I guess I'm not a progressive after all
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 08/27/2022 - 3:09pmI'll be sticking with the "socialist" label after reading this study.
Diaries
Album of the Week - 8-27-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 08/27/2022 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
Well, this week my trip down south derailed my schedule of uploading videos to Youtube, so the pickings are good, but sparse this week.
There's the 1967 album by the Savoy Brown Blues Band, their first. Also there's a compilation double album "Gabe's Dirty Blues" which has some really great tunes on it worth checking out.
Enjoy!
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - 8-27-2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 08/27/2022 - 6:25am
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”.
Pablo Picasso
Observation of the mundane activities of life is one of the methods I use to gauge how world events are effecting lives. The weekly food shopping excursion is such an opportunity, since it includes regular visits to various stores supplied by different wholesalers and target markets.
If my normal pattern was to only visit one store regularly my perception of economic changes happening would be very different based on which store I was frequenting. Using Bob's Red Mill flour as an example. This week a 5 pound bag at normal price ranged from $3.29 to $8.09.
There is continually fewer shoppers and shorter lines in all the stores. Shoppers are starting to explore different stores. The newbies in upscale clothing are wandering the aisles of the discount stores with dazed looks. Same customer shift happened in 2008.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone here
Submitted by Crazytimes on Sat, 08/27/2022 - 12:50amI'm mostly just a lurker here, but occasionally I post comments. I don't really know how to describe myself politically. I grew up in a Midwestern historically very "Red state". My grandfather however, was very opinionated.One of his most memorable quotes was: "The only people who vote Republican are rich ones and dumb poor ones."
I was always taught that voting was not just a privilege or a right, but a duty. I took it very seriously.
They said the quiet part out loud
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 5:44pmPosted without comment
Friday Night Photos Mobius Trip Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 5:00pmHappy Friday everyone. Please feel free to post any photos, memes, or music you like.
A little change of pace from the usual animals, bugs or flowers I normally post.
These were shot a few years ago at a couple of camera club workshops on black light and table top photography. For those that may be wondering about all the bubbles on the flower, it's submerged in water mixed with club soda.
Nightwish: Greatest Show On Earth
Submitted by Chknltl on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 4:59pmAs a 'refugee' from the now deceased Jackpine Radicals forum, I plan on primarily posting things geopolitical.
Furthermore, I am counting on you folks to point out errors in my use of history or my interpretations.
I am 67, a child of the Cold War who grew up an 'army brat'. Every 3 years we would move from Ft. Lewis in Washington State to Germany then back again.
The Evening Blues - 8-26-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 3:00pm
A sad realization listening to David Sirota
Submitted by doh1304 on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 2:06pmon The Hill's Rising he talked about how "the left" had "shamed Biden" to do the student debt forgiveness. I was reminded of "Hillarycare" which eventually became Obamacare. Another of my weird connections? Not so weird.
Peacemaker and being an Enemy of Ukraine
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 1:48pmA few weeks ago a plane that took off from Moscow airport has engine trouble and had to land in a cornfield. Miraculously no one was hurt.
However, the names of the survivors made it into the press, and those names were picked up by a web site known as Peacemaker. Peacemaker is an ironic name because it means the opposite.
