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  • Hot Off The Presses - Mini-Posts

    US beekeepers fear for their future – BBC News

    June 24, 2020 - By ginny

    American beekeepers are struggling to survive against cheap imports of foreign honey. — Read on www.bbc.com/news/business-53149367

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  • All Things Interesting - Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Lather, Rinse, Repeat Ad Infinitum

    March 22, 2020 - By ginny

    So about six weeks ago, we were waiting for something good to happen. My husband David is in between bullet points on his resume – it’s set up like a very long leave of absence and we are fine, but it’s a frustrating and confusing process in the Trumpizoic-COVID19 Era. You may find out more about him at Geeky Ramblings. If you look at my Twitter timeline, you’ll see a really long pinned thread that documents my day-to-day (or minute-to-minute) experience of the Coronavirus Crisis. The most helpful link I could offer is the Illinois Department of Public Health page…

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  • Lt Gen Qasem Soleimani of Iran QUDS force
    Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Why Was Suleimani Killed? Deep Dive By BBC World Services Adds Surprising Details In Only 23 Minutes

    January 11, 2020 - By ginny

    President Trump’s decision to assassinate Qasem Soleimani came as a shock to America’s foes and allies alike. He was Iran’s top general and has been described as one of the country’s most powerful figures, second only to the Supreme Leader Ayotollah Ali Khamenei. He was, effectively, head of Iran’s foreign policy. He’s been credited as being instrumental in the fight against ISIS but has also been accused of arming and supporting terror groups. But why did Donald Trump order his death?

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  • Hot Off The Presses

    Speeding Car Hits Police Car, Injures People In Dispensary Line

    January 3, 2020 - By ginny

    A speeding car hit an Elmwood Park police vehicle and nearly hit the police chief and people waiting in line on the first day of legal cannabis sales in Illinois. Those waiting in line who were not injured…were remarkably determined to keep their appointments with legalized destiny. “It’s kind of funny. It didn’t stop people from going into the dispensary,” he said. — Read on www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/ct-elm-speeding-crash-tl-0109-20200103-g2rtag3nbjcp3hv4astgzmd74i-story.html

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  • Hot Off The Presses

    Sinclair Broadcasting: Buy Pot? No Guns For You (LIE)

    January 2, 2020 - By ginny

    Freshly legalized, and already Sinclair is scarecasting fake news about buying pot: they’re claiming your name will be added to a database and you won’t be able to buy a gun. Illinois Sinclair Station Fearmongers Misinfo On Pot And Gun Ownership Read at — https://crooksandliars.com/2020/01/illinois-sinclair-station-fearmongers

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Mini-Posts

    Oh, Look. Anybody Invest In Energy Stocks Just Now?

    January 2, 2020 - By ginny

    Oil prices jump $1 after U.S air strike kills Iran, Iraq military personnel https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-1-after-u-s-air-strike-kills-iran-iraq-military-personnel-idUSKBN1Z2030?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    This Is Bad. Really Bad. And Also A Great Distraction

    January 2, 2020 - By ginny

    Imagine! A third war about to begin as a distraction from impeachment, polls, North Korea, and everything else that’s going wrong. Meanwhile, did anyone think to check on whether there were big, mysterious purchase of futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exxhange in the last few days? Just sayin’. U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Soleimani: U.S. official https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-usa/u-s-strike-killed-iran-quds-force-chief-soleimani-u-s-official-idUSKBN1Z203V?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

    Bart O’Kavanaugh Outed In His Own Handwriting…

    October 2, 2018 - By ginny

    …and other sordid tales. This Beach Week ’83 letter is probably the source of his alias in Judge’s book. nyti.ms/2NWkUlo

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

    The No Good, Very Bad News Day For tRUmp

    October 2, 2018 - By ginny

    On the day the New York Times story on Fred Trump’s decades-long tax fraud comes out, PBS Frontline drops a major investigative report on the Trump-Russia connection "Trump's Showdown" methodically reveals how an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election has grown to threaten Donald Trump’s presidency. #frontlinepbs Watch NOW: https://t.co/GhSe2RrvTt pic.twitter.com/pKstbCwMPA — FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) October 3, 2018

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father – The New York Times

    October 2, 2018 - By ginny

    In the end, the transfer of the Trump empire cost Fred and Mary Trump $20.5 million in gift taxes and their children $21 million in annuity payments. That is hundreds of millions of dollars less than they would have paid based on the empire’s market value, The Times found. — Read on www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html

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  • Sorry About The Mess: Trump Wrecking World Economy

    Post: He’s nuts if he thinks manufacturers will move to the US; they like paying rock bottom non-union wages and they’ll pass the higher costs to American consumers. Lose-lose! What can possibly go wrong?

    Since he lives in his own bubble universe, I’m wondering how long his big donors, the few relatively sane conservatives in Congress, and his “IKEA cabinet” will hold out until the murmurs behind the scenes become screaming fights in the Oval Office.

    Spine of steel? Nope. Skull of rock.

    Maury Povich lie detector meme: It says here… Trump is as dumb as a box of rocks.

    Global economy rocked again as rates on imports to the US from dozens of trading partners rose further, with China hit by 104% tariffs

    Link: Donald Trump unleashes new wave of tariffs against dozens of countries

  • Now Listening: Joni Mitchell | Black Crow

    Joni Mitchell album cover Black Crow. A woman is superimposed over an empty road that leads into her silhouette.

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    ”Black Crow - There's a crow flying Black and ragged Tree to tree He's black as the highway that's leading me Now he's diving down To pick up on something shiny I feel like that black crow Flying In a blue sky I took the ferry to the highway Then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train I've been traveling so long How'm I ever gonna know my home When I see it again I'm like a black crow flying In a blue blue sky In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving diving diving diving Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing Just like that black crow flying In a blue sky I looked at the morning After being up all night I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light I looked out the window And I I saw that ragged soul take flight I saw a back crow flying In a blue sky Oh I'm like a black crow flying In a blue sky”

     

    Link: Check out this song I heard on Radio Paradise

  • LIVE STREAM Intuitive Machines 2 Lunar Landing - NASA+

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    Watching now!

     

    ”Carrying NASA technology and science, Intuitive Machines is targeting no earlier than 12:32 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 6, to land its lunar lander on the Moon.”

     

    Link: Intuitive Machines 2 Lunar Landing - NASA+

  • Slava Ukraini!

    This font might work for a quilting project inspired by recent events.

    Gathering some fabric from my stash and some new fabric next.

    A casual font called Sunflower

    www.fontspace.com/sunflowers-font-f50996

  • Living On Blue Island In Lake Illinois

    A local bike riding friend remarked today that he feels like he’s living on a blue island. I made sure he sees this.

     

    ”JB Pritzker trolled the president on Friday by claiming he planned to rename Lake Michigan as Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay.”

     

    Link: Illinois Gov. Ridicules Trump's 'Gulf Of America' Proposal With 1 Of His Own

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