











Wednesday September 30, 2020





Born on this Date





I'm a big believer in therapy to help me focus. After last night's presidential debate someone should suggest therapy for Trump who turned it into a chaotic disaster.













October 1, 2020

Full Moon 9° Aries









US Presidential Debate September 29, 2020

Descending into Chaos



Maybe it was the energies of the upcoming Aries full moon added to Trump's fear of losing - the election in light of revelations about his taxes, his now questionable self-proclaimed reputation as a brilliant business man, his empire, compounded by legal challenges - but Trump was totally off the rails. His behavior was not only non-presidential but disgraceful throwing the debate into darkness and chaos - an embarrassing moment in American history for everyone. The point of Trump's performance in that debate was to undermine confidence in the election and in democracy itself.



Trump bullied, bulldozed and obfuscated his way through the contentious 90-minute debate ignoring substantive questions and Biden's policy arguments. He took aim at both Biden's son and a distorted description of his record that exists primarily in far-right media.



Biden came out swinging, with constant interruptions and attempts to throw Biden off-balance, yet Biden didn't shrink from the moment as he stood his ground knowing what to expect from Trump and speaking directly into the camera at the audience.



Over Trump's constant bullying and interruptions, he responded by mocking Trump, calling him a "clown,"a "racist" and "the worst president America has ever had." He looked at Trump and said, "You picked the wrong guy, the wrong night, at the wrong time." Biden criticized Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, his failure to produce a health care plan and his response to protests over racial injustice.



My favorite part was Biden finally telling Trump to "Shut up!" something most people were thinking.



As you know Trump and the media have always been at odds because they call him out on all his lies and deceptions offering proof to that end. Last night was no exception.



Trump acted like an angry autocrat who is desperate to hang onto power again playing the victim by complaining that only he was being chastised for talking over questions and Biden's answers.



Over and over neutral moderator Chris Wallace tried to regain control of the debate without success as Trump attempted to take control of the rhetoric ignoring all the rules by saying what he wants, when he wants, something else that certain elements of his base would gravitate to. I believe that Trump feels he can convince his base of just about anything but he has to keep reinforcing what they need to hear.



Wallace, "Mr. President, your campaign agreed both sides get two-minute answers. Uninterrupted. Your side agreed. Observe what your campaign agreed to." Trump wasn't listening. Losing control ... Wallace shot back, "Frankly, you have been doing more interrupting." Again Trump paid no attention.



"It's all about that base" ... Trump, who has trailed Biden in national and swing-state polls, made little effort to reach out to voters who do not currently support him. Much of his base was probably delighted in the fact that he refused to condemn White Supremacists and right-wing extremist groups after being asked to do so multiple times. It sounding like a rallying cry - then he deflected.







If you are a person of color - or part of any minority - this should definitely make you want to go out and vote for Biden because Trump is going to do a lot of more damage to minorities if reelected.



Women who vote for Trump have to be crazy because he's putting a woman on the Supreme Court who wants to do away with Roe v Wade and women's reproductive rights.

Though he wanted to do away with the Affordable Care Act - which has flaws - he has offered no replacement.



They say don't let power go to your head. Too late.



Trump got through the entirety of the first general election debate without telling the American people what he would do in a second term which is what a normal president would do. That's probably because he has no plan. He certainly was unprepared when COVID-19 hit.



His spontaneity in dealing with important situations tells me that he really does not know how to process the information, share it with others, and the right thing to do especially when there is no right answer. In order to stay out of bankruptcy we have no idea what back-room deals Trump has made that ultimately have repercussions in America.



For Trump it's his way or the highway. Let's hope it's the latter.







Stayed tuned for Part 2 on October 15 ...



6 takeaways from the off-the-rails first debate between Biden and Trump









A Political Week





This is a political week who's momentum is building as we move towards election day and beyond. Brace for impact!



We begin with the reporting of Trump's taxes - or lack of payment thereof - over the past 15 years. Was there ever any doubt in anyone's mind that Trump lied and covered up his taxes just as he does with everything else? He's a con and a fraud looking to take control of the Supreme Court and become an autocrat.



Trump's base relies heavily on the fact that he will turn our economy around based on what he says is his experience and personal success. The real truth is out there and has been for years starting with a father who bankrolled him and bailed him out. Trump truly is the Trickster in this game. Check the verified facts.



Trump's tax returns suggest he has only ever been successful as a showman, not at running actual businesses as he is probably not smart enough. He has claimed $70K in deductions for hair cuts.



The country is in a state of precipitous decline. Add to that Trump's lack of compassion, understanding, and the plight of the American people, then go out and vote for the other guy who I know many of you see as a feeble old man - but isn't Trump as well. Sadly we are left with bad options but maybe that's the game plan as the simulation collapses.



There are only two roads ahead ... Trump falls or returns to power as what we believe is our democracy is lost though it may never have existed on any level.









Health in the News





'Tired' brain cells may distort your sense of time



Genetic risk of developing obesity is driven by variants that affect the brain



Is The Dominant, Mutated Coronavirus Strain More Infectious? Experts Can't Agree



Researchers uncover epigenetic drivers for Alzheimer's disease



Research confirms link between sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease



How genetic differences in fat tissue shape men and women's health risks









Space ... Not the Final Frontier

The strange storms on Jupiter



Strange things are starting to happen in space - different than the usual unexplained phenomena. Sadly we are programmed with little knowledge and remembrance of space-time. If you remote view ... relax and travel out for a look. If you happen to notice a rip in the fabric of space-time - you and I are viewing the same thing.









Space in the News





Asteroid mini-moon or a human-made mini - moon as a small object approaching Earth called 2020 SO will captured by Earth's gravity in October 2020 and temporarily be trapped in orbit



Titan's lakes can stratify like those on Earth



Radical Discovery Suggests The Solar System Has Two Planes of Orbital Alignment



Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe



Black holes so big we don't know how they form could be hiding in the universe



A Network of Hidden Lakes Has Been Found Under The Surface of Mars, Scientists Say



New Mars rover is ready for space lasers



Astronomers find the first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to that of a quasar



US probe to touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20



The strange storms on Jupiter













Physics in the News





Quantum entanglement realized between distant large objects



Physicists develop a method to improve gravitational wave detector sensitivity









Planet Earth in the News





Worsening rifts and fractures spotted at two of Antarctica's most important glaciers



The Arctic is burning in a whole new way - "Zombie fires"



Sir David Attenborough warns world leaders over extinction crisis



