The Evening Blues - 5-31-21

Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 1:12pm


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No news roundup + tonight's musical feature: Big Joe Williams

Hey! Good Evening!

This evening's music features delta bluesman Big Joe Williams. Enjoy!

Big Joe Williams - Somebody's Been Worrying

Only A Little News and Opinion

Have a great holiday and be careful not to drip any barbeque sauce on your nice shirt!

Russiagate target Kilimnik speaks out on 'spy' claims, Trump-Russia conspiracy theories

Aaron Maté on his Treasonous Interview with Russiagate Star Konstantin Kilimnik

A Little Night Music

Big Joe Williams - She Left Me A Mule To Ride

Big Joe Williams - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Big Joe Williams - Sloppy Drunk Blues

Big Joe Williams - Crawlin' King Snake

Big Joe Williams - Highway 49

Big Joe Williams - I Know You Gonna Miss Me

Big Joe Williams - Skinny Mama

Big Joe Williams - Hellhound On My Trail

Bob Dylan and Big Joe Williams - Sittin On Top Of The World

Big Joe Williams - Bottle Up and Go

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Submitted by NYCVG on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 2:33pm

Must be June Fools Day or something. Upside Down Day.

Meanwhile.....

Andrew is going after Bill de Blasio hard these days. hmmm.

Inside info: de Blasio supports Eric Adams in a quid pro quo----something for something----trade.

de Blasio wants Adam's support for Chirlane McCray, Bill's wife, to succeed Adams as Brooklyn Borough President.

Politics as usual in our urban banana republic.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:27pm
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@NYCVG

thanks for the ongoing reporting!

heh, maybe the daily news enjoys yang roasting di blasio?

have a great evening!

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Submitted by NYCVG on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 9:08pm

@joe shikspack The new owners are even more conservative/machine oriented

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 4:11pm
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Aaron Mate was fun as was Kilimnik, "that fuckin' Russian". Bwahahaha..
Big Joe was, as always, also fun.

Been having a funholiday thinning apples, thanks for the wishes.
Have a great holiday yourself.

be well and have a good one

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:29pm
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@enhydra lutris

it has been a good holiday here, too. an afternoon bbq and an evening dinner at a good indian restaurant. woohoo!

have a good one!

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Submitted by CB on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 5:39pm
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US Troops Die For World Domination, Not Freedom
https://soundcloud.com/going_rogue/us-troops-die-for-world-domination-no...

This is all US troops have been fighting and dying for since the Berlin Wall came down. Not "freedom", not "democracy", and certainly not the American people. Just continual uncontested domination of this planet at all cost: domination of its resources, its trade routes, its seas, its air, and its humans, no matter how many lives need to risked and snuffed out in order to achieve it. The US has killed millions and displaced tens of millions just since the turn of this century in the reckless pursuit of that goal.

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 7:21pm
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@CB

engagement in response to attacks upon our nation comprise a negligible fraction of our combat operations. WWII, Tripoli (piracy against US shipping), arguably 1812, the tiny fraction of Afghanistan that could be considered a lefit response to 911, even if you toss in WWI that's it.

be well and have a good one.

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Submitted by NYCVG on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 7:34pm

@CB I read the entire piece a few days ago and it was chilling and accurate, as far as I can tell.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:35pm
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@CB

thanks for the link! for folks who prefer to read rather than listen here's a link to the text.

have a great evening!

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Submitted by humphrey on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 5:44pm

Is he biting the hand that feeds him?

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/31/israel-netanyahus-opponents-naftali-benn...

In the past 24 hours, Israel has inched closer to what could be the removal of its longest-serving prime minister.

Naftali Bennett of the right-wing Yamina party announced late Sunday his intention to team up with the centrist Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, to form what aims to be a unity coalition.

This would be a diverse collection of parties with little in common except the goal of unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in power for more than 12 years. If successful, it would end the complex political deadlock that has seen Israel hold four elections in less than two years.

In a speech reacting to this possibility Bibi said this.

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Submitted by NYCVG on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 7:36pm

@humphrey @humphrey No difference

total compliance or you are the enemy. It is not about Biden.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:39pm
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@humphrey

heh, sounds like bibi is willing to do just about anything to hold onto power including screwing with israel's relationship to the u.s.

biden a threat to israel? pfffffttt!

