JerryBaumchen

Hi folks, Looks like the money folks are taking a stand: Texas’s abortion ban [ is ] making it harder for businesses in the state to recruit Dozens of Texas businesses back challenge to abortion ban: ‘This is why our economy is taking a hit’ | The Hill Last time I checked, money talks. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Ken, That it was. I was on the dz that Saturday afternoon when Armstrong said, 'The Eagle has landed, Tranquility Base here.' For some reason that I do not know why, the radio was on. And: Man's greatest accomplishment is his ability to measure the vastness of space & the minuteness of the atom. * Ponder that for a while. Jerry Baumchen * To me, this is it absolutely.

Hi Mark, A long-time good friend and his wife, decided to have an abortion. A few yrs later, she gave birth to a beautiful, wanted child. Every woman should make these decisions for herself, by herself. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Bill, Probably more like: Baby-murdering mom flees Texas to get secret abortion in blue state. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Rich, My WAG is that about 15% of the adult-age women in this country are of the Schafly-type: Phyllis Schlafly - Wikipedia Why the rest of them would support this madness and still vote Republican. I just don’t understand. It makes no sense to me. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, IMO this is an important, but sad, thing to consider: Why every parent of a teen should have Narcan at home - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, I just noticed a change here. If one does a LIKE, then they cannot open the QUOTE thingy to reply. Jerry Baumchen ETA: Oops, in the wrong thread.

Hi Wendy, I like what you did there. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Joe, To me, it is the same rationale that men use to deny a woman control of her own body. IT IS NOT THEIR DECISION!!!!!!!!!!! Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, This one may not fit the description of Scumbag Politician; but, it sure is stupid: “I’m fundamentally changed as a human having gone through something like that,” Susanna Gibson’s Campaign and the Crisis of Digital Privacy - POLITICO I simply cannot understand the rationale of doing something so stupid. Thoughts? Jerry Baumchen

Hi John, This !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Looks like his is not as powerful as he thought: A federal appeals court panel has preserved most of a gag order on former President Donald Trump Trump gag order partially upheld in Jan. 6 case : NPR Jerry Baumchen

Hi jakee, Re: the free market alone didn't make cars successful. In the 1930's Gen Motors, among others, heavily lobbied Congress to not fund any form of public transportation. They wanted to sell cars, not see people using buses, trains, etc. Jerry Baumchen

Hi John Kallend, Re: “Still think the GOP is pro-life?” O’Rourke added. The GOP has never been pro-life. It is just a stance to attract voters, nothing more. Jerry Baumchen PS) For some unknown reason I cannot respond to your last post in this thread. Another feature, I guess.

Hi Robert, Here you go: Hunter Biden indicted on tax crimes by special counsel (msn.com) Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Re: "The enemies and traitors of America, both foreign and domestic, must be held accountable. And they will. There must be long prison terms, while execution is the just punishment for the ringleaders of this coup." Former police chief turned yoga teacher sentenced to X years over Jan. 6 riot : NPR Jeez, I thought they were here to Serve & Protect. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Bill, Total insanity. They probably hate EV's also. Jerry Baumchen PS) Here is more insanity: Black Ohio woman’s arrest after pregnancy loss begs the question, ‘What do you do after a miscarriage?’ - oregonlive.com

Hi Bill, Each January is when I send out my donations to various organizations. I'll put them on my list. Here are two I have been donating to for yrs: Reproductive Freedom For All [NARAL] 1725 Eye Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 The Center for Reproductive Rights 199 Water Street New York, NY 10038 Jerry Baumchen PS) I agree completely with your post. It is only a matter of how.

Hi Joe, You, obviously, have not met my daughter since she became an adult. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Ken, Some scary numbers; not surprising. IMO starving to death, at any age, is not a fun way to go. From your 2nd link: For example the UN projects that Nigeria will gain about 340 million people How many of them will be Nigerian prince's calling me? Sorry, I could not resist. Jerry Baumchen

Hi lippy, You get the cigar for both of them. Yuppers, Jerry Baumchen

Hi Nigel. And, I believe it. Society somewhat supports it. Here is the USA, you want more welfare money each month => have another kid. IMO we need to discourage this. Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming => How are we going to survive; or are we? Jerry Baumchen

Hi Ken, I agree. Re: The drive to reproduce is innate in all of us Not in me. While I absolutely love both of my offspring, I could quite easily go thru life without becoming a father. I really only did because my wife wanted children; I was quite ambivalent about it. I do think it is innate in most people. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Nigel, Which figure? This: That means 1/3 of what we have now. If so, just generally thinking about it. Somewhat based upon my comment about taking that 360* looksee. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Nigel, If one reads my posts on here, they will know that I believe that the ONLY path to survival of us human folks, is to reduce the current population of the Earth by 65%. That means 1/3 of what we have now. I have recently read where the Earth is now in the middle of it's 6th Great Extinction. The article said that this was the only one human caused. During the gas shortage in 1973, some of us engineers at work got to discussing oil & it's finite amount. One engineer said that, eventually, mankind would come to hate the Age of Oil. I have often posted, that no matter where you are, take a 360* look around & see just what all is the product of oil. Let's say that you have a 1,000 acres of land and you grow crops. The yield that you get today is because you use fossil fuels; not only for your farm vehicles, but for your fertilizer. Now, take away anything used in farming that is based upon fossil fuels. Ever think about just how much crop you can grow? Not much; not enough to feed us. Nice post - I hope it gets other thinking. Jerry Baumchen PS) In 1963, while driving from Berlin to West Germany [ thru East Germany ], I watched a farmer plow a field behind a cow using a wooden plow. PPS) I also find it fascinating.