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This article about says it all......................

Where they want to take the convention. If you think Nevada was fun, hold on to your hat!

https://theintercept.com/2016/05/11/lobbyists-dnc-2016-convention/

"But the 2016 convention in Philadelphia will be officially hosted by lobbyists and corporate executives, a number of whom are actively working to undermine progressive policies"

Resilience: Geoff Lawton On Greening The Desert

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Climate change is drying out the planet's already dry areas. And agricorps have worked diligently to worsen the soil and destroy ecosystems for more profits. The climate news can be most depressing. April was another record-breaking month, the 7th in a row. Yikes. If you live in a drying area, you might be interested in permaculture's practical lessons for greening the desert. More below.

Somewhere between nautical and citizens' twilight

is my favorite time of day. The sky differentiates itself from the trees, a color between grey and navy blue. No fog this morning. Might be fog in the valleys, a river of cloud below. Quiet, but windows are closed, the spring persists, cool and wet. My oak trees broke bud yesterday. Hickory is still thinking about it.

A Time for Mourning

The following is the comment I posted to the article that follows:

Journalism and truth died and someone forgot to tell me. I have a degree in journalism, and would have attended the funeral. For Truth, probably not. It has been ailing for a very long time in US America. Politicians killed it with a very slow poison. Still, sad to see it go completely.

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