Open Thread - Friday, November 16, 2018
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Stable
[stey-buhl]
adjective, sta·bler, sta·blest.
1) not likely to fall or give way, as a structure, support, foundation, etc.; firm; steady.
2) able or likely to continue or last; firmly established; enduring or permanent.
3) resistant to sudden change or deterioration.
4) steadfast; not wavering or changeable, as in character or purpose; dependable.
5) not subject to emotional instability or illness; sane; mentally sound.
Hola, que pasa? Hay más tropas en la frontera sur de reconstrucción de Puerto Rico.
Are you funking kidding me? Born with two strikes, brown and poor. Apparently genius does not include the ability to discern extenuating circumstances, nor can a master deal maker devise a win-win.
One of the problems with gross wealth disparity is isolation from society. What kind of genius sits on a gold throne and tweets disparaging comments about people they have never met?
Sometimes people are overcome by the darkness. I know I am. I have thoroughly enjoyed 45's hissy fit. I fully support alternative solutions to the problem and advocate driving him funkin' nuts. Poke the ego, don't let up, complete melt down is possible probable.
The time for the dog pile has arrived!
Enough with the corruption already!
Just funkin' sayin'.
To the downtrodden: Fear not brother, persist, resist, we are working on rectifying the situation.
Refugee, I promise a more humane solution to your plight.
See you soon!
Coche para los niños.
Everyone else, have a great weekend! The thread is OPEN.
Comments
Good morning, Tim ~~~
The hissy-fit thrower has got his panties in a knot. But, they're always in a knot when the petulant child is not getting his way! Which seems to be happening more often.
Will the new HoR bring about the challenges needed to spur change or will the old guard prevail and keep the oligarchy humming along?
The new Reps are already scaring the status quo. You know, AOC doesn't know how to dress, read the latest headline - so when they are attacking your clothing, they've got nothing on your brain!
I'm hoping for an improved world in 2019. I'm hoping my world improves in 2019 - I'm in a shoe now, walking haltingly, but hope to be full-strength in the new year.
Have a beautiful day and weekend, everyone!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
AOC
You mean the smart, attractive, young woman with moxie? She scares the funk out of the bubble people.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Yes, exactly, the one with
moxie! She’s killing it - I just hope they don’t break her - she’s giving us hope! And, she’s got more of these newly elected progressives with her, which I hope make some big noises to effect some big changes.
Either way - it will be interesting to see how it shakes out. Hopefully the odds will be in our favor -
Enjoy the day!
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
No doubt. She scarin' the Funk outta dem...
@RaggedyAnn
I'm not going to speculate on how the not-yet-30yr old Congresswoman for my district will turn out.
But what did she do this week? She turned up in two consequential places to lend her support to dissidents.
First she stands with a collective of local NYC council members and state senators to staunchly oppose the disastrous clandestine Amazon deal. Then she attends the "Democrats Stand Up or Step Aside" #NewGreenDeal protest at the highest ranking Dem Congresswoman's office to show solidarity.
If that ain't action, putting yourself out there in person with other advocates and protester, I don't know what is.
Not to mention as you both say, she's in a white hot RW spotlight that seeks to impugn and destroy her - that's how afraid they are of her message. Not to mention that he socialist message comes straight from "an attractive young woman with moxie," which intimidates the funk out of white male patriarchy.
I thought about putting an essay together (and still might) wondering how people felt about what I thought could be serious revolutionary ramifications - a Congresswoman-elect showing up at the Minority Leader's office to join a protest against her? Could this just what those working inside the system need to see to embolden them and others to be much more actively involved with pressuring elected officials? Like Bernie, she could be working on the inside, while also making sure to honor the grassroots by showing up in public to stand with protesters when they come calling. After all, they are literally her donors.
This is what Bernie had been saying. This is what FDR meant when he said, "you'll have to make me do it."
I'm not at all saying she's some kind of savior to usher in a Utopian Socialist world. But there's something to be said for choosing to participate in high-profile protest actions, especially of your own leader. That could send out some serious ripples.
