There has long been discussion about moving many of the parts of government out of Washington, DC. It’s too late to move most of Congress or the Presidency to other parts of the country, but what has been termed The Deep State certainly could be improved by detaching them from the partisan-filled capital.
I’m posting this to cause Leftist Heads to Explode!
Gotta keep them from finding the Smoking Guns in the files, ya’ know.
Trump isn’t easily bullied. And, for once, the GOP in the House and Senate - AND their successors that will take over in January - is not folding - at least publicly.
The legislators who are leaving, by their own decision or that of The People Who Were Heartily Sick of Them, seem resigned to returning to private life. The GOP party doesn’t seem inclined to tolerate consultancies or news opinion jobs that speak from a position of “Loyal (Ha! That’s a laugh!) Opposition.
I don’t see the aging RINOS smoothly moving into corporate, NGO, or academic slots. It’s going to be a lonely and quite ill-paid retirement for many of them.
I’ve mostly been watching from the sidelines on the ChatGP/AI issues. I was raised Old School - doing math without the use of a handheld calculator, looking up words in the dictionary - the OLD kind, paper editions that required you to know your alphabet in order, writing papers with notecards, references located with the paper copies of The Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, etc.
I have accepted many of the innovations of the late 20th century/early 21st century gladly:
I use a computer almost exclusively. Typing with an electronic keyboard or e-keyboard is simply less strenuous on the hands; as an arthritic person, I welcome any reduction of impact on affected joints.
Mistakes no longer require erasure, whether by hand or with correctable typewriters. As a result, my writing has become more fluid and spontaneous, and although needing some editing, may well improve the flow and originality of it.
Copies and scans at a single command/few keystrokes. Reduces the need for many clerical positions - a true time and money saver for smaller businesses.
Graphing calculators - in Algebra and other math classes, I never understood the meaning of many math functions. Within a few months of beginning use, I was able to manage math using them, without an effort.
GPS - for people like me, easily lost when navigating landscapes that involved many turns and changes in unfamiliar territory, such a blessing! I can use old-style paper maps, but generally don’t. I do, however, think that a rigorous course of training, similar to what is learned in military training, is essential for ALL children/adults. Once learned, the process can be recalled when needed, much like riding a bicycle.
Cooking without access to a microwave, including safe handling of meat and fish, following a recipe (not just reading directions off a box), and making bread and other basic foods. Should include using a ‘camp stove’ or otherwise feeding oneself in primitive conditions.
Writing a coherent essay, on various topics. Using reference materials, and properly evaluating their accuracy/origin. That origin should identify biases, if any, and critically look at the statements to determine whether they are to be relied upon.
Writing, by hand and by computer, basic letters/correspondence to:
Potential employers/customers
Personal letters - to a person who is ill, to someone who has experienced loss of a loved one or a personal crisis. Thank you letters. The differences between a letter to someone who is well known to you, and to those who are more distantly connected.
A reasonable complaint letter. A letter to discuss dispute of charges or a bill. A letter to ask for a donation for an organization or project.
As Margaret Thatcher once said, “This is no time to go Wobbly!”.
Forge ahead with the Free the Citizens! changes. We won, against all odds, in the Gun Abolishment fight. The next fight - to radically downsize the federal government, and starve The Left of its favorite source of cash for its nefarious aims. Aim most of the efforts to reduce The Entitled State with demonitizing Aliens in America, starting with changing the Status of Alien Entitlement to Citizen Services.
And, YES, I AM going to continue riding my hobbyhorse. Look, folks, it’s using normal Executive Powers to make ONE small change in the CMS regs that will have extended impact on nearly ALL of the Entitlement Train.