OT ~ Welcome to Saturday!
Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 02/17/2018 - 3:01am
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Diaries
So now is the time to think about
Submitted by mimi on Sat, 02/17/2018 - 2:20amwhere the evil Russians and Chinese or any other OPOL powers would hit the US with their nukes first, right?
I am reading through the EB and concluded I have to ask the community the following:
Twenty Years of Depression
Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 10:51pmYup. Twenty years....well, close enough. It began somewhere between my dad's death and my 14th birthday. Since that time I've found it very difficult to see the good in things. It's easy to feel that way when society just keeps punching you down at every turn.
15 years ago yesterday
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 5:23pmWhat will it take for a repeat?
Friday Photography - After The Rain
Submitted by janis b on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 5:19pmWater dripping everywhere ...
For Daenerys and all bird lovers, from an interview with Jonathan Franzen about why birds matter.
US Pacific Command Admiral ready for war with China, but hopes it won’t happen
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 5:09pmThe 1% has geared up their military to protect their privileged place in the world and apparently we’re just supposed to sit her quietly and hope things work out for the best I guess. We’re being fed propaganda about Russians screwing with our elections while the military is in a part of the world in which we do NOT belong threatening yet another nuclear superpower with war.
The Evening Blues - 2-16-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 5:05pm
Russia!Russia!Russia! is destroying The Intercept
Submitted by leveymg on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 4:39pmThe Intercept was founded several years ago as a bastion of “confrontational journalism” by a distinguished group of contributing editors, including Democracy Now! veteran reporter Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald. It sprang directly out of the work of Greenwald, a lawyer, who helped Edward Snowden survive to publish his groundbreaking 2013 and 2014 exposes of NSA domestic wiretapping.
Russiagate jumps yet another shark
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 4:13pmWashington struck back against Russia twice today for things that either aren't crimes, or are things we are responsible for.
Let's start with the biggest one.
I am indicted. Prosecution to follow.
Submitted by EdMass on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 1:24pmWell, Mueller has found more stuff Who colluded with whom? None of this crap has anything to do with the "CHARTER". Deep State, in charge.
Indictment says, aside from these bad Russians there is no collusion with US personnel.
They said bad things on the inter webs and social media about the Creature to elect Trump?
