What Are You Leaving Behind in 2018?

I’m pretty sure it’s my sanity. Happy 2019 everyone!

The Article ‘What Are You Leaving Behind in 2018?’ originally appeared on https://gizmodo.com/what-are-you-leaving-behind-in-2018-1831402019
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Six of the best natural hangover cures for New Year’s Day

I hope you won’t need a hangover remedy tomorrow, but if you wake up with your head feeling like somebody jammed a bottle of champagne into your brain, one of these might ease the suffering. Happy 2019 everyone! Here’s to a much better year than the last couple…not that I’m optimistic or anything, just hopeful it’s not any worse.

The Article ‘Six of the best natural hangover cures for New Year’s Day’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/new-years-eve-natural-hangover-cures-google-doodle-headache-water-sleep-ginger-breakfast-a8704941.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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‘Nomophobia’ named as the word of 2018

Are you a Nomophobe?

The Article ‘‘Nomophobia’ named as the word of 2018’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/nomphobia-word-of-the-year-2018-cambridge-dictionary-smartphone-anxiety-a8705106.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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5 Free Memory Games You Can Play Online to Improve Your Memory – Make Tech Easier

Memory is not a game. Wait…what were we talking about?

The Article ‘5 Free Memory Games You Can Play Online to Improve Your Memory – Make Tech Easier’ originally appeared on https://www.maketecheasier.com/free-online-memory-games/
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Armed man surrenders following 10-hour siege after negotiator sings White Christmas to him

“I give up! Just stop singing already!”

The Article ‘Armed man surrenders following 10-hour siege after negotiator sings White Christmas to him’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/armed-man-pennsylvania-us-white-christmas-siege-swat-police-a8703391.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Smart speakers hit critical mass in 2018

Smart speakers sound like a great idea…until Alexa’s AI decides to kill you.

The Article ‘Smart speakers hit critical mass in 2018’ originally appeared on https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/z3wF5pqDVmo/
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Remembering John Perry Barlow: The 25 Principles Of Adult Behavior

Barlow was not only an inspired songwriter, but also a huge human being, whom we lost in 2018…way, WAY too soon. Below, his inspired coming of age list of principles to live by, “Principles Of Adult Behavior”. I double dog dare you to refute even one.

Principles Of Adult Behavior
1. Be patient. No matter what.
2. Don’t bad-mouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him.
3. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.
4. Expand your sense of the possible.
5. Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change.
6. Expect no more of anyone than you can deliver yourself.
7. Tolerate ambiguity.
8. Laugh at yourself frequently.
9. Concern yourself with what is right rather than who is right.
10. Never forget that, no matter how certain, you might be wrong.
11. Give up blood sports.
12. Remember that your life belongs to others as well. Don’t risk it frivolously.
13. Never lie to anyone for any reason. (Lies of omission are sometimes exempt.)
14. Learn the needs of those around you and respect them.
15. Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that.
16. Reduce your use of the first personal pronoun.
17. Praise at least as often as you disparage.
18. Admit your errors freely and soon.
19. Become less suspicious of joy.
20. Understand humility.
21. Remember that love forgives everything.
22. Foster dignity.
23. Live memorably.
24. Love yourself.
25. Endure.

#JohnPerryBarlow #RIP2018

The Article ‘Remembering John Perry Barlow: The 25 Principles Of Adult Behavior’ originally appeared on https://www.jambase.com/article/john-perry-barlow-25-principles-of-adult-behavior
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This Lake Looks Like a Christmas Tree From Space – Geek.com

A belated Merry Christmas to all, and best wishes for the Holidays and an awesome New Year! 2018 has been a tough year for me, and it’s left me feeling like I’m constantly struggling to get through, disconnected from…well just about everything and everyone.
But I’m not here to whine or apologize about that, or make New Year’s resolutions (that may or may not be kept) about doing things differently next year. I’m here to say #ThankYou.
Thank you to everyone who has ever been a part of my world…old friends and new, online and off, near and far away. I wish every one of you all the happiness and love you all deserve in the coming year. You are all in my thoughts and will always be in my heart, and though we may be apart in time and space, we will always be as one in the music and memories that last forever.
I hope see you all soon; somewhere, somehow, some way, in these uncertain and crazy times, and I truly wish that 2019 will be the best year ever for all of us! Thanks for being you…you’re exactly who you’re supposed to be, and you’re all special to someone, even if you don’t know it.
Happy Holidays and much love to all!! ;~jg

