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  • Hot Off The Presses

    Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege

    December 20, 2024 - By ginny

    ULine is pretty evil for a supposedly Christian-based company, when it comes to making money. They’re part of the Christian corporatocracy that needs to be dismantled.   ”Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workers”   Link: Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege

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  • Cozy holiday fireplace powered by NASA Artemis I moon rockets
    Uncategorical Weirdness

    NASA Rocket Engine Fireplace – NASA+

    December 7, 2024 - By ginny

    Make the holidays warm, bright, and straight to the moon, Alice! ”Just what you need for the holidays… the coziness of a crackling and roaring rocket engine!”   Link: NASA Rocket Engine Fireplace – NASA+

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  • Politics, Schmolitics

    Marc Elias Sounds The Clarion Call For Courage

    December 7, 2024 - By ginny

    Marc Elias wants us to put aside caution and put on courage. Silence is death. ”Trump is a bully and bullies prey on the weak. They understand the power of fear and exploit it. Capitulating to Trump now — even before he has been sworn in — makes you more vulnerable, not less.” Via Democracy Docket: Now Is the Time for Courage

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  • Bronze statue of Poop Emoji sitting on a bronze replica of Nancy Pelosi’s desk with capitol in background
    Politics, Schmolitics

    Do not submit: Your guide to a way out of this catastrophic mess

    November 12, 2024 - By ginny

    These are very, very dangerous times in America, led by dangerous people, and doubting that, or running away and hiding is exactly what they want.

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  • Health And Fitness

    The Scary Season: US Healthcare Renewal Time

    October 31, 2024 - By ginny

    Yes, it’s terrifying trying to pick a healthcare provider in the US, because of our awful for-profit health insurance system. I’m keeping my current plan because their app made it easy to find a new primary care physician. But I still had to talk to two customer service reps to set it up, and have to call my old doctor’s office to inform them of my new doctor and request a records transfer ‘This is not freedom,’ Swedish man tells newspaper as he learns costs of American medical care He’s not wrong, that Swedish guy. I’ll meet my new doctor…

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  • Politics, Schmolitics

    Robert Reich: What Bezos and Musk really want from Trump

    October 31, 2024 - By ginny

    It’s all about dominance in space And government contracts potentially worth trillions. Link: What Bezos and Musk really want from Trump

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  • Politics, Schmolitics

    Leaked memo reveals plan for Trump to skip ‘traditional background checks’ if elected: NYT – Raw Story

    October 27, 2024 - By ginny

    SO NOT GOOD, MAYNARD. Vote, because our lives, freedom, and democracy itself depend on defeating these basstids.   Link: Leaked memo reveals plan for Trump to skip ‘traditional background checks’ if elected: NYT – Raw Story

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  • Photo from NYTimes headline of 27OCT24 with Kamala Harris, labeled "The Only Patriotic Choice for President." Coincidentally, the same date as the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden.
    Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Thanks, NYTimes. Finally. Do Better.

    October 27, 2024 - By ginny

    It’s about frickin’ time, NY Times, but until you stop sanewashing Der Drumpfuhrer in your headlines, sabotaging your reporters’ stories, I’m not subscribing. For all the shit we’ve given the NYTimes in this election season, they have really pulled out all the stops to make up for it the last couple of days. This was yesterday’s front page. Here are a couple of the inside pages in the same issue. There are more. A huge section was devoted to this subject. I have…   Link: The NY Times Comes Through – Digby’s Hullabaloo

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  • Space Karen Elon Musk
    Hot Off The Presses

    ‘Elno Skum Worked Illegally? October Surprise, Surprise

    October 26, 2024 - By ginny

    Why are we not surprised? And ye gads, that photo in the article. I’m not reposting the image here because the photo credit is under Getty Images. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Long before he became one of Donald Trump’s biggest donors and campaign surrogates, South African-born Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States as he launched his entrepreneurial career after ditching a graduate studies program in California, according to former business associates, court records and company documents obtained by The Washington Post. Link: Exclusive from the Washington Post, via archive.is because fuck that guy Jeff Bezos, but kudos to…

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  • Bronze statue of Poop Emoji sitting on a bronze replica of Nancy Pelosi’s desk with capitol in background
    Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Democracy Dies in Darkness: Ann Telnaes (gift link)

    October 26, 2024 - By ginny

    Ann Telnaes’ stark visual commentary on the Washington Post’s failure to endorse Kamala Harris from 25OCT24. I will not be cancelling my subscription to the Post, because I support their journalists and editors. The decision came from publisher Jeff Bezos.

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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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    ”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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