... although, through tough thorough thought, it can be made to make sense.
Apr 22, 2016
A Lousy 10 Million
Figure out two things:
1) how to get the nerds the support they need
2) how to stay the fuck outa their way
Today's Tweet
Patternicity. What you see in the clouds is influenced by what's on your mind. A stiff salute to Queen Elizabeth pic.twitter.com/99G87wECCE— Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) April 21, 2016
I'll make allowance for the possibility that somebody's had his PhotoShoppy way with this, but c'mon - there just can't be a more fitting graphic to make the connection between Heads-Of-State and their Big Guns.
We Could Call It Progress
Beat on your neighbor - you go to jail.
Beat on your dog - you go to jail.
Beat on your kids - well, the little boogers gotta learn some respect, dammit.
Apr 21, 2016
And We Lose Another One
(Apocryphal or not): Someone asked Eric Clapton what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player in the world, and he answered, "I don't know - ask Prince".
Clapton played on the original track (White Album), but couldn't make it to the George tribute - so Prince stood in for him.
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)
Clapton played on the original track (White Album), but couldn't make it to the George tribute - so Prince stood in for him.
Today's Tweet
"How it feels as a Canadian watching US politics right now" pic.twitter.com/93Qj6mT71F— TheLADbible (@TheLadBible) April 21, 2016
Apr 20, 2016
Another 420
Usually, on April 20th, I put up a post to be kinda jokey about The Hemp Rangers, or I'll try to link it back to the struggles of working people against the Corporatists, but every once in a while, I feel the need to hedge my bets against the whole after-life thing.
So just in case Adolph is able to check in with us (this being his birthday and all), and because there's a sizable portion of Americans who seem to think Mr Hitler had some good ideas too - which makes them think it's OK to support the authoritarian crap spilling out of the GOP right now - I think it's important to take just a small moment to mock him (and them) unmercifully, and to make sure they all know how stoopidly childish their behavior is.
(and of course, I do this in a stoopidly childish way to make sure they can understand it)
So Adolph was an extremely bad guy who did extremely bad things. And he didn't love his country; he actually had a deep sense of shame and loathing for himself and everybody else, and his whole political career was aimed at punishing the German people for being stoopid enough to follow The Kaiser, and then even stoopider for following him, and all he could think of was to burn the whole place down etc etc etc.
But a Nickelback fan? Universal condemnation is in order - so yeah - fuck that guy.
So just in case Adolph is able to check in with us (this being his birthday and all), and because there's a sizable portion of Americans who seem to think Mr Hitler had some good ideas too - which makes them think it's OK to support the authoritarian crap spilling out of the GOP right now - I think it's important to take just a small moment to mock him (and them) unmercifully, and to make sure they all know how stoopidly childish their behavior is.
(and of course, I do this in a stoopidly childish way to make sure they can understand it)
So Adolph was an extremely bad guy who did extremely bad things. And he didn't love his country; he actually had a deep sense of shame and loathing for himself and everybody else, and his whole political career was aimed at punishing the German people for being stoopid enough to follow The Kaiser, and then even stoopider for following him, and all he could think of was to burn the whole place down etc etc etc.
But a Nickelback fan? Universal condemnation is in order - so yeah - fuck that guy.
Apr 19, 2016
Apr 18, 2016
Today's Quote
"I don't have time for anything that has no soul."
--Charles Bukowski
hat tip = Twitter buddies @Paulus_vv & @gnousdz
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