Rosie the Riveter
Apparently my granddaughter is a Rosie the Riveter!
Even her middle name is Rose!
Even her middle name is Rose!
(Covid vaccine shot #2 is in the books.)
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I forgot to note that we returned safely from San Jose shopping trip last night. The fog was much lighter in the morning than we had expected. On the way up to the SF Bay area I saw an auto transporter with a load of Tesla autos heading the other way. Rain starts tonight.
ReplyDeleteHistorical note: it seems that the inspiration for Rosie the Riveter poster was actually a vertical lathe operator.
ReplyDeleteNewsom Models New Gun Law on Texas Abortion Law [Click] Well, that’s certainly interesting; and probably something the wingnuts hadn’t thought of.
ReplyDeleteFrom the SF Chronicle story:
DeleteJessica Levinson, a Supreme Court expert who teaches constitutional law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, told The Chronicle that the announcement is another example of Newsom hoping to be a “quarter step ahead of public opinion and one step ahead of where he can go legally,” pointing to his support of same-sex marriage, legalization of marijuana and other laws.
“He is proposing to use a mechanism that many — that he and many others — have vilified. But I think it’s quite smart, right? I think it’s a big ‘F— you’ to the Supreme Court,” Levinson said. “If you’re going to allow unconstitutional laws — or I should say in this case, constitutionally questionable laws — that are insulated from judicial review, then we’re going to use that to our advantage.”
The Consitution is addressed to agents of government and directs their behavior to provide for the general welfare. Non-governemtal corporation, because they are created under auspices of state governments are, ipso facto, subsidiaries thereof and subject to legislative review/regulation. In the past, most states have resisted legilsting behavior that might be defined as prohibitive, but there is the potential and setting standards for clinics that provide services exclusively to women is an example. Although couched as intended to insure the health and welfare of clients, the impetus for the standards is largely to satisfy the interests of hospitals and traditional (more costly) care providers (none of whom have done a particularly good job, given the elevated incidents of maternal and infant mortality).
DeletePresumably, the interests of males in the protection of their contribution to the fetus plays a role in the current kerfuffle but is not eagerly admitted. Civil suits by someone with an ownership interest in the cellular material are going to be difficult. Our materialistic legal system will require proof of standing.
Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact [Click] No paywall.
ReplyDeleteFrosts, heatwaves and wildfires: the climate crisis is hitting the wine industry hard [Click] If I may be allowed to make a suggestion, perhaps they should do what France did in the 19th Century when their vines were nearly wiped out by phylloxera: change to absinthe. The range of flavors and aromas among absinthes should be enough to satisfy snobs. The best thing would be to make illegal the horrible fake absinthes.
ReplyDeleteThe tragic missteps that killed a young California family on a hike [Click] “The incident serves as a reminder to thoroughly map, plan ahead and be well-prepared when hiking, no matter the season.” This seems to be the last word on the incident.
ReplyDelete‘Women are capable of doing this’: the doctor defying local laws to provide safe abortions by sea or mail [Click]
ReplyDeleteAbortion is a spontaneous evacuation of fetal tissue and occurs in 50% of all fertilizations. The intentional removal of unwanted cells should be called something else.
ReplyDeleteThe terminology is difficult because "premature" covers such a long period of time. And medical or surgical termination is sort of imprecixe.
Fact is unwanted fetal tissue is parasitic and hazardous, if not physically, then psychologically. Yes, the source of the sperm may want it to survive and thrive. But how does that differ from the corona or measles virus. The survival instinct of a few cells cannot trump the instinct of an organic whole.
Some clarification on the new MH370 tracking report [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe weather was looking nice this morning, but it has turned colder and there is little if any blue sky to be seen. Rain is supposed to start around midnight, so this afternoon we will work on pruning fruit trees. My objective is mostly the new growth (vertical shoots, 2-3 meters long) on the larger persimmon tree, and Miyoko will start work on a peach tree. Tomorrow we will set up the Christmas tree. It is an artificial tree we bought about 1985. Elves will be dropping off a couple of presents today.
ReplyDelete“Despite a Saturday evening statement promising ‘big crowds,’ the first date of ex-president Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly’s joint speaking tour seemingly failed to draw any such thing,” the Daily Beast reports.
ReplyDeleteSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel: “Many seats remained empty in the cavernous arena. The top-level was closed, and ticket buyers were ‘upgraded’ to the lower bowl.”
Good.
DeleteI was just reading about the tornado swarm in Kentucky and neighboring states. It seems to me that tornado swarms just come in various types of bad.
ReplyDeleteJames Webb Space Telescope due to launch in ten days.
ReplyDeleteIf the Supreme Court overturns Roe, it will betray the Fourteenth Amendment’s promise of bodily autonomy. [Click]
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