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Submitted by humphrey on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 5:51pm

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:42pm
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it will be interesting to hear biden answer for the obama administration's perfidy.

i'd sure like to be a fly on the wall for that convo.

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Submitted by The Liberal Moonbat on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 5:59pm
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FUCK WAR

We are tired of parades, memorials and pageantry.

Take back your “thank you for your service” and 50% off sales.

We want people to live without threats of U.S. bullets and bombs.

We remember the enormous loss of civilian life that is forgotten in today’s memorials and hidden from view in the U.S. consciousness. America has no space on its calendar to memorialize these victims.

We grieve the loss of friends and the death of veterans unable to forget the tragedies and forgive themselves.

We are ANGRY that there is a holiday that glorifies nationalism and patriotism and ignores the trauma that U.S. militarism enacts all over the globe.

We are filled with rage as we continue to watch the empty political platitudes from the two largest political parties praising soldiers and veterans as they continue to send them off to wars that line the pockets of the rich.

We are frustrated that mainstream media and popular culture glorifies U.S. militarism.

We are exhausted from nightmares of our participation and the images of ongoing trauma from a system of violence we once propped up. We live with the wounds of our moral injuries, scabs that we can’t let heal for fear we’d recreate the injury.

On Memorial Day we don’t want to remember and we are afraid we will forget.

All we know for sure is...

Fuck War

Well, geez. Congratulations, VfP, you get a huge donation.

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Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!

Submitted by Pricknick on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 6:26pm
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@The Liberal Moonbat
I know several vets, including myself that would love to spread that and donate.

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Submitted by The Liberal Moonbat on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 5:11am
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@Pricknick It was an E-mail.

EDIT: You're welcome. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

I had no idea you were a veteran; I'm sorry. You do often come across as very 'broken', and that would explain a lot as to why.

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Submitted by Pricknick on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 6:30pm
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@The Liberal Moonbat
https://www.veteransforpeace.org/
Thanks all the same.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:47pm
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@The Liberal Moonbat

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Submitted by on the cusp on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 9:42pm

I did a quick drive to Colorado, then dropped back by a friend's place near Dallas. I and TLOML decided to go only country roads for the drive back home. In so doing, we went through a lovely town, and decided on the spot, we would be back to see the sights. The countryside is beautiful all the way!
Enjoy!

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 9:49pm
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@on the cusp

sounds like you had a day of serious driving! glad to hear you enjoyed it.

have a great evening!

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Submitted by on the cusp on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 10:27pm

@joe shikspack @joe shikspack Last night, Eastland, TX.
The drive home today was a total avoidance of interstate. We skirted about Waco, Bryan, Huntsville, and were on country roads I had never traveled. It was great not to be in a hurry, and if I could retire tomorrow, I would want to build a cabin on one of those hills, and raise a few Longhorns. Man, oh man, it was beautiful.
What was best: BBQ or Indian food? You decide.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 10:30pm
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@on the cusp

bbq, of course. i mean, the tandoori chicken was delicious and all, but well bbq is an artform. Smile

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Submitted by on the cusp on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 11:22pm

@joe shikspack requires a touch and a feel, and an eye, and sense of smell, to achieve that ultimate taste.
We fire up the grill about 3 times a week, pretty much throughout the year. And since Texas is renown for BBQ, the stores carry the rubs and spices you likely can't buy in other states.
If we hadn't been a bit tired from the long drive home, we would have grilled some pork chops.
That will be postponed until tomorrow evening, since everyday is a holiday for us.

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Submitted by aliasalias on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 2:07pm

@on the cusp you probably know it well, north of Nacogdoches just past the hwy 59 turnoff to Appleby.
A great two lane rolling hills scenery thru Cushing, Reklaw (Walker spelled backwards,only one Walker Tx allowed) up to Jacksonville then hwy 175 thru Athens, Kaufman and Seagoville (past the prison) then I'd get on hwy 20.
So the majority of my trips to Ft.Worth and back were all on the secondary roads,all prettier and a lot less hectic traffic and cops.