And the biggest takeaway:
She can do these things, because, she takes no corporate money. She is beholden only to small donors and the Democratic Socialist of America who got her elected. That means no lobbyists at her door demanding to reel her in on Day One (or before).
Could be a whole new ballgame.
Or could be more of the same.
I think it's too early to tell.
But I'll tell you this: it's got me thinking more about joining a recently DSA due-paying friend in the neighborhood and attending their meetings.
"If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC"
- Kurt Vonnegut
Good Day
The MSM media want to perpetuate a Democratic rift using AOC as the boogie woman. Things likely are not as presented. How convenient it is to talk about personalities, instead of the issue. I suspect Pelosi is OK with the protest. It shines light on an important issue that is primarily being defined by ideology and politics, when it should be in the hands of scientists. So please consider that the reporting is all horse race ideology based conjecture. I am willing to wager that NP appreciates AOC and does not consider her an adversary. The primary disunity is with the who and how to hate bunch. And now Revolution.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
I think AOC has got establishment politicos thinking twice
About the stability of their corporate kickbacks. The new Dems didn't need corporate pac money to get elected.
Beware the bullshit factories.
Friendly Reminder
It's the weekend. Sup?
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Brothers
I am the descendant of eastern European immigrants, 2nd generation natural born via paternal grandfather, and 3rd generation via the remainder. I grew up in SW Pennsylvania among the coal mines and steel mills. Our family parties (weddings, graduations, baptisms, reunions) had a very ethnic flare. It sounded like this:
Bring whatever you feel. Food, libations, your instrument, … Let's party!
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
good chilly morning y'all
I wish it was possible to share some of our rain with CA...we had more than 4" this week. Sure was odd to watch CA burn as the deluge poured here.
US territories like PR evidently exists for our exploitation. When they need our help it is adios amigos.
Did you get any snow? Just missed us going North (maybe your way). Got my order of chestnut trees yesterday, and the weekend is forecast-ed to be sunny, so I'll get those in the ground soon. Reckon I've got about 20 more years to watch them grow.
Lots of turkeys around this week....the feathered variety that is. Deer are active too. The cooler weather has wildlife more active - lot's of bird activity at the feeder too.
Well, hoping you all have some good activities this weekend. Stay warm everybody!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Same here
4" or so. The weekend is supposed be nice. Fifties and sunny. The radar only showed snow along the ridge lines, south of ~WV/PA border.
The exploitation is borderless. For example, US resource consumption, US arms sales and the domestic labor market.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Disassemble number 5, dissemble number 43
Happy Friday, I can't listen to Trump every day, that would be bad for my 5.health. What y'all repeat here is enough, thanks for filtering. I hope Trump doesn't start another real war, keep tweeting. Number 5 was the robot in Short Circuit. It disassembled a grasshopper for enlightenment. This is some funky history rewrite eh:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-w-bush/
Really? That's what people think now? The dissembling continues, another topic to unlearn.
--- uniparty rejoices
Democrat Katie Porter ousts Orange County Republican Mimi Walters
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California Economic Summit convenes in Santa Rosa, outlines path to achieve California dream
Seventh! wah Good luck.
Christy Whitman reminder
Good Morning
I peek at the Internet a couple of times a day, but being hyper-vigilant would make me miserable. I would rather putter in the garden, go to the gym, ride motorcycle, go to the local gathering spot to socialize, …
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Your playlist and pie for breakfast.
thanks I am ready for a good day now. Pie!
scooby dooby doo. I like your playlist so much I am going to youtube-dl the bunch, and rip the audio for my ogg player. Got that? lol
cheers
Sounds Delicious
During the motorcycle trip, I had some Lemon Skunk. Lemon is one of the more common terpenes. There is now research showing that the organplectic properties, taste and smell, are central to the cannabis effects, More so than Indica versus Sativa. In fact the Indica vs. Sativa, stoned vs. high, paradigm probably has more to do with harvest time than genetics. The Sativas being primarily tropical are slower to mature. This is due to the photosynthetic properties being in concert with the more balanced light and dark periods of the tropical day. The Indicas, being primarily more temperate, ripen quickly when they sense the days shortening. The net of this is that Indicas are usually more mature or even over ripe when harvested and Sativas are usually less ripe when harvested. Harvest time also explains some of the deviation between batches of the same strain. Along with the gardener's skills.
