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06/21 is summer (winter) solstice

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 06/21/2021 - 5:00am

Today is day 172 of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Boomtime, Confusion 26, 3187 YOLD (discordian)
And let us not forget 13.0.8.11.4 mlc (the Mayan Long Count)
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This day usually marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, which is the day of the year with the most hours of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere and the fewest hours of daylight in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sunset at Hovenweep Castle

~~   Summer_Solstice_Hovenweep

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Capitalism must end somehow

Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 11:34am

I remember reading about this individual Mark Lynas. I guess at some point he started writing books, and as someone who was born in Fiji and who grew up in Peru and the UK (I am going by the Wikipedia article here -- his "About" page on his personal website doesn't say anything about this -- his first book was a natural.

Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi elected President of Iran

Submitted by wendy davis on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 10:52am

E. Raisi votes in Tehran[/caption]

‘Hardliner Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election’, 19 Jun, 2021, RT.com

“Conservative judge Ebrahim Raisi has been declared the victor of Iran’s presidential election. Iran’s Interior Ministry announced the final results on Saturday, showing that Raisi had won in a landslide victory.

The Weekly Watch

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 06/20/2021 - 7:15am

Tumbling Toward the Tipping Points

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We sit at a convergence of tipping points. Climate chaos is already upon us, just ask the folks out west who are in a megadrought. Ecosystem collapse is evident in the disappearing insect and bird populations, as well as deforestation and environmental degradation. The US is on the verge of empire failure as China becomes the new world leader (empire). The US collapse is driven in part by the failure of our currency to have any real intrinsic value other than our military threat to those countries which try to circumvent the use of the USD. So on multiple levels and in many dimensions we are experiencing a cascade of change. We simply must prepare as best we can for the rapid changes ahead.

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Welcome to Saturday's Potluck

Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 06/19/2021 - 5:31am

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

The Covid disruption has changed some regular habits. For several years I have provided transportation for others to perform their grocery shopping. 17 months ago started to do weekly shopping instead with a list and learned the food stamps rules. It is quite different from the past when my Great Grandmother went to the local commodity store once a month.

Began to travel through the aisles, viewing product selections and prices totally absent from my normal shopping patterns. Soups are no longer a budget food. Wide variety of soup stocks and bases available to "make your own soup". Whole chickens were on sale this week and less than the quart of soup stock.

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