Social Media

A Lawyer Who Sues Terrorists

Communication, News and Happenings, Social Media /
I had no idea. Fascinating interview with Nitsana Darshan-Leitner of the Israeli Law Center who recovers hundreds of millions in lawsuits against countries and organizations funding and supporting terrorism. She has won against Syria, Iran, North Korea…. I hope she has an army of security. Currently in lawsuits against Google and Harvard. The MOST shocking (to me) was how we (USA) fund a group that was directly involved in the Oct 7 slaughter in Israel. “Lawfare” as a part of Warfare.
She also goes into the history of refugee camps in several muslim countries that were formed when those countries promised those living in areas to become Israel were going to be attacked by the Arab League….. temporarily…..and they are still there and not allowed to leave.
Yes, the PragerU CEO is Jewish.

A Lawyer Who Sues Terrorists Read More »

Would you be worth this for a conversation?

Communication, News and Happenings, Personal experience, Social Media /

online bankingIn 2021, I signed up for a subscription to The Daily Wire, for two reasons:

  1. Gina Carano had been fired from Disney, and hired by Daily Wire. The subscription was a way to support both TDW and Gina.
  2. Candace Owens was hired by The Daily Wire.

Gina did her one movie (delayed into a second year of subscription due to the COVID mess), Terror on the Prairie. It was a good movie, well done, in that it could be filmed away from most population.

Not too long after her debut, Candace Owens hosted a TV show. At the end of every show, she moved her chair to show the nearly all white audience behind her and would answer 3-4 submitted questions that she did not see ahead of time.

At the end of her fourth show, she answered MY submission:

How do you think she answered?

She and her British (love the accent) husband were married on a Trump property in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was a huge supporter, but when she came out staunchly opposed to his vaccine support, asking him about it directly in an interview, there was at least a partial falling out. I am unclear of the current status.

Her audience-included TV show transitioned to a single presenter, sometimes with guests or even a panel. Candace and her husband are both devout Christians, but had very different stances on Protestant vs Catholic theology. In April, 2024, she converted to the Catholic Church. She featured him on a double podcast debate I thought was fascinating. Here is Part 1…

She had amazingly informative deep dives about George Foreman, Big Farma / Vaccines, and Black Lives Matter.

Candace and Kanye

Trouble started brewing when she appeared with her friend, Kanye, and in one of his shows, they wore “White Lives Matter” shirts.

Kanye posted some interpreted antisemitic tweets and Candace defended him. That put her at odds with the owners at The Daily Wire, who are Jewish.

The clashes continued until they recently parted company. She has been posting that, “I am free” and soliciting subscriptions and gifts to support her.

In a Youtube video, in giving the history of her experience, said,

“I am NOT anti-Israel, but I am also NOT anti-Palestianian.”

On 5/10/24, she tweeted about a new app. It said you could talk to her via text or video and get immediate responses. I downloaded the app, only to find out her “rates” are way over my head. She certainly has the right to charge and make money this way, it just takes me out of the communication loop. These pics are from the new app, which I will shortly delete from my phone.

She moved to Nashville to be near The Daily Wire. She and her husband have bought land, built a house, and have welcomed their second child into the world.

She will do well, and as long as I can afford to read or watch, I will.

Would you be worth this for a conversation? Read More »

Who is ethnically cleansing?

Communication, News and Happenings, Social Media /

For those who claim Israel is involved in ethnic cleansing …. or worse, consider these in comparison….. Jewish populations in 1948 and 2023. Here we go:

ARAB POPULATION IN ISRAEL
1948 156,000
2023 2,178,000

Jewish Population in Arab Countries – DECREASED 99.83%
Arab Population in Israel – INCREASED 1296.15%

Lebanon
1948 20,000
2023 100

Egypt
1948 75,000
2023 40

Syria
1948 40,000
2023 0

Yemen
1948 55,000
2023 50

Iraq
1948 150,000
2023 7

This is reposted. Looking for the source. Let me know if you have that — or better / more updated stats.

Who is ethnically cleansing? Read More »

Genocide is NOT happening in Gaza

Communication, News and Happenings, Social Media /

Someone on another platform responded to my “I Stand With Israel” post with, “You stand for genocide”. That is such a gross misunderstanding AND misapplication of the term. By definition,

“Genocides are a deliberate destruction of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups.”

That is NOT what is happening in Gaza.

