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Full, disclosur - I bought it and started reading it and my wife said - she didn't think it would help my neutrality. I thought I'd get an impartial opinion.

https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Trump-White-Bob-Woodward/dp/1501175513 Do you think a person trying to maintain his neutrality should read a book like this? Or would you see this as reading a historical reference? Here is the description,

They do seem to keep putting it off. It makes one wonder if they actually have a plan.

This is a good reminder of what the supreme Court stated: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/319/624/ This was more about SAYING the pkedge - for any reason, not just religious. It did not necessarily address standing.

https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-45656149?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-us-canada-45656149 It was only a matter of time before this: The state of Texas is backing a school that expelled a black student after she refused to stand for the flag during the US Pledge of Allegiance. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened on Tuesday to defend the Houston-area school district in its lawsuit with the student, India Landry. Ms Landry, 18, filed a lawsuit after she was expelled last year from Windfern High School. The case comes amid political tensions over respect for the American flag. "School children cannot unilaterally refuse to participate in the pledge," Mr Paxton - the state's most senior law enforcement officer - said in a news release.

and this is a thread that explains this

Can you imagine what it would take to destroy the Dome of the Rock (https://www.bibleplaces.com/domeofrock/ ) So that they could build a new temple on the Temple Mount?? That area would be NUKED if anyone blew that Muslim Holy site up. Nothing could be built there for hundreds of years due to the radioactive fall-out.

I didn't like chocolate covered bacon, but I do love me a bacon and peanut butter sandwich.

Arctic's oldest and thickest sea ice breaks for first time http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/402816-arctics-oldest-and-thickest-sea-ice-break-for-first-time

This was pretty funny

It was getting hard to breathe here in Vegas as the smoke and soot was accumulating, but then we had some massive thunderstorms last night - all clear (for now)

It must be pretty smokey there. Hang in there

Saw this on CNN (note: I added a little red circle where Las Vegas is. We have seen a haze, but it hasn't been too bad. I see why) https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/10/us/smoke-california-wildfire-reaches-nyc-wxc-trnd/index.html

As the other one is in a member only forum - I thought we could leave it and have publicly available comments here. I hope that is OK.

We are also discussing this topic here -> https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/36998-china-cracks-down-on-religions/