Ooh, even Brown? That's disappointing. Well, we can cross all of them off the list. And I'm not supporting Tulsi Gabard after her disrespectful response to Howard's remarks. So far, Warren hasn't done anything to tick me off, and I think it might be well to look into Julian Castro. But I really want Bernie!
Could Pete Buttigieg Become the First Millennial President? [Click] I had dismissed Buttigieg as just the mayor of a smallish decayed city back east, but it looks like I had better learn how to pronounce his name [buddha-judge]. “I get the urge people will have after Trump. ‘Look at the chaos and the exhaustion: Wouldn’t it be better to go back to something more stable with somebody we know?’ But there’s no going back to a pre-Trump universe. We can’t be saying the system will be fine again just like it was. Because that’s not true; it wasn’t fine. Not if we could careen into this kind of politics.”
Balz said he asked Trump a few questions but that no newsworthy information was revealed. Trump eventually asked Balz, “Are you Hillary or are you Trump?” (emphasis added)
"It’s crazy to me that you have members of Congress getting paid while you have Coast Guardsmen who are not,” Republican lawmaker Lee Zeldin said, proposing an end to congressional salaries for as long as the shutdown drags on.
President Trump claimed that a poll showing increased support among Latino adults is evidence that they support building a wall along the southern border: "They want Security, which can only be gotten with a Wall."
Former President Jimmy Carter told Sen. Cory Booker, who has been rumored as a potential Democratic candidate to take on President Trump in 2020: "I hope you run for president."
"Why do people think they can mess with Bronx women without getting roasted?" asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after rapper Cardi B and conservative commentator Tomi Lahren got into a Twitter feud. [LMAO]
Former Secretary of State John Kerry tore into President Trump for "not negotiating" on foreign policy interests, saying he has a “pull-out, walk-away presidency."
The Food and Drug Administration has threatened to pull the entire category of e-cigarette and vaping products from store shelves if companies don’t stop marketing such products to youth.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Congress will "absolutely" investigate a BuzzFeed News report that said President Trump directed his former personal attorney to lie to Congress, despite the special counsel's office pushing back on the story.
Patti Blagojevich said she is "speechless" that the ex-Chicago police officer convicted of murdering Laquan McDonald was sentenced to less time in prison than her husband, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is serving for corruption charges.
The Transport Security Administration closed a security checkpoint at Baltimore/Washington International airport, citing "excessive" employee callouts as the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week.
President Trump pushed back on criticism from Democrats and hard-line conservatives on his immigration proposal, tweeting that offering an extension of DACA protections is not comparable to granting amnesty for immigrants already in the country illegally. [Er, well, you know, that's true.]
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono said negotiations to end the government shutdown are harmed by the fact that President Trump can't be trusted: "His word is no good."
The ACLU is demanding an investigation after they say ICE improperly detained Marine veteran and US citizen Jilmar Ramos-Gomez for deportation.
Inmates at a high-security federal jail in Manhattan have reportedly launched a hunger strike this week after the partial government shutdown led to family visits being cancelled.
Richard Phillips, the longest-serving inmate in the United States to win exoneration after spending 45 years in prison, is selling watercolor paintings that he made in his cell at a gallery in Detroit to stay afloat as he awaits compensation.
A bipartisan group of House members have introduced a bill that would let federal workers withdraw funds from their retirement accounts without penalty as the record-setting government shutdown drags on.
The travel app Airbnb is rolling out a new program to help federal workers impacted by the ongoing government shutdown by offering a “night on us,” which offers an extra night of income for workers who rent their homes.
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is calling for “tuition-free” public colleges, apprenticeships and other certification programs.
A police department in Arizona released body camera footage showing one its officers fatally shoot a 14-year-old boy as he attempted to flee with his back towards police.
Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi's “community restaurant," the JBJ Soul Kitchen, announced it will be serving free meals to federal employees who have been furloughed during the record-long government shutdown and their families.
Hi, Cat! Lots of good 'uns; thanks. Glad the Bauhaus article was interesting, and I sure would vote for Bernie if he were to gain the Dem nomination. Here are some more gleanings from the popular press, then I had better wash the dishes and get moving on unrequired work for my drawing class. I have an easel set up in the garage, have an online lesson to knock out, and am fully intending to learn to draw left-handed (I am naturally right-handed) both for the psychological effect and because my right arm is again hurting some (it will be better in time).
Elizabeth Warren’s Early Stroke of Genius [Click] “The senator from Massachusetts announced she was running for president on New Year’s Eve—and then had the field largely to herself.”
Here's a book I learned a great deal from. I especially have appreciated the exercise in which one draws a three dimensional object by drawing what your brain sees as if it were two-dimensional. I drew a rocking chair and it worked amazingly well! It came out looking three dimensional!
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence by Betty Edwards
About the Author Betty Edwards speaks regularly at universities, art schools, and companies. Now retired from her position as professor emeritus of art at California State University in Long Beach, Edwards received her doctorate from UCLA in art, education, and the psychology of perception. Dr. Edwards has been profiled on the Today show and in Time, among other magazines and newspapers. She lives in California.
