Ironically, the people who call others "snowflakes" for supposedly not being tough enough to handle "the real world" are usually people who can't stand to even briefly contemplate unpleasant realities & who banish all uncomfortable thoughts from their own minds the moment they arise. You know, like tough people do.
It's so strong & badass to run away from the bad thoughts like a terrified child.
POLITICS
If your politics is based on governments, votes and rights you need to think harder.
These are the things which keep us all subservient. They are the things rich men can buy. And habitually do.
It is a basically dumb move to give absolute power of violence to some men that they can then deploy against the mass of others.
A new day. A new chance to succeed.
Workman coming shortly to assess some tree pruning I can't do myself. Lacking the skills, knowledge, and tools necessary to do the work, I rely on those who do.
It's something I need to do more often these days. I've let my strength and stamina flag as I've gotten old.
There's no shame in asking for (or hiring) the help you need. I'm just lucky I can.
A lesson I'm coming to appreciate more in my dotage.
May you appreciate your advantages #today
I've taken over mowing some areas of the neighbor's lawns as well, in particular the steep inclines (35-45 deg) that are tricky on a riding mower.
I had to play with the cut direction and deck height to stop it from "bottoming out" and bumping against the ground when at the bottom of an incline, but that was all I had to do.
It's a champ up and down the ditch.
@aral Where are the markets getting food when so much farmland has been maliciously destroyed? I've seen videos of concrete being poured into wells. I'm glad there are souces of food, but it can't be enough.
As many are, I'm very distressed by all of this. I'm hoping the Sumud Flotilla can raise awareness. I'm not sure if they'll actually get food in - I hope they do.
It seems like sources of news have dried up. Even Al Jazeera has stopped covering Gaza, but I can't imagine the blockage on fishing has lifted, and all I hear from the big organizations is that they're being locked out, with tons of food rotting at the borders. Such horrible malice...
If we can help individuals that's unambiguously good. I'm just writhing with frustration that there isn't more being done, and moreso WHY there isn't more being done.
My remarks concerning the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis yesterday:
This was politically intended. The Trump administration did not order that shooting specifically but has setup the conditions in a way that it would occur at some point.
This has been done with two intentions:
This is straight from the playbook of the SA in Germany 1933.
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