Deliberation over quick reactions in modern communication
A reflective column notes how fast posting on social media and quick replies breed missteps. It cites sports and political incidents, from Texas A&M to Dirk Nowitzki, and warns that rapid venting can eclipse common sense. It ends with advice to pause, delete, and think before replying.
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Texas Rangers
Dirk Nowitzki
Dallas Mavericks
MLB
Jack the Ripper
Dirk
Nolan Ryan
George W. Bush
History highlights and birthdays for October 3
On this date in history 1793 Eli Whitney applied for a cotton gin patent. 1886 Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty. 1919 Congress overrode Wilson veto on the Volstead Act. 2005 Lewis Libby resigned after indictment. Birthdays include Waugh Bacon Salk Daniels Gates Roberts. Red Auerbach died in 2006. The gin in cotton gin stands for engine. Quote by Bill Gates on unhappy customers. Statue of Liberty pedestal visits limited to 3,000 daily. Moon phase: between new moon Oct 26 and first quarter Nov 2.
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Grover Cleveland
New York Harbor
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Lewis
Scooter" Libby
Dick Cheney
CIA
Evelyn Waugh
Francis Bacon
Jonas Salk
Charlie Daniels
Jane Alexander
Dennis Franz
Annie Potts
Bill Gates
Andy Richter
Julia Roberts
Brad Paisley
Joaquin Phoenix
Red Auerbach
TSA VipR Venom On Tennessee Highways
Dr Ron Paul warns that TSA roadside checkpoints invade privacy and curb travel rights. He argues the random searches mimic a police state and threaten Second Amendment freedoms, urging empowerment and gun ownership as security against government overreach.
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Tennessee
Transportation Security Administration
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
America
Ron Paul
House of Representatives
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