ProudMary

Our taxpayer dollars at work. 😒

Go ahead, tell me it isn't all about racism and misogyny. According to the Axios article I'm linking, this particular sixty year old Executive Order has frequently been referenced to to move women's rights forward in addition to civil rights for POC. Unless, I'm missing the part where this will bring down the price of eggs. 🥚 Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-dei-lbj-rollback

For all who are interested, here is the Executive Order issued on Monday evening by the Trump White House that chronologically itemizes all of the EOs issued by President Biden during his term in office that DJT wants reversed. I actually thank them for doing it this way as it gives us an easy way to reference all that was accomplished by the Biden Administration in one organized list. INITIAL RESCISSIONS OF HARMFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ACTIONS EXECUTIVE ORDER January 20, 2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions/ We can only hope that it remains man baby whimpering and whining. I fear that the retribution directed at those who have the courage to speak truth to power as Bishop Budde did on Tuesday will become much more serious.

Just to be clear, this is an exhibition game featuring the three top seeds, and it's audio-only on the Tune In Radio app. From The Jeopardy! Fan: 32nd Tournament Of Champions To Kick Off Friday, January 24 On TuneIn As Partnership With J! Extended

CC's number has not been retired by the Yankees, but to the best of my recollection, #52 has not been given to any player since CC retired. I think they will retire it eventually, but Yankees' management like to milk those ceremonies for as much $$$ as they can. They'll probably have a CC Sabathia day where they give him a plaque in Monument Park and then a couple of years later, they'll retire his number on a weekend when the Yankees are playing the team with the worst record in baseball. As to what caps the new inductees will wear in the HOF, Ichiro is definitely a Mariner. Case closed. CC has said in the past that if he were selected, he wanted to go in as a Yankee, but the HOF gets the final say. I guess they could make a case for the Guardians. He spent 7.5 seasons there and he won his Cy Young award in Cleveland, but he spent 11 seasons in NY and won a World Series with the team. Obviously, I want him in as a Yankee. I love CC. I have no clue as to what cap will be on Billy Wagner's head. I think of him as an Astro and he did spend nine seasons there.

That woman continued her long record of service to others upon her return to her home state. Via Kyle Griffin (Producer) on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lg6xtqoam22o

I was a teenager at the time, but my perception was that the US was united after Richard Nixon resigned. It was as if the entire nation exhaled. Now, in retrospect, I'm angry that President Ford pardoned Nixon. We should have had the precedent of a conviction for a president who abused the powers of the office, but although there were some people who were angry at Ford's decision, it seemed to me that most Americans just wanted the nation to heal, as President Ford had said upon issuing the pardon. The Ford/Carter presidential race in 1976 was close, but it didn't have the kind of perpetual negativity that political races have had in the 21st Century, which have been supercharged since the advent of social media. Someone brought up the Bicentennial in 1976, which was during that Presidential race; that same time period. The nation was still definitely united at that time, too. I think it was a continuation of unity post-Watergate. That unity was still there in 1979 when US diplomats and citizens were taken hostage in Iran.

I wish Santander would have exited the AL East, too. He, along with Teoscar and Devers, are just perpetual Yankee killers and two of them are still in the AL East. Twenty two days until pitchers and catchers report!

Well, I actually got one this week, but if there's pizza at a table, I'm weaseling my way into that dining experience.

Sweet Italian sausage slices, please. I wish mushroom slices were round, as they're my favorite pizza topping. 😉

Week 19: 1/5 (Only Silent Spring) YTD: 49/95, 9* (52%)

MLB Network's tribute video to Bob Uecker. (8:32)

Great Bob Uecker story.

I thought this was very interesting. I think some other people here might also have interest in participating. The article is from USA Today. Can you read cursive? It's a superpower the National Archives is looking for.

Yes, and Mexico. General Motors, Ford and Stellantis all have plants in Mexico, along with Nissan, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda and most of the other big names.