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Submitted by on the cusp on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 6:16pm

@aliasalias It sounds lovely!
I always drive through Nacogdoches on Hwy 59 and head to Texarkana, always north, never turn east or west. I am 11 miles from Hwy.59, 28 miles from I 45. I normally just get on them and go a straight shot to destination. I am thinking about making plans to weekend in scenic places with drives such as you describe.

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Submitted by aliasalias on Wed, 06/02/2021 - 2:07pm

@on the cusp Or at least I think so.
Yes it is a pretty route with hills but as I told a friend of mine driving that route back to Fort Worth, watch your speed when you top a hill because sometimes the Highway Patrol sets up at the bottom of the hill with radar to catch people speeding before they see the cop car.
There's a highway patrol office in Rusk so it's in their area.

I go over the speed limit, not a lot, but I make sure I'm not over the limit when I top the hills.
One time coming back from Ft. Worth just off of 175 at Jacksonville and at the start of hwy 204 towards Nac I was stopped for a taillight being out.
I told the officer it was a loose wire and he let me open the trunk and reconnect it, he gave me a roadside sobriety test, which I passed, but in the meantime he chatted a lot, telling me how people of course slow down when they see him but tend to think when they are a couple of hills away he is a thing of the past and pick up their speed.
He smiled saying right after they pass by him he sometimes sets up at the top of the hill with the beam aimed right across the top of the highway hills "and bing they're right back on my radar".

So I top all the hills at the speed limit and if the coast is clear I go over the speed limit but I'm at the speed limit when I hit the top of the next hill.
One thing you can do wrong is topping the hills awful quick for doing the speed limit the whole way.

Maybe this is useful,maybe not to you but if you know someone taking that route it might be helpful. I know it helped my friend.

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Submitted by on the cusp on Wed, 06/02/2021 - 6:34pm

@aliasalias gates, especially when hidden by trees and bushes.
You are correct about getting out of radar distance.
What I see are the 75 mph to 55 mph to 45 mph to 30 mph speed traps. Always a cop at the 45 to 30 stretches.
While I pick and choose when to exceed to speed limit, it is typically when I am in a fast crowd on an interstate, or a country road when a few miles of flat road is available.
I am absolutely going to find your suggested route, make a weekend plan.

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Submitted by humphrey on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 12:54am

Credit to LoneStarMike for creating this.

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Submitted by CB on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 3:11am
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https://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-george-orwells-virus-lab-leak/
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There’s that famous scene in which an orator is giving a lengthy wartime speech at a political rally, praising the heroic ally of Eurasia and denouncing the arch-foe of Eastasia, but then is quietly handed a note partway through and completely reverses himself, vilifying the former and hailing the latter. “We have always been at war with Eurasia.”
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Outline of the Hypothetical Biowarfare Attack Scenario

Given the conclusions suggested above, I also think it would be useful for me to provide my own summary of a plausible scenario for the Covid outbreak. Although I had already presented this outline in a September 2020 article, I see no need for any revisions. Obviously, this reconstruction is quite speculative, but I think it best fits all the available evidence, while individual elements may be modified, dropped, or replaced without necessarily compromising the overall hypothesis.

(1) Rogue elements within our large national security apparatus probably affiliated with the Deep State Neocons decided to inflict severe damage upon the huge Chinese economy using biowarfare....

(2) The biological agent they released was designed primarily as an anti-economy rather than an anti-personnel weapon....

(3) As a secondary operation, they decided to target Iran’s political elites....

(4) The deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks in East Asia and the Near East had never significantly spread back to America (or Europe)....

(5) Only a small number of individuals were directly involved in this plot....

(6) Unfortunately for these plans, the Chinese government reacted with astonishing determination and effectiveness....

I think we'll soon be seeing a massive western media effort to "punish" China in the very near future. China and Russia are getting prepared with high level strategic security consultations in the last week.

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Submitted by GreatLakeSailor on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 6:30am
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update broke inline loading of all tweets and some pictures. I adjusted all the tracking permissions one way then another it would not load posted tweet in articles & comments..

Until some point over the weekend now things are working again.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 06/01/2021 - 3:02pm
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@GreatLakeSailor

i use firefox, too. it periodically breaks and refuses to load tweets (which i have to say is pretty annoying) and so far has always "fixed itself" within a few days without me doing anything.

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