Public Affairs - National Politics

Chances Are Elon Musk is Already Using Your Data Collected Illegally by DOGE in Building His A.I. Machine Grok

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein believed in the benefits of racial diversity on human evolution and society, fought for sexual freedom in his life in the great 20th century, and worried about the threat posed by corrupt politicians and governments to individual liberty. So he must be turning over in his grave as Elon Musk, tech billionaire turned toady hacker to Donald Trump,…

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Science - Space - Environment

Trump’s War on Science Continues: NASA to Face Budget Cuts of Up to 50 Percent

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration, led by Elon’s Musk’s DOGE team of hackers and aided by complicit Republicans in Congress, is engaged in a war on science like nothing anyone has ever seen in American history. The administration is threatening to cut the federal budget…

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Trump Threatens to Cut $1 Billion From National Park Service Budget

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He’s still mad about the Inauguration crowd size photos showing Obama’s crowd much larger – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Still furious with the National Park Service for releasing photos showing his inauguration crowd size to be half the crowd who showed up in 2009 for President Barack…

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Opinion - Editorial Columns

Elon Musk Poses a Very Real National Security Threat. He’s Not Just a Political Liability for Republicans

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“We don’t print the truth. We don’t pretend to print the truth. We print what people tell us. It’s up to the public to decide what’s true.” – Washington Post Editor Ben Bradley The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – So after consulting with my doctor…

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A Different Kind of Spring in Washington

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Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s a different kind of spring here in and around the great capital city of the United States. Yes, the Japanese cherry trees blossomed this year by the Jefferson Memorial and around the Tidal Basin, along with…

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One Hundred Days in Trumpville: The People Must Act to Stop This Madness

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rather than changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, if Trump is allowed to continue transforming this country as he has tried to do in his first 100 days back in the White…

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Trump Lies About Speaking at UA Commencement: His Appearance Will Face Protests

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – PELL CITY, Ala. – By the time Donald J. Trump flies into Tuscaloosa on Thursday, May 1 for a private, ticketed event for himself in Coleman Coliseum on the eve of University of Alabama graduation ceremonies beginning on May 2, I will…

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Travel

A Different Kind of Spring in Washington

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Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s a different kind of spring here in and around the great capital city of the United States. Yes, the Japanese cherry trees blossomed this year by the Jefferson Memorial and around the Tidal Basin, along with…

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Camping, Hiking and Boating at Kymulga Grist Mill and Covered Bridge Park

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Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – If you find yourself traveling in Alabama looking for a hidden place to camp that is not too crowded, maybe on a fast moving stream where you can float in a canoe or kayak with lots of…

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Camping Wisdom: If Liberals Are ‘Libs’ Then Conservatives Are ‘Cons’

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Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE, Ala. – If the conservative Republicans on Fox News, talk radio and social media are just going to go on and on calling liberal Democrats “libs” and talk endlessly about “sticking it to the libs” while Donald…

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Camping, Hiking and Rock Climbing at Cherokee Rock Village

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Tales From the MoJo Road – By Glynn Wilson – CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE, Ala. – Always on the lookout for cool, historic and scenic places to camp these days, on a recent trip scouting new places in Alabama I ran across this gem in Cherokee County not far from Gadsden…

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