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- May 3, 2018
- Freedom of the Press and Speech
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All too much of that which is "freedom of the press" and it's precursor "freedom of speech" is freedom to spread fake news, slanted perspective, and withhold objectivity, imparting this to others as though it were facts when it's not. This is a primary function of those liars known collectively as the democratic party and their so-called "progressives" who would have you think they are forward thinking when all they wish to do is commit crimes and undermine the actual democratic process of The Republic.
Freedom of the press and speech indicate the right of people, newspapers, magazines, and other informational distributions to report news without being controlled by the government ...
But there is a "shadow government" with monitors in most all of the organizations and therefore freedom of the press is one of those pipe dreams of a bygone era supplanted by the Facebooks, YouTubes, Twitters, and MSNBCs of the world out to color the journalism in their purview that distinct color of yellow once reserved for the lowest of the low. Freedom of speech is being assailed by the so-called pc "politically correct" movement where we're supposed to call women men and men women if it is their choice and not "offend" anyone lest they all get their panties in a wad on the public stage.
Now too many so-called "outlets" of the news attempt to mold the attitudes of the masses with what in actuality is the most deviant form of opine content on the planet. We have become something else. Something which is not free so much as influenced because the public school system has spent it's time indoctrinating the students with leftist ideology bent on pushing us to the new world order that so many of those like the traitor bushes, the brigand obama, and the international criminal and enemy of the state george soros adherents would like so badly.
However, WE THE PEOPLE remain here as well. Ready and willing to fight for those freedoms the left would strip from the citizen because they can neither see nor speak the truth.
The travesty of it all is how many of us can't see that reality though it's right before their faces. That tendency toward identity politics whereby those of a particular religion, race, or social backgrounds, etc, form exclusive political alliances, moving away from traditional broad-based party politics may dilute the base; but their methodologies of violence and suppression simply cannot win. Too many of us simply will not be told how to think. Too many of us decline to be the subjects of some stupid new world order whereby foreign nationals and the united nations run our show.
Resistance is not futile. It is necessary.
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- May 1, 2018
- roofie coladas and pudding pops
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It's May Day — a time for pagan fertility rituals, the springie budding of flowers and such, return of the hummingbirds to my feeder, and all those things that make life a bit more enjoyable for many of us.
However, there is a pall hanging over the renewal of the seasonal greenery and that life it portends. The unchallenged improprieties by those in power against those who are weaker or otherwise compromised by career or politics.
There is an element in the dating scene whereby predators stalk their prey in the night clubs and the dance halls with roofie coladas or other drinks designed to deprive a woman of her senses long enough to be captured and brought to some secretive space whereby she may be given a taste of the pudding pop of her captor.
Typically, the perpetrators of these acts of aggression and conquest are would be "upper eschelon" practitioners of media arts or politics who are in actuality those bottom feeding denizens of those darkest nightmares of women everywhere.
It is strange that those who would aid and abet these people are never brought to justice while those perpetrators exposed rarely suffer the consequences of their actions as well ...
Leaving the violated to suffer their wounds — usually alone and in private but sometimes aloud and booming.
Will it ever end or will the Bills of the world who think that womankind is their playground and subject to their bites and druggings and victimization cease to likewise be further preyed upon by the mainstream media who protect those who would harm them as if it were their sworn duty.
The dark state infiltration of the media with operatives who monitor and control these institutions are that which makes the news all too worthless in these days of fakery and deception running amok in The Republic.
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- April 30, 2018
- May Eve
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It's May Eve. Also known as Walpurgis Night, it marks the six month mark til All Hallows Eve ...
aka Halloween or that beginning of the holiday season !
The day is primarily an observance of central and northern European extraction with dancing and bonfires and the celebrations hold the separate flavors of those locales in which they are held.
These observances are typically either in conjunction with or included within the observance of "May Day" — which in actuality is the next day.
My personal interest in May Eve stems from my late childhood back when werewolves, vampires, and witches were a keen interest.
It seems that the sabbat's may eve focus was that which first brought the notion of May Eve into my thoughts.
