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About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. Ten years in a relationship with a woman until her death. Was a Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the Last American President to be honestly elected, Donald J. Trump. Recently had Ancestry.com tell me I'm Swedish, not Danish. I may need to change my avatar.

Grounddog day.

Posted on February 2, 2020 by On the North River
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Quote of the Day: Grifters

Posted on February 2, 2020 by On the North River

A side effect of Trump’s presidency is the large number of opportunities afforded to professional grifters to hone their grifting skills. Because grifters gotta grift.

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Not the winter I expected.

Posted on February 1, 2020 by On the North River

In the Northeast. My daffodils are coming up.   On February 1st. In December I told myself, “This is the winter I need to put the radial snow tires on the car!”.    This is why I don’t gamble. It’s all … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Viewpoints differ.

Posted on February 1, 2020 by On the North River

Conservatives are inundated with liberal media, entertainment and curriculum every day. We don’t have to search for other points of view…it is offered to us daily. If we want expansive views we have to work to find them. We have … Continue reading →

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If the ball lands on Black, The Donald wins.

Posted on February 1, 2020 by On the North River

One year ago, black support for @realDonaldTrump was at 21%.   No Republican president has ever broken into double digits before. According to a new Rasmussen poll of  ‘likely voters’, black support for Trump is at 42%.  

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Super Bowl 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by On the North River

Well, I’ll be watching Super Bowl 2020 on Sunday… Lets get in the mood.

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New Weinstein charges, “Assault with a dead weapon”?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by On the North River

Harvey Weinstein accuser: Mogul lacks male genitalia Jessica Mann, who accused Weinstein of raping her in a hotel room in 2013 when she was a budding actress, made the shocking claim during her testimony in the former filmmaker’s ongoing rape … Continue reading →

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Robocalls

Posted on January 30, 2020 by On the North River

DOJ sues US telecom providers for connecting Indian robocall scammers One provider connected 720 million calls in 23 days. The US Department of Justice has filed lawsuits (PDF and PDF) against two small telecommunications providers that have allegedly connected hundreds … Continue reading →

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Non hysterical info on the Coronavirus

Posted on January 30, 2020 by On the North River

By Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA — January 29, 2020 Plenty of attention is focused on the growing number of cases in China of the Wuhan coronavirus — also known as 2019-nCoV — and those around the world. According to the New York Times, … Continue reading →

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1955

Posted on January 30, 2020 by On the North River

Old joke: A crusty old Sergeant Major found himself at a gala event hosted by a local liberal arts college. There was no shortage of extremely young, idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the Sergeant Major for conversation. … Continue reading →

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