I spent about 3 minutes looking up some “modern-era” genocides….. There is no comparison…..…

Modern-era Genocides

Rwandan (Hutus killing Tutsis)

April-July 1994 (@4 months)

800,000 killed

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbs against Bosnian Muslims)

200,000 Muslims killed

2,000,000 refugees

Cambodia 19779 (after US left Vietnam)

1,700,000 “Purified”

China 1949

CCP party starved 27,000,000

The Holocaust

WWII

“The Final Solution”

Nazis killed @ 6,000,000 Jews

Japan invaded China

1937

Up to 600,000 in Nanking in 4 days

Raped 20,000 women, most of whom were then killed

Ukranian Genocide

1932-33 by Joseph Stalin

7,000,000

Armenian 1915-18

1,500,000 killed by the “Young Turk” government of the Ottoman Empire

Native Americans

56,000,000 over 100yrs (90% tribal populations)

From the river to the sea

Genocide is NOT happening in Gaza Read More »

Rossini

High Schools, Music Department, Personal experience, Repost, Solo Prep, Teaching Music, Technology in the Classroom, Throw Back Thursday /

Clarinet soloA few years ago, probably the last time I played thru a top-tier piece, I was alone on the local hs stage using Smart-accompaniment on a laptop and audio recording via phone…. I was probably preparing to assign it as I had made cuts for solo festival limits. I did flub the final 38-note run up to that high Ab (couldn’t hold onto it)…. but the rest of the 7-pages went well and fast, phone audio microphone considered.

Anyway… I recently shared the online link for someone to listen for some of the things we’re working on … (scales, arpeggios, chromatics, articulation, ornaments, etc). Told the parental I was going to look for the music. FOUND IT, well Joan did. No, not going to assign (yet), but do intend to use it for the above-mentioned fundamentals.

Rossini Read More »

From the River To The Sea

Communication, Social Media, Social Media /

When you hear “from the river to the sea”….yes, that is what God promised… from the wilderness (Egypt) to Lebanon and from the Euphrates (Jordan) River to the Mediterranean Sea… “will be yours” and “no one will be able to stand against you”. -Deut 11:24-25 This map of the tribes of Israel pre-date anything called Palestine. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is built on top of a Jewish Temple. So who was there first? Yes, Israel conquered the land….but what land is there anywhere on earth that has not been conquered? China, maybe??

From the river to the sea

From the River To The Sea Read More »

You know you’re getting older when

Managed hosting, Personal experience, Respect, Social Media, Virtual Assistant /

These have happened in the last few days, so it merits a post, imo.

YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLDER WHEN…..

— you realize that the clarinet you are using to demo for the student is older than the student’s mother who brought student to the lesson.
— a friend posts about being in a type of medical office of a type you’ve never heard. …. but then that friend’s friends are talking about their experiences with that type of doctor.
— you make a pot of coffee and forget to go back and get a cup.

You know you’re getting older when Read More »

Busy dedication

Assistant Directing, Marching Band, Personal experience, Repost, Respect, Teaching, Teaching Music, Throw Back Thursday /
A cheerleader who cheers first half, runs to the band lineup to perform halftime, and then back to cheer for the second half.

Busy dedication Read More »

This has happened twice, and I didn’t like it the first time either

Communication, Family, Personal experience, Social Media, Teaching Music /

This has happened twice, and I didn’t like it the first time either.

Several years ago, toward the end of a lunch period, there was a threat called into the school that resulted in the entire 1500 student/staff population’s immediate exit from the building. We were instructed to go to the football stadium. It was a bright, sunny day and we sat in the stadium until dismissal, about two hours later.

It was a mess as parents started coming to pick up students, but all the computer equipment with identification and information on students/parents was in the vacated building. A lot was learned for future.

I’m bald. I have a collection of hats I used for outside rehearsals. I didn’t have a hat for this event and my head burned moderately significantly. It went from embarrassingly red to sore and finally to flaking. I wasn’t happy about any of it. I posted on my personal social media site, something like this:

When they find out who did this, I hope they affix that person to the flag pole in the front yard and give us all an opportunity to walk by and expressure our displeasure.

The next day I was called to an admin office where I was mildly scolded with,

We all feel like what you said — but you can’t say that.

He was right. I deleted my post and that was the end of it…..except for wondering who saw fit to copy my post and take it to the office. Was it a teacher? I don’t know for sure, but I wasn’t happy about who it was, and glad I never found out.

Then, this week…

…I get a letter from the City

“It was recently brought to the department’s attention that you upgraded your electrical panelboard without first obtaining an electrical permit.”

When we hired a contractor to install a new HVAC system, he reported that he had trouble getting our 1950’s vintage “pushmatic” breaker box to engage and recommended we consider replacing it. I brushed it off as an “upsell”, but two days later, our neighbor’s house was completely totalled (on the inside) when their breaker box malfunctioned.

Neighbor house as breaker box malfunctions sending flames throughout the walls and outlets.

I immediately contacted my HVAC contractor to ask him to go ahead and replace my breaker box. He sent an electrician. I was happy with the results and posted them.

Old
New

I want to do the right thing. I worked with my contractor, the city, the city’s inspector and another contractor to make everything legal, correct and safe with the City.

My frustration….

…is with people who need to “turn me in” instead of communicating with me directly.

Rant over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This has happened twice, and I didn’t like it the first time either Read More »