Open Thread 16 FEB 22 ~ Full Moon
Welcome to your regularly scheduled open thread. If I had to name today's moon it would be
The frozen moon. Although the snow moon works as well. Between the clear skies and snow covered ground reflecting the moon light, it is quite bright at night. And cold!
All topics are on the table. War drums? Run away inflation / devaluation of the Petro dollar?
The lack of sensible leadership in DC? Climate catastrophes? Supply chain breakdown? Or,
how about homelessness, poverty and hunger (see moon above)? Income inequality?
Striking workers? Horrendous feats of propaganda and misinformation by our vaunted
press? The issues at the forefront of our lived experience are aplenty.
Please weigh in with your insights and frustrations. We are lucky to have many similar minds
working on the same bunch of dilemmas. Covid related topics are better posted in the Dose.
Namaste
Comments
On this date in history
On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.
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Operation Entertainment
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1923
Bessie Smith makes her first recording "Down Hearted Blues."
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1934
Thousands of Socialists battle Communists at a rally in New York's Madison Square Garden.
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1951
Stalin contends the U.N. is becoming the weapon of aggressive war.
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1966
The World Council of Churches being held in Geneva, urges immediate peace in Vietnam.
Special bonus
Bessie Smith St. Lous Blues 1929
Good morning...
I had hired help yesterday working with me to cut some trees and prune some too, so I was out of pocket. I've been enthralled with the ongoing saga in Canada. The elites are desperately clinging to power, but seems their grip is slipping. Also good news in the states as the $hill's dirty deeds are getting some light. All as the MSM turns their heads the other way to avoid reporting the dim deception. I've only seen Faux news cover it. All the MSM is prowar...evil Russia still has troops in RUSSIA!
Well we live in interesting times.
Headed close to 70 here today ahead of a big storm system tomorrow. Harvesting a collard plant this morning to cook today. Finally got all the cabbage except the purple which is still not fully headed up. Time for new starts for the spring crop. Always something.
Thanks for the OT (and filling in yesterday). I wish someone would volunteer to cover Tuesdays.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I wish someone would volunteer to cover Tuesdays.
Yeah, me too. Two days in a row is a bit much. But your 70 degrees sounds delightful!
In other news ..
Biden’s Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News
https://fair.org/home/bidens-multi-billion-afghan-theft-gets-scant-menti...
Canadians must be tough
to be outside in their frigid temperatures. Just a bit over a month till spring though. Stay warm!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Scant mention for sure
This is theft in the open, from a country we left devastated and starving.
Nevermind decrees our gov't. Take anything not nailed down. That's the American Way.
How about those Russian troops daring to approach their own border........Look there. Look there.
NYCVG
scheduling goof
Nobody bothered to note a court hearing in my schedule. In the meantime, I scheduled a family outing to San Antonio and Fredericksburg.
Unless I am furnished zoom info, I will miss out on San Antonio, catch up with the crew in Fredericksburg. We shall see if I spend my evening packing. Or, not packing.
Weather here is very nice, except for the thunderstorms and heavy rain due tomorrow. Afterwords, it returns to lovely spring weather.
Thanks for pitching in to cover the OT space.
And thanks for the Draco info. I thought Draconian referred to Dracula!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Well it will hit 50 + degrees here today in Chitown
but along with that will come over an inch of rain, then come the falling temps so we can add in some snow once it's all over.
The Canadians Truckers are heroes! There is no doubt they have shown the world what medical tyranny is all about.
Plus it's always a great day when one wakes up and we haven't gone to war with Russia. I was thinking of buying a table to celebrate but this is a tad too big for my house.
I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish
"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"
Heard from Margaret Kimberley
Yes, I admire the unspoken images of Putin distancing
himself from the lap dogs sent to negotiate.
The Canadian Truckers have inspired a whole new level of resistance.
Showing the rulers what it means to be a free nation.
Trudeau won't back down, it is not in the WEF playbook.
The inspiration may trickle over their southern border.
Good luck!
Good morning QMS. Some more Moons
Mountain High
Desert Valley
The Cluny, Paris
Also The Cluny
Schweet Home Bama-Lama
Almost forgot Keith
be well and have a good one
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 --
there must be some whiskey around here somewhere
ooh moon of 'bama why do you treat me so
thanks for stopping
bye
Moon's drum kit explosion
on the Smothers Brothers show was one of the things that Pete Townshend claims caused him the most hearing damage- he lost 90 percent of the hearing in his right ear, right then and there. It sure does blow his hair back, in any case...
