The Evening Blues - 10-5-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 3:17pm
Open Thread - Thurs 05 Oct 2023 - Unexpected Sorrow
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 5:00am
Unexpected Sorrow:
Two deaths last week really, really got to me. Earthling1's son died tragically and then there was this... The entity who died was famous, had lived a LONG time in service to a nation, was iconic for location and meaning and was even pictured in a famous movie (Robin Hood). I knew about this marvelous being from the time I was fairly small, part of my schooling and upbringing. And no, it wasn't a politician. Sorry, DiFi, even though I was raised in the Bay Area and am old enough to have watched you take over when Milk and Moscone were assassinated (I was just a kid, but whatever), you NEVER got my approval - not as mayor, or anything else. I could see through the schtick even then.
The tree in the Sycamore Gap: from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/260505159680195096/
The Evening Blues - 10-4-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 3:47pm
Open Thread 4 OCT 23 ~ melding minds
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 5:55am~
How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis
Publishing in Politico doesn't make you NSDAP
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 4:36pmBut it sure helps. From Politico:
Fighting against the USSR didn’t necessarily make you a Nazi
Primary argument:
This history is complicated because fighting against the USSR at the time didn’t necessarily make you a Nazi, just someone who had an excruciating choice over which of these two terror regimes to resist.
The Evening Blues - 10-3-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 3:09pm
Open Thread - 10-03-23 - How to Survive in Today's World
Submitted by JtC on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 8:23amAuthor's note: I just woke up and realized that today is Tuesday and I promised to cover the open thread for earthling1. I have to leave shortly for a one and a half hour round trip to a neighboring city to get some shingles for the crew that's working on our house. I don't have time to write anything substantial so I'll post this rough draft that I saved as a future OT.
Our so called leaders are showing us how to survive in today's world. Be a crook. Be corrupt. Lie. Steal. Cheat.
It's become increasingly difficult to make ends meet today, unless one is lawless. It's been made obvious that the rule of law is passe. Both petty thieves and hardened criminals are slapped on the wrist while white collar corruption goes unstopped on a massive scale.
Joseph McCarthy now in Mother Jones
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 5:44pmSabrina Salvati brought this to my attention:
The Evening Blues - 10-2-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 2:22pm
10/02 is the International Day of Non-Violence
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 5:00am
~~ Bombing Run
