I've been fighting this cold/flu for several days now. Its diminishing but not going without a fight. Most all of the symptoms have gone except for the congestion and cough, which at my age is not good.
Earthling2 has come down with it and is slowly improving. Between the two of us, we have gone through three bottles of cough syrup.
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Article 4, although vaguely worded, gives congress
authority to enact restraints on an incapable president.
I opine it is their duty to use their position to reign-in
the lawless behavior of the trumpet.
We assume this congress will not exercise their
duties to represent us as required at the 2/3 level of
agreement. Perhaps a strongly worded statement?
Weak tea for a republic headed into full blown fascism.
"Man's distinguishing trait is not logic but imagination and, more precisely, unbridled imagination, defunctionalized imagination." -- Cornelius Castoriadis
It appears as if we are well past the stage of mere wannabe fascism and into the one where dreams are realized.
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It's gangster nation as we threaten seizures of countries like Greenland, Columbia, Cuba, and so on...as we dictate with whom other countries are allowed to trade or associate...as we threaten the conquest of Iran...as we steal tankers in international waters...and sanction and tariff much of the world. Not to mention the gangsterism here at home, using ICE to kill or imprison anyone that doesn't submit, and targeting anyone who speaks out for Palestine. These are dark times at the end of empire. We're watching the collapse of dollar dominance, and the slow, slow, then sudden crash of our economy. We have a $7 trillion interest payment due just before midterms, and no one wants to buy US bonds. Folks, this country is going down the tubes, and quite frankly, given our behavior, it is for the best. However, to paraphrase Larry Wilkerson, "a dying elephant can do a good deal of damage thrashing around in death pangs".
I can't recall how this song came to my attention. I think youtube coughed it up because I was looking for and listening to Chinese music videos for something pleasant to the ear, with lyrics I might like. This song seemed to fit with a caution against the use of violence to solve problems. Then I started looking at the drama series itself and became more and more perplexed trying to understand what I was watching and listening to.
Afternoon folks!
More great stuff this week (surprise!) Anyway, starting off we've got an album from the great Chicago blues harmonica player, James Cotton, followed by a compilation album from a talented fellow that far too few people know about, Eugene Church. After that we've got an album of tunes from a bunch of Delta blues musicians. Big Joe Williams, Luther Huff and Willie Love. Moving on to more modern bluesy music we've got a live album from the Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm and Gene Taylor Band, followed by a blues rock album from Dave Alvin. We finish up in the diversity department with an album from the Texas Tornados a band that's stylistically a little hard to pin down but well worth a listen.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
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I will start with Judge Nap's Weekly Wrap:
