CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job. The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over, in a process that experts said was highly unusual. (NYT front page)

I feel sorry for narcissists, for egoists, for all who are so certain they're right, better than everyone. I feel sorry for them, because so long as they maintain that position, they cannot move.That doesn't mean I won't stop them, step around them.It just means I recognize the power of flexibility, of change.Most importantly, I understand most of us can adjust.There's no shame in admitting you were wrong, that you let a narcissist, an egoist trick you into believing in them. #midterms

Yesterday: Trump fires the Secretary of the Navy.Today: Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait.

@JamesWNeal Calling ICE on an aging widow because you want the inheritance is, I admit, not a consequence of this fascist period that I predicted.

@JamesWNeal Knobs in cars is simply safety. You can turn a knob or push a button without taking your eyes off the road. How touch screens could get through the safety approval processes is beyond me.

@JamesWNeal Yup, the only things that indiscriminate bombing of civilians creates is widespread hatred and the desire for revenge at any cost.