Lisa Tolliver's Blog
January 13, 2021
Impeach Or Breach! Spare Oath-Breakers No Quarter
TITLE: "Impeach Or Breach! Spare Oath-Breakers No Quarter."
AUTHOR/COPYRIGHT: Lisa Tolliver (1/13/2021)
To All U.S. Representatives and Senators:
You must do it. (You did not quit!) 45's glove fits*: you can't acquit.
Afraid** to play? Don't take the pay! You kept the pay? Then, you must play. You must impeach, or you're a leech. You must impeach, lest oath* you breach.
Oath-breach is crime, with fines and time.Can't do the time? Don't do that crime. ###
*5 U.S. Code § 3331.Oath of officeSource: ...
AUTHOR/COPYRIGHT: Lisa Tolliver (1/13/2021)
To All U.S. Representatives and Senators:
You must do it. (You did not quit!) 45's glove fits*: you can't acquit.
Afraid** to play? Don't take the pay! You kept the pay? Then, you must play. You must impeach, or you're a leech. You must impeach, lest oath* you breach.
Oath-breach is crime, with fines and time.Can't do the time? Don't do that crime. ###
*5 U.S. Code § 3331.Oath of officeSource: ...
November 11, 2019
Looking forward to reading Darius Myers' new book, "The Publisher's Dilemma: A Big City Tale Of Privilege, Power & Murder"
Darius Myers' first book,
The Publisher's Dilemma: A Big City Tale Of Privilege, Power & Murder
, was released October 15, 2019. Darius is an excellent storyteller, and I read an early draft, so I'm looking forward to reading his exciting new crime novel.
March 2, 2019
Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss (March 2, 1904-September 24, 1991)
You made reading fun
And easy to do.
It's your gift to me;
Happy birthday, you!
- By Lisa Tolliver, March 2, 2019
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And easy to do.
It's your gift to me;
Happy birthday, you!
- By Lisa Tolliver, March 2, 2019
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February 16, 2017
DIGITAL USERS BEWARE: "Samsung Warns Customers Not to Discuss Personal Information In Front of Smart TVs" | TheWeek | Feb. 29, 2015
Continuing the saga of apps/software/devices snooping on users.
This info is no longer breaking news, but it's worth remembering:
"Samsung Warns Customers Not to Discuss Personal Information In Front of Smart TVs" | TheWeek | Feb. 29, 2015
http://theweek.com/speedreads/538379/...
Here are the latest devices to beware of if you value your privacy:
...Amazon's Alexa/Echo product line
...Google's Home device
Articles on the subject:
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This info is no longer breaking news, but it's worth remembering:
"Samsung Warns Customers Not to Discuss Personal Information In Front of Smart TVs" | TheWeek | Feb. 29, 2015
http://theweek.com/speedreads/538379/...
Here are the latest devices to beware of if you value your privacy:
...Amazon's Alexa/Echo product line
...Google's Home device
Articles on the subject:
ht...
December 30, 2016
Who's reading/listening to/watching whom? Chronicles, #4 - "A Secret Catalogue of Government Gear For Spying On Your Cellphone"
Who's reading/listening to/watching whom? Chronicles, #4 -
Remember when Tony Soprano said he never uses GPS, and he always used burner phones? Given he was a mafioso and all, that made sense, right? Why help the FBI track him? But in recent years, even law-abiding "civilians" should be aware of the increasing number of ways their gadgets are contributing to invasions of privacy.
"A Secret Catalogue of Government Gear For Spying On Your Cellphone"(By Jeremy Scahill & Margot Williams (December 17,...
Remember when Tony Soprano said he never uses GPS, and he always used burner phones? Given he was a mafioso and all, that made sense, right? Why help the FBI track him? But in recent years, even law-abiding "civilians" should be aware of the increasing number of ways their gadgets are contributing to invasions of privacy.
"A Secret Catalogue of Government Gear For Spying On Your Cellphone"(By Jeremy Scahill & Margot Williams (December 17,...
Who's reading/listening to/watching whom? Chronicles, #3: "The walls have ears: Warrant granted for Amazon Echo recordings", "Goodbye privacy, hello 'Alexa': Amazon Echo, the home robot who hears it all", "Virtual standoff: Amazon Echo vs. Google Home"", a
Who's reading/listening to/watching whom? Chronicles, #3 -
Here's the article that inspired me to write this post: "The walls have ears: Warrant granted for Amazon Echo recordings" (Published time: 28 Dec, 2016 02:31, Edited time: 28 Dec, 2016 23:14; RT America)
Here's another take on Alexa's intrusion on privacy:"Goodbye privacy, hello 'Alexa': Amazon Echo, the home robot who hears it all" (by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Published Saturday 21 November 2015 07.07 EST; The Gua...
Here's the article that inspired me to write this post: "The walls have ears: Warrant granted for Amazon Echo recordings" (Published time: 28 Dec, 2016 02:31, Edited time: 28 Dec, 2016 23:14; RT America)
Here's another take on Alexa's intrusion on privacy:"Goodbye privacy, hello 'Alexa': Amazon Echo, the home robot who hears it all" (by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Published Saturday 21 November 2015 07.07 EST; The Gua...
December 26, 2016
Gifts delivered, reindeer team and helpers on furlough, what do you think Santa Claus does next?
Here's one good possibility:
- Source -
BookPage Tweet @bookpage 15h15 hours ago: "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at BookPage! We hope you unwrap a good book!"
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BookPage Tweet @bookpage 15h15 hours ago: "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at BookPage! We hope you unwrap a good book!"
Great quote by Benjamin Franklin...
...I'll adopt it as my New Year's resolution for 2017.
- Source: this Ebook Friendly @ebookfriendly Twitter post: "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. –Benjamin Franklin #quote #books http://ebks.to/1LdnKYF"
- Source: this Ebook Friendly @ebookfriendly Twitter post: "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. –Benjamin Franklin #quote #books http://ebks.to/1LdnKYF"
September 21, 2016
April 3, 2016
ON TV: Showdown - "Hell on Wheels"' Lily Bell v. Thomas Heywood's "The Fair Maid of the West"
I've been binge-watching Hell on Wheels and am glad I came aboard. In fact, I just finished watching season 3, episode 2 ("Eminent Domain") and have decided to lay a stake: I'll add this richly textured, though occasionally flawed, antebellum western set during the Union Pacific's westward construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, to the arsenal of pop culture/mass media resources I draw from (get it?) for various projects.
Today's focus: Showdown - Hell on Wheels' Lily Bell v. Thom...
