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The L ny Bin is a daily, so to speak, collection of news items and opinions. *************************************************************************************************** Friday, Jan 18, 2019 Stephen Colbert jokes that Trump has announced to the Taliban that Nancy Pelosi is on the way I see some people asking why she was going to Afghanistan in the first place. Hmmm, could...

The midwinter feast approaches.  The dark days of winter are entrenched.  However, Spring is on its way.  This feast is for purification and dedication.  The alter & temple room must be purified.  A self-purification is also recommended utilizing the four elements:  salt (Earth) bath for the body, incense (Air) for the thoughts, flame (Fire) for the will, and water (Water) for the...

Before Donald Trump became President, I used to have a hard time figuring out how so many people could continue voting Republican, given their total corporate subservience and utter disregard for the American people.  A certain number is understandable.  A certain percentage could actually be fooled into thinking the Republican party is still viable, and of course,  a certain amount of people...

The National Center for Health Statistics, an arm of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has published an announcement on its web site highlighting the fact that the number of Americans 12 years of age or older taking antidepressants has skyrocketed in recent years. Based on the information given, the number of Americans 12 and older taking antidepressants now comprises fully 11% of the...

Ever since the creation of video games, they have been robbing young kids of their time and ambition and they are harmful to the lives of teenagers and young adults around the globe. Although, these complex digital wonders are a great thing in moderation, when played in excess, they damage the social, educational, and professional lives of many teenagers all around the world. Video games are...

Our local news station has a Christmas tradition. Every year this is played. They have been doing this for 25 years that I know of. Happy Christmas all !

Gather round chillrens.  Get you a cup of hot chocolate, or some egg nog.  Uncle Santa Bruce has his mug of Jack Daniels Egg Nog, and I'm gonna share some of my favorite Christmas songs with ya.  So take a seat on the floor here.  Except you Sister Mary Agnes.  And you Perrie.  I heard you two girls have been naughty this year.  You two come sit on Uncle Santa Bruce's lap.  I got a special...

One hundred years ago our cities were very different than they are now. Many people traveled around town in horse drawn carriages. Then to travel large distances from one city to another they would take the train. Everyone was excited about the harnessing of electricity and all the new found applications for it. The industrial revolution was well on its way. Machines were being invented at a...

Goverment emails are now in federal court beacuse the postal service was getting rid of its disabled employees. Some of the emails were see you bums at Walmart, song cripple creek and employees being congradulated for getting rid of 25 percent of the disabled employees. The post office lost the law suit and has refused to pay the disabled workers sending out massive mailing telling people they...

November was horrible for my family.  I was never so happy to see a month end.  On November 6th, my father passed away.  One week later my mother in law passed away.  Family disputes (on hubby's and my sides) have made the events very painful.  My MIL's service was the weekend following her death here in NY.  The day of calling hours we had a major snowstorm.  It was a miserable hour drive to...

Even before Trump, it had been getting harder and harder to understand how centrists could remain in the center.  The Republican party slid farther and farther into the swamp, to the point that they were little more than a gang of corporate thugs.  How could ANYONE, save the most cultish of all right wingers, continue to support them? The simplest explanation is that centrists simply don't...