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@#6 ... Senator Mullin also showed that he doesn't have the experience or the temperament to lead this critical department," ...

Temperament.
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

...
a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behavior.
...

Yeah, that nature was shown quite vividly during a recent Congressional hearing when Sen Mullin stood up and apparently wanted to engage a questioner in a physical fight.


If he is that easily, let's say, excited... how might he act as he follows Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's orders regarding people of color?

Will a Sec Mullin continue ICE's prior policy of targeting people based upon their skin color or language spoken?




Another view ...

US: Trump image approved for commemorative gold coin
www.dw.com

... What's gold, round and bears US President Donald Trump's image? A commemorative coin marking the United States' 250th anniversary, of course.

A Trump-appointed federal arts commission has approved the design of a 24-carat gold commemorative coin bearing his image, officials said on Thursday.

More coins in Trump's likeness planned

The US Commission of Fine Arts, whose all six members were fired last October and replaced with hand-picked people by Trump, approved the design unanimously.

Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now expected to order the coin to be minted.

The coin will not circulate as currency, and likely be part of a limited collector series.

Two other coins bearing the US president's image are planned, including a $1 piece that would be in circulation and a one-ounce gold one. ...



#@1

Of course, those in the Southern US may ponder Northern American English.

OK, since you asked so nicely ... :)

Northern American English
en.wikipedia.org

... Northern American English or Northern U.S. English (also, Northern AmE) is a class of historically related American English dialects, spoken by predominantly white Americans,[1] in much of the Great Lakes region and some of the Northeast region within the United States.

The North as a superdialect region is best documented by the 2006 Atlas of North American English (ANAE) in the greater metropolitan areas of Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, Western and Central New York, Northwestern New Jersey, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Northern Ohio, Northern Indiana, Northern Illinois, Northeastern Nebraska, and Eastern South Dakota, plus among certain demographics or areas within Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, and New York's Hudson Valley.[2]

The ANAE describes that the North, at its core, consists of the Inland Northern dialect (in the eastern Great Lakes region) and Southwestern New England dialect.[3]

The ANAE argues that, though geographically located in the Northern United States, current-day New York City, Eastern New England, Northwestern U.S., and some Upper Midwestern accents do not fit under the Northern U.S. accent spectrum, or only marginally. Each has one or more phonological characteristics that disqualifies them or, for the latter two, exhibit too much internal variation to classify definitively.

Meanwhile, Central and Western Canadian English is presumed to have originated, but branched off, from Northern U.S. English within the past two or three centuries.[4][5] ...


More from the article ...

... A diversity of earlier Southern dialects once existed: a consequence of the mix of English speakers from the British Isles (including largely English and Scots-Irish immigrants) who migrated to the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries, with particular 19th-century elements also borrowed from the London upper class and enslaved African-Americans.

By the 19th century, this included distinct dialects in eastern Virginia, the greater Lowcountry area surrounding Charleston, the Appalachian upcountry region, the Black Belt plantation region, and secluded Atlantic coastal and island communities.

Following the American Civil War, as the South's economy and migration patterns fundamentally transformed, so did Southern dialect trends.[11]

Over the next few decades, Southerners moved increasingly to Appalachian mill towns, to Texan farms, or out of the South entirely.[11]

The main result, further intensified by later upheavals such as the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and perhaps World War II, is that a newer and more unified form of Southern American English consolidated, beginning around the last quarter of the 19th century, radiating outward from Texas and Appalachia through all the traditional Southern States until around World War II.[12][13]

This newer Southern dialect largely superseded the older and more diverse local Southern dialects, though it became quickly stigmatized in American popular culture.

As a result, since around the 1950s and 1960s, the notable features of this newer Southern accent have been in a gradual decline, particularly among younger and more urban Southerners, though less so among rural white Southerners. ...


Jon T. Howard - Words Unsaid (1997)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

Wow, search engines here do not turn up any lyrics sites for this song.

Oh well.

Enjoy the (obscure?) song.



@#11 ... Donald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran ...

... during a March 2, 2026 Medal of Honor ceremony.

