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One of the many things I admire about Rosa Luxemburg is her philosophy that one should fight fiercely against the major injustices of the world, but not sweat the small stuff.
And stop and smell the roses, rejoice in a sunny day, pet your dog and enjoy the laughter of children.
This was a good, good, woman.
She was also a Communist who advocated the violent overthrow of the new Social Democratic government in Germany in 1919.
Rosa actually argued against the Spartacist uprising, for what turned out to be very good reasons. She did join ranks after it started and was murdered by right-wing freikorps.
But, CHB, you are wrong to say she supported “violet revolution.”
Her tastes ran much more to red roses, as her name suggests! She also liked pansies, my own favorite flower.
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“Don’t forget, as busy as you may be, to quickly raise your head and cast a glance at those great silver clouds and that silent blue ocean in which they are swimming…take notice of the resplendence and glory that overlie this day…because this day will never, ever come again! This day is a gift to you like a rose in full bloom, lying at your feet, waiting for you to pick it up and press it to your lips.”
― Rosa Luxemburg
Typo corrected.
Spoilsport
Today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Hmmmm, Ok, so not August 13 . . .
. . . . knew I shoulda’ oiled that fantamatasticprostiginator . . . .
“Well, lemme, see here — 8 divided by two (for almost nearly half right) equals four, times three for the Holy Trinity — or is it three for ‘third times a charm’? — doesn’t really matter. Equals 12. [Whew, that was tough. Time for another snort of prophecy
blow, er, dust, and ahhhhhhhhhhblblblhaha, there, and now, where was I, oh yeah . . .] And, 13??? — may have had one that backwards, maybe use my never-fail magic reader mirror and seeee, it says 31!!! Voila 12/31 . . .”“So, Real Amurica, would you believe December 31st?? . . . Hell, that’s what I’ve been saying all along, this whole entire time . . .
. . . Probably, actually, maybe even Christmas Day if you’re all very good patriot boys and girls, ask Santa/God for lots of MyPillows-Reinstatement Edition 2021, and also to get our beloved Big Orange guy back on the heavenly presidential throne a week early!!!!!!”
[ . . . Hey, Tina baby, this is muy important – stop playing Candy Crush or whatever with that hard drive, and come over here and double check these mathinatings??!!]
AP reports
Wonder if that bit of news enters into Gov. Polis' calculations about mandating vaccination for those on state jobs or in the care of state agencies or anywhere else he can set public health policy.
If I understand what I’ve seen correctly, he recently just ordered proof of vaccinations, or two negative tests per weeks and mask wearing, beginning sometime in September? (Anyone able to confirm?)
Maybe he’ll adjust that previous order, but remember he’s somewhat libertarian in his general vaccination stance. My guess is he’ll let the current order stand as is for awhile?
Tina Peters had a very bad week. Charles Ashby at the GJ Daily Sentinel has been all over it.
County shut down Peters' campsite business.
Peters used tax dollars to pay for South Dakota flight.
Investigations do not mean she is guilty.
People admitting she did what she is accused of do not make her guilty.
However, breaking the law makes her guilty and it appears that there is more than enough evidence for SOS to replace her as elections supervisor.
If she were a Democrat, the pitchforks and torches would already be in hand by the RWNJs. And the Democrats would have already replaced her.
^^^this^^^
Bastion of athletic excellence Valor Christian School in the news this morning — firing (forcing a resignation) a volleyball coach for not denouncing "da gay"
I guess you CAN get what (or avoid getting) what you pay for.
I hope Tonga can get as far away from the religious zealots at Valor Christian as he can.
Typically perfect . . .
. . . confirming that old adage, “You get what [Mexico] pays for” ???
As predictable as Fluffy dropping a big one here once a week, MSM seems to be losing interest in Afghanistan as evacuations proceed at a robust level.
For some perspective, by the end today the Biden administration will have evacuated 50,000 out of Afghanistan since July 31 (the vast majority since August 14). National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reports 16,000 people have been flown out of Kabul in the last 24 hours.
Ending a war is tough. I have a deep respect for Joe “the buck stops here” Biden, cleaning up this multi-Administration cluster*uck.
Here’s a good read by Scott Dworkin:
Stop Blaming Biden for Afghanistan (he’s cleaning up TFG mess)
Another by NPR today:
Where Are Taliban Officials Getting The Money To Run Afghanistan?
Nothing says "Fundamentalist religious values" like trafficking in meth and opiates to finance your terrorist endeavors.
Here in the US, it's fleecing the marks, religious right style.
There's also pretty wide-spread speculation that if the Taliban is "temporarily embarrassed" by a lack of funds, their friends from Pakistan's ISI will let them have some of the official and unofficial cash that goes through their coffers.
Apparently, once you go Stoopid, there's no going back
Trump was trying to tell the crowd that it's ok to get vaccinated, but they didn't believe him.
Yep. Inevitably enough, the experiment has escaped the lab.