The Evening Blues - 2-14-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 02/14/2022 - 2:54pm
I'm against both sides
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Mon, 02/14/2022 - 10:44amWhatever source you might have for political media, that source is probably asking you to "take one side or the other" in a current controversy. I'm against both sides of most of these controversies.
What both sides are implicitly saying is:
1) We can't have Medicare for All but we should promote (name your health policy).
02/14 - Frederick Douglass Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 02/14/2022 - 5:00am
~~ Frederick Douglass
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It's time we faced this: The Crocodile of Wall Street
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 02/13/2022 - 10:54pmThis is going to be painful, but it can no longer be ignored. So I suggest doing it fast, like ripping a bandage off.
I'm going to apologize in advance for some of the worst rap music ever created.
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - 2-12-2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 02/12/2022 - 5:18am
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
It has been along week and my mind has been basically blank coming up with a topic for today's thread.
Probably need more caffeine than my home roasted coffee is supplying. Taste is great, but no buzz or jitters.
Friday Night Photos Avian Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 02/11/2022 - 5:00pmHappy Friday everyone. As always, post any photos you like.
I took these about ten days ago at Santee Lakes. I'd never seen the Northern Pintail before. I did't know what it was. I had to look it up.
How can you start a war without knowing where your enemy is?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 02/11/2022 - 4:05pm“There is no way we were ever going to unite Ukraine. I mean, Iraq. Afghanistan!”
- Biden
Biden wasn't the only one that got confused yesterday.
The Evening Blues - 2-11-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 02/11/2022 - 2:29pm
Open Thread - 02-11-22 - Mewlings from Earth
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 02/11/2022 - 8:38amLet's imagine that the universe is a living entity and every heavenly body in the universe is but a cell comprising the totality of said entity. What kind of cell in that living entity would the earth be?
How will future historians view the internet? Will it be viewed as uniting or dividing humankind?
Is mankind doomed? If so, what besides greed is the damning factor?
Is the internet causing people to have split personalities with differing online and real life personas? Do people act differently online than they would face to face? If so, why? And how does that portend for the future?
In the future if the internet leads to a one world consciousness, like the Borg, which yin and yang aspect will win out, good or evil?
In a sane world we'd be transitioning out of capitalism
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Thu, 02/10/2022 - 8:45pmIn this world, however, the nice liberals run pieces like this one on Scheerpost:
