forward to a major celebration in the future.

Trump: "We'll have two victory days, World War I and World War II. In the future we're going to have a major celebration of each day. We're not going to have days off because we don't have enough days in the year. We have too many celebrations already."

Such an upgrade over Biden's memory issues.