PS - Pie for breakfast is the title of next week's open thread.
I prepared the thread yesterday, because I am hitting the road. Pie for breakfast day happens every Black Friday and Boxing Day! I had Pineapple Chunk for breakfast.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
So that's why it's hard to find a sativa
with a high THC%
Beware the bullshit factories.
PPS
Los Lobos never fails to please. I am glad you enjoyed the playlist. I think Los Lobos are extraordinarily talented and grossly under appreciated. Funkin' eh.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -
Life is a carnaval
Celia Cruz:
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Beware the bullshit factories.
Good morning from Aztlan.
Looking for a high of 75 degrees today with plenty of sun.
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We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
Buenos dias. Sitting on a different bluff along the pacific
coast. This one is up by Pigeon Point. Sub-fifty out there. Vaguely leisurely morning, still a couple of hours from home, but only a couple, and that's today's destination. OTOH, a ton of stuff to do before Thursday.
Had lunch in Gonzales yesterday at La Enchilada Cafe - maximum authentico, as one would expect from hte locale. Maybe 6 tables in the whole place and we got the last one. Among the tacos, for example, were asada, lengua, tripa and cabeza. My tamal obviously came right out of the steamer and the tortillas were freshly made. Cinco estrellas.
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 --
No fair! *mouth waters enviously*
Have never been able to find Mexican food in Germany that could compare with southern Cal, or even Philadelphia.
Hardy NYC protesters in snow last night, "89k Homeless by Cuomo"
"New Yorkers Hit The Snowy Streets To Demand Tougher Rent Laws"
Have to mention first how good it is to see the Gothamist back in action. Their coverage of what's happening on the ground, in neighborhoods all around the city, had been unsurpassed. Although it does suck that Neoliberal WNYC bought them out (but better than formerly in the hands of RW scumbag/Trump supporter Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade).
As I was delighting in taking the kids out for the first snow of the year a bunch of committed folks weren't deterred from what is on pretty much everyone's mind here.
Check out this extortion racket:
We're caught in this corporate dystopia of the Orwellian "preferential rent" scam (the equivalent of War is Peace/Freedom is Slavery). Preferential, only to the landlord. In our case the little douche whose inherited his mommy's building has raised our rent almost 10% twice in a row now - just because he can.
Everyone should know that Cuomo is a deceptive and manipulative Neoliberal bastard.
Gianaris is talking tough lately and it's good to know he was out again in the streets for this (also against Amazon).
But note the difference between the two elected officials on record about this. Salazar of DSA ran on a platform of rent control (similar to Socialist Alternative Kshama Sawant of the Seattle city council, who also has huge support because of her unwavering stance on such a critical, existential issue).
Not taking corporate money is revolutionary. It allows one to take stands free of being beholden to corporate donors, while building your base of volunteers and canvassers, which is an essential part of building movements.
"If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC"
- Kurt Vonnegut
Bat signal
Because I'm always asking for too much.
That's my idea of Happy Days
let every district wage peace
coast to coast
"Decisions. Actions. Consequences." That is what Always Talking Man shouted at me from across the street today, on my way back from walking south down Asti, and north up the Boulevard. I saw a fox on Asti, took a photo. nice cat dog "all the freaky people make the beauty of the world"
The madrones are full of red berries, and so are the toyons along the river path. Red and green, we called them christmas berries up in Willits. There was mistletoe up there too, pretty parasites. I looked on satellite view and saw the new owners planted the upper meadow. We used to weed it by hand, now there are fifteen tree size plants, organic I hope. cheers
It could happen
I think it's possible that the Green party could become the liberal party and the Democrats the conservative party with the Republicans disappearing.
Beware the bullshit factories.