OT ~ Welcome to Saturday!
Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 6:05am
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Diaries
U.S. forced to evacuate consulate in Iraq
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 9:16pmLast week the Trump Administration ranted against OPEC because the Iranian sanctions are driving up oil prices.
That's called blowback.
Friday Night Photos - Snow Flurries Up North edition
Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 6:45pmUgh!
Anyway:
Off for dinner. With the week's circus, feel free to depose yourselves and post the evidence.
Not sure when I'll be back.
Slowly spreading acceptance that U.S. dollar hegemony is ending
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 6:08pmJust a decade the idea of an end of the global dollar standard was nothing more than a theoretical concept. Just two years ago it wasn't anything to worry about.
But today you see Bloomberg articles like this featured prominently.
I don't believe either of them.
Submitted by Not Henry Kissinger on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 5:41pmAfter watching the whole miserable spectacle yesterday, I found neither Dr. Ford's nor Judge Kavanaugh's testimony particularly credible.
Star Terk and Class Struggle, a New Open Thread Series: The Romulans and Remans
Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 5:11pmI'd like to try something...new. Star Trek is something I grew up with. It wasn't like many shows on TV in that it explored what was possible. And given my recent forays into subjects such as class struggle and revolution, I thought it would be interesting to delve into the class struggles of the various peoples and factions introduced throughout each TV series and in other media, including tabletop and video games.
The Evening Blues - 9-28-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 2:39pm
CCI Team says Farewell to St. Petersburg
Submitted by mhagle on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 1:36pmToday's email from the Center for Citizen Initiatives.
Dear CCI Readers,
Farewell to St. Petersburg, from Mike Metz!
Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives
Open Thread - Friday, September 28, 2018 - Funk Everything
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 09/28/2018 - 3:20am
“Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy. The heresy of heresies was common sense.”
- George Orwell -
Julian Assange replaced as editor of Wikileaks
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 11:00pmIt makes sense. He can't do his job without the internet.
Julian Assange has been replaced as editor in chief of Wikileaks, according to the online publisher.Former spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson, an Icelandic investigative journalist, will take over the role.
