by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good
Tr*mp accused of forcing a ‘hostile takeover’ of USPS by pressuring them to appoint FedEx board member as postmaster explains current machinations toward the (ill-advised) privatization of the venerable service we all depend upon. As usual, for authoritarian plutocrats in the US (where the money is) "making out like bandits" is their favorite activity.
Tag: Benjamin Franklin
July 26, 1775 – Founding of the U.S. Post Office
Got a minute? Below is a brief synopsis on video concerning the founding of the U.S. Postal Service by the Second Continental Congress on July 26, 1775 with Benjamin Franklin appointed its first postmaster. In that era, Congress considered the founding of a postal service to be "crucial to the future of the 13 Colonies," a sentiment that modern-day (Republican) congress members do not hold
America’s Birthplace 2019: A UNESCO World Heritage Site of Global Culture and Interdependence – clip
April 24, 2019: Does the founding of America no longer belong to We The People? Here’s an interesting presentation from Truthstream Media:
My personal opinion is that my Revolutionary ancestors who risked their lives and fortunes to help set up the place would not appreciate this ‘re-branding’ of our nation at all. What do you think?
America’s Birthplace 2019: A UNESCO World Heritage Site of Global Culture and Interdependence – clip
April 24, 2019: Does the founding of America no longer belong to We The People? Here’s an interesting presentation from Truthstream Media:
My personal opinion is that my Revolutionary ancestors who risked their lives and fortunes to help set up the place would not appreciate this ‘re-branding’ of our nation at all. What do you think?
Corruption and the Coming Chaos – ep 362 Max Igan
From January 11, 2019: Max Igan’s Surviving The Matrix via the American Voice Radio Network comes episode 362, "Corruption and the Coming Chaos" which opens with a quote by Benjamin Franklin on freedom of thought as chaos agent Trump the Uranian undermines America and democracy endures attacks across the globe:
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Corruption and the Coming Chaos – ep 362 Max Igan
From January 11, 2019: Max Igan’s Surviving The Matrix via the American Voice Radio Network comes episode 362, "Corruption and the Coming Chaos" which opens with a quote by Benjamin Franklin on freedom of thought as chaos agent Trump the Uranian undermines America and democracy endures attacks across the globe:
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In the Realms of Jupiter: Jared Kushner
On the day that son-in-law-in-chief Jared Kushner was born, January 10, 1981, expansive Jupiter @10Lib04 conjoined restrictive Saturn (9Lib43). His Jupiter-Saturn conjunction (0A20 at noon) is a strong indicator in a natal horoscope but of what? Without an accurate birth time our Jupiter profile must be somewhat out of focus but let’s proceed since, as I type, Mr. Kushner is behind closed
Benjamin Franklin and the Ancient Science of Astrology
Views on Astrology by the Enlightened Benjamin Franklin
As you know, the First American, Benjamin Franklin, grew rich from the sales of his Poor Richard’s Almanack, and is known to have been a prominent Freemason, scientist, and astrologer. These days, some folk say he was no astrologer, only an almanac writer and publisher. That’s nonsense! Yet I am certain that Dr. Franklin can speak for
An Astro-Peek at John Quincy Adams
A biography John Quincy Adams: American Visionary by Fred Kaplan draws deeply from John Quincy’s diaries which are the most extensive personal memoirs in US history from a man who was witness to and participant of a large portion of our nation’s early goings-on.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts on July 11, 1767, this son of John Adams was an ambitious, intelligent, shrewd fellow with his Sun
Jan 6, 2014 Congress returns w Sun Cap-Moon Pisces
With Congress returning to Capitol Hill on Monday January 6, 2014 and having important business to conduct (exs: Janet Yellen as Fedhead, extension of unemployment benefits if senior House Republicans agree), we may expect compassion for the plights of unemployed citizens to be expressed by some members, if not shown by others.
January 6, 2014: Sun (leadership) in governmental, business-oriented