Here is another “think spring” picture for today’s puzzle, Where is This? Be the first to name the country or state.
Map data ©2023 Google, Matt Stehouwer
Trump Job Approval
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| Democrats +3 | 216 | 219 |
Friday!
The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
55 responses to “Friday!”
DW – If you have a Where in the world post, you can add it here or start a new thread.
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BREAKING: CBS News is now in settlement talks with President Trump to pay for the election interference they committed when they deceptively edited Kamala Harris’s interview to make her look good.
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New “Where is This?” puzzle has been added.
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DEI doesn’t mean that all non-male non-white employees are affirmative action/equity hires. Just that it is a reasonable probability. And if said person is below average or poor at their job, that becomes the stereotypical explanation even if untrue, because DEI exists.
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Finland
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Not Finland
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England…. they like hedges and horses
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Not England
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Michigan?
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Michigan
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Hey BillW, great minds think alike…. and they also google Matt Stehouwer
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I can’t find the actual picture, however.
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Not Michigan. Refresh the page and you should see the picture at the top.
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Good. If you can go to Afghanistan and handle sophisticated weapons you should be able to buy a gun in the US.
“The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968 that bans the sale of handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional”
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Sorry. I meant I can’t find your picture anywhere on the web – anywhere but here, of course.
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Kentucky
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Kentucky is the WINNER!
The horse statue behind the hedge is the statue of Man of War, the thoroughbred that everyone wants their racehorse to be a descended from. This statue is in front of the Kentucky horse park and museum, just north of Lexington.
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The other subtle clue I gave was “think spring” as in the first Saturday in May, when the northern states are starting to finally get some warm weather, and Kentucky Derby is held.
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Wes would have smiled at this exchange, he hated Danang Dick as he called him.
Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) “Will you protect the FBI agents who worked with Jack Smith from any Trump retribution?”
Kash: “All FBI agents will be protected from political retribution.”
Blumenthal: “That was your first test and you failed.”
Kash: “For saying all agents will be protected?”
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Dammit, I should have gotten it, as a big Kentucky Derby fan now I remember I have seen that picture many times.
Maybe martinis do kill brain cells.
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I don’t drink and I didn’t even notice the statue.
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Danang Dick confuses the removal and prosecution of politically driven DOJ and FBI decision-makers with retribution. Not an uncommon illness.
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That’s why I liked this picture for the puzzle. I put the horse statue just left of center to potentially “hide” it and by bringing in the fountain at the right, it made it look more like the entrance to a golf course.
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Danang Dick confuses the removal and prosecution of politically driven DOJ and FBI decision-makers with retribution.”
Actually, Chicon is confused too. “Politically driven” is not a crime or illegal. I oppose any “prosecution of politically driven” people.
The DOJ and the FBI need to be cleaned out of far leftists and its agenda driven leadership but no one should be prosecuted for ideology, that is indeed “retribution”.
Hope it is clear now.
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I don’t drink and I didn’t even notice the statue.”
Thank God.
So it is NOT the martinis.
Just put another bottle Grey Goose in the freezer to celebrate.
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Eric Daugherty
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🚨 #BREAKING: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issues grave warning to President Trump
“We are gonna FIGHT it [his agenda]. We are gonna fight it in the STREETS.”
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Jason says….I oppose any “prosecution of politically driven” people.
He also says….”no one should be prosecuted for ideology,”
A load of crap.
The prosecution, if laws were broken, would not be for their ideology. It would be for investigating and prosecuting political opponents in order to prevent them from being elected.
Really not that hard to understand, for most.
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In the end I doubt a lot of people in the FBI or DOJ will be “prosecuted”. There will be firings, reassignments, resignations. Prosecutions? I doubt it.
That being said, if there are proven cases anyone falsified records or illegally disposed of them or other actual criminal activity go ahead and prosecute them.
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t would be for investigating and prosecuting political opponents in order to prevent them from being elected”
Zzzzz…..
No one will be prosecuted for that. You read it here first.
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headline: Connecticut Bureaucrat Charged with Fraudulently Changing Republican Voter Registrations to Democrat
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, if laws were broken,
Trump’s prosecutions were politically motivated.
But proving laws were broken would be difficult.
Garland, by appointing a special prosecutor, albeit a political hack. in effect immunized himself. Smith got the grand jury to indict Trump, etc.
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Republican Voter Registrations to Democrat”
Not sure what that accomplishes, unless he was voting for them.
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Trump has been roundly faulted for not dispensing “niceties” when making statements about colleagues or events. His comments on the latest aviation tragedy were the same as in the past – terse and to the point, pointing out possible DEI problems. As it turns out this actually could be a relevant factor why this crash happened because of an understaffed crew of traffic controllers at that site – 19 vs a fully staffed complement of 30+. That night there was only one man guiding both airplane and helicopter traffic.
