Happy Valentines Day

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 1:27pm

Happy Valentines Day folks. I've temporarily changed the thumbs up image with a picture of a rose. Since roses seem to be the new currency to curry political favor, perhaps if we give out enough of them then we too can get a spot on national TV as a talking head.

Same as it ever was.

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Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 2:28pm

Lovin' the rose, JtC!

Happy V day, everyone! Spread the love!

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"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

Submitted by CS in AZ on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 2:32pm

Wish I could see them

@Raggedy Ann

I thought this might be a joke or something, because I still see the thumb. It’s probably because I’m using an iPad instead of a desktop computer. Oh well...

Enjoy the roses, it sounds delightful.

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 2:37pm

Refresh...

@CS in AZ
your browser and see if that helps.

Submitted by dkmich on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:12pm

nope, but a great idea...

@JtC

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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon

Submitted by Tall Bald and Ugly on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 6:57am

I’ve got them

@dkmich on my iphone, dk, just logged in to Tim’s funkin Friday and found the nice surprise.
Playing catch-up now.

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Ya got to be a Spirit, cain't be no Ghost. . .

Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .

If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied in 1930’s Germany,
Now you know. . .
sign at protest march

Submitted by CS in AZ on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:25pm

Hi JtC, and thank you

@JtC

No change, still displaying the thumb on the ol’ iPad... but no worries, my imagination can fill in the roses.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 2:48pm

Do you think it's enough...

@Raggedy Ann
to get us on Meet the Press?

Submitted by Raggedy Ann on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:33pm

It's been worth a try ~~

@JtC
have you gotten an invitation yet? If not, I'm sure one is on the way. The site is dripping roses!

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"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

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 2:43pm

Roses are beautiful

but if I had to pick an image for Valentines Day, this one goes straight to my heart.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 2:53pm

Yes...

@Anja Geitz
that is beautiful, but I was vying for the Pelosi effect and a chance to polish a gate or two.

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:13pm

Gotcha

@JtC

Ok, how about this instead?

It might not polish gates, but at least with this guy we know what we're getting.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:20pm

Yeah...

@Anja Geitz
He'd be a big hit on Meet the Press.

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:49pm

Lol

@JtC

It'd sure shake things up!

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:52pm

How about Transparency?

@JtC

Can't argue on that count either, eh?

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:50pm

Reminds me of guns and hoses

@Anja Geitz
a makeshift bunch of cops and firemen (obviously gay) that celebrated their phallic natures on el valentinos day, think upstate NY, few years ago. Ha!

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Zionism is a social disease

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:55pm

Their, um, phallic natures, eh?

@QMS

In all my years living in New York, I think I missed that edition.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:03pm

Ok, how about something for the guys to enjoy?

@QMS

Too x-rated for this site?

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:11pm

Now that...

@Anja Geitz @Anja Geitz
would be a big hit on Meet the Press.

Signed,
Al Bundy

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:12pm

buns in poses

@Anja Geitz
same stuff, different gender

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Zionism is a social disease

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:15pm

Hahahaha!

@QMS

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:19pm

I love it here

@QMS

For this reason. You guys make me laugh, you make me think, and well..you're freaking awesome.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:21pm

three roses for the zoe

@Anja Geitz
watch out for the thornys!

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Zionism is a social disease

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:58pm

Thanks JtC

It is ironic that little Nap presented red roses to Pelosi when a red rose is being used as a symbol on Twitter to denote a member of the Socialist Party. I believe it is also used by Corbyn in Britain too.

I love having the rose symbol as our thumbs up. Maybe we should keep it a little longer.

Happy Valentine's Day to you, JtC, and to everyone here.

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Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:03pm

I'm thinking of...

@gulfgal98
maybe a yellow vest as a replacement. I'd like to permanently replace the thumbs up with something more apropos to this site. Any other ideas?

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:07pm

A sickle and hammer?

@JtC

Sorry, you teed that one right up for me.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:14pm

Howsa bout

@Anja Geitz
an image of Putin's face.

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:20pm

How about Putin riding his horse bare chested?

@JtC

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:25pm

liked it better with him

@Anja Geitz
photo-chopped riding a bear across a wild river. Mas mo machissimo.

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Zionism is a social disease

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:52pm

Oh, yes

@QMS

Must have it with him riding a bear. Preferably a big big bear.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 8:35pm

You might want to close your eyes...

@Anja Geitz

Sorry that it ain't Vlad. Will Bibi do?

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Apparently holocaust denial is not an issue anymore. Lots of people are denying the one in Gaza with absolutely no repercussions.

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 8:44pm

I did ask for something big, didn't I?

@snoopydawg

Egads! And here I thought a picture of a woman's naked ass might ruffle a few feathers...

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by Tall Bald and Ugly on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 7:03am

Not enough brain

@snoopydawg bleach exists in the world for that one!
Aaaarrrhhhggggg. . . !

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Ya got to be a Spirit, cain't be no Ghost. . .

Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .

If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied in 1930’s Germany,
Now you know. . .
sign at protest march

Submitted by QMS on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:14pm

fist

@JtC
aka panthers, power of the people

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Zionism is a social disease

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:21pm

I like that idea.

@QMS

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 5:56pm

Yellow Vest?????

@JtC Hell Yes!!!!!

If you can make the symbol, it is perfect!

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Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:08pm

Why a rose for the socialist party?

@gulfgal98

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 6:00pm

I have no idea (edited)

@Anja Geitz @Anja Geitz But that is what I am seeing on Twitter. I will try to research it.

Edit to add: Here is the reason. http://newappeal.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-rose-symbol-of-socialism.html

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Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy

Submitted by Anja Geitz on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 6:35pm

Thanks so much Gulfgal for that link

@gulfgal98

I do like the idea of the rose symbolizing love and the petals representing community. So in that sense it makes sense as a symbol for the ideas of Socialism. Personally, while I enjoy all flowers, the rose holds a special allure for me. This increased when I first moved to the San Gabriel valley and began noticing a lot of different roses growing in people's gardens. I'm not an expert by any means, but I do like to go to local rose shows in the area and learn what I can.

Thought I'd contribute to the idea of community by sharing a couple of pictures of my favorite ones.

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There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 7:58pm

While roses

@Anja Geitz are not my personal favorite flowers, I love Tropicana roses (which are not red), not just for the color but also for their fragrance. But I do love the choice of the rose for the symbol for the Democratic Socialists.

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Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy

Submitted by dystopian on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:18pm

love song for Valentine's Day

One of my favorites...

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amcZteI88yo]

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 5:40pm

No roses here, even mit un refresh, probably some setting,

ah well, not in the mood to solve thorny problems today.

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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 QMS on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 6:18pm

in the mood

@enhydra lutris

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Zionism is a social disease

Submitted by JtC on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 6:23pm

Clear...

@enhydra lutris
your browser cache.

Submitted by CS in AZ on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 9:57pm

Yay! I have roses!

@JtC

Clearing the browser cache fixed it on my iPad too. Sweet! Thanks JtC. I love the roses.

Submitted by smiley7 on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 6:39pm

Happy V Day Johnny and thanks for the roses.

Submitted by Lookout on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 7:27pm

Ran my cleaner and everything is coming up roses...

Thanks JtC!

Must have been the roses...
The Grateful Dead performing live at Boston Music Hall, June 9, 1976. Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Jean Godchaux, Keith Godchaux. (7 min)
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcTc1zu7JGQ]

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”