Category Archives: Tom’s Tidbits

Tom’s Tidbits- The person who wants to steal your vote is your enemy. 

Greetings, I was three years old when Dr. King stood at the Lincoln Memorial and described his vision for a better society.  Only two lifetimes before, the Civil War was ending with over 600,000 dead and by 1870, the legal … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- The other plague we can’t escape

Greetings, As I write this, the world is closing out its second year of Covid.  In round numbers there have been about 5,350,000 deaths worldwide with about 800,000 of them hitting here in the US.  In a country of about … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- Don’t “Eat the Rich”… Tax The Wealth!

          Greetings, “Eat the Rich” is a catchy little phrase gaining traction these days, but it goes back to Jean Jacques Rousseau during the French Reign of Terror- “When the people shall have no more to … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits-  Is Facebook the future of corporate responsibility?

Is Facebook the future of corporate responsibility? Greetings, Do you remember Frances Haugen?  She, and her allegations are already fading away, but she was the insider who gave us evidence Facebook consciously prioritized profit over teen suicide.  In some ways … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits, Sep 2021- Hold on… are YOU a radical?

Greetings, To dismiss criticism or opposition, politicians often casually throw around adjectives like “Radical” and “Extreme”.   They may even be right… no matter the issue, there WILL BE some radical group waving the banner for it.  But the unsaid, inescapable, … Continue reading

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Whose Buck Is It Anyway?

Greetings, As the Afghan government crumbled and bloody catastrophe swept the country, a somber Joe Biden stepped to the podium.  “I am president of the United States of America,” he said, “and the buck stops with me.”  That was a … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- Pigs… In… SPAAAAAACE!

Greetings, For my 9-year-old best friend Greg and I, the Moon was the center of the Universe in 1969.  We built the models and listened to the news, and our whole school was transfixed by a black-and-white TV in the … Continue reading

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As we celebrate independence, what still unites us?

Greetings, The desire to be left alone can be a value that binds people together.  That’s a little ironic, but it’s worked in America (very imperfectly) for 245 years.  Today it seems freedom and independence from government have devolved into … Continue reading

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Tom’s Tidbits- What’s a ‘fair share’?  Here’s one answer.

Greetings, When anyone dares suggest the ultra-rich should pay a ‘fair share’, a pseudo-intellectual will pop up to stop such dangerous thinking by shouting “Oh yeah?  What’s a fair share?”  The not-so-subtle implication is since there’s no objective and specific … Continue reading

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George Floyd and Derek Chauvin… was justice done?

Greetings, George Floyd and Derek Chauvin.  There’s so much to learn, so much to say, so many places to take hold of such a pivotal event.  Was justice done?  The answer could be an emphatic ‘yes’ or tragic ‘no’, depending … Continue reading

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