Obviously, there is a difference between cancelling and altering plans for the holidays, but that’s not the most objectionable aspect of this meme. Rather, it promotes the idea of violating state and local government guidelines that are put into place to protect the health of those around us.
I know I’m not alone in saying that living “life to its fullest” is inconsistent with selfishly endangering other people’s lives. (more…)
The task of this “gentleman,” which is rooting out disloyal staffers, is a difficult one indeed–and one that will soon become impossible, simply because there will be no one left.
We can try to put ourselves in these unfortunate people’s shoes, but what does it mean in practical terms to be completely loyal to a man who is in the process of committing a wide array of heinous crimes, from fraud to negligent homicide to obstruction to treason–and is involving his employees as accessories to those crimes on an increasingly intimate basis? How many people are so loyal to Trump that they’re willing to follow him into lengthy prison sentences?
Though it would seem like the answer is zero, that may not be the case. We’ll soon find out.
Impeached? Lost popular vote twice? One-term president? Each one perfectly true.
Yet all this will pale in comparison to the prison term to which he’s sentenced. We’ve never had a president come out of the White House and into the Big House.
It’s only a matter of time until we get to see this grand drama play itself out. Self-imposed exile, or we’ll have incarceration; there doesn’t seem to be a third option.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse met with Greta Thunberg on October 8th when she received a name, translated into English, means “Woman Who Came From the Heavens.” Chief Arvol is the 19th generation keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe for the Great Sioux Nation. He’s the chief and spiritual leader of all three Sioux Tribe branches.
So much to remark upon here, from the look of sheer awe on Greta’s face, to the mutual respect that two environmental warriors share with one another.
In a recent post, I pointed out the road to sustainability starts with caring about each other and the respect for nature.
It may start there, but I forget a key ingredient in the achievement of the goal: competence and awareness of our surroundings.
I don’t think she’s supposed to sit there.
My brilliant and sensitive friend Zan Dubin Scott writes: This is why we can’t have nice things: we live in a plastic-surgery world and buy too many new things all the time. They’re spraying this gorgeous fir GREEN! It’s not GREEN enough for the shopping center. And polluting everyone with toxic paint while they’re at it.
This really is illustrative of the sad, phony, robo-consumer society we have become. Optimists believe our civilization can somehow come together and deal with the horrific threats we face in terms of things like environmental collapse, out-of-control pandemics, and world fascism. If there is a path to sustainability, it begins with a better respect for one another and for nature itself.
French automaker Citroën has developed a wonderful battery electric vehicle, targeting the European market, initially Holland, the UK, and Germany. Its MSRP in the UK is about $25,500 USD, which sounds quite attractive, given its modern styling, fabulous accouterments, and considerable range.
With each passing day it’s becoming more clear that Joe Biden will be inaugurated at noon on January 20, 2021. This means, on or before that moment, that Donald Trump will either leave the country to escape criminal prosecution, or stay and fight for his freedom.
Although this may seem cut and dried, it really isn’t, because until he’s officially removed from office, he continues to wield the awesome power of President of the United States, meaning that he’s capable of virtually anything, regardless of how destructive it may be to those around him. After four years of this, if we’ve learned anything, it’s that he couldn’t care less about anyone but himself.
As the sign reads, BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED.
I don’t think anyone believes that 2020 has been a particularly good year. A mishandled pandemic, a would-be dictator, child abuse by federal officials, and the wholesale destruction of rule of law. Some might even call it a nightmare.
Speaking of nightmares, the sign here symbolizes one that most people have suffered: the desperate but thwarted need to separate oneself from people who mean us harm.
The difference in this case, of course, is that the sign here is real. I don’t know where it hangs, but I certainly wouldn’t recommend entering the area behind it.
From this: In his book, Charles Koch admits that he has come to regret his political partiality. “Boy, did we screw up!” Koch writes in his book, according to the Wall Street Journal. “What a mess!”” (more…)
