@lotlizard
Five were wounded in the 1954 attack on the House of Representatives by Puerto Rican nationalists

he 1954 United States Capitol shooting was a terrorist attack on March 1, 1954, by four Puerto Rican nationalists wanting Puerto Rico's independence from US rule. They shot 30 rounds from semi-automatic pistols from the Ladies' Gallery (a balcony for visitors) of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol.

The nationalists, identified as Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irvin Flores Rodríguez, unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and began shooting at Representatives in the 83rd Congress, who were debating an immigration bill. Five Representatives were wounded, one seriously, but all recovered. The assailants were arrested, tried and convicted in federal court, and given long sentences, effectively life imprisonment. In 1978 and 1979, their sentences were commuted by President Jimmy Carter.[2] All four returned to Puerto Rico.

Cancel Yourself - good read

Does a majority of the population think it worthwhile to take a good deal of trouble, in order to halt and, if possible, reverse the current drift toward totalitarian control of everything?
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People who think this is about Trump for me are the most ridiculous people. I never voted for him, supported him or took him seriously. While I recognize the role he played in the greater scheme of this massive historical cycle, the best thing that can happen is for him to disappear as a political force and be understood as the spectacle and distraction he was.
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We swallowed it whole, became comfortable fat and happy, and now the facade’s about to be slowly stripped away unless we bend the knee to an ever narrowing Overton Window of speech and behavior parameters. It begins with social media purges, but it won’t end there.
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In this regard, I have a simple suggestion. Cancel Yourself. Unshackle yourself mentally from our suffocating and bland corporate culture while you still have a chance to do it voluntarily.
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Which brings us to the crux of this post. The internet in its current form is dying — it has been for some time, — yet it is far from dead. We all continue to use our Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon products even though we know we shouldn’t. We’ve all become hostages to convenience and now an omnipresent sword of cancel culture hangs over our collective heads. ...

Thanks for the links, as always. Take good care and stay safe.

on the House of Representatives:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1954+house+representatives+puerto+rican+shooting

That is what a real terrorist attack would have looked like.

Whole lotta lying and play-acting going on. No one cares, this fox hunt began four, five years ago, they set their hounds on Trump the outsider, and now, circling like sharks, the hounds smell blood.

"And are we not big enough to meet them in battle?"

"We are four men, some women, and a bear."

"I saw the time when Logres was only myself and one man and two boys, and one of those was a churl. Yet we conquered."

"It could not be done now. They have an engine called the Press whereby the people are deceived. We should die without ever being heard of."

— Merlin and Ransom in the third book of C.S. Lewis’s space trilogy, That Hideous Strength

And: “Turn off, tune out, drop subscription” is the new motto for consciousness expansion — the new battle cry against outer, inner, and internet monsters.

Cancel yourself

@Lookout

YEP! ->

The political situation is horrid, but the environmental situation is deadly.

COVID is raging. This from my friend, a nurse, who works downtown with adicts

From Marion, SC nurse---- Since we have talked about what seem like safe plans to spend time together soon, even though outdoors, I have reconsidered that decision based on the county's/state's recommendations given the huge surge in cases in CA and the 0% capacity of hospital beds, including in our county/the Bay Area. In addition, there's now the presence of the new variant of Covid, which has 50% higher transmissibility than the "regular old" Covid strain. Here's what the state website says today

Members of the same household are encouraged to maintain physical and mental health by safely going to a park, a beach, hike, walk, or bike ride with members of their own household [only].

I need to take this recommendation seriously, and frankly, until the stay-at-home order is lifted,

This from my daughter a nurse in Austin

As I sit and look at the ongoing rise of covid, in our county and around the world...I remain dismayed that those who are able to get vaccinated are waiting. I implore you both to get vaccinated as soon as possible/it is available. The benefit far outweighs the risk. Yes we are still waiting on long term data, but currently an at least 119 day 95% protection and extremely low risk profile. It would be devastating to me if either of you got a bad case of covid. I know you are being careful. But things are getting way worse. NJEM has good articles on both MRNA vaccines outlining the clinical data for review.

And this from an xray tech at Kaiser Permanente via a friend. He said that the number of people with lung problems from COVID in the beginning were one in five and now he is seeing four in five.

All this is anecdotal, but all came within two days. You do the math. Be very careful folks.

Thanks lo for all. Take good care.

In case anyone doubts run away warming is baked in, consider the following...

US greenhouse gas emissions fell 10% in 2020 as Covid curbed travel
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/12/us-greenhouse-gas-em...
Global carbon emissions dropped a record 7% due to COVID-19. Don’t count on it to last
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-12-10/2020-global-carbon...
and...
2020 Ties With 2016 for Warmest Year Ever Recorded
https://time.com/5927597/warmest-year-on-record-2020/

Even with massive emission reduction that we could only dream about a year ago, we see continued warming. We are past the tipping point. Plan on more acceleration. Might be worth a look at your location and sustainability. Mountains are worth considering because you can move uphill as warming accelerates. Another thing to consider is underground shelter and greenhouses.

I've got probably a couple of decades remaining. I'll manage to weather whatever comes here, but I'm warning the young folks I know to really think about what is coming and how to adapt.

