The Meth Pipe Of His Mind
Submitted by hecate on Mon, 03/17/2025 - 3:31am
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 03/16/2025 - 6:31am
Democrazy?
In plain view is the insanity of western (so called) democracies. Romania leads the way. First they cancel elections cause "far right' Georgescu was called to win. Now they charge, arrest, and eliminate him from running...The most popular candidate. Then consider the side lining of the first and second most popular elected parties in Austria, Germany, France, and others. Then there's Canada, now appointing a UK central banker as PM while playing against the Trump rhetoric as an election looms. Here in the US we call for free speech as pro-Palestinian speech is suppressed. The EU is a joke to my mind with an appointed board controlling elected national leaders. My question is: what democracy are you talking about?
Trump about to screw over MAGA voters: part 3
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 03/15/2025 - 10:50pmLet's ignore for a moment the cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and the Department of Education, all of which will disproportionately harm red states. Let's also overlook the harm caused to the VA.
Album of the Week 3-15-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 03/15/2025 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
Here it comes, there are some blues for you - starting off with albums from harmonica player Little Sonny and Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers. Following that we've got some r&b albums from Curtis Mayfield followed by some serious old-school r&b from Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers. Then we have a nice acoustic blues album from Jesse Fuller and after that it's off to blues rock with albums from Band member Levon Helm and brit blues band Chicken Shack. Then we move into the diversity department with an album of ska from The Selecter and an album of british folk/rock from the Oyster Band.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
Saturday Open Thread 3/15/25: Odds and Ends
Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 03/15/2025 - 7:00am
Good morning, good people!
Good: COP30 is meeting in Brazil to address climate change.
Bad: 10s of thousands of acres of the Amazon are being cut down to build a road built especially for for the officials.
I have been fortunate to travel in the Amazon several times. Lots of wildlife then. Indigenous tribes. I distinctly remember numerous cities in Brazil that are world tourist destinations that can easily accommodate billionaires without cutting down a single tree.
Friday Night Photos Tariff Free Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 03/14/2025 - 5:00pmWelcome to Friday Night Photos everyone. Your once a week break from the daily madness of the crazy world we live in. Post any photos, memes, music, or whatever else you find of interest that helps you escape the madness.
Happy pie day 3.14Good news, bad news. The good news. We got some much needed rain this week. The bad news. The rain clouds blocked the view of the lunar eclipse last night. Since we really need the rain it was a worthwhile tradeoff.
This month the bird watching group decided to change things up and instead of looking at local domestic birds we went to the zoo to look at the foreign imports. More good news. So far the president has not imposed any tariffs on these imports.
Toco Toucan-South America
The Evening Blues - 3-14-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 03/14/2025 - 3:03pm
Tensions in Seoul run high
Submitted by soryang on Fri, 03/14/2025 - 10:32amUpdate: South Korea's Constitutional Court hasn't made a decision yet concerning the impeachment resolution against suspended President Yoon Seok-yeol.
What is the holdup? Most people anticipated a decision this week, but that hasn't occurred yet nor has it been announced by the Constitutional Court in terms of scheduling. Now the consensus seems to be that a decision could come next week.
Open Thread - 03-14-25 - Clapping Seals
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 03/14/2025 - 8:54amHave you ever felt like we're rushing down the river of history headlong into the unknown known? By unknown known I mean we may have an idea of the destination, but it's so unfathomable, like a bad dream, that we deny its possibility. The rivers of history have done that before.
Like all rivers, this one too, has branches that empty into it, some large, some small. The larger tributaries are the true believers that will ride the currents no matter what may come. The smaller tributaries are those that see the rough waters ahead. The true believers are convinced the river will widen into a slow rolling and calm future. The smaller tributaries are those that see the rapids and the waterfall dead ahead and the dangers of such.
Years of manipulation have muddied the waters so that the large tributaries may easily swallow up the smaller ones into one inevitable flow that will engulf us all. Into that unknown known.
It appears pretty certain that we're headed down that river, whether we like it or not. There's a new reality over those rapids and down the waterfall, and just like the force of a mighty river there are mighty forces that will carry the willing and unwilling, marching in lock step or kicking and screaming, into whatever great body of water that lies ahead.
