Combining two topics into one essay here.
The first topic is something I have wanted to say for a long time, but it is pretty short for an essay. Still, I'd like to give it more attention then it would receive as a comment.
Here goes.
This is a giving time of year in the minds of many. If you're shopping, have a long look at the things some of our members have available for sale. There are photos, books, and more.
It is also a great time to donate to keep C99 up and running. Click on the donate button to see all the available ways to send money.
If you have things to sell, post a link right here in the comments. I know I would prefer to spend with a friend than with a corporation.
Most of us (way too many of us at least) live on the world's crappiest diet. It's called the Standard American Diet, or SAD. It consists of a preponderance of carbohydrates, sugars, processed foods and unhealthy fats. We also commonly eat three main meals a day and snack in between. In terms of what it is doing to our bodies, this is suicide on the installment plan.
As the semester nears its end, I find myself questioning everything I've ever done as far as finding a career is concerned. Every job wants that magic piece of plastic that says one can drive and the other requirements get more ridiculous by the year.
I hope you're all well fed and have many reasons to give thanks. As el, JtC, and Wendy pointed out this week, the mythology surrounding the holiday is farcical....celebrating the genocide of first nations peoples and the colonization and occupation of their lands...makes America great? Overeating, hyper-consumerism, and football are also typical of the celebration. In my corner of the world huntin' is another part of the tradition. This week we'll take a quick look at the holiday before delving into the news. (6 min)
Something/Someone Old
I'm re-reading one of my favorite books ever: Charles De Lint's Memory and Dream.
If these was ever any doubt that Democrats hate leftists more than they hate conservatives, consider who they can forgive. Let's start with George W. Bush.
A couple months ago the Trump Administration revealed that they planned massive mission creep in Syria, with the objective of getting Iranian forces out of Syria.
The fly in the ointment has been Turkey's hostility to the Syrian Kurds, our primary allies in Syria.
Talk about a ‘welfare’ program.
Nearly 28,000 Farmers Got USDA Payments for 32 Straight Years, Worth $19 Billion Total
Almost 28,000 U.S. farmers received taxpayer-funded federal farm subsidies or disaster relief payments for 32 straight years, according to a new EWG analysis of data from the Department of Agriculture. These recipients took in a total of more than $19 billion.
BREAKING: Ecuador's government has refused Julian Assange's lawyers [UK lawyer @suigenerisjen & Spanish lawyer Aitor Martínez] access to him this weekend (although the embassy is manned 24/7) to prepare for his US court hearing on Tuesday.
Background: https://t.co/uMl2rQmfsP
