A bump for Trump.

Today's Tids Issue 3,951

For Realism in a World of Misinformaton:

Trump is Trump, and will be Trump tomorrow, but he does have a couple of new opportunities arising, like today at the UN when he can really look like a world leader to people who count.

The big AGT finale is tonight. There are some very good acts, and it will be quite exciting, very entertaining. But I’m still loving Darci Lynn and her singing puppets best.

Climate change scientists are the only scientists who refuse to consider questioning of their findings.

Hey Kids, Santa’s helpers just went bankrupt. It must be really bad down at Toys ‘R’ Us, because they couldn’t even hold out for a possible bounce back during Christmas. Personally, I still prefer shopping in touchy-feely stores, that is when I go shopping which is actually quite infrequently. Aha! So, I am the problem!

The Question:

Who invented 😊? (That’s the standard smiley face consisting of a colon, dash and right parenthesis.) Bonus: Name five songs written by Paul Williams.

The Headlines:

--Cat 5 Maria Begins Its Caribbean Rampage With Utter Devastation Of Dominica; PR Could Take Massive Hit From Girl In te Song; Virgin Islands In Sights; Jose Still Moving North, But Not Expected To Be Damaging.

--Stock Markets Tick Up At Opening Ahead Of Next Fed Meetng.

--Immigration Activists Shout Down Lala-Pelosi.

--Tax Reform Details Expected To Emerge From Congress Next Week.

--Graham And Cassidy Bring Back Obama Care Repeal Bill.

--Mueller Gang All Over Manafort.

--Russia War Games Massive Dosplay of Technology And Power.

--Kellyanne Conway No Longer Under SS protection. Trump Jr. Wants Out Too.

What do actors do? They Act. What were actors doing at the Emmy’s. They were acting -- For each other.

It looks like the rest of the NFL have caught up with Dallas super rooks Dak and Ezekiel. But, at least Dak Prescott is still trying.

Illegal immigrants, dreamers and schemers, have no right to shout down any American citizen. Let’s see, they can’t vote (legally), yet some spokespersons for the groups say we will take you (The USA) down. That sounds a little ominous to me. They have already taken down California as those with the bullhorns continue to blur the difference between legal and illegal, and the clueless in Hollywood buy into it. I would have to say that this discussion makes me just about as mad as anything in the news. I can understand Kim, and I can even understand Madura, but I can’t fathom the logic behind overwhelming support for breaking US laws to enter the country.

I coulda bin a lotta things, but I chose my paths and I stuck with them.

While there is wild eyed speculation that the huge hurricanes are inspired by Climate Change (Formerly Global Warming), the scientists are debating 2 sides of the subject, and NOAA says the new hurricanes are probably not a result of the CC phenomena.

Many smaller Colleges have always found a way to prominence through sports, especially sports that take little investment. That’s why you see, for instance, so many Catholic Colleges doing well in basketball. It was a way to get on the national stage without having to field an expensive football team. So now we have new entry into glamour college sports(?) – eSports! Yes, even the NCAA is trying to get their meathooks into this one as it has become incredibly popular on campuses in a short period of time. Got joystick?

One of the ore troubling aspects of Hollywood loonies is how they can be all in lockstep supporting misinformation and general lack of knowledge of true facts like the Constitution. We could call that Lackstep.

The Answer:

A professor from Carnegie-Mellon, Scott Fahlmer thought one day that the little happy character would be a nice way to end his emails. It caught on! Bonus: Paul Williams was pretty prolific writing such popular songs as: Three Dog Night, An Old Fashioned Love Song, You and Me Against The World, We’ve Only Just begun and the beautiful Evergreen. Listen to your music if the skies are grey.

Under these tumultuous Jose skies, it really is going to be an exciting day. Enjoy it.