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Prepare for a Slobberfest of 'Slava Ukraini' and 'Trump Is Literally Hitler' at the Oscars

1 month ago | lucianne.com | Jim Thompson |Jim Thompson

Original ArticlePosted By: Imright, 3/2/2025 7:31:26 AMThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was an invention of Louis B. Mayer. Mayer wasn't an "artist." Mayer was a businessman and the co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios. In the late 1920s, he recognized that unions would soon cut into his bottom line.
What are we supposed to do with our time?

Jan 17, 2025 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistWhat are we supposed to do with our time? In the days of old, when we were all farmers, this question would never have been expressed. In the farming world, there is always something to do. Yes, there is some recreation, but the farming life always leaves one with tasks to be done. A farmer’s willingness to do those tasks is rooted in professionalism, a sense of obligation and recognition that such tasks can improve what they own – their farm, their assets.
LA wildfires vs. NC hurricane: Prejudice revealed

Jan 14, 2025 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistAll my life I have been told the prejudice in this country is based on skin color. The events of the last few months have turned this idea on its head. I will maintain the general prejudices in this country are based on wealth or lack of it. It is not an education issue, either, as I will demonstrate before this column wraps up. Let’s go to North Carolina and the report by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management.
California fires and other disasters

Jan 10, 2025 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistQuick: Do you feel more sympathy for the Californians who lost their homes to fire this week, or the North Carolinians flooded out back in the early fall? Does it make any difference to you at all? Will you feel sympathy for people with beach homes flooded out? The common population seems jealous and resentful of the portion of the population well-monied. Why is this? Because they can’t build a house on the beach or in the Palisades north of Los Angeles?
What can I say about Thanksgiving?

Nov 27, 2024 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistOver the years, I have eschewed (love that word) offering best wishes at holidays. Maybe this year is different. Thankfulness should be practiced daily, not just one day a year. I am thankful for My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am also thankful for:• Laura. • Children and their spouses – Elaine (Travis), Allison (Curt) and Ryan (Kassi). • Grandchildren – Huck, Thor, Nora, Graham, Davis and Blair. • My extended family. • The rich experiences of my life. • My health.
FEMA Has Housing Units but Has No Timeline to 'Release' Them

Nov 21, 2024 | lucianne.com | Jim Thompson

Original ArticlePosted By: ladydawgfan, 11/21/2024 8:23:54 PMHelene continues to be a homewrecker. The hurricane that swept through western North Carolina in October, ravaging towns, destroying roads, burying people, and ruining lives, continues to haunt North Carolinians. Is the government doing what it should to help? It doesn't seem so. We tend to forget unless reminded, but people are still suffering in North Carolina. America was assured that FEMA was there to help.
Medicine, science, politics and money

Nov 21, 2024 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistMedicine, science and politics today are experiencing suffering reputations. It is kind of funny. Read the surveys done on the reputation of Congress and one finds, in general, Congress is viewed as honest as a used car salesperson except when it comes to the responder’s own congressperson, who they find to be just fine. Obviously, taken as a whole, something is wrong with this statement.
The litmus test for the quality of life in the United States

Nov 15, 2024 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistWith all the Lefties, pre- and post-election, saying they will leave the United States, I’ll suggest they may want to take some tissue with them. I have been in the paper industry for 50 years, starting in the tissue segment, which includes toilet paper (or bath tissue, if you prefer a more delicate term). Bath tissue is the first “luxury” for third world countries, only tied in some surveys with underwear as the first step on the way out of abject poverty.
In Case of a Trump Win

Nov 3, 2024 | lucianne.com | Jim Thompson

Original ArticlePosted By: Hazymac, 11/3/2024 3:40:28 PMI switched from a Mac to a PC. My Mac was seven years old, and I didn't want to spend two grand on a computer. Most of my applications are subscriptions, so there wasn't much of a money hit for apps. Why am I telling you this? I am now buried in garbage ads and clickbait "articles." Microsoft's "Edge" browser, it seems, is intent on overloading me with hot takes from Ireland to India.
Long-term voter interference

Oct 29, 2024 | highlandcountypress.com | Jim Thompson

By Jim ThompsonHCP columnistI believe it was back in the Obama Administration that they started talking about denser housing in the cities. I have done a tiny amount of research on this and discovered that it appears to have started with the concept of the “15-Minute City.”This socialist and draconian idea was apparently conceived by Professor Carlos Moreno of the Sorbonne in Paris along about 2016.