Transcript is here, if you can make any sense of what he says...

www.c-span.org

... President Donald Trump awarded three veterans with the Medal of Honor at the White House. Before he bestowed the award, the president spoke about the ongoing military operation with Israel against Iran, saying, "the United States military continues to carry out large-scale combat operations in Iran to eliminate the grave threats posed to America by this terrible terrorist regime."

Initial attacks resulted in the deaths of several leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Mr. Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Maj. Terry Richardson (Ret.) for saving the lives of 85 other service members during the Vietnam War, as well as two deceased veterans: Master Sgt. Roderick Edmonds for his leadership as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II, and Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who was killed in action in 2013 during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan. Polish soldier Karol Cierpica, who was saved by Ollis during the attack, also delivered remarks. ...


Then the transcript starts ...

@#118 ... Isn't storing posts against the rules?

I recall when I had my scraping software, the owner complained about saving posts. ...

What rules was your trolling current alias cited for?

Maybe being a participant in a troll farm? ;)


Troll farm
en.wikipedia.org

... A troll farm or troll factory is an institutionalised group of internet trolls that seeks to interfere in political opinions and decision-making.[1]

A 2017 report from Freedom House showed that 30 governments worldwide (out of 65 covered by the study) paid keyboard armies to spread propaganda and attack critics.[2]

According to the report, these governments use paid writers and bots to harass journalists and erode trust in the media.

Attempts were made to influence elections in 18 of the countries covered by the study.[2] ...




Mullin Plumbing (1 minute)
www.youtube.com

...Mullin Plumbing's motto: If it has gas, water or sewage in it, they repair or replace it! Serving commercial and residential customers throughout Oklahoma, they specialize in repairs and replacements of sewer, water and gas lines, water heaters and boilers, faucets, sinks, bathtubs, toilets and bidets.

They are also adept with irrigation systems, French drains, septic systems and drain cleanings, ice makers and dishwashers. 24-hour emergency service is available. ...


@#6 ... The administration did tell us this would take 5-6 weeks. 2 weeks in and it already looks horrible for Iran. Can they really withstand 4 more weeks of this? ...

Trump says Iran war to last four to five weeks but could go far longer' (March 2, 2026)
www.theguardian.com

... Donald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran and said the US campaign had been projected to last four to five weeks but could "go far longer than that".

On Monday, the US president offered his most extensive comments yet about the war, going beyond two video messages and a series of brief phone interviews with reporters that offered sometimes conflicting objectives.

But Trump undercut the gravity of his remarks by abruptly pivoting to tout his plans for a new White House ballroom, boasting that it would be the "most beautiful ballroom in the world", coming in "under budget" and "ahead of schedule" for "$400m or less". ...



Another view ...

New School Lunches Ahead?
publichealth.jhu.edu

... More than 30 million children depend on the National School Lunch Program for a free or low-cost nutritious meal. These lunches are designed to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition standards and align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs).

But new guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025"2030, released last month by the Department of Health and Human Services and USDA, may pose challenges to the precise work of school meal planning. Experts say that they lack clarity and make recommendations that many school cafeterias will find difficult to deliver on.

...

New Guidelines' Lack of Clarity

Julia Wolfson, PhD '16, MPP, an associate professor in International Health, notes that the new DGAs could present challenges for large-scale federal food programs like the National School Lunch Program and other food programs for children, adults, and seniors. They are "much shorter and less detailed than prior versions, and they are also contradictory and inconsistent," Wolfson says.

The new dietary guidelines comprise 10 pages and make recommendations in broad terms with few details. For example, a recommendation to replace highly processed foods with "nutrient-dense food and home-prepared meals," includes no specifics on food types or meals.

There's a suggestion to "eat a variety of colorful, nutrient-dense vegetables and fruits," yet no examples.

The 2020"2025 guidelines, on the other hand, number 142 pages and break down calorie needs across the lifespan, set out measured food portions, and give examples of nutrient-dense and non-nutrient dense foods. USDA school meal "patterns," aligned with the DGAs, are grouped in categories like dark green vegetables; red and orange vegetables; and beans, peas, and lentils; and include minimum and maximum calories by grade level.

"The lack of specificity could be confusing and have implications for various [federal] programs that are supposed to comply with the dietary guidelines," says Wolfson. ...



(as an aside, jhu.edu is Johns Hopkins University)


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