The day also remains an homage to my late friend, Chris Gagnon who was an amateur cinematographer back in the oldie but goodie days of 8 mm and of course, Super 8 when we would create all manner of 3 minute technicolor masterpieces in the genre of the macabre.
But alas, those days (and Chris himself) are gone these many years and are relegated to that very personal and private level of my life known as memories.
Regardless, the day is now named for Saint Walpurga, who was canonized on May first in the 870 AD so you can feel safe lighting those bonfires and cutting a rug without getting struck by lightning or getting turned into the undead ... or worse.
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- April 29, 2018
- Happy Birthday Jim
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It's my brother's birthday.
I did a sketch of him and his bride.
Though he only lives a few miles away I hardly ever see him. It doesn't mean that I don't think about him every now and then ...
Particularly when confronting a task for which I have absolutely no clue. The household stuff presents innumerable moments for this to happen as well.
Sometimes I wish that I had been a 'handy dandy' mechanical genius type like my brother but I'm afraid it's entirely too late for such goings on with me being so old and decrepit.
So anyway, Happy Birthday Jim and I wish you many more.
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- April 28, 2018
- Restoration of Sovereignty Day
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Today is a celebration in Japan. One I hope the United States will implement as well. The Restoration of Sovereignty Day which marks the end of the American occupation of Japan on April 28, 1952 — is a relatively new public observance held each April 28.
It was proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in 2012 as an aspect of his "nationalist campaign" and first formally celebrated in 2013.
The problem in the United States is a "globalist" push by those like the traitor bushes, the pillaging and profiteering from public office clintons, as well as obama who attempted the entire ruination of the Republic.
The stupid people who think there will be a "New World Order" are sadly mistaken. Hopefully this will come to light when they see the reaction of those of us who remain patriots fighting against the democrat and progessive efforts to make us all subjects of Belgium and serfs of the Rosthchilds and gd Jesuits.
Hooray to the Japanese for their reclamation of sovereignty.
Boo to the traitor bushes who embrace the shadow governement and deep state beyond their constitutional purview in the government.
Boo to the criminal clintons who sold their influence on the international market for monetary gain.
Boo to the insidious brigand obama who single handedly attempted to take down the Republic for his own ends.
Boo to their blind democrat/progressive followers who cannot see or say the truth to save their stupid lives.
I hope they all get their traitorous robber just desserts in my lifetime.
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- April 27, 2018
- Under the Chinaberry Tree
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When I was a kid there were a number of Chinaberry Trees in my immediate vicinity. They had a rather exotic compound leaf structure and provided excellent shade ... not to mention the pretty blooms which resulted in some rather odd khaki colored fruits which ultimately fell to the ground in great numbers and the many seedlings which would sprout from the roots of the larger trees.
It wasn't their classification as 'invasive' — or 'toxic' nor even the fact that they typically broke down in the middle as the result of some trunk decay ...
It was what went on under those trees which comes to mind at various times when I look at something or smell something or even think of something totally unrelated.
It was there that I witnessed many a boar become a barrow at the pocket knife of my father's brother.
It was there that I saw classmates place the toxic berries into the thermos containing kool-aid of the now long gone Isadore; who by the way never did any harm to anyone and was, like me, chastised for being different among his peers.
It was there that I would swat many a yellowfly which had swooped in for a feast of me; and there I would often stop for a moment while walking around in the 98 degree 99 percent South Carolina August humidity.
So regardless of their status as an invasive plant originating in India; Chinaberry trees are certainly no less invasive than all of the rest of the species from India; and I have a bit of history with those trees — which I never see up close anymore in my concrete jungle of stalking vehicles, streetlights, pavement and highrise edifices into which I burrow each day to do my work.
Country, yes I'm a little bit country. A very little bit -- despite my occasional Southern drall, ya'll.
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- April 26, 2018
- World Intellectual Property Day 2018
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Each 26th day of April we observe World Intellectual Property Day.
It originates from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since the year 2000 in an effort to raise awareness of patents, copyright, trademark and the designs they protect in our activities of daily living and to celebrate the creative process and innovation. The day was selected because it coincides with the date in 1970 upon which that convention establishing WIPO went into effect.
