Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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You've no doubt seen the story of Marina Ovsyannikova, the gal who carried a Poster that said "No War, they are lying to you, don't believe propaganda" unto live Russian TV. The young production assistant works at Channel One News, the CBS Evening news of Russia. After 14 hours of interrogation at a police station, Marina was fined $200 and released. The fine was for posting an anti-war video; she may still be charged with "hooliganism" for carrying the poster onto TV. But did anyone see her?...
Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released a video on Social media and to youtube.com, where he speaks directly to Russian soldiers in Ukraine, telling them the truth about their invasion. "I'm sending you this video because things are being kept from you," said the actor, who is from Austria. "Terrible things, that you should know about. But first, let me tell you about my Russian friend that I met when I was 14 years old." He then recounted a backstage meeting a...
March 17, 2022 - Ellen Kessler is an aggressive animal rights activist and political appointee who made the news in Colorado for attacking the state's ranchers. Now she's in the news for a different reason: Allegations of animal cruelty at her home. Colorado Politics reports: A person who visited Kessler's home on March 7 called the county to report multiple birds in poor living conditions, and Kessler allowed animal control officers in to see the birds that day, according to Jefferson County Pu...
Ask Rusty – My Husband Still Works; Must He Enroll in Medicare at age 65? Dear Rusty: There is confusion between my husband and me on when he should file for Medicare. My husband will be 64 in July. While he does plan on continuing to work to age 67 and continuing with his employer's insurance plan, I believe there's a requirement that he file for a certain part of the Medicare retirement plan at age 65, otherwise there's some penalty at some point in the future after retirement. There's lots o...
In a tweet early this afternoon, SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted that human beings would land on the planet Mars by 2029. Space Hub tweeted, "What's your guess? Referring to a photo of Neil Armstrong on the moon, above a photo of Mars with men walking on the red planet. "2029" tweeted Musk in reply. Manned missions to Mars are much more difficult than trips to the moon. It is 100 times further from Earth, and would expose astronauts to cosmic radiation in potentially lethal doses. NASA has...