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Emeritus Professor of Chemistry. Irish and American; raised in Dublin, though born in England. Happily married (hope my wife feels the same!) Travels, watching birds. Grows plants. Snarks. Lives in Melbourne Beach, on the Atlantic Coast of the stupid state
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The Stock Market is following consumer confidence into the shitter. What a surprise. Cue the Trump recession, which of course he will call the Biden recession.

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"Why yes, Mr Martin, I did suggest that the most appropriate implement for dispatching a king would be an axe. And I was aware that Mr Trump, contrary to all our traditions, had declared himself King. (One of two)...

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Just wrote a letter, i nGaeilge, to verify my parents were born in Belfast and therefore my daughter is eligible for Irish citizenship. I myself, not a citizen by birth, but a mere Sassanach, can't do it on my own behalf. I thought the ol' "A chara...mise le meas" was a nice touch, though.

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America, internationally, has never had a light footprint. Millions of people have died under our tread. Now we're not tip-toeing, or walking, we're stomping. On human beings. Ukraine -- squelch. Africa -- squelch. Latin America -- squelch. One often notices much of the world hates us. Not enough.

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Good grief, @cnn.com. Could you get any more maudlin over the deaths of 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza killed by Israeli airstrikes? Or pay any less attention to the 47,000 other HUMAN BEINGS killed by Israeli airstrikes? You weren't always such a propagandistic joke.

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I hesitate to lapse into hyperbole, but the Trump presidency is becoming genuinely terrifying.

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