The Evening Blues - 7-15-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 3:39pm
Nor hell a fury
Submitted by soryang on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 3:06pmNorth Korea Warns Over Strategic Bombers
A pair of American B-52H bombers was escorted by two Japanese F-2 fighter aircraft and two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets during a trilateral flight on Friday, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. It was the third such flight between the allies this year.
Panic mode
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:06am
Spent the weekend at the farm to lead a pack of kayaks down the Cowlitz River on one of the hottest days of the year, over 90 degrees. All of us being family members who had come up for the day to cool off. Nice 3 hour float with sightings of Bald Eagles fishing for lunch and deer munching on riverside grass.
Kshama Sawant is running for Congress as an Independent
Submitted by fire with fire on Mon, 07/14/2025 - 7:48pmAs someone who has worked with her on a union campaign, I am willing to overlook my pessimism about electoral politics and get enthused about her campaign.
The Right Wing is FREAKING OUT About Kshama’s Independent Socialist Campaign Against Warmongering Democrat Adam Smith!
They’re Afraid Because We’re Building the Strongest, Anti-Genocide, Pro-Worker Campaign in the Nation.
The Evening Blues - 7-14-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 07/14/2025 - 3:00pm
07/14 Open Thread - Bastille Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 07/14/2025 - 5:00am
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The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/13/2025 - 6:49am
The Erosion of the Evil Empire
Nothing to See Here...Move Along
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.
“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”
The dialogue above is from Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.
Nations go bankrupt in the same way. Banking collapses occur in the same way. Currency crises strike in the same way. They all happen gradually... and then suddenly. Sometimes overnight.
There are so many signs of the degradation of the US empire. This week the Epstein Saga is indicative of the decline...hence the subtitle, 'nothing to see here...move along.' First, the idea of entrapping the elite on tape with underage girls in order to control them points to the sickness of our society. Then all the shenanigans and lies about his suicide...I mean come on. Many Trumpeteers were calling for the release of the files. Now they deny there are any files. Do they really think anyone believes that story? None the less that's what they're pushing.
Then there's the on again off again weapons for Ukraine from the US, and our continued support of the Gaza and West Bank genocide...literally starving people and using food to attract Palestinians in order to shoot them...including US mercenaries.
Album of the Week 7-12-25
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
It's a mostly blues week, this week. Starting out we've got a lesser known Chicago blues guitarist Hip Linkchain, followed by a classic album from the well known Albert King. Following that is another lesser known blues guy, Joe Beard backed up by a guitarist who is no slouch, Ronnie Earl - all worth a listen. After that we've got some blues rock with J.J. Cale and we finish up in the diversity department with Richard Thompson.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
Getting China Right...
Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 12:04pm.... like your future depended on it.
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Victor Gao offers a staunch defense of China’s development model and foreign policy, positioning it as a pragmatic and stabilizing force in an increasingly multipolar world.
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Victor Gao contrasts China’s infrastructure-focused outreach to under-developed nations with what he sees as the West’s history of neglect or exploitation of such nations. Gao frames China’s engagement in Africa, Latin America, and Asia as a non-colonial, sovereignty-respecting alternative rooted in mutual development. He dismisses criticisms of China — such as claims of resource extraction in Zimbabwe or coercive diplomacy — as either hypocritical or unfounded, emphasizing that “permanent development achievement is the hard truth.”
Other obvious hard truths that US leaders are not facing: Multipolarity is already here. The use of the US dollar in International trade is no longer mandatory. The Swift System that once tracked all foreign trades, became a sanctions-abuse machine for the US. Swift has now been has been replaced with alternative forms of trade settlement that are much less costly.
Saturday Open Thread - 7/12/25: Odds and Ends
Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 7:00am
Words my Grandpa taught me: cattywhompus (something crooked, out of alignment, leaning), epizudies (a health condition named epizuda), whomperjawed (swollen,broken, or crooked jaw), snit fit (tantrum).
He got bitten by a copperhead on his left calf. I got bitten by a copperhead on my left foot.
Neither one of us was askeert, so it is a family tradition. His bite left a black spot. Mine didn't.
