@#13 ... I agree that JPW made a vacuous comment. ...

Do try harder.

Your current alias' reply was to my #12 comment, which was a reply to your current alias' #10 comment, not a JPW comment.

But that leads me to another question this evening...

Is your current alias actively trying to destroy any credibility it may have left (and, I'll say, that reserve is minimal, oh so minimal)?

@#11 ... You'll find your answers within it. Politics played a role but only a partial role. A number of other factors as well. ...

How does your current alias know I did not read the article?

Stated differently... What answers does your current alias think I will find?

Your current alias is making assertions.

What does it have to back up those assertions?

So far, all I have seen from your current alias on this thread is the usual -- a lot of phlegm with little substance.

I grew up in the NYC area.

So many 50,000 watt clear channel stations in that area, it made it difficult to listen to stations outside that area on regular AM radios.

As a teen, I built a Heathkit shortwave receiver and, with a long wire antenna, I was able to receive WLS after dark.

A few years later (still a teen) I acquired an RCA Radiola radio that was built in the 1930's. It was given to me by a friend of the family who was cleaning out his basement.

With that radio I was able to receive a Detroit AM radio station on 760 kHz during the day using only a 10-foot antenna along the floor of my living room. That is a notable accomplishment for that radio because of the local 50,000 watt station (WABC) on 770kHz.

The selectivity of that 1930's radio on AM has been unsurpassed.

Which leads me to wonder, was that intentional, or needed, back then? Or was it just Engineers designing for a world they could not envision?

fwiw, I still fire up that Radiola from time to time.

Nearly a century old, and it still works.

And works excellently.

@#8 ... The author points out that because of the politics underlying this vax people who were likely harmed are being ignored or discounted. ...

Your current alias can say "thank-you" to fmr Pres Trump for politicizing the COVID pandemic and our response to it.

And, "ignored or discounted?"

If that actually occurred, why might your current alias think it did occur?

Maybe because of, as your current alias states, "the politics underlying this vax?"

And who was responsible for those politics?

Hint: his initials are DJT.

@#45 ... WLS in Chicago. ...

WLS stands for "World's Largest Store" a reflection of its origin as a broadcast outlet of Sears, Roebuck and Company back in the day.

@#45 ... WLS in Chicago. ...

Back in the day ... legendary.

This is A Good Thing, something that Republicans should want to celebrate.

No?

@#1

@#1 ... the West ...

Spoken like a Russian troll.

@#3

:)

@#10 ... If you read the linked piece I'm not sure how you draw that conclusion. ...

Yet another vacuous comment from that current alias.

@#43 ... I'm not sure they had to go off they air but they did drastically drop their RF output at sundown. ...

Yeah, I was thinking of the local station back in the day when I wrote that.

But, yeah, many local stations had to reduce their power at sundown to reduce (eliminate) the interference with the clear channel stations.

How many were subject to these sensations because of the right-wing propaganda they were subject to?

Granted, all vaccines have side effects.

But really... thousands?

Only thousands?

How many received the vaccines with only beneficial effects?

@#25 ... Beyond Meat is tasty, ...

It seems to rely too much upon salt to attain that "tastiness" in my view.

@#13 ... They're looking in their wallets and realizing they've been had by this goofy old racist and his social/economic failures. ...

So, that's why the young 'uns may not vote to re-elect fmr Pres Trump.

??

@#40 ... This law only says they have to provide AM radio. It doesn't say how well it has to work. ...

Good point.

@#39 ... On the down side, you can't listen to the local stuff at night. Or that's my memory from when I listened to AM. ...

Yeah.

Some (many?) local stations had to go off the air at night because their signal would interfere with the designated "clear channel" stations.

More from the OpEd...

... Although dated, these methods have proven effective over time and have been more recently revalidated by elements such as ANTIFA in the earlier portion of this decade. These methods are now being employed by pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli protestors in a relatively uniform manner, so their increasingly violent manifestations should be anticipated. As we enter this latest stage of unrest, Law enforcement personnel should be aware of this playbook to better anticipate the methods of agitation employed to incite violence.

