Sunday Open Thread: June 25 is National Catfish Day in the US

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 5:00am

World History
On June 25, 1741, Maria Theresa of Austria was crowned Queen of Hungary. Her succession was the main point and purpose of the "Pragmatic Sanction". Said sanction failed its other purpose, peaceful acceptance of her succession by all of Europe. It instead caused The War of the Austrian Succession, during which the Empire lost Silesia to Frederick the Great. She eventually tried to take it back and started the Seven Year's War in the attempt. This war wound up involving most of Europe, with all of the Great Powers aligned against a British-Prussian alliance. It it known as The French and Indian War in the US. It cost France its North American holdings, and left Prussia still in control of Silesia.

US History
On June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to immediately attack a Native Ameican village near the Little Bighorn River. He would've preferred a crack of dawn surprise attack on the 26th, but thought that his troops had been spotted so he chose an immediate attack lest the occupants scatter an get away. Custer and his underlings were unable to isolate, attack, and capture non-combatants to use as human shields as he had advocated in his book and succeeded in doing at the Washita Massacre. Instead he and his troops wound up in straight up combat against the Native American male and female warriors who defeated them, bigly. This event is variously known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass (Native Americans) or the Battle of the Little Big Horn (White Invaders), though it is sometimes instead romanticized as "Custer's Last Stand".

Science
On June 25, 1894, Hermann Oberth was born. One of the fathers of rocketry.

Philosophy
On June 25, 1908, Willard Van Orman Quine was born

The Arts
On June 25, 1852, Antoni Gaudi was born
On June 28, 1903, George Orwell was born
On June 28, 1925, Clifton Chenier was born

Other
On June 25, 1678 Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman ever awarded a Ph. D

This clearly calls for Catfish (John)

And the inimitable Clifton Chenier

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French and Indian War

The Little Bighorn

Orwell

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 9:47am

Good morning and thanks for that fascinating news item.

@riverlover
Take care of yourself & have a good one.

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Submitted by ghotiphaze on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 1:04pm

I'm a right hander,

@riverlover but I use my right foot.
(ducks)

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Submitted by dervish on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 7:23am

Today is Eid al Fitr, Ramadan is over.

The celebration will last three days, after which KSA may attack Qatar, we'll see.

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"Obama promised transparency, but Assange is the one who brought it."

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 9:45am

Thanks. I wasn't sure how to handle that - it's lunar

@dervish
and depends on the first local sighting of the new moon. I tend to shy away from lunar holidays since I write in advance.

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Submitted by dervish on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 10:18am

Yeah, it's actually common that two mosques

@enhydra lutris in the same town might start Eid a day apart. This one appears non-controversial though.

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"Obama promised transparency, but Assange is the one who brought it."

Submitted by Arrow on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 12:52pm

Morning EL

Hoping everyone has a wonderful Sunday.

Guess we'llhave o take a moment to honor a Hall of Fame pitcher for the Yankees(sorry Boston fans)...Catfish Hunter. One of the best 'control' pitchers ever.

I'm a little down though...Seems nobody liked my 'Waiting for my orders from Vladimir' joke yesterday. I try and try...Sigh.

Edit: Yes Catfish Hunter was great for the Oakland A's for most of his career as well.

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I want a Pony!

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 9:36am

Catfish was with the As from 65 to 74, and

@Arrow
the Yanks from 75 to 79. Bob Dylan wrote this about him:

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 11:31am

Free association is a wonderful thing

Clifton Chenier always me think of

Queen Ida

But also

Paul Simon

which leads to

Which leads to Mama Africa

but mostly Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie records

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Submitted by lotlizard on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 12:57pm

U.S. Air Force’s study resources page for “perception warfare”

http://www.au.af.mil/info-ops/perception.htm

Also: what does it mean to be a “centrist" in an unrepentantly criminal and genocidal system?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/06/23/cannibal-corpse/

Submitted by eyo on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 2:53pm

California's big change in voting rules is off to a rocky start

This is about OC California, Orange County. Lots of Republicans.
Political Road Map: California's big change in voting rules is off to a rocky start for 2018

Perhaps no part of California has thought more about the future of voting than Orange County. And yet when it comes to a sweeping change to state elections, the county has decided to take a pass.