I used to never miss that show- but somehow I missed that episode. I'm still scarred from that, myself.
And here's a (nearly) moon from our favorite universally-powered band...
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGzCfLd6sTM width:400 height:300]
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Failing to get his desired war Blinky tries something new.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/594490-blinken-warns-swi...
This is pretty brazen considering this.
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/us-news/return-to-democracy-us-...
the US will be partisan
says Blinken to an 'interim' puppet Guaido in VZ.
What a joke the US foreign policy has become.
Does anybody notice the dark humor here?
Most. Hypocritical. Nation. Ever. n/t
There is no justice. There can be no peace.
In keeping with OT~= off topic, open thread, only theatrical
Also on this day in 1779:
Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) murdered British colonizer Captain James Cook who invaded the Pacific and overstayed his welcome (it was his 3rd visit to Hawai‘i) and attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief (aliʻi nui) of the island. Cook’s invasion of Australia, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tahiti, etc., triggered British colonization throughout the Pacific. Kānaka scholar Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau wrote: “The fruits and the seeds that his [Cook’s] actions planted sprouted and grew, and became trees that spread to devastate the people of these islands.”
Not quite legacy media accepted.
https://mailchi.mp/waterprotectorlegal/update-on-steven-donziger-on-this...
Not murder, self defense if nothing more but
actually so much more.
be well and have a good one
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 --
Proof that for every action there is a reaction.
LOL
Babylonbee may be right wing but they are pretty good at satire.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cnn-allison-gollust-re...
QMS has invited us to contemplate, discuss,
and expound upon any and all matters but provides exemplars of great magnitude nad importance. Of course, many such matters are of profound importance because the solutions are no closer than they were when I was a child, such things as world peace, global poverty, inequality, human rights and the like. Others, like the climate emergency, though largely unrecognized in its beginnings, still require global effort.
I decided to throw out some things that are more local issues, and generally more or less susceptible to local action.
Public Libraries are dying. They are under attack, of course, because they are a public service and constitute a public good. They provide access to information, to learning, to understanding and culture and can serve as meeting places and cultural centers. They provide access to materials and media of all types up to and including e-books that can be checked out and read remotely. Among the first services to go are the bookmobiles, which I fondly recall from certain portions of my youth, bring all of the above services to those who cannot go to the brick and mortar facilities.
It is best to work on library preservation, expansion and enhancement locally or quasi-locally and is an endeavor more within the reach of all of us than something like income inequality or political corruption.
So, whatever happened to the great connectivity pipe dream of internet access for all. This again can be tackled locally provided that state or federal legislation outlowing or crippling it doesn't get passed.
Just thinking aloud.
Oh, lookie what I found
be well and have a good one
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 --
Our local library is a fountain of information
Granted, it is not run by the town or state. It is an endowment to the town and survives on
donations, book sales, and generous donors. I absolutely love the culture there. We meet
for cooking clubs, reading groups, tech help and many other things. It is a pivotal part of
our community. It may be small, but the librarians are great!
https://brownell-libraryri.org
https://brownell-libraryri.org/park-n-surf-parking-lot-wi-fi-is-here/
Also good, is the local library is part of the state wide library network, so I can order a book, and if they don't have it, they will get it from another library sent free for local pick-up. We are a very small state, but they also procure books from out of state, again, at no charge. This is good for a book junky like me!
Dunno about state network but ours
used to was and presumably still is linked to Cal's, meaning that if you are patient you can get almost anything known to man. Ours had to relocate not too many years ago, so is one of the more modern ones. County (under)funded supplanted by donations, book sales and all that.
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 --
The goof up on my scheduling turned out to be nothing.
Opposing counsel filed a motion for continuance, swearing she had a "personal illness" and could not return to work until March 21, drs.' orders.
Well, folks, you feel free to 'splain to me what a "personal illness" might be. I informed the court that my personal safety concerns, and my concern for all court personnel, resulted in my agreeing to the continuance.
I am gonna get to play around with family in San Antonia after all!
And, my favorite mariachi song I always request when on the Riverwalk is below:
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981