The political situation is horrid, but the environmental situation is deadly. So much for my cheerful thoughts today.

On the bright side I'm digging holes today for more trees. The carbon they soak up is insignificant, but at least it is the right direction. I've ordered Elderberries, Mulberries, Raspberries, Hazelnuts and Chestnuts this year. So I'm prepping holes for next months planting. Besides I need to get the rest of my load of manure out of the truck so I can use it for other projects.

Y'all have a good one, and keep safe...4000 deaths a day in the US lately from COVID.

Anyone had a vaccine yet?

@on the cusp

Thanks. We all need to be very full of care now. Take good care, otc.

Thanks for the linked articles, maggiamma. I sent them to 3 pals up in Ohio who are fairly blind to the shortcomings of the Democratic Party.
Let's keep communications going while it is allowed.
Have a good one and stay safe, friends.

@smiley7
Afternoon there now, Fresh air is so best! I take gulps of it now. Listened to that yesterday as I was putting this together. Yes, "learn to close my mouth and listen."

lol

the wraith of K-street and 'clintonististas;

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qWbeaFeNRo]

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h2BJrUkF6Y]

The crows do their best to harrass them but They are big and strong. I send them lignt. May they live long and prosper.

Take very good care.

wonderful, cheers.

Doors and windows open, sunshine ledes the day; so, think i'll let most things be and absorb the rays and heal.

"I'll close my mouth and learn to listen." ~ Rising App. Resilience is staying at the table.

Suppose Weimar is a good comparison; actually any period in history when civilization can't distinguish, can't collectively decide the difference between good and bad will also work in furthering discussions about the shite we find ourselves.

No aspirations for for the near future, perhaps a center right government, more right than center or more of the same can be expected. Fully expect the good few in minority in DC will soon find themselves in a pariah situation. Bernie is budget chair, but can't hold the dike on his own and the good progressives can expect the wraith of K-street and 'clintonististas;' all leaving us dangling precariously while the world burns as in your morning image.

"Standing like an Oak," is the choice as never in my lifetime is speaking truth to power more imperative. Trouble is convincing a large portion that the social media they feed from is BS.

Anyways, what's left is to keep on trucking.

How are the Falcons doing?

Hoping you've a wonderful, safe and productive day, thank you.

@Snode
Well then, how has it come to this? It does say it all, and it just keeps calving off. What to do? Witness. Thanks for being here. Take good care.

For me it started when Johnson and Macnamara lied us into war, Nixon picked up the working class and union vote and Carter initiated republican lite. Been all downhill ever since. Now, for us, it's pretty much show up and vote for one party or the other then stfu and go away until the next election. That's democracy for ya.

@enhydra lutris
Good point.

hat while it is there for all to see, far too many of we, the hoi polloi, won't see it clearly enough, and the ruling circles will really amp up the firehose of propaganda and deciet and their legions of hired and highly skilled psyops minions and simply keep the ball rolling with only a stutter.

They own the message pretty much. Have to say more and more are seeing the man behind the curtain. Unfortunately the ptb are keeping us on opposite sides for now. What could happen if we the peeps united. heh.

Take good care.

intro video.

Thanks especially for the perfect encapsulation of what is really going down socio-politically, a sad, sorry prediction that is almost guaranteed to be true:

Even if Trump wanted to gracefully bow out of public life – an unlikely outcome – liberals would keep on flogging his dead horse, for Trump has been their greatest asset. And well the liberals need to hold on to the ghost of Trump, as being “not-Trump” is their defining character now that liberalism is dead. Their agenda consists of simply carrying forward the same basic program of neoliberalism at home (but with diversity) and imperialism abroad (but with responsibility to protect) as Trump, only with more finesse.

Sadly, I'm not so sure I fully agree with this:

In short, the system has not been meeting the needs of its people, its naked dysfunctionality is bare for all to see, and the ruling circles are experiencing a crisis of legitimacy.

Technically it is correct, but, as they say "There are none so blind as those who will not see" and I fear that while it is there for all to see, far too many of we, the hoi polloi, won't see it clearly enough, and the ruling circles will really amp up the firehose of propaganda and deciet and their legions of hired and highly skilled psyops minions and simply keep the ball rolling with only a stutter. I hope I'm wrong, but it seems that I've seen this movie and/or read about it many, many times.

be well and have a good one

@snoopydawg
O-fuckin-bomba 2.0. meh. Probably more of the same because why would we the people get crumbs. How angry do we have to get to see the truth.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIKyyNcZSz4&list=RDvnQA-A2ZvE8&index=4]

Take good care

The GOP is dead.
Joe Biden: "Hold my...you know...the thing, fat."

So democrats in Georgia did all in their power to give the dems the senate and how does Biden repay them?

Biden will seek a deal with Republicans on another round of Covid-19 relief after taking office, rather than attempting to ram a package through without their support https://t.co/hY69XKk7CJ

— Bloomberg (@business) January 13, 2021

Remember when the GOP drove the car into the ditch during Bush's tenure, but then Obama gave them not only the keys back, but he gave them a brand new car. Biden is buying them a government fleet of cars. Well done.