The Article ‘This Lake Looks Like a Christmas Tree From Space – Geek.com’ originally appeared on https://www.geek.com/news/this-lake-looks-like-a-christmas-tree-from-space-1767386/?source
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How to Set Up a Guitar

Making your instrument sound it’s best is important. Nobody likes to play…or hear…a guitar that’s out of tune or full of “buzz”. This article does a pretty good job of explaining the tweaks you can make to get the old electric six string sounding sweeter. Your ears will thank you.

https://www.wikihow.com/Set-Up-a-Guitar

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Police officer buys presents for family whose car broke down on Christmas Eve

Sometimes we forget. Maybe because a few bad apples give cops a bad name. Maybe because the bad ones are the ones that usually make the news. But not all cops are busy shooting unarmed black people…there are plenty of good cops who are truly awesome human beings, who serve and protect…and go above and beyond. This UK officer gets my vote for Santa’s holiday hero!

The Article ‘Police officer buys presents for family whose car broke down on Christmas Eve’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-officer-buy-family-presents-south-wales-tesco-culverhouse-cross-christmas-eve-a8698691.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Electric planes ‘will not cut enough CO2 to justify airport expansion’

I call bullshit. A LOT can happen…should happen…in 30 years. Passenger and freight travelled by air is a HUGE source of emissions, and changing to CLEAN electric energy…from renewable, non-carbon sources…to power the majority of those flights would make a HUGE difference. I don’t buy this…sounds like oil industry party line backed by bullshit “science” to me.

‘With the best will in the world, electric flight is only going to be able to shave a few per cent off emissions from air travel between now and 2050’

The Article ‘Electric planes ‘will not cut enough CO2 to justify airport expansion’’ originally appeared on https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/electric-planes-aviation-carbon-emissions-third-runway-heathrow-expansion-climate-change-chris-a8693476.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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U.S. Justice Ginsburg, 85, has malignant nodules removed from lung

Everybody pray for RBG…we really need her to hang tough for the next two years…or, god help us, longer.

The Article ‘U.S. Justice Ginsburg, 85, has malignant nodules removed from lung’ originally appeared on https://news.yahoo.com/u-justice-ginsburg-recovering-nodules-removed-lung-173000584.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Apple exec puts a number on what’s acceptable for bendy iPads

If you bought a new iPad and it arrived warped…bent so that it wouldn’t lie perfectly flat on the table…you’d send that shit right back to wherever the fuck you bought it…wouldn’t you?
#WTF Apple… you’re not the same company since Jobs left. If I were an investor (I’m not), I’d be fucking worried. Just saying.

The Article ‘Apple exec puts a number on what’s acceptable for bendy iPads’ originally appeared on https://mashable.com/article/ipad-pro-bending-warping-chassis-dan-riccio-email/
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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‘Trump temper tantrum’ shuts down US government departments over $5bn border wall rejection

For the record, I bet government shutdowns would NOT be a thing if Congress stopped getting paid. But no…let’s screw the park rangers and people who actually work, while Congress plays chicken with the big orange idiot.

The Article ”Trump temper tantrum’ shuts down US government departments over $5bn border wall rejection’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-government-shutdown-trump-wall-mexico-border-white-house-democrats-congress-a8695881.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Barack Obama dressed as Santa to surprise kids at a children’s hospital

Ho ho holy shit it’s President Claus!

The Article ‘Barack Obama dressed as Santa to surprise kids at a children’s hospital’ originally appeared on https://mashable.com/article/barack-obama-santa-childrens-national-hospital/
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Why you need to wash your avocados before cutting them

What’s gonna kill us next? Dirty avocados, apparently.

The Article ‘Why you need to wash your avocados before cutting them’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/avocado-wash-cut-clean-fruit-bacteria-salmonella-listeria-fda-a8689301.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Paul Ryan’s Irish immigration expansion proposal draws backlash

Because no one’s ever heard of Irish terrorists. What a fucking hypocrite. Good riddance. Best of luck being a forever asshat.