My personal views of intellectual property litigation revolve around this gut feeling that the scope of purview is too broad in many instances.
While I feel there is a place for intellectual property rights ... there are too many so-called "patent and copyright trolls" out there seeking to pounce on anyone with a new idea claiming infringement which I have repeatedly found to be well beyond far fetched — to the point of groping for merely unsubstantiated appearances. Luckily, I don't rule the world or there would be quite a few unhappy copyright and patent holders out there after they finally got my foot removed from their butts.
A new idea or a fresh spin on an old one is thwarted entirely too often over intellectual property law regardless of relevance. Innovation gets thwarted when trolls grub for litigious money. Then there are the actual thieves who steal someone's idea and have the audacity to call it "innovation" on their part.
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- April 25, 2018
- DNA Day 2018
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Francis Crick
James D. Watson
It's DNA Day, that day when we celebrate the 1953 publication of Francis Crick, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, et al in the scientific journal Nature regarding the structure of DNA.
Maurice Wilkins
Rosalind Franklin
There were a number of subsequent declarations of the commemoration until 2003 when annual DNA Day celebrations began to be organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) culminating in April 25 becoming declared "International DNA Day" and "World DNA Day" by several relevant groups.
So, in that intellectual rarefaction that arises from those mechanism of international recognition we finally have a regular day nailed down. HAPPY DNA DAY !
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- April 24, 2018
- World Day For Animals In Laboratories 2018
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I was watching Big Bang Theory in syndi a month or so ago when Sheldon and Amy were working in Amy's lab participating in one of her neurobiology studies involving the solving of a maze.
Sheldon completed the test and commented that it was usual and customary for lab rats to receive a food pellet upon successful completion of the maze whereupon Amy told him that the completion culminated in her plucking out the rat's brains with a pair of tweezers.
Today is World Day For Animals In Laboratories (WDAIL) aka known as World Lab Animal Day. Each April 24th the day is observed as part of the surrounding week known as "World Week for Animals In Laboratories" and is held under the auspices of The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) as an "international day of commemoration" for animals in laboratories.
Animal testing has become a contentious issue among animal rights proponents, scientists, and the populace at large. As I personally know, some of these lab animals live a short life in the name of safer product lines and scientific research.
It would seem that animal suffering is beyond that considered necessary or desirable by a large contingent of people upon the earth. Personally, I am not a proponent of the mistreatment of animals for any reason and the concept of animal testings leaves me somewhat ambivalent when I consider the benefits compared to the suffering for the test subjects.
There are a spectrum of opinions regarding animal testing which range from "don't do it at all" to "animals have zero rights and are totally expendable". Thusly, counterpoints will be batted around for quite a while to come BECAUSE ...
Regardless of which side of the fence you find yourself on one thing is sure: SCIENCE WILL CONTINUE so animal experimentation is going to be around pretty much in a parallel time frame; along with those who will actively seek it's cessation — sometimes by extreme means.
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- April 23, 2018
- International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
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I am a reader. I am also a professed bibliophile who doesn't really encounter many bound volumes anymore ... though in my day countless numbers of them have passed both my hands and subsequently my eyes in steady pursuit of either information or entertainment. I fear the new media nowadays predominates that which I read to a much larger degree than I might like to admit.
On April 12 of 2007 quite a furor resulted by Dr Howard V Hendrix who explained in a post on LiveJournal that he would not be seeking the presidency of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America — having previously served as vice president. This decline of such ambitions was attributed to his disdain for authors who offer their work free on the internet ... whom he referred to as "webscabs" who are "converting the noble calling of Writer into the life of Pixel-stained Technopeasant Wretch".
This somewhat severe dismissal of those who wish to be read regardless of profitability became declared as International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day by accomplished author Jo Walton whose aim was the encouragement of writers to post "professional quality" pieces for free on the internet.
Other noted authors contributed to that first International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day observed in 2007. Being a writer as well as a reader I can certainly sympathize with Dr Hendrix's attitude toward those who would diminish the market ... but it's a given fact that "you can't always get what you want". This leaves us hoping we "find sometimes we get what we need !"
