SAN DIEGO — Over the past decade, North San Diego County restaurant owners Roddy and Aaron Browning have looked upon Yelp, the high-profile crowd-sourced reviews platform, as something of a necessary evil. A diner’s positive 5-star review will make their day, but a negative 1- or 2-star review will ruin their week.But since the pandemic began in March, the Brownings and many … [Read more...] about Bad Yelp reviews during pandemic add insult to injury for struggling restaurants
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Joe Biden appealed to 2 different audiences in his acceptance speech – 2 experts discuss which punches landed
Joe Biden appealed to 2 different audiences in his acceptance speech - 2 experts discuss which punches landed Biden accepts the Democratic nomination on Aug. 20, 2020. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Todd Shaw, University of South Carolina and Cynthia Young, Pennsylvania State University “Give people light,” Joe Biden said, … [Read more...] about Joe Biden appealed to 2 different audiences in his acceptance speech – 2 experts discuss which punches landed
Biden pledges to end US ‘darkness’ in accepting Democratic nomination
Wilmington (United States) (AFP) - Joe Biden promised Thursday to end the "darkness" of Donald Trump's presidency in a speech accepting the Democratic nomination with an impassioned call for unity and a return to optimism."The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger, too much fear, too much division," Biden said."If you entrust me … [Read more...] about Biden pledges to end US ‘darkness’ in accepting Democratic nomination
Trump’s Five Stable Genius Words Revisited
Trump has for weeks been making the rounds, bragging that he can repeat the words Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV in English and that such makes him a very stable genius. “You go, ‘person, woman, man, camera, TV.’ If you get it in order you get extra points. They say nobody gets it in order. It’s is actually not that easy but for me it was. And that's not an easy … [Read more...] about Trump’s Five Stable Genius Words Revisited
2020 ELECTION: BIDEN VERSUS ‘A GRAVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREAT’
We’re compelled to interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you the latest dire reminder that Joe Biden, now the official Democratic nominee, will be facing off against a willing Russian stooge who welcomed Vladimir Putin’s illegal assistance in 2016 and is totally fine with doing so again. This reminder was voiced Tuesday by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence … [Read more...] about 2020 ELECTION: BIDEN VERSUS ‘A GRAVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREAT’
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Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon arrested in border wall fraud case
New York (AFP) - Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon was on Thursday arrested and charged along with three others for defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in a Mexico border wall fundraising campaign -- a blow to the Republican incumbent.The online crowdfunding campaign known as "We Build the Wall" raised more than $25 million, prosecutors said, which the defendants said … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon arrested in border wall fraud case
Obama warns Trump is a threat to democracy in searing DNC speech (full text and full VIDEO)
In what some analysts have called the best speech he has ever given (see above video for full speech), former President Barack Obama blasted Donald Trump as unfit for the Presidency and an existential threat to American democracy. The "No Drama Obama" was not there but a grim Obama who in a searing speech delivered a historically stunning rebuke of his … [Read more...] about Obama warns Trump is a threat to democracy in searing DNC speech (full text and full VIDEO)
Pandemic and Commercial Retail Real Estate
Commercial retail is dead, right? We've heard that for years and there is no doubt it has fallen from its highs 20-25 years ago. On line buying has dug into sales for brick and mortar stores more and more each year. The Pandemic, however, may have added a whole new layer. Us older folks, the Boomers, have largely been afraid to buy things on the internet, preferring to touch … [Read more...] about Pandemic and Commercial Retail Real Estate
ABC News: Photos appear to show mail sorting machines in parts in US postal facility
So much for reports that the United States Postal Service has suspended so called "changes" at the USPS at a time when President Donald Trump has coincidentally blasted mail in voting (but voted by mail himself this week attempting to make the false distinction between mail in voting and absentee ballot mailing). Reports now say that even if that happens they don't intend to … [Read more...] about ABC News: Photos appear to show mail sorting machines in parts in US postal facility
The Shame of Congressional Inaction
By Dale Schlundt As Congress takes a break from negotiations due to a lack of compromise, it leads one to ponder about some of the inherent problems in that branch. Congress is not only there to serve the interests of their constituents, but the greater good of the country as well. By itself, that should be enough to motivate a commitment to pass another stimulus package in … [Read more...] about The Shame of Congressional Inaction
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Trump’s coup-by-mail is underway. America can’t wait until November to fight back.
First, they came for the mailboxes.The once-fantastical notion of a political or military coup in the United States has long lingered in the American imagination. Older boomers might remember, for example, the book and movie “Seven Days in May.” It’s a riveting plotline because, in a nation with a 231-year tradition of peacefully transferring power, a coup was always something … [Read more...] about Trump’s coup-by-mail is underway. America can’t wait until November to fight back.
A Partisan Media Reaction to a Bi-Partisan Report
The opening paragraphs of the reports by two of the largest and most reputable newspapers in the nation are amazingly similar. The New York Times: A sprawling report released Tuesday by a Republican-controlled Senate panel that spent three years investigating Russia’s 2016 election interference laid out an extensive web of contacts between Trump campaign advisers and … [Read more...] about A Partisan Media Reaction to a Bi-Partisan Report
A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
The J.W. Westcott II is the country’s only floating ZIP code. cactuspinecone/flickr, CC BY Patty Heyda, Washington University in St Louis The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after years of federal political maneuvering that has effectively depleted revenues and staffing – issues now amplified by new cuts … [Read more...] about A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
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Bipartisan Senate report: Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016 a “grave” threat, adding to Mueller findings
President Donald Trump often says there was "no collusion" with Russia. A bipartisan Senate report now reveals that Trump's campaign had contacts with Russia. And if the argument is still made there was no collusion it can't be said that there was no coordination. It also paints a picture of Russia seeing a lot of openings with the Trump campaign and administration and making … [Read more...] about Bipartisan Senate report: Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016 a “grave” threat, adding to Mueller findings
Trump’s vote-by-mail ballot is dropped off at Palm Beach County elections office
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump, the nation’s most outspoken foe of mail voting, has returned his mail ballot for Tuesday’s Florida primary to the Palm Beach County elections office.The ballots for Trump and first lady Melania Trump were returned Monday.Also Monday, Trump continued his assault on the way mail voting operates. In a tweet, he criticized the use of … [Read more...] about Trump’s vote-by-mail ballot is dropped off at Palm Beach County elections office
Europeans glimpse hope on DNC’s first day
European social democrats glimpse hope in Bernie Sanders’ assertion at the Democratic National Convention on Monday that his progressive ideas are becoming mainstream, underlying the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket. Such a leftward turn would bring Biden closer to mainstream European ideas. But apprehension remains that the Convention’s big tent approach may unite some … [Read more...] about Europeans glimpse hope on DNC’s first day