Perhaps the best example of providing historical context to current events is the study titled Human Factors Considerations of Undergrounds in Insurgencies, which was produced by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1966.

This was "the book" for training insurgents to overthrow governments or training governments how to suppress insurgencies " depending on which side of the fight the U.S. proxy was on. The study was based on a detailed analysis of underground organizations during WWII and 24 insurgencies since WWII, some of which were still ongoing at the time of the publication, and most of which were Soviet-sponsored, communism-motivated insurgencies.

The study was updated in 2013, but the updated version was skewed toward the more recent global terrorism issues, so the original 1966 version remains the best reference for understanding the civil unrest tactics that are being employed in America's streets today. ...

@#36 ... The cool thing about AM is that you don't have to listen to what's "around here". At night you can pick up stations hundreds of miles away with an analog AM radio. ...

Yup.

But now, when I try to do that, I am greeted by computer static.

And that is why Tesla, et al, want to remove AM radio from cars.

The effort (cost) to suppress the interfering static the car generates only adds to the price of the car.

More from the article...

...Prosecution and defense discuss possibility of cross-examination on contempt

After jury left, Judge Merchan discussed with the prosecution and defense the possibility of Trump being cross-examined on the gag order violations.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche said he objects to that but prosecutor Matthew Colangelo argued that the court found Trump in criminal contempt for violating the gag order. ...

Speaking to reporters outside of the courtroom, Trump railed against the Manhattan district attorney, saying his office is "letting violent crime run rampant all over our city."

He also accused DA Alvin Bragg of attacking his company in particular, lamenting, "what they've done to people in my company, they've been after us for years."

He called the attorneys in the DA's office "radical left lunatics," and alleged that they're backed by Democratic megadonor George Soros.

Trump added, "In the meantime, you can't do anything in the country. The country is going to hell."

The terms of Trump's gag order allow him to criticize the judge and the prosecutor. ...

An interesting day in, and around, the courtroom.

Despite fmr Pres Trump's apparent appeal for his supporters to show up, few did.

Also, no family members sitting in the courtroom space reserved for them.

More from the article...

... With the move, an estimated 100,000 previously uninsured participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, are expected to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace and the Basic Health Program, both created under the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said.

The DACA program was launched in 2012 under former President Barack Obama, when Biden was vice president. The program offers deportation relief and work permits to "Dreamer" immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children or overstayed a visa. ...

@#15

:)

@#18 ... Then stop eating meat at every meal. ...

But what if meat is not available to eat at every meal?

What then?

@#3 ... This is why you get a ticket in California if you don't have your wheels turned the right way when you park on a hill. ...

One time a few years ago, I parked in the lot of a local post office.

My car has a manual transmission, and I left it in neutral.

But I did pull up the parking brake.

Well, that was not enough.

After a number of years, the cables of the parking brake had become, I'll describe it as, useless.

The parking brake did not work.

When I came out of the Post Office, I noticed my car was not where I left it, but touching a car across the lot.

I left a note on that car giving my contact info, explaining what happened.

I was never contacted (there was no damage to the other car).

Now, two things have occurred. The service department at the dealer has fixed the parking brake. It now works.

I also put the car in gear (usually first gear) when I park it.

So now, the car does not move unless I want it to move.

More from the cited article...

... They had paid $60 each to attend a live taping of "FlashPoint," a national TV program that's won loyal viewers with a unique blend of pro-Trump political commentary and prophetic messages about God's divine plans for America.

Over the next three hours, the audience heard the same overarching message that "FlashPoint" broadcasts three times a week on the Victory Channel television network and various streaming platforms: The world has entered its final years. Jesus will soon return. But Christians are not meant to wait idly while evil runs rampant; they are called to occupy positions of power and influence in society. And in the short term, that means putting Donald Trump back in the White House. ...

Some questions come to mind ...

I'll start with, is this national TV program tax-exempt for religious reasons?