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Well, I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would go meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime, you just might find
You get what you need
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair shares of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't, we don't blow a 50-amp fuse", yeah
And no, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
Well, no, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need, baby
And I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescriptions filled
I was standin' in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided to have a soda
"Whatcha favorite flavor?", "Cherry red"
And I sung my song to my friend Jimmy
And he said one word back to me, that was "Dead"
I said
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
Oh, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
And she was practised that the art of deception
I could tell by her blood-stained hands
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
By Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by the Rolling Stones
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- April 22, 2018
- Earth Day 2018
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First observed in 1970, we now see Earth Day events held in some 200 worldwide locales under the auspices of the Earth Day Network.
I'm not a big fan of Earth Day.
It's not that I don't pursue environmental protection.
My problems surround local entities polluting the environment with their petroleum distillates and other chemicals, manufacturing particulates in the atmosphere, and noise like backup alarms sounding all gd night at the Old Dominion truck depot at the end of my street. BOO !
The tax revenue crazy local jurisdictions would just as soon have the money than force these people to toe the line with good corporate citizenship.
This leaves me pretty much at a loss for anything remotely supportive.
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- April 21, 2018
- The Founding of Rome
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April 21, 753 BC
The birth of that which became the Roman Empire of antiquity is part and parcel of myth, legend, fact, and conjecture.
The two primary stories surrounding the founding of Rome entail the twins Romulus and Remus who were nursed by a she wolf and the refugee of Troy, Aeneas, who was the subject of the epic by Virgil called The Aeneid and his issue, a son named Ascanius aka Iulus for whom the Julio-Claudian dynasty was named.
The stuff of legend, those mythological references to Ancient Rome being founded by the two demi-god brothers named Romulus and Remus on 21 April 753 BCE remains one of the most compelling and interesting sidebars for a child such as myself learning of these things at an elementary school age.
Included in this legend is the claim that Romulus killed Remus during the course of an argument regarding who would rule the city (or where the city would be located) and named the city Rome after himself.
Not having been a big fan of Virgil, the second Aeneid based story was one I never really pursued.
Though the year of the founding of the city varies between 752 and 728 BC ... the day has been steadily fixed April 21 by all of the individuals involved in determination of the date; which is the date of the feast of Pales, godess of shepherds and livestock. Incidentally, the Roman calendar actually began at 753 BC.
So it really doesn't matter which year to which you might subscribe as that of the founding of Rome. Today marks the anniversary so — Happy Birthday Roma !
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- April 20, 2018
- 420
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420
4:20
4/20
pronounced four-twenty
Today represents a code-term in cannabis culture that indicates cannabis is to be consumed. It originates back in 1971 by several high school heads from San Rafael California known as "the Waldos".
Personally I've heard and related the story already and no longer partaking makes the entire notion somewhat less than it once was in my life
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Suffice it to say if you indulge today is your day. Weed may grow from roots in Hell, but there are a lot of people who still enjoy it.
I didn't quit because I "disliked" it. I quit because of the mandatory pre employment testing which became in vogue and caused me to decline to allow anyone to hold a weapon of recreational drug use over my head.
Suffice it to say that I like the clear thinking and loss of mental haze more than I ever enjoyed smoking marijuana.
The fact that I could remain employed was merely the bonus of getting to eat and remain indoors.
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- April 19, 2018
- The Problems with People
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There can be issues with people whereby they are told to do something within a purview of authority and they may attempt to rationalize a reason not to do it.
The problem is one of being told what to do and failing to do so because the person is in disagreement with instructions. Some can't even read between the lines to see the peril of those ways of action. The consequences of this are many and varied ranging from confrontation all the way toward a write up for insubordination.
The worst part of that is how "fine" I am personally with the notion of consequences anymore.
The underlying context is that infuriating upheaval where the logic becomes a circular mess of trying to "be right" rather than "achieve a satisfactory end quickly and without delay".
While reticence exists for creating additional problems; tomorrow will see if indeed he incurs that wrath which has been cultivating — the severity of which will be dependent on several factors extrinsic to the problem at hand.
Some of us simply grow tired of this never ending battle of wills.
Hopefully this becomes a non issue in the morning. I'm not looking for trouble, but I'm not running from any either.
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