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Another life well lived
Jimmy Carter, 98, opts for hospice care after string of hospital visits (msn.com)
Jimmy Carter is a gem, and I fear they aren't making them like him anymore. This makes me sad to read, but wow, this guy lived a really admirable life. I wish he'd won re-election. The right wing PR machine was already very successful and starting what we have before ( Read more... ) -
Depeche Mode is touring again
Hooray! Right? Until you see the ticket prices, I mean. Ugh.
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This was from 2018
But is still more relevant than ever.
An Open Letter to Those Who Still Give a Damn (johnpavlovitz.com)
Excerpt: ..."And worst of all, is how many people both at distance and very close to you, just don’t seem to give a damn; how the pain of other people simply doesn’t register in them anymore.
It seems like fewer and fewer people are capable of ( Read more... ) -
GaslightOppressProject
I wish everyone, including the meme makers, would stop calling it pro-life. Pro-life means not waiting until the vital signs are flagging to stop an ectopic pregnancy. Pro-life is not having pregnancy-sniffing dogs at airports. Pro-life is not limiting the medications women can take at a certain age for RA or for fibroids because they could ( Read more... ) -
No more talking points or false equivalency arguments
Scientific American has an editorial piece about gun control with sources lilnked. The sources being actual peer-reviewed articles, not FB or Rumbl entries. The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives - Scientific American. If these statistics weren't factual, we wouldn't have the Dickey amendment, which even Jay Dickey himself now regrets. Read more... ) -
So much yes
Woke up to 68 degrees and puppies who'd already been fed and didn't mind my sleeping in. I will get the lawn mowed and things watered and dogs exercised and accomplish more by lunch time than most people will all day. Gonna be a good day, Tater.
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Pop some corn
Watching the cult of Trump melt down because the pro-life judge he appointed after a sham vetting process actually made a pro-life decision is a little hilarious.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/politics/supreme-court- ( Read more... ) -
Finally some rain
The drought was beginning to make me anxious, and when I'm anxious it spills into other areas. I lightened the load for summer so I could do other things and have something of a life enjoying the summer weather. I love biking and long hikes and puttering around in the garden. But I also have plenty to enjoy on rainy days.
Which reminds me, I've ( Read more... )
