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​The optimist in me couldn't end the season with warnings.
So I went to the archives and found this old reflection.
"​Twas The Night Before Christmas" at
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Discovery, Democracy and Devotion
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December 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
neilmccarthy.bsky.social
The optimist in me couldn't end the season with warnings.
So I went to the archives and found this old reflection.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
I have been thinking about Christmas this week.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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'Tis the season . . .
But maybe hold the jolly.
"Seasons Warnings" at
​https://neils3ds.blogspot.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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'Tis the season . . .
But maybe hold the jolly

SEASONS WARNINGS
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SEASONS WARNINGS
In this interregnum between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there has been a lot of news.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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For some, it's more than a holiday.
It's a birthday.
"Thanksgiving 2025 -- How Empathy and Intelligence Conquers Ego and Insult" at
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November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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For some it's more than a holiday.
It's a birthday.

THANKSGIVING 2025 -- HOW EMPATHY AND INTELLIGENCE CONQUERS EGO AND INSULT
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THANKSGIVING 2025 -- HOW EMPATHY AND INTELLIGENCE CONQUERS EGO AND INSULT
For as long as I can recall, birthdays in my family were the only day of the year when it was perfectly acceptable (indeed, required) to focus solely on the one person for whom that day was historic.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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​What we learned on Tuesday.
"No Kings At The Polls -- The Off-Year Election" at
​https://neils3ds.blogspot.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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What we learned on Tuesday

NO KINGS AT THE POLLS -- THE OFF-YEAR ELECTION
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NO KINGS AT THE POLLS -- THE OFF-YEAR ELECTION
For much of the past year, the news has been universally bad.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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​Sometimes you just have to listen.
"Patriotic Songs __ America's Greatest Hits" at
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October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Sometimes you just have to listen

PATRIOTIC SONGS -- AMERICA’S GREATEST HITS
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PATRIOTIC SONGS -- AMERICA’S GREATEST HITS
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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How "Yes, we can!" became "No, we won't!"

THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
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THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
The federal government shut down on October 1.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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​How "Yes, we can!" became "No, we won't!"
​"The Government Shutdown" at
​https://neils3ds.blogspot.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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JAMES COMEY

Is this prosecution ethical?

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JAMES COMEY
I am 69 years old.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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​Is this prosecution ethical?
"James Comey" at
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September 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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SINCE HE HAS A SLOGAN BUT NO SOLUTIONS . . . HERE ARE TWENTY IDEAS THAT ACTUALLY WOULD MAKE AMERICA GREAT . . . AGAIN
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SINCE HE HAS A SLOGAN BUT NO SOLUTIONS . . . HERE ARE TWENTY IDEAS THAT ACTUALLY WOULD MAKE AMERICA GREAT . . . AGAIN
1.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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​"Since He Has a Slogan But No Solutions . . .
Here Are Twenty Ideas That Would Make America Great . . .
Again" at
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September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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What we've lost --
"Freedom, Then and Now" at
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August 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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What we've lost

FREEDOM, THEN AND NOW
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FREEDOM, THEN AND NOW
"Ich bin ein Berliner."
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August 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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​Confused?
Here's how we got here.
"Street Hustles" at
​https://neils3ds.blogspot.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Confused?
Here's how we got here.

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STREET HUSTLES
When I worked in New York City, I was always amazed at those gullible enough (myself sometimes included) to be taken in by street hustles.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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​On this Fourth of July we are unfortunately reminded of . . .
"The Ten Essential Lies Trump Tells Himself . . . And His GOP Enablers Ignore or Repeat" at
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July 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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THE TEN ESSENTIAL LIES TRUMP TELLS HIMSELF . . . AND HIS GOP ENABLERS IGNORE OR REPEAT
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THE TEN ESSENTIAL LIES TRUMP TELLS HIMSELF . . . AND HIS GOP ENABLERS IGNORE OR REPEAT
1.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A must read

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We’re All Rats Now
Time to take a stand, again, against racism
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June 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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​Sometime. my old views are still good views.
Here's one that stands the test of time.
"Immigrant Voices -- Then and Now" at
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Discovery, Democracy and Devotion
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June 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Sometimes, my old views are still good views. Here's one that stands the test of time.

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IMMIGRANT VOICES THEN AND NOW
A BRIEF COMPARATIVE (AND HISTORICAL) STUDY IN PREJUDICE AND POSSIBILITY
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June 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM