#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS
If you don't mind my asking, what is your background?
I understand if you don't want to share.
#13 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-14 11:00 AM | Reply | Flag
Hi JPW: I'm a native New Yorker who went through the NYC public education system up to the M.A Degree. Like Zohran Mamdani, I graduated the Bronx HS of Science. I played in musical bands on the weekends. Worked for Uncle Sam for several years in law-enforcement and ended up in the US Army (Military Intelligence, JCS, and DIA) from where I finally retired (after 27 years as an LTC). Started the paperwork to become a licensed PI, but got married instead.
In my halcyon years I played several musical instruments, handball, tennis, swam, read voraciously, and learned some martial arts.
That's why I was a five-year graduate for my BA and four years for my MA. Zoinks! My classmates and friends far outdid me.
My military experience took me to many sh*thole places, which is why I am an enemy of war crimes, apartheid, and torture from any person, country, or organization. You must see it in my posts or comments.
So, if you ask me whose side I'm on, it's whoever is on the bottom of the fight.
If Jews are being put on trains, I'm on their side; if Ukrainians are getting slaughtered, I'm on their side; if Palestinians are getting ethically cleansed, I'm on their side; if my fellow poor Americans are starving and dying because they can't afford healthcare or a meal, I'm on their side.

#20 Your comment about a bad driving reminded me of something I witnessed many years ago.
I was on my way to work and was in a school zone (15MPH when flashing) when a large truck in front of me raced through the zone (my guess, even faster than the normal 35MPH speed limit).
The truck, natch, was clearly identified as a truck belonging to a locally-owned bank.
As the bank owners were family friends, I called when I got to work to let them know about the dangerous situation their clearly identified truck was creating for elementary and junior high school students in the area (the two schools right next to each other).
My friend immediately knew what I was communicating, and several weeks later, at a local restaurant, I saw my friend who told me that that driver no longer "represented" his bank. And he thanked me for letting him know.