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John Brennan
While you fabricated bone spurs to avoid military service, John Kelly served as a brave & valiant military officer. One can disagree with John’s views, statements, or actions, but there is no denying he is an American patriot.
You, however, will always be a national disgrace. https://t.co/pyhHXiT2pR
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) February 13, 2020
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” got gypped !
It should have won at least 3 of the big 5 at Oscars 2020:
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay
It did not win any ! However, bravo for Brad Pitt winning Best Supporting Actor.
Got to hand it to this guy…..
A budget is our social contract. Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget:
CUTS:
Medicare by $850b
Medicaid by $920b
Social Security by $30b
Food stamp by $181b
Education by 8%
Health & Human Services by 9%
EPA by 26%
Interior(parks) by 13%
Housing by 15%
- During booming economy & tax cuts
Make The White House Great Again
Any Dem for Pres 2020.
Top 20 Nonfiction Books of all Time
- The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
- The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail by Cheryl Strayed
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
- Unbroken: A WW II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
- Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
- The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don’t by Nate Silver
- Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale and Stan Redding
- Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money by Nathanial Popper
- Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever by Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’Connell
- The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France by Daniel de Vise
- The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
- Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal and Redemption by Ben Mezrich
- Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
- Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McClean and Peter Elkind
- Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold with David Roberts
Apollo 11
Critical Score: 85
Very interesting to see how they did it. Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
Alone on the Wall
Critical Score: 95
Authors: Alex Hannold and David Roberts
Alex Hannold is totally rad.
Deep Work
Critical Score: 85
Author: Cal Newport
Some great ideas in here. Deep Work is worth owning to re-read once per year.
Rise
Critical Score: 85
Author: Paige VanZant
Heavy in parts and inspirational.