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OK, here's one that caught my attention ...
MIKA - Grace Kelly (2006)
www.youtube.com
It is an excellent performance, imo.
And the style reminds me of Freddie Mercury back in the day.
Ignorance in Action
thepreachersword.com
... I opened my Franklin planner is this morning to this quote of the day by the 18th century German novelist and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action." ...
@#3 ... it is better than losing jobs ...
I agree.
But it is necessary to look at the areas that are gaining jobs vs areas that are losing jobs, instead of just looking at the headline number.
With that in mind ...
Pres Trump had promised to bring manufacturing back to the US.
But there was a multi-thousand job loss in the manufacturing area in this report.
The gains in jobs were mostly health-care and education.
Not the manufacturing increase that Pres Trump had hoped for.
Trump Effect: American Manufacturing Is Roaring Back as Factory Activity Hits Four-Year High (April 2026)
www.whitehouse.gov
Another odd one ...
Bonzo Goes To Washington - 5 Minutes (R-R-R Radio Mix) (1984)
www.youtube.com
(the youtube comments are interesting ...)