Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Ellie Votes in the 2018 Midterm Elections

Born on this Day in History

November 7, 1687 - March 3, 1785


William Stukeley - English physician, clergyman, and an antiquarian.
Stukeley was friends with Isaac Newton and actively involved in Freemasonry

Freemasonry took a run and ran itself out of breath through the folly of its members.

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Today we are still playing by the rules set in play by the Freemasons
starting with George Washington and the Founding Fathers.

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History of the Democratic-Republican Party




November 7, 2018

The Day After the 2018 Midterm Elections


United States elections, 2018   Wikipedia


7 takeaways from election night 2018  
CNN - November 7, 2018

The Democrats took back the House. The GOP expanded in the Senate. In order for humans to remain engaged in the simulation until it ends, Trump has to continue on and have some backing so the Senate remains in the hands of the Republicans.

They say as a nation we remain divided on many issues, which is the norm in a dualistic reality. If you look at the statistics and ask people their beliefs, Americans are actually in agreement on many issues especially on health care in a wounded society.

The 2018 Midterm Elections were a referendum on Trump, his policies, and his behavior - and yet by virtue of the strong GOP showing in the Senate his allure still endures for a big part of the country, but that too will change in 2020.




A Record Number of 110 Women along with LGBTQ candidates Will Now Serve in Congress



Over 100 LGBTQ candidates claim victory in midterm elections   NBC - November 7, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be youngest woman ever elected to Congress something I really embraced as she represents NY.

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be the first Muslim women in Congress.

Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland will become the first Native American women elected to Congress.

Marsha Blackburn will be the first female senator to represent Tennessee

Kristi Noem will become the first female governor in South Dakota.

Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia will be the first Hispanic women from Texas elected to Congress.

Arizona will have its first female senator, Republican Martha McSally, winning by a small margin




Trump the Bully ... A day after his party lost control of the House Trump threatened to adopt a 'warlike posture' if Democrats used their new power to investigate his financial and political dealings. He made his remarks at a news conference that started with an offer to work across party lines. He went on to rage at reporters whose questions or behavior he didn’t like, including Jim Acosta of CNN, whose White House credentials were suspended by the end of the day.

Next ... he requested Jeff Sessions resignation something we all expected to happen. Jeff Sessions out as attorney general   CNN - November 7, 2018

Thursday ... The two Americas just lurched further apart   CNN - November 8, 2018

Science: The House Science Committee Is Back in Democrat's Control: What That Means for Science   Live Science - November 7, 2018




November 7, 2018

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