The Article ‘Paul Ryan’s Irish immigration expansion proposal draws backlash’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/paul-ryan-irish-immigration-bill-backlash-republican-blocking-senate-a8685381.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Connecticut school evacuated for bomb threat on sixth anniversary of massacre

Congratulations to some asshole for being a major league douchebag.

The Article ‘Connecticut school evacuated for bomb threat on sixth anniversary of massacre’ originally appeared on https://news.yahoo.com/connecticut-school-evacuated-bomb-threat-sixth-anniversary-massacre-170741419.html
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Giuliani: Trump interview with Mueller would happen ‘over my dead body’

ok.

The Article ‘Giuliani: Trump interview with Mueller would happen ‘over my dead body” originally appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/rudy-giuliani-trump-robert-mueller-interview
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First Lab-Grown Steak Gives Foodies a Taste of the Future – Geek.com

Nope. Sorry, not for me.
“Lab grown meat” is not meat. Unless the “lab” is a farm. Preferably one where animals are treated kindly, so the energy I get from gnawing on their tasty flesh is packed with positivity.
#OmNomNOT

The Article ‘First Lab-Grown Steak Gives Foodies a Taste of the Future – Geek.com’ originally appeared on https://www.geek.com/news/first-lab-grown-steak-gives-foodies-a-taste-of-the-future-1766040/?source
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Get Outta My Head! | Jamie Gray – December 13, 2018 at 04:07PM

If you’re gonna try to fly like an eagle, you better have actual wings. Otherwise, you’re just gonna look like a crazy ostrich, running & flapping…not really flying but believing you are.
Sound like anyone we know?
#FlyLikeAnOstrich

#gomh #JustFuckingSaying

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Congress Lifts Longstanding Ban on Hemp Production

Hemp production has been greenlighted…next stop, cannabis with a kick. I say it happens in 2019. What do YOU think?

#LegalizeIt #News420 #NORML

The Article ‘Congress Lifts Longstanding Ban on Hemp Production’ originally appeared on http://blog.norml.org/2018/12/13/congress-lifts-longstanding-ban-on-hemp-production/
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When and where you can see the Geminid meteor shower

Tonight and tomorrow only. Of course it’s snowing and rain predicted tomorrow. That’s how it goes whenever the heavens put on a show it seems.
Of course, I blame #ClimateChange. So many missed comets, auroras and meteors … oh my. #Geminids

The Article ‘When and where you can see the Geminid meteor shower’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/geminid-meteor-shower-where-when-time-map-2018-us-google-doodle-name-constellation-greek-god-a8681731.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Amazon “automated machine” punctures bear spray can, 24 employees hospitalized

“Automated machine” attempting to “delete” inferior humans? The rise of the machines has begun…

The Article ‘Amazon “automated machine” punctures bear spray can, 24 employees hospitalized’ originally appeared on https://arstechnica.com/?p=1424293
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Massachusetts church puts baby Jesus in cage for nativity scene in show of solidarity with migrants

Christmas in cages. Ho ho horrible.
Anybody else think Trump needs a visit from a few ghosts this Christmas? #ScroogeMcTrump

The Article ‘Massachusetts church puts baby Jesus in cage for nativity scene in show of solidarity with migrants’ originally appeared on https://droolindognews.blogspot.com/2018/12/massachusetts-church-puts-baby-jesus-in.html
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Phrases like ‘bringing home the bacon’ could be banned to avoid offending vegans

Sorry, but “bringing home the broccoli” just doesn’t have the same gusto…and no, I don’t think the world will ever stop eating animals…at least not until the animals rise up, over throw their human overlords and start making the rules.

The Article ‘Phrases like ‘bringing home the bacon’ could be banned to avoid offending vegans’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/bringing-home-bacon-vegan-offensive-idom-shareena-hamzah-phrases-animals-a8664796.html
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Winnie the Pooh ‘banned from Disneyland in China’

Xi does look a LOT like Pooh. I would think it works in his favor…I mean, who is gonna get really mad at Pooh Bear? Nobody, that’s who. He could seriously work that.

