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David Todd McCarty
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Writer. Journalist. Raconteur. I live in Cape May, New Jersey, USA, where I write about politics, culture, science, history, religion and travel. I hate bullies no matter what side they’re on. I'm kind, until you push me. Three kids. Seven grands. Grand Poobah of AI Haters. Phillies. Eagles. Liverpool. Pizzaiolo Extraordinaire. Publisher of four @medium pubs: Ellemeno, Rome, Hopping Frog Studios, and A Bit Dodgy. Signal: dtm.13

nostr:npub1v2sycpx32th4h4aude3jq4g0kgj0p2t5062059l0fx0vcn8njs8spcmqq5 nostr:npub1ahqj3ek7s7lrt4ygsthymx0j0vqunam8vc6ejhn9qn7037prm0pq83wjwd nostr:npub1e6lpf4dukxlzuwh0fcyrnjn3xjtvr52rmqnmc89tcapm6ts4ests3n6sk0 Everyone needs to put their big boy/girl britches on. Grand Juries bring indictments against mobsters, drug cartels, murderers and terrorists.

This is a failed casino operator and game show host.

If you don’t live here, you can’t speak to what’s going on here. I don’t care if you were born here, or lived here once upon a time. Life moves fast. America is not what it once was.

You don’t know. It doesn’t matter what you think you read and hear. I’ve been to dozens of countries, some I’ve even spent considerable time in. It doesn’t make me an expert on their domestic political or cultural situation.

I have a question for all the expats and foreigners who are so convinced they know what’s best for American politics, and remain commited to the idea that both sides are a problem.

Are you following the House GOP’s efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas because they think he’s a soft target to blame for the issues at the southern border?

How about Alabama Sen Tommy Tuberville and his single-handedly holding up hundreds of high-level military promotions?

It goes on.

Replying to Avatar Warner Crocker

nostr:npub1xpcqmx422lf6cm6nzup53vfsfvyz7pjfarwdklj3apxaggjtdqmqg03t05 For years I’ve been saying/complaining/bitching that the Dems need to take better, hell some, advantage of the creative talents largely in their camp politically and socially.

I’ll be very curious how this pans out. I agree with Clooney. Why don’t liberals use the one resource everyone knows they have, gifted storytellers, and expert packagers. https://apple.news/A8BcFpbRURDmGB0FEmvqc5g

The project is being fought by Maga Republicans who are following the lead of Trump who likes to tilt at windmills, and support fossil fuels. Ocean City is a backwater dry town full of self-righteous assholes. Most of them don’t even live there year round. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/08/offshore-wind-energy-east-coast/

No, we are not the same, you and I. We are different. We have different values, different wants and needs, and different goals. I believe we live in a society where this requires sacrifice and collective bargaining. To expect peace and prosperity at no personal cost to yourself is greedy, naive, and entitled. I, too, expect a great many things, but I believe everything of value comes at a price.

#Politics #Medium #RomeMagazine #Writing

https://medium.com/rome-magazine/we-are-not-the-same-you-and-i-3eeef6e03725

There is a common misunderstanding that America’s political parties are more or less the same even though they exist at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The inference being that if the shoe were on the other foot, the other party would act similarly. This is a profound misunderstanding of politics in America, especially of the left, but unfortunately, it’s also all too common.

#Politics https://medium.com/rome-magazine/we-are-not-the-same-you-and-i-3eeef6e03725

Stolen from the friend of my daughter, who I’m sure did not write it herself either. But my first time hearing. So true. The way I was taught to remember which was which, was Indica stands for In Da Couch. #MaryJane

nostr:npub1ahqj3ek7s7lrt4ygsthymx0j0vqunam8vc6ejhn9qn7037prm0pq83wjwd We live in a little weather bubble that is rarely affected. It rained a little. A lot of lightening. The power went out long enough to reset everything, then came right back on. That was pretty much it. I guess the cushions out back are wet.

I might have to try working outside for a bit today. It’s currently partly cloudy, 73º and humid. But the sun is supposed to burn this haze off, become less humid, and only reach a high of 83º. This evening should be downright lovely.

Everyone have a good day.

This is what is great about our area. There are still sandwich traditions I’ve never even heard of. You can’t find this level of diversity elsewhere. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/dining/new-york-food-festival-spiedie-sandwich.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

nostr:npub1mkwdjwujq06rq4sevrj6dm6hser8ud8k6tjtedy5xgq3ah826kzqu9nk5z We had one of those derechos tear through New Jersey a few years back. Just took the tops of trees clean off. Wacky.

I love a good thunderstorm but wind bothers me. My house is old. Cedar shake roof. Big trees abound. Fraught with danger. Don’t like the wind.