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On this day, seven years ago at precisely 7:17 PM Central time, c99 was born. Born of the orange and clad in blue. The labor was long, the birth was intense and the baby was initially very unruly. Some pondered on the future. Some fell out on the floor. Some nested in their new home.

The first year of life was a learning adventure. Then in year two great growing pains overwhelmed the newborn. Subsequent years saw a seesaw of ups and downs, but c99 still stands, in defiance of the status quo, with a middle finger in the air to all detractors. The light, it still shines.

The Histrionics & Melodrama Around 1/6 Are Laughable, But They Serve Several Key Purposes

As Kamala Harris compares 1/6 to 9/11 and Nancy Pelosi introduces the cast of Hamilton to sing about democracy, today's inanity should not obscure its dangers...

For your consideration; first, via RT.com Jan. 3, 2021:

“China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US have released a joint statement affirming their opposition to using their nuclear arsenals for offensive purposes. They also promised to work together on nuclear disarmament.

“We affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” read the statement released on Monday. “As nuclear use would have far-reaching consequences, we also affirm that nuclear weapons – for as long as they continue to exist – should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war.”

Don't be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years

If you can't think of a word, say, I forgot the English word for it. That way people will think you're bilingual instead of an idiot

I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.

I'm getting tired of being part of a major historical event.

Good morning. Been a rough few days. Nothing disastrous, just depressing.

Hope you all are having better times!

Rule Number 1. An Organizer has no power. Zilch. All we have is words.

Our opponents are tightly organized with no internal opposition. The leaders of modern corporate, NGO and political power structures do not have to persuade their minions of the wisdom of their orders – they fire anybody who disobeys. They also have access to the kind of money that buys off a human conscience. And, if all else fails, they have control over the instruments of state violence – and just plain old violence.

All we have is words. An organizer makes suggestions to people to change reality by working together toward specific ends. Nobody has to do what we suggest, and almost never do. Only when enough people are seriously disturbed by something will you get anybody to listen at all, and that is just the first tiny step in the process of organizing.
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