I’m A Lefthanded Person And Being Lefthanded Is Important To Me. I Think Of Being A Lefty Occasionally

Regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock, read some of the Sioux comment made…

“We cannot throw the Earth away like old shoes and iPhones, this is civil rights!”

“We need our water to drink.”

The Pipeline would cut through their land, where American’ Chiefs’ (Presidents) promised the Indians the land would be theirs, in perpetuity.

The fight continues to protect the land and natural resources of Standing Rock from the threat posed by the Dakota Access Pipeline. Listen to the representatives of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe tell us why it matters to them and why it should matter to you. 

Oroville Dam and the California Drought

The spillway is to increase runoff to 45,000 CFS starting Wednesday, where it previously was at 15,000 CFS.

Oroville Dam was in the news in February, when increased rains produced a problem with water release. The regular spillway removes dam water overages. When the dam water reaches it’s maximum height, at 960’, the highest dam in America begins using the emergency spillway.

Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway went into use February. The news found the emergency spillway seemed insufficient and an evacuation was called by DWR. 180,000 were evacuated, and crowded into churches, Evacuation Centers, and friends homes outside the dams area. It was chaos. Some had only an hour’s notice. Some were diverted after evacuating. They all got out. After about a week, officials said it was safe to go back, and residents returned to their homes.

The Oroville Dam evacuation of February proved to be a harbinger of what was possible after the 5 year California drought. Climate Change caused heavy rains to appear.

It also damaged the spillway. A lot. The Oroville Dam Spillway was broken in half. Water removal from the spillway had increased to 100,000 CFS, but was now decreased, eventually to zero, while DWR officials checked to see just how bad it was, up close. It was found that ‘it needed fixin’, and Governor Brown went to Washington to ask for funds. That happened and California was going to get it’s dam spillway repaired.

Hundreds of millions of dollars were expected for the repair. Those contracts were appointed, and spillway reconstruction was begun in April 2017. Oroville is to expect completed reconstruction of the spillway by November.

David Schaedler 5/8/17

Tillerson wants to merge the State Dept. and USAID. That’s a bad idea. Article gives description of USAID and State Dept, and tell why the merger would be bad. David Schaedler 7/2/17.

Former Russian Spy Attended Trump Jr. Meeting

http://www.motherjones.com/?p=501666

Factual light-hearted attempt at humor, but horribly true.

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Where does it all go?

    I know where it goes, I spent it. But it’s not my fault that I don’t have savings. I know I’ve tried to in the past, I can only hope that I will be able to in the future. The future isn’t as bright as my past future’s hopes were. Pressure comes from somewhere. I have only myself to consider, myself to cook and clean for, myself to console at night, to tell myself that the days ahead are going to be better, and myself to worry over. And not to lose faith in others, I must think of them as well. With no one to help me along, I must act as friend to myself, the one who watches over my small income, and my health, all of which to this point are going well. So buck up, me, I’m doing okay.

David Schaedler

Be Clear

    The Scientologists have a great idea. ‘Clearing’ is done to remove occlusions from your mind. It supposedly takes away all stress. It can apply in another part of your life, in another way. 

    This is not Scientology, it’s common sense. You can clear your life’s stress by removing all troubling matter out. This provides ‘peaceful’ experiences that can be much more desired. Having no stress…

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/congressional-republicans-stand-behind-russia-investigator?bfsms=1&utm_term=.vcO2Rm7MK

"Congressional Republicans stand behind Investigator that says Trump is trying to fire him." Story. David Schaedler 6/13/2017

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IT’S “THE PEOPLE” VERSUS THE GOVERNMENT … Wait A Minute,

                             THE PEOPLE ARE THE GOVERNMENT!

This National Security Agency has people working inside it - they are working for US. The problem lies in privacy versus information; The NSA (not NRA) wants to know what ‘we’ are doing, ‘we’ want to be left alone.

Any national security problem concerns itself with ”what is it”? That would be the NSA, the CIA, the FBI, the DIA or whatever 3 or more alphabet letters you choose to print. They want to know, “are they secure”, “is there any leak”, “does anyone know”, “are the bad guys planning something big”, or the Big Guys planning something bad? Those are far-reaching, world-wide, and permanent arguments in question, Mr.Internet, and soon, very soon it will reach Mars. Those are very definite concerns for each and every American, and not something to be complained over and look away. Let’s get it right the first time.

Any private citizen wants to put his ‘life story’ on the ‘net,  and/or be assured that only friends; or ‘gfs’ they are looking for, get that; or business associates get what data they enter and only them - no one else. “I’m a private citizen, and my Right’s are in question here, Mr.!”

Nobody, nobody, nobody cares if you listen to itunes while you work. Nobody cares if you watch humorous, or raunchy YouTube videos. No one cares if you email your significant other about groceries to bring home (Okay, some, but not all). And nobody (else) cares about your social website ‘data’.

Only when illegal are you breaking the law. The same-sex marraige and  proposed marijuana laws are an example of how to change a law that some think is worthwhile, demonstrating about something that they ‘feel’ is right. That may be upsetting to others, but it’s the ”right way” to get such things done, peacefully. Let’s air out our differences.

The NSA vs “the people” is truly Worldwide, in as diverse places as Germany, England, Brazil and Venezuela. With those being the most vociferous, it’s certain this ‘trouble’ is elsewhere, hidden behind cultural differences or need for power. And, due to the necessating - secrecy - involved, seems one-sided, America - the NSA  vs ”US” - with US on the always right’ side. In any case, a ‘business’ will not want scrutiny - someone will always find something wrong. Standing back, one can see that it’s also everyone using an internet, infranet or ‘some such similar software sequence’. Only two days ago - I heard that was 85% of the United States.

Someone (hint: person in Russia) is in the middle, joined by news readers daily. He may be offered and accept amnesty, and promised ”Due Process”. That would be only expected.

It requires noted knowledge in The Constitution about our rights, which is how and why this has gotten so much publicity, somewhat like President Roosevelt warned us about, ”the Military-Industrial Complex”. Once started, it’s a ‘steamroller’.

There has to be a middle ground. No one person is going to get away with any criminal activity of any type, not at this point. No business of any size or type is going to gather up everyone’s private contact data and sell or ‘pass it along’ - legally, including Target stores, who recently had private credit data hacked.

The current situation is this; a national government agency of no previous national ill repute has - without direct, obvious choice, one way or the other within that agency, chosen to protect the nation in the best, and with the most significant means possible without causing obvious upset, until now.

The problem is that many folks with responsibility over large number of more or less randomly insignificant ‘security keys’ have been publicly been ”scooped”, to use a news term, by a former ”insider”. Supposedly, “insiders know it all”, and have evidentally touched a nerve from the distance of a former “Cold” opponent. For the uniformed, that means that anything from that side is suspect and immediately deemed wrong. It’s like the ‘60’s song title, “That Was Then, This Is Now”.

Just today, the president is meeting with fifteen heads of companies in Silicon Valley to talk over ‘surveillance reform’ in an open letter. According to this source, they also want to talk of ”sharing more information”. Hmm. And, on December nineteenth, all 193 member states of the UN voted ”to respect and protect rights to privacy, and that includes digital communication”, according to RT.

So remember, it’s ubiquitous - has to do with our connections - on the internet.

It’s a ‘high-profile’ subject, including heads of state and very large, worldwide industry.

It’s from ‘the Cold side’, touchy.

It has to do with ”our Rights”, never an uninteresting discussion.

It should be questioned to get it right the first time, being ubiquitous, high profile, touchy -and- has to do, very much, with our future.

So, why not, when we are filling that yes/no form on our ‘profile’ or entering into that ‘social website’ or signing up on the latest news site, have two sides, one with public, one with private information that ‘We’ and the NSA require for internet use? That would make it obvious as to what ‘they’ get, and what what ‘we’ keep’, possibly in ‘non internet connected memory’. What we should do is, 1) require new inputs for new ‘net input, public and private, and 2) decide what to do with Mr. Amnesty.

Any comments on this Blog are welcomed.

December 22, 2013

Sources: NPRadio, author’s background, RT news

(Did someone say this is “a Never Ending Story”?)

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BATTLE OF THE SEXES

I couldn’t search this, no answer, no return. I wonder why.

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Trump Eyes China Sanctions While Seeking Its Help on North Korea

Trump Eyes China Sanctions While Seeking Its Help on North Korea

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/world/asia/trump-china-north-korea.html

This very informative article talks of the following.

“China accounts for as much as 90% of North Korea’s trade”

“North Korea is one of the poorest countries on Earth.”

“China has urged the ‘relevant’ sides’ (US & NK) to avoid words and actions that…

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