The  cold open of Saturday Night Live last night  was a signing of the Declaration of Independence in the attire of those days, with Lin-Manuel Miranda appearing ( remember his  Hamilton ?) as Alexander Hamilton.   But in pops President Donald Trump : "Just like my founding fathers, I am creating a new country as well. And just like them, we're doing it very white-ly. Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show ‘The Office.' Mostly white people but with one funny Black guy who's having a really bad time. We're bringing back Stanley culture." "SNL" also poked fun of Trump's newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. "We're filling my cabinet with some of the best people. They're all very good except for most of them. How great is Pete Hegseth? He said he's going to stop drinking if he got the job, and that's all I needed to hear!" About President Trump, the  New York Times  this morning was especially crit...

Today I continue into my series of going back in time and selecting past postings to re-feature.  These are picked to be very interesting, original ideas I've had, significance in my efforts to save Planet Earth and Humanity, and so forth.   Today a thought I had about preventing crime,  which turned out to be too provocative for pursuit. However, first, more on Donald Trump and what is happening in the U.S. Congress. Want to better know what President Donald Trump will do on Inauguration Day, January 20? Pardon many, many attackers of the U.S. Capitol, and establish a committee to do the same for the rest. Essentially shut down the U.S.-Mexican border, with mass deportation to come. Undo the Biden priorities, as for example the Green New Deal and EV mandate.  Return fossil and nuclear programs.  Reduce Biden regulations. Ban transgender individuals from women't sports and the military. Ban critical race theory in schools. Announce a plan to settle the Russ...