Also, during COVID many controllers were let go because of a radical decrease in air traffic. When traffic picked up, and these same skilled controllers re-applied for their jobs, DEI standards were applied, rejecting many because they were white.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-news/faa-embroiled-in-lawsuit-alleging-it-turned-away-1000-applicants-based-on-race/
”The Federal Aviation Administration was hit with a class-action lawsuit last year alleging it had denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets — as it was revealed that staffing levels were “not normal” at the time of this week’s deadly midair collision.”
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Why do some automatically assume white males are better? A lot of them probably suck, too.
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“Why do some automatically assume white males are better? A lot of them probably suck, too.”
Just the ones born above the Mason-Dixon line.
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I have two concerns around DEI
a) Many applicants who were better qualified were denied a job that went to someone less qualified because the less qualified person had a gender, racial, or sexual aspect to their identity that was considered diverse.
b) Just because someone happens to represent one of these aforementioned classifications does not mean they are unqualified. It’s not fair for these qualified people to always be held in suspicion because of DEI policies being enforced.
This is why DEI is terrible, and we must go back to the colorblind society where employers simply find the best candidates for the job.
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I personally know of a situation from 25 years ago where the chief of a Fire Department was so eager to hire the first female fire-fighter for that department that the test results of the candidate were falsified.
Every applicant had to be able to drag an object resembling a human body of sufficient weight over a certain distance. The woman who had applied and was being tested simply did not have the physical strength to complete the assignment.
So they just falsified her test results so get her in. Never mind the danger it posed to the community…if you happened to be the unconscious person in a burning building and she didn’t have the strength to pull you out.
You get to die to ensure that diversity was upheld.
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Why do some automatically assume white males are better?
The current DEI discussions revolve around skills and merit rather than color and gender – including the thinking that ”white males are better.” I also agree with DW’s 2nd concern, that promotions of women and minorities are often discredited for being a DEI choice, rather than deserved because of their legitimate qualifications.
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“Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) “Will you protect the FBI agents who worked with Jack Smith from any Trump retribution?” “
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I would have said, Senator, do you mean protect FBI agents from actions being taken against them because of their political registration or person beliefs? If so, then I wound answer yes.
But if you mean protect FBI agents from retribution who were part of an organized and unconstitutional (unlawful) effort to target former president Trump FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES to try to impact the 2024 election–then my answer is no.
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Came to the party here late this morning. If I had not slept in until 11 a.m., my guess for the picture would have been Kentucky.
I open the picture in another window and enlarge it. Clearly see the horse statue…
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could be a relevant factor why this crash happened because of an understaffed crew of traffic controllers at that site – 19 vs a fully staffed complement of 30+. That night there was only one man guiding both airplane and helicopter traffic.”
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Maybe the other traffic controllers were working from home?
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Bitter said….”Why do some automatically assume white males are better? A lot of them probably suck, too.”
How to indirectly say “I’m a white, suburban, sweater wearing, country club, aware of my privilege, establishment Republican”.
Here’s an alternative…..discriminating based on race is wrong and illegal.
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Maybe the other traffic controllers were working from home?
….and using long distance binoculars to spot air traffic…..good one, Walt!
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Walt absolutely nailed the distinction for Danang Dick.
Excellent post.
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Walt, if I have time, I will put up another ‘Where is This?’ later this afternoon.
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Zzzzzz I have always said hire the best person without lowering stands regardless of race or gender. GFY
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white- Yes
suburban – Live there. Work in the city 5 days a week
sweater wearing – No
country club – No. That is for Democrats
.aware of my privilege – Working from 7:30 am to 8:00 pm plus weekends is not privileged
establishment Republican – Zzzzzzz Trump is part of the Establishment now.
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Walt, if I have time, I will put up another ‘Where is This?’ later this afternoon.
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I hope it somewhere in my home town of Hedgesville WV or other parts of Berkeley County….
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Going to do another round of pricing out my stamp collection. I think my grandfather started it. ..
The U.S. postal service started issuing stamps in 1847.
the oldest stamp I have is 1883. The stamp collector worth for this cancelled stamp is 20 cents.
I have another 1923 stamp that is either worth either $8 or $200. Depending on whether it is type I or type 2.
I have some other old ones that are in the $8 to $12 range. I have a whole sheet of state bird and flower stamps from the 1960s that are worth $55. I have 4 of those whole sheets.
I have 100 pages of other stamps in big photo albums, plus many boxes and sacks full of other stamps from U.S. and many other countries. I have some that are not cancelled and usable.
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establishment Republican – Zzzzzzz Trump is part of the Establishment now.”
NOW???
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BREAKING: Majority of Americans now believe U.S. heading in right direction, only 39% said the same in November 2024 – Emerson
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Well, since he was elected in 2016. GFY
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https://x.com/i/status/1885388795257749570
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retlaw,
How about George Washington’s Bathtub?
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