Tom Wigley
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“If the Russia connection is confirmed, it will be the most sophisticated known theft of American government data by Moscow since a two-year spree in 2014 and 2015” via @SangerNYT https://t.co/iH8Woriiym
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 13, 2020
I once had a boss who said you should never admit a mistake because it makes you look weak. Whaaat? How can you learn if you don't recognize (and admit) failure? Seems to me that denying your mistakes is the weakness. I didn't work with him for long. I like the line in Joni's "Woodstock", But you know life is for learning. Mistakes, failures, defeats are part of the process, part of life. They should be embraced so that you grow and improve. I guess you can imagine what brought this to mind...our ole buddy, Trumpolini. But this week I really want to focus on my learning path in the garden...mistakes and improvements. I wrote a comment this week about the systemic system we've created with our greed for profit. I used my agricultural education as an example. I was taught fertilizer rates, herbicide use, animal feeding, depreciation and profit...not permaculture nor ecological farming. I was offered a lucrative job as a farm chemical rep upon graduation, but I took a low paying research position instead. It took years for me to learn to garden without chemicals, plowing, and constant weeding....production for pleasure not profit.
GOP Megadonor Celebrates His Profits From “Huge Increases In Rents” As Millions Face Eviction
The world’s largest private equity firm has bankrolled campaigns against rent control and been accused by the United Nations of fueling a global housing crisis. Now, as millions are threatened with eviction during the pandemic, Blackstone’s top executive is openly bragging that the firm is making huge profits off of rent increases.
Despite the fact that the Supreme Court rejected Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn US presidential election on Friday, pro-Trump rallies were held today in DeeCee and the capitals of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
“Jericho March: Let the Church Roar! simultaneously taking place around the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court, and Department of Justice with prayers for the walls of corruption and election fraud to fall down. Shofars will be blown at 9:30AM.”
There seem to have been over-laps of the two, but I watched the livestream of the Jericho March (already ended) for a while, and was simply staggered by some of the invective and prayers, as well as the thousands attending. There are indications that there are new schemes being hatched, as well.
Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; And only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. ~ Elizabeth Browning
the meal awaits, so here's a shot of Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus' view of the world:
As always, keep warm and have fun.
‘Biden picks former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice for WH domestic policy council’, RT.com, 10 Dec, 2020
“Projected US president-elect Joe Biden has named Susan Rice, another Obama administration veteran, as head of the White House Domestic Policy Council – a position that does not require Senate confirmation. [hint, hint; clue, clue]
“Rice, who was previously reported to be under consideration for both vice president and secretary of state, was named to the position on Thursday.” […]
From Lexinton, Kentucky ....
WoodSongs is an ALL VOLUNTEER live audience celebration of grassroots music and the artists who make it. The show airs on 537 radio stations from Australia to Dublin, Ireland, on American Forces Radio Network twice each weekend in 177 nations, every military base and US Naval ship in the world, coast-to-coast in millions of TV homes as a public TV series. Now Friday and Wednesday’s on RFD-TV America’s Most Important Rural Network. WoodSongs is produced 44 Mondays a year.