That is a famous book, certainly; I think it is in its fourth edition now. I thought that I could see things in two dimensions by covering one eye, but things are much more complicated than that. I worked on drawing left-handed today, and while my gross motor skills are about the same in both right and left hands, fine motor skills are another matter. I made significant progress with that YouTube video, and will carry that on further later this evening. Quite validating, really.
I have long thought that people who can look at something and transfer it convincingly to two dimensions must have some different way of seeing it, which must be learnable. Well, I am on my way.
It's really just a matter of looking at it literally. That is, instead of making allowances you just draw what you actually see, not what your brain interprets it to look like. For example, say you are drawing a rocking char that is facing you. The arms of the chair will appear shorter than they actually are. But your brain understands that. It never says, "Hey! What happened to the rocking chair, it's out of proportion?" Instead your brain says, "Oh, those arms are at a funny angle so they just look shorter than they are. No problem. We'll just know they are the correct size." But in this case, you want to draw things exactly as they look, without interpretation. It's amazing how easy it is, once you start.
Brain Trust City [Click] “Senior White House officials told Axios their strategy — conceived largely by Jared Kushner and Vice President Mike Pence — was to get Trump’s “compromise” immigration bill through the Senate with an overwhelming vote and then pressure House Democrats to break from Speaker Nancy Pelosi.” I must say I like that “overwhelming vote” bit.
A few links to get the day started...
ReplyDeleteWashington Post: Mueller’s Office Caught Off Guard By BuzzFeed Report On Trump [Click]
The Observer: Nancy Pelosi hands Donald Trump a lesson in the art of politics [Click]
Robert Reich: The shutdown has exposed the disaster that is Trumponomics [Click]
David Frum: The President’s Hostage Attempt Is Going Miserably Wrong [Click]
The Mayor of Covington, Kentucky, Explains What His City Stands For [Click]
California town sets up 'goat fund me' page to finance four-legged firefighters [Click]
These 2020 hopefuls are courting Wall Street. Don't be fooled by their progressive veneer [Click] Gillebrand, Booker, Harris, Hickenlooper, and Brown are mentioned.
Ooh, even Brown? That's disappointing. Well, we can cross all of them off the list. And I'm not supporting Tulsi Gabard after her disrespectful response to Howard's remarks. So far, Warren hasn't done anything to tick me off, and I think it might be well to look into Julian Castro. But I really want Bernie!
DeleteI was disappointed about Brown, too. Maybe he would make a good Secretary of Labor.
DeleteWaPo; What Does Kirsten Gillibrand Stand For? [Click] Political opportunism, it seems.
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Slippage In Support Is Real [Click]
Could Pete Buttigieg Become the First Millennial President? [Click] I had dismissed Buttigieg as just the mayor of a smallish decayed city back east, but it looks like I had better learn how to pronounce his name [buddha-judge]. “I get the urge people will have after Trump. ‘Look at the chaos and the exhaustion: Wouldn’t it be better to go back to something more stable with somebody we know?’ But there’s no going back to a pre-Trump universe. We can’t be saying the system will be fine again just like it was. Because that’s not true; it wasn’t fine. Not if we could careen into this kind of politics.”
Giuliani: Trump Tower Moscow Talks Continued Throughout 2016 Campaign [Click] Much longer than Cohen admitted to in his guilty plea.
Trump may have spoken to Cohen before false testimony to Congress – Giuliani [Click] Read: “He did.” IMO.
ReplyDeleteBauhaus at 100: what it means to me by Norman Foster, Margaret Howell and others [Click]
Five developments in space, time and fusion [Click]
Thanks for the Bauhaus article. It's perfect for my sister. I posted it to her FB page.
DeleteThe terrible twos of the Trump Presidency: A cautionary tale - Click
ReplyDeleteBalz said he asked Trump a few questions but that no newsworthy information was revealed. Trump eventually asked Balz, “Are you Hillary or are you Trump?” (emphasis added)
ReplyDeleteWashington Post writer says Trump was surprised by phone conversation with him -click
Highlights from The Hill's FB page:
ReplyDelete"It’s crazy to me that you have members of Congress getting paid while you have Coast Guardsmen who are not,” Republican lawmaker Lee Zeldin said, proposing an end to congressional salaries for as long as the shutdown drags on.
President Trump claimed that a poll showing increased support among Latino adults is evidence that they support building a wall along the southern border: "They want Security, which can only be gotten with a Wall."
Former President Jimmy Carter told Sen. Cory Booker, who has been rumored as a potential Democratic candidate to take on President Trump in 2020: "I hope you run for president."
"Why do people think they can mess with Bronx women without getting roasted?" asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after rapper Cardi B and conservative commentator Tomi Lahren got into a Twitter feud. [LMAO]
Former Secretary of State John Kerry tore into President Trump for "not negotiating" on foreign policy interests, saying he has a “pull-out, walk-away presidency."
The Food and Drug Administration has threatened to pull the entire category of e-cigarette and vaping products from store shelves if companies don’t stop marketing such products to youth.
Just a few more:
DeleteHouse Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Congress will "absolutely" investigate a BuzzFeed News report that said President Trump directed his former personal attorney to lie to Congress, despite the special counsel's office pushing back on the story.
