Open Thread 12-12-2025 -
Submitted by studentofearth on Fri, 12/12/2025 - 7:58am
Morning - a few subjects I found interesting this past week which have the potential of effecting our future.
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The Evening Blues - 12-11-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 12/11/2025 - 3:29pm
The Great Reset is Already Upon Us
Submitted by JtC on Thu, 12/11/2025 - 12:13pmIt's a slow burn.
The US is being asset stripped, slowly but surely. To quote Hemingway in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises:
"How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked.
"Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly."
We're all feeling the pinch from that long time vehicle of wealth distribution, inflation. We feel it with every purchase we make. It can be caused by many factors but the end result is the same. Ask yourself this: Where does the extra money go when prices rise because of inflation? The money doesn't just disappear. Who benefits?
Inflation is just one aspect of the fleecing we are being subjected to, albeit probably the most obvious as we live it everyday. It's a slow drain.
That is the "gradually" aspect of Hemingway's quote in the context of this essay.
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Open Thread - Thurs - 11 Dec 2025 - New! And Old!
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 12/11/2025 - 5:00amNew! And Old!
A few days ago one of the advocacy groups I'm involved with and following led me down a rabbit hole to another advocacy area which I'd never even knew about, ever. And it's IMPORTANT. I'm sure many of you know about this, but I didn't realize that there were groups fighting Ageism, fighting against the images our society (and many other societies) make about old people, and how societies treat old people.
Artwork from Growing and Older (link below)
What a great rabbit hole! I'm just getting started and already much of the stuff I'm learning from these groups has lifted up my spirits, making me feel as good about myself and what I can do. I'm setting some possible goals, new goals for the next few years. Good stuff! Below are some of the sites I've found. There is much more out there, for sure!
So now my red friends are getting coy with "me"
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You
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Our thin majority is facing one of the biggest multi-pronged attacks we’ve ever faced.
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The Evening Blues - 12-10-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 2:49pm
OT WE 10 DEC 25 ~ Lost in device land
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The Evening Blues - 12-9-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 3:32pm
Tuesday morning rain
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 10:02am
Good morning everyone.
Have had a lot of things going on in the last few days, so have not had a chance to keep up with what is going on here at C99.
So I'll start with JtC and his battle with health issues. I want to add my best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery. We are all pulling for you, Johnny.
