I was planning on posting this Photography Open Thread next Friday but didn't see any posted today, so I decided to add it now for any of you who would like to participate in one today.
I feel so much safer with all the "defense" I am provided by all those stalwart peacekeepers out there protecting me from harm.
The ‘peacekeepers’
On 8 and 9 July the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) held a summit in Warsaw. As always for the military alliance, defence was firmly on the agenda. At the top of Nato’s list of “challenges and threats” was Russia, billed even above the ‘existential’ threat of terrorism.
Even though the lawsuit to stop the pipeline was rejected by a judge today, the Obama Administration stepped in and put a temporary halt to construction for further review.
I'm sure it will resume after the election. Can't have any more opportunities for political recognition for the third party candidates, amirite?!?
This is one of those stories where the government tries to mitigate the righteous wrath of any person who pretends a belief in morality, or even effectiveness, by attenuating the release of the shocking facts so that the War Criminals responsible for these horrific actions can dismiss them as "old news".
I hope your capacity for outrage and civilized sensibilities are never exhausted on this issue.
This weekend The Guardian is publishing a 3 part series on the Cover Up of our government's active participation in actually, factually, and directly Torturing People.
We exceeded expectations. We passed our threshold target by $1079.36. The internal numbers are even better. Please click on the link below and read further as you listen.
This crossed my FB feed from a fellow DFH dog trainer.
New York Times Magazine has delved into the newest CDC study on the health risks of lesbian, gay and bisexual high school students. I would like to have said LGBT students, but there was apparently nowhere on the survey where a participant could identify as transgender or gender nonconforming.
It’s easy to assume that now must be a better time than ever to be a lesbian, gay or bisexual teenager. We recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Our culture has grown more accepting, too; one of the most anticipated albums of the year, Frank Ocean’s, embraces his desire for men. These factors work together to create the illusion that as a society we are barreling toward a world of complete liberation, where everyone is truly free to be whoever they are.
--Jenna Wortham, author
This was published just a short while ago. Nut Shell = Military (nat. Guard) acting as "muscle" for private corporations.
From her YT page
"Published on Sep 9, 2016