In fact, recent events serve as a cautionary tale that changing elections is hard, even when the plan is praised by “good government” advocates as the kind of reform that will make voting fit in better with the way we live and work.

Less than two weeks ago, the Orange County Board of Supervisors quietly scrapped years of work by its elections officials on a plan to swap neighborhood polling places for universal absentee ballots and a limited number of all-purpose vote centers. There, voters could access a variety of election services — including last-minute registration, a few voting booths and a place to drop off absentee ballots. There would also be ballot drop boxes in heavily trafficked areas of the county.

The crux of the biscuit is money I think, not wanting to spend any to "improve" the process. Stingy = stupid when it comes to trust in the election system I think, but go on. Rs have to oppose it on principle? Because their Rs or what? What a load.

But registrars feel the ground shifting under their feet. They know that 58% of California voters used a mailbox last fall, not a voting booth. The state’s new election system may not be ideal, but neither is the status quo.

"Vote for us, we're not ideal! But neither is the status quo."

I think Debra Bowen was the best Secretary of State ever. I hope she is doing well now, we have similar challenges under different circumstances. Secretary of State Debra Bowen tells of struggle with depression

She really knew her stuff, and got a lot done. California Voting Machine Audit Results (2007).

I don't like Alex Padilla, think he's a Clinton tool who'd rather pinch pennies than serve the people. I guess he's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

http://votefraud.org/josef_stalin_vote_fraud_page.htm
"Those who cast the votes decide nothing.Those who count the votes decide everything." is actually a Rush Limbaugh quote? Huh! That site is funny, full of dead links and a few cool graphics.

peace

Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sun, 06/25/2017 - 5:22pm

Alex Padilla is a more reprehensible Dem in a party

@eyo over-populated with reprehensibles. He either oversaw (in a supervisory fashion) or overlooked (in an omissive fashion) huge vote irregularities in CA. Thousands of magically disappearing ballots, thousands of dead people mystically arising from cemeteries to vote, shape-shifting (aka party-changing) shenanigans. A magician skilled in the ~~blue~~ black arts.

This is about OC California, Orange County. Lots of Republicans. Political Road Map: California's big change in voting rules is off to a rocky start for 2018 Perhaps no part of California has thought more about the future of voting than Orange County. And yet when it comes to a sweeping change to state elections, the county has decided to take a pass. In fact, recent events serve as a cautionary tale that changing elections is hard, even when the plan is praised by “good government” advocates as the kind of reform that will make voting fit in better with the way we live and work. Less than two weeks ago, the Orange County Board of Supervisors quietly scrapped years of work by its elections officials on a plan to swap neighborhood polling places for universal absentee ballots and a limited number of all-purpose vote centers. There, voters could access a variety of election services — including last-minute registration, a few voting booths and a place to drop off absentee ballots. There would also be ballot drop boxes in heavily trafficked areas of the county. The crux of the biscuit is money I think, not wanting to spend any to "improve" the process. Stingy = stupid when it comes to trust in the election system I think, but go on. Rs have to oppose it on principle? Because their Rs or what? What a load. But registrars feel the ground shifting under their feet. They know that 58% of California voters used a mailbox last fall, not a voting booth. The state’s new election system may not be ideal, but neither is the status quo. "Vote for us, we're not ideal! But neither is the status quo." I think Debra Bowen was the best Secretary of State ever. I hope she is doing well now, we have similar challenges under different circumstances. Secretary of State Debra Bowen tells of struggle with depression She really knew her stuff, and got a lot done. California Voting Machine Audit Results (2007). I don't like Alex Padilla, think he's a Clinton tool who'd rather pinch pennies than serve the people. I guess he's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. http://votefraud.org/josef_stalin_vote_fraud_page.htm "Those who cast the votes decide nothing.Those who count the votes decide everything." is actually a Rush Limbaugh quote? Huh! That site is funny, full of dead links and a few cool graphics. peace