The Article ‘Winnie the Pooh ‘banned from Disneyland in China” originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/winnie-the-pooh-disneyland-china-ban-xi-jinping-meme-shanghai-president-a8660461.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Keith Richards on Rolling Stones stadium tour: ‘Maybe this will be the last one’

Yeah, I’ve heard THAT a few times before. I went to a Rolling Stones final tour once…I’m pretty sure it was their FIRST final tour…back in 1982 I think. Could’ve been 81 or 83…things were “fun” back then and memory is…well, let’s call it “conveniently sparse”.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/keith-richards-rolling-stones-tour-2019-last-elton-john-farewell-dates-tickets-a8660526.html

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Here’s how long it takes a Lego head to pass through your body

Because, now you know…
#Science

The Article ‘Here’s how long it takes a Lego head to pass through your body’ originally appeared on https://mashable.com/article/lego-heads-science-swallow/
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EPA chief: Trump administration may intervene in next climate study

Can someone please explain how the Obama administration supposedly tilted this climate assessment…that was 100% prepared under Trump administration?
Also, if Trump’s intervention in ‘next assessment’ means the findings are going to be based on “Trump’s gut feelings”, without actual facts or science to back them up, it won’t be a scientific assessment as much as an opinion piece…An opinion piece, based on the opinion of an idiot who thinks knowledge is something you just inherently “feel”, rather than learn by experience and, more importantly, experiment. No one will give credence to such a document, based on knowledge gained by The Donald osmotically (you know…just by being around…or related to…smart people), except maybe snake oily political operators whose job it is to “spin” everything…and their victims.
Frankly, I’ll never be one of those victims, and I’m quite sick of my government trying to “spin” everything to manipulate me. Just the facts, man. Just give me the fucking facts.

The Article ‘EPA chief: Trump administration may intervene in next climate study’ originally appeared on https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/epa-trump-next-climate-study-992872
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Trump says he doesn’t believe in climate change because ‘air and water is at a record clean’

How the hell do you argue with someone about climate change when they think it’s not a problem because pollution is under control?
What the ever loving fuck is wrong with this guy’s brain? Because pollution has ZERO to do with climate. It’s like saying “we don’t have a problem with traffic because cars are so safe”. He’s comparing #ApplesToEggplants and defending his inane arguments with bullshit…as usual.

The Article ‘Trump says he doesn’t believe in climate change because ‘air and water is at a record clean” originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-climate-change-air-water-clean-california-forest-fires-china-global-warming-a8655396.html
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Extinct ‘Siberian Unicorns’ Walked the Earth Alongside Modern Humans

Sharing because…well, because it’s a #UNICORN. Sort of. And extinct.

The Article ‘Extinct ‘Siberian Unicorns’ Walked the Earth Alongside Modern Humans’ originally appeared on https://gizmodo.com/extinct-siberian-unicorns-walked-the-earth-alongside-mo-1830682343
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Get Outta My Head! | Jamie Gray – November 26, 2018 at 01:14PM

We need a president more like President Bartlet (fictional, #TheWestWing)

“With the clothes on their backs, they came through a storm. And the ones that didn’t die want a better life. And they want it here. Talk about impressive.”

#Immigrants #Refugees #Caravan
#gomh #JustFuckingSaying

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China blacklists millions of people from booking flights as dystopian ‘social credit’ system introduced

How do they enforce it? Well, now you know why the Chinese government put that fancy new hi-tech facial recognition system in all the airports.
Technology can be dangerous to your freedom.

The Article ‘China blacklists millions of people from booking flights as dystopian ‘social credit’ system introduced’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-social-credit-system-flight-booking-blacklisted-beijing-points-a8646316.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Slow Arctic freeze raises risk of polar bear extinction, say scientists

Things are not looking good for our semi-frozen friends. Time to face the facts…polar bears are doomed in so many ways, that we may lose them to extinction…even if we try to fix our climate issues….and honestly…we better get started or they won’t be alone.

The Article ‘Slow Arctic freeze raises risk of polar bear extinction, say scientists’ originally appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/23/slow-arctic-freeze-raises-risk-of-polar-bear-extinction-say-scientists
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Get Outta My Head! | Jamie Gray – November 23, 2018 at 05:04PM

Does anybody use hashtags anymore? #Hashtags

#gomh #JustFuckingSaying

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U.S. climate report warns of dire changes by 2050

Not good news for the climate, and yet Trump is in full denial mode. Not sure how you deny the work of so many respected institutions and scientists.

“Even before its release, Trump was attacking climate change science this week as cold temperatures bore down on the East Coast, tweeting on Wednesday, “Whatever happened to Global Warming?” (Weather and climate are different things, scientists frequently point out.)

