It’s been one of those weeks but I wanted to share some Christmas Joy.
Cookies for Santa, Breakfast- Starbucks and Dunkin’, WW84, Christmas dinner, Dessert- cheesecake and ice cream. (c)2020
Simple tree and decorations. (c)2020
I know that people often talk about the corruption of politicians and sometimes that can be an oversimplified catch-all and generalization and stereotype, but even I was surprised at the level of corruption of the Trump Administration, and I believe that the blatant corruption and lack of empathy towards the American people led to a much wider array of abuses.
Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are two of the most unethical and shady pols I have come across. To the point, that in the last debate Perdue had with challenger Jon Ossoff, he had no response to Ossoff calling him a crook right to his face.
He didn’t defend, he didn’t excuse, he stood silently by as if accepting the description. He has refused to debate in subsequent opportunities.
Loeffler debated her challenger Reverend Raphael Warnock, but instead of laying out her policy priorities and her ideals, she persisted in name-calling using “radical liberal Raphael Warnock” as if that false characterization was all that mattered, and perhaps to the GOP it is.
To Georgia voters, though, I hope that they can see through the dishonest shenanigans of both incumbents who have done nothing for their constituents and only worked to line their own pockets.
Both have sat in on classified briefings earlier in the year about the oncoming Covid pandemic, and instead of taking care of Georgians, they made sure their stock portfolios were in order, trading stocks they felt would fall when the pandemic reached the United States and become common knowledge, and buying stocks in the health care field that would surely grow as Americans became sicker and sicker.
In any other administration, there would be an ethics investigation into both of them.
We currently stand at just under 300,000 dead from the virus known as covid-19. They haven’t pressured Mitch McConnell to bring covid relief to the Senate floor, and have stood in line behind him as he ignores the ravages of the pandemic.
As long as they’re getting paid, I suppose.
Some links for you to see for yourselves what they’ve been doing for most of 2020:
What We Know About David Perdue’s Stock Trades
David Perdue profited from a Navy contractor’s stock while overseeing the Naval Fleet
Perdue and Loeffler’s Well-timed Stock Trades Give Georgia Democrats an Opening
Georgia Senator David Perdue privately pushed for a tax break for rich Sports Teamowners
After Insider Trading Probe, Loeffler Offers Donors Access In ‘Co-Investor Program’
9 Questions about the Georgia Senate Runoffs You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask
Loeffler among Senators whose stock trading during coronavirus raises questions
Please give your support to Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock; vote for BOTH of them and bring integrity and purpose to the Senate in representing the people of Georgia.
Follow these accounts on Twitter and visit their websites to see what you can do to ensure a Democratic win in the Georgia Runoff!
LaTosha Brown, co-founder Black Voters Matter
Reverend Raphael Warnock
Website for Donations
Vote Save America: GA Runoff
Get Mitch Fund for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock
Tonight is a unique opportunity to see the conjunction of the planets, Saturn and Jupiter, looking in the sky to some people like a large star, perhaps the same Christmas Star the three wise men (kings, shepherds) saw that guided them to Jesus’ birthplace.
In my neck of the woods, the Northeast USA, sunset is at 4:25pm, and the best time to see the star/conjunction is an hour past sunset looking towards the southwestern sky. With binoculars, you may also be able to see Jupiter’s four large moons.
Some links to read about this special sight while you’re waiting for sunset:
From NASA: The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. They also have a few links to watch it live if you can’t get outside to see it as well as other informational links.
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn 2020: Fun Facts
Here’s How You Can See the ‘Christmas Star’ in the Night Sky
Griffins and Ginger Snaps 