Patti Blagojevich said she is "speechless" that the ex-Chicago police officer convicted of murdering Laquan McDonald was sentenced to less time in prison than her husband, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is serving for corruption charges.
The Transport Security Administration closed a security checkpoint at Baltimore/Washington International airport, citing "excessive" employee callouts as the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week.
President Trump pushed back on criticism from Democrats and hard-line conservatives on his immigration proposal, tweeting that offering an extension of DACA protections is not comparable to granting amnesty for immigrants already in the country illegally. [Er, well, you know, that's true.]
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono said negotiations to end the government shutdown are harmed by the fact that President Trump can't be trusted: "His word is no good."
The ACLU is demanding an investigation after they say ICE improperly detained Marine veteran and US citizen Jilmar Ramos-Gomez for deportation.
Inmates at a high-security federal jail in Manhattan have reportedly launched a hunger strike this week after the partial government shutdown led to family visits being cancelled.
DeleteRichard Phillips, the longest-serving inmate in the United States to win exoneration after spending 45 years in prison, is selling watercolor paintings that he made in his cell at a gallery in Detroit to stay afloat as he awaits compensation.
A bipartisan group of House members have introduced a bill that would let federal workers withdraw funds from their retirement accounts without penalty as the record-setting government shutdown drags on.
The travel app Airbnb is rolling out a new program to help federal workers impacted by the ongoing government shutdown by offering a “night on us,” which offers an extra night of income for workers who rent their homes.
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is calling for “tuition-free” public colleges, apprenticeships and other certification programs.
A police department in Arizona released body camera footage showing one its officers fatally shoot a 14-year-old boy as he attempted to flee with his back towards police.
Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi's “community restaurant," the JBJ Soul Kitchen, announced it will be serving free meals to federal employees who have been furloughed during the record-long government shutdown and their families.
Hi, Cat! Lots of good 'uns; thanks. Glad the Bauhaus article was interesting, and I sure would vote for Bernie if he were to gain the Dem nomination. Here are some more gleanings from the popular press, then I had better wash the dishes and get moving on unrequired work for my drawing class. I have an easel set up in the garage, have an online lesson to knock out, and am fully intending to learn to draw left-handed (I am naturally right-handed) both for the psychological effect and because my right arm is again hurting some (it will be better in time).
ReplyDeleteOutside the Washington circus, shutdown havoc spreads [Click]
Forget the 'border crisis' – it is Trump's shutdown that's made us less safe [Click]
The Equal Rights Amendment Strikes Again [Click]
Elizabeth Warren’s Early Stroke of Genius [Click] “The senator from Massachusetts announced she was running for president on New Year’s Eve—and then had the field largely to herself.”
Here is the drawing exercise that attracted my attention, and which I shall attempt today. [Click] I particularly noticed the presenter’s description of the response from a group of stroke survivors—who unhesitatingly carried it off with what had been (in most—or all?) their non-dominant hands. And now to washing dishes.
DeleteHere's a book I learned a great deal from. I especially have appreciated the exercise in which one draws a three dimensional object by drawing what your brain sees as if it were two-dimensional. I drew a rocking chair and it worked amazingly well! It came out looking three dimensional!
DeleteDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence
by Betty Edwards
About the Author
Betty Edwards speaks regularly at universities, art schools, and companies. Now retired from her position as professor emeritus of art at California State University in Long Beach, Edwards received her doctorate from UCLA in art, education, and the psychology of perception. Dr. Edwards has been profiled on the Today show and in Time, among other magazines and newspapers. She lives in California.
That is a famous book, certainly; I think it is in its fourth edition now. I thought that I could see things in two dimensions by covering one eye, but things are much more complicated than that. I worked on drawing left-handed today, and while my gross motor skills are about the same in both right and left hands, fine motor skills are another matter. I made significant progress with that YouTube video, and will carry that on further later this evening. Quite validating, really.
DeleteI have long thought that people who can look at something and transfer it convincingly to two dimensions must have some different way of seeing it, which must be learnable. Well, I am on my way.
DeleteIt's really just a matter of looking at it literally. That is, instead of making allowances you just draw what you actually see, not what your brain interprets it to look like. For example, say you are drawing a rocking char that is facing you. The arms of the chair will appear shorter than they actually are. But your brain understands that. It never says, "Hey! What happened to the rocking chair, it's out of proportion?" Instead your brain says, "Oh, those arms are at a funny angle so they just look shorter than they are. No problem. We'll just know they are the correct size." But in this case, you want to draw things exactly as they look, without interpretation. It's amazing how easy it is, once you start.
DeleteOK; This makes sense of the BuzzFeed vs. Mueller business. [Click] It’s a bit deep and complicated, but makes sense.
ReplyDeleteBrain Trust City [Click] “Senior White House officials told Axios their strategy — conceived largely by Jared Kushner and Vice President Mike Pence — was to get Trump’s “compromise” immigration bill through the Senate with an overwhelming vote and then pressure House Democrats to break from Speaker Nancy Pelosi.” I must say I like that “overwhelming vote” bit.
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