The new report, which Congress requires to be issued every four years, was released by U.S. Global Change Research Program. It is the product of 300 scientific experts under the guidance of a 60-member federal advisory committee, and it was open to review by the public, 13 federal agencies and a panel at the National Academy of Sciences.”

The Article ‘U.S. climate report warns of dire changes by 2050’ originally appeared on https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/23/us-climate-report-warns-of-dire-changes-by-2050-1012628
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Hillary Clinton says EU leaders need to ‘say they can’t help refugees’ in order to quell populism

Wow. “Quell populism” by refusing to help refugees? You sound like a fucking republican, Hill. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too.

The Article ‘Hillary Clinton says EU leaders need to ‘say they can’t help refugees’ in order to quell populism’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hillary-clinton-eu-immigration-refugees-populism-a8647421.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Creepy or Not, Face Scans Are Speeding up Airport Security

We know that China is using this technology to track it’s citizens and, more importantly, enforce travel restrictions at Chinese government discretion. The “creepy” of this is about the possibility that our government could do the same…and given the current shaky state of things, so much could go wrong simply because this capability exists.

The Article ‘Creepy or Not, Face Scans Are Speeding up Airport Security’ originally appeared on https://www.wired.com/story/airport-security-biometrics-face-scanning
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Body of handless man discovered by site of buried porpoise

…and in the weird as fuck news from around the planet: Archaeologists seek to unravel “The Mystery of the Buried Porpoise & The No-Handed Monk”.
#WeirdNews

The Article ‘Body of handless man discovered by site of buried porpoise’ originally appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/21/body-of-handless-monk-discovered-by-site-of-buried-porpoise-chapelle-dom-hue-near-guernsey
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Ohio considers total ban on abortion and death penalty for women found guilty

Wow. Every day I read the news, and it seems like every day there’s something that just makes me go, “Where the fuck am I?”, because THIS America…this current iteration of an otherwise pretty good idea, is NOT America. THIS America is not a beacon of liberty, but a bastion of bigotry. So called “conservatives” are really just paranoid, reactionary fools who cannot embrace change, even when it is necessary.
The first amendment requires that religion must remain OUT of American politics, and yet a few dedicated and well funded zealots, persist in their quest to make America in THEIR own god’s image. A few so called Christians are so full of fear for the afterlife that they believe they have the right to KILL in order to protect their “values” from destruction.
When really, it’s their own fears that they should be battling. Fear that their repressive, judgemental views will be exposed, and that people will see that Jesus is not with them. They are not real Christians. Christians are supposed to be like Christ. So…What would Jesus do?
Jesus was a social liberator who sided with the downtrodden. Jesus condemned the leadership of the temple and government for their sins of greed and oppression. Jesus healed the sick and spoke about treating each other well, without judgement or hatred. Jesus didn’t speak out against gays or foreigners. Jesus was not a hypocrite who bent the truth and manipulated the masses to ensure he remained in power…Jesus spoke the truth, and people followed.
So they killed him. For protesting the status quo. For saying that the ones in power were NOT RIGHT. He was put to death by a corrupt regime.
Me…I’d rather try to live my life like Jesus, and speak out against corruption and the exploitation of the weak by the powerful. I’d rather try to be more like Jesus…well, except for the whole “on the cross experience”… than be a so-called “Christian”. Beware of the wolves in sheep’s clothing.

The Article ‘Ohio considers total ban on abortion and death penalty for women found guilty’ originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-abortion-ban-death-penalty-heartbeat-law-house-representatives-bill-republicans-a8642381.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/ohio-considers-total-ban-on-abortion-and-death-penalty-for-women-found-guilty/

Whatever happened to the guy who made the first recreational marijuana purchase in the US? – The Boston Globe

Nearly five years later, the small, white paper bag is still sitting in Sean Azzariti’s closet, unopened.

The Article ‘Whatever happened to the guy who made the first recreational marijuana purchase in the US? – The Boston Globe’ originally appeared on https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2018/11/16/whatever-happened-guy-who-made-first-recreational-marijuana-purchase/skxPXvPZ2FDzIZcTlArORK/story.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/whatever-happened-to-the-guy-who-made-the-first-recreational-marijuana-purchase-in-the-us-the-boston-globe/

‘What sort of underwear, exactly, should women be wearing to be taken seriously in court?’

I honestly don’t understand how we as a society continue to allow this kind of sexist victim blaming and shaming to exist. Do we blame the guy who flashed around a wad of $100 bills for being robbed? OK…It may not be the smartest thing to do, but it still doesn’t make it his fault when some mugger decides to rob his stupid ass.
How she dresses doesn’t make it OK to assault her. It doesn’t mean “she asked for it”. It just means that some shithead saw something that didn’t belong to him and tried to take it…because he thought he could get away with it.
That’s on us all. By our tacit consent, we’re all to blame. Change is hard, but necessary.

The Article ”What sort of underwear, exactly, should women be wearing to be taken seriously in court?” originally appeared on http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/ireland-rape-trial-thisisnotconsent-lace-thong-underwear-evidence-barrister-protest-a8638686.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/what-sort-of-underwear-exactly-should-women-be-wearing-to-be-taken-seriously-in-court/

Watch Jerry Garcia Talk Altamont, Hells Angels in Previously Unreleased Interview

Rolling Stone digs up an old, previously unreleased interview with Jerry Garcia…

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-garcia-altamont-hells-angels-unreleased-interview-755843/

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/watch-jerry-garcia-talk-altamont-hells-angels-in-previously-unreleased-interview/

Connecticut: Voters put legalization on the agenda for 2019 – MPP Blog

Ned may be planning to tax the fuck out of us, but at least legal weed is on the table, which would help supply some extra tax revenue and maybe stop SOME of the madness.
#CT #News420 #LegalizeIt

The Article ‘Connecticut: Voters put legalization on the agenda for 2019 – MPP Blog’ originally appeared on https://blog.mpp.org/tax-and-regulate/connecticut-voters-put-legalization-on-the-agenda-for-2019/
Jamie’s comments are his own.

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/connecticut-voters-put-legalization-on-the-agenda-for-2019-mpp-blog/

Breaking Bad film ‘being developed’ by Vince Gilligan

A #BreakingBad movie, you say?

The Article ‘Breaking Bad film ‘being developed’ by Vince Gilligan’ originally appeared on https://ino.to/fCmGLls
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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‘Game of Thrones’ is Coming Back to HBO in April 2019 – Geek.com

April seems so far away.
#WinterIsComing (but not until the Spring).

#GameOfThrones

The Article ”Game of Thrones’ is Coming Back to HBO in April 2019 – Geek.com’ originally appeared on https://ino.to/n7nYq7c
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Texas NORML: Midterm Elections and the 86th Texas Legislature

Pete Sessions, no relationship to recently shit-canned Jeffy the Elf, but perhaps an even bigger obstacle to cannabis legalization, will no longer be in Congress. That means that the guy who refused to allow any cannabis bills to make it to the House floor for discussion or vote…that guy is gone.
So…2019 should be an interesting year for legal weed. Kudos to Texans for making the right choice…for a change.
#News420

The Article ‘Texas NORML: Midterm Elections and the 86th Texas Legislature’ originally appeared on http://blog.norml.org/2018/11/13/texas-norml-midterm-elections-and-the-86th-texas-legislature/
Jamie’s comments are his own.

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/texas-norml-midterm-elections-and-the-86th-texas-legislature/

Pabst Blue Ribbon may be no more as battle brews in Milwaukee courtroom

Personally, I prefer a more hoppy brew, but I know a lot of folks are gonna bum out if PBRs disappear from the beer list at their favorite watering holes. Of course, all of this begs the question: why the fuck did Pabst sell out to Miller-Coors in the first place?

#BeerWars #Beer #PBR

The Article ‘Pabst Blue Ribbon may be no more as battle brews in Milwaukee courtroom’ originally appeared on https://www.yahoo.com/news/pabst-blue-ribbon-may-no-110005853.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/pabst-blue-ribbon-may-be-no-more-as-battle-brews-in-milwaukee-courtroom/

Stan Lee Dead at 95

Today, superheroes everywhere are weeping for their lost creator.
RIP Stan. You’ve gifted us muchly.

https://ino.to/2Sby-8d

More: https://jamiegraymusic.com/wordpress/2018/11/stan-lee-dead-at-95/