James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared instrument [MIRI] has reached its operating temperature [below 7 degrees Kelvin] and is ready for calibration.
Sick of authoritarianism and this whole "don't say gay" thing is just one more that has me riled up. I have a quilt book that shows you how to piece letters as a quilt block. I did my granddaughter's names on their last birthday quilt. Talking to my son last night I said I'm planning to make a whole quilt with the the word "GAY" over and over and over, and then to border it with rainbow fabric. Not sure what I'll do with it when finished. It's my own little personal protest over dictators and their overreach.
China, unlike other countries, seeks [to increase] lending to help its economy. [Click] “. . .while most of the world has opened up after the pandemic and is spending money heavily and driving up prices, China is not. Household spending is stalling as most of the country’s large cities have imposed lockdowns with varying degrees of severity. Automakers, consumer electronics manufacturers and other big industries are struggling to operate as lockdowns have prevented much of the country’s truck fleet from carrying components among factories and from carrying finished goods to stores and export ports.”
My grasp of economics is not strong, but given how greatly China's economy is leveraged, this certainly sounds risky; doubly so given the problems arising from decreasing Russian coal, oil, and natural gas exports.
Well, there’s a reason the Republicans get the blame for destroying any sense of common American narrative. It’s because — pay close attention here — they deserve the blame for destroying any sense of common American narrative.
Sorry, but Hunter Biden’s laptop didn’t do that. Black Lives Matter didn’t do that. Whatever thing Fox “News” last told its audience to fear did not do that.
The Republican Party did it by a campaign of demonizing dissent, shredding norms and boundaries, embracing a politics of white resentment and fear and, perhaps most corrosively, delegitimizing the very idea of knowable fact, so that an ordinary birth certificate becomes an object of suspicion, an ordinary election a seedbed of distrust and the sacking of the U.S. Capitol an innocent visit by tourists."
There is a video of the sinking of the Moskva on YouTube now. I won't put a link to it here, but it sure does look like it was hit twice on the port side, once forward and once in (or below) the superstructure, roughly amidships. I can't hazard a guess whether good damage control parties might have been able to keep it afloat or not. Jeez.
Russia allows itself to commit atrocities hour by hour, but no one is allowed to fight back or they'll just rev up and become more cruel. A nuclear strike is possible, says Zelenskyy. What happens then? Russia must be stopped. How?
Well, Mr. Putin might fall on some bullets, or tie himself to a deck chair before hopping into the swimming pool, for two possibilities. It seems to me that nowadays things in Russia are ominously similar to the latter days of the reign of Nicholas II