A story is real enough even if produced with AI

 #Deaf #ASL #Inclusion

definitely a feel-good story but not only.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge

 RantWoman posts this item in celebration particularly of the bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that are part of the newly opened Gordie Howe international bridge between MI and Ontario. 

It's a bridge!

RantWoman will try to resist the temptation to go off about all the political angles associated with the bridge opening. RantWoman is just glad it is open.

"We Didn't Start the Fire" gets a workout and other parodies

 RantWoman deeply appreciates The Dangerous Ones curation of the vast content on social media

ELECTIONS in MI: "poll watchers?"

 #MIpol

August is National Make a Will Month and ACB has partnered with a site called Free Will to get started

#EstatePlanning

#Beneficiary 

Between RantMom's passing and a recent MAJOR birthday, the subject of a will was already on RantWoman's mind. And LOOK, info from the American Council of the Blind.

August is National Make-A-Will Month! Creating or updating your will is simple with our partner, FreeWill, and can be done online in as little as 20 minutes at no cost. Get started here: https://t.co/UDlb8CcZsD pic.twitter.com/WO1hWJyxNg

— American Council of the Blind (@acbnational) August 5, 2026

The Direct link to the Free will site

FreeWill

The site invites one to plunge in immediately. RantWoman considers the exercise important enough to tackle during daylight.

RantWoman is excited to hear about the partnerships involved.

One more piece of free advice: remembering the American Council of the Blind acb.org in one's will is a great idea, but ACB could also be mentioned as a beneficiary for various policies and trusts. RantWoman considers it a good problem to have encountered such topics. Thank you, NOT rantParents, RantWoman is also frank about, gee, good financial literacy is never a bad idea.

Tell America: graduation speech from the US Merchant Marine Academy

 RantWoman is posting this in recognition of everyone involved in global shipping with a nod to the realities of work in all the world's seaborne hotspots.

Spectator in Someone Else's Election: the SC GOP Senate primary

#SCpol

Early Voting August 5-7. Primary Vote August 11

Sen. Darline Graham "I'm not a millionaire."

RantWoman votes in WA not SC but does believe in understanding the various flavors of #GOP Kool-aid.

RantWoman is amused by a voice on Twitter / X complaining about everyone outside SC telling SC Voters how to vote. Noted. But we all live in the same country and have to figure out how to work together.

Once in a while a circumstance comes along that sparks RantWoman's curiosity about a political race far from RantWoman's home turf. This election cycle, RantWoman is going to look into the SC #GOP Senatorial primary.

Here to get things started, the SC #GOP Senatorial debate.

RantWoman notes with interest that neither of the Intro commentators have what RantWoman expects to be a southern accent.

Extremely interesting initial polling.

Also based on clips RantWoman saw elsewhere: pay attention to the positions about data centers; starting about minute 58.

Concerns about utility impact but "we have to compete with China."

One against FLOCK cameras, surveillance state

SAVE Act and filibuster about minute 1:02

"Make 'em talk all night"

Abolish filibuster because Dems are going to do it anyway.

Voter Id Voter ID

Immigrants: stealing jobs, sucking up health care capacity get rid of waste fraud abuse

National security threat of 8000 Afghan refugees (RantWoman goes off: theseare interpreters, translators, people who have risked their and their families' lives to assist the US)

Concern about interest on debt

Healthcare: let (make) people shop. Health savings accounts

Foreign policy Minute 1:16

Closing statement: about Medicaid expansion. 

Spin room about 1:30