Indifference to working-class suffering will kill tens of thousands
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 7:30pmWinter Is Coming for the American working-class.
Capitalism – Humanity's Greatest Invention?
Submitted by RantingRooster on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 2:23pmIn an article published online By Darragh Roche On 11/28/20 at Newsweek.com:
Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey said on Friday that capitalism is humanity's greatest invention and doesn't deserve the criticism it receives.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 7:02am
Skipping Through the Holidays
For decades we've gone down to Birmingham to spend holidays with both of our families, but not this year...just phone calls. COVID is spreading rampantly and holiday gatherings WILL drive the spread. Vaccines appear to be on the horizon, and perhaps that will be the light at the end of the tunnel. The accompanying economic collapse will be more difficult to overcome quickly. I feel for all those who lost their job or business and as a result their health care...or worse yet, lost their home in the middle of a pandemic. Comparatively we're doing great... we're still eating well from our Thanksgiving leftovers, and the garden is still productive though the weather has shifted to wet and cold. It is hard to believe that it is time to start planning the spring and summer garden, inventorying the seeds we have, and ordering seed we need. Looks like limited supplies this year. Despite the situation we've got a full plate...
Open Thread -- wide open
Submitted by QMS on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 9:06am
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Today it is whatever you make it!
Have fun...
DiaperDon's Thanksgiving Meltdown
Submitted by bondibox on Sat, 11/28/2020 - 8:29amMost of the President's Twitter rants don't get - or deserve - a second mention, but the chain of events on Thursday night is as hilarious as it is outrageous. In case you missed it...
Friday Night Photos - Too Much Turkey edition
Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:56pm(small groan).
Anyway, we were touring Middle Earth last year in the off season. Here's a shot of the entrance to Moria. Suffice to say, the trek through the mountain is as scary as the account given by J.R.R. Tolkien in his guidebook to the area. The balrog is a 'must see'... or rather a 'must run away'.
The Evening Blues - 11-27-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 1:39pm
2 whislteblower PSAs
Submitted by wendy davis on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 9:13am
(Although Assange is technically not a whistleblower, but a journalist and publisher.)
‘Julian Assange ‘Has Refused to Attend’ Latest Remand Hearing Due to COVID-19 Outbreak at Belmarsh’, sputniknews.com, Nov. 26, 2020
“Julian Assange did not attend his remand hearing on 26 November 2020 because of the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak at Belmarsh prison. “Nothing is happening today”, a lawyer connected to the case told Sputnik in the morning at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, due to the fact that “55 people [in his block] in Belmarsh” have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
Book review: Jordan B. Peterson, "12 Rules for Life"
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 6:54amBook review: Peterson, Jordan B. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2018.
Friday Open Thread ~ "What are you reading?" edition ~ opening paragraphs
Submitted by phillybluesfan on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:00am
As with pubs and shoes, you know you’re reading a great book from the second you’re inside it.
In the right hands, a novel’s beginning alone can make you feel like you’ve just fallen into a fast-flowing river, snatched away from reality and hurtled downhill. They range from hard-boiled pulp fiction to classics to, well, The Bible; the only thing they have in common is that they’re so good it’s impossible not to read on.
