Since antiquity, military commanders leading expeditions have burned their boats so nobody would be tempted to desert the battles ahead and head for the safety of home. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, by calling for lists of Trump-supporters to be compiled, has in effect burned the boats for those Republicans tempted to concede the presidential election and pledge their support to Biden so that the media and Democrats (they imagine) will be kind to them.
Author Archives: Scott Alfter
Time’s drawing near
Finally getting ready to ditch Farcebook
Been a long time coming. This is also a test of the block editor in WordPress, which I had had disabled since it was introduced.
Running: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 17:45:47
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Running: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:04:59
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Running: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:12:32
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Running: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:51:24
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Running: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:00:05
- Activity: Running
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- Calories Burned: 665
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Running: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 17:56:30
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Running: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:11:06
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- Duration: 00:43:08
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- Calories Burned: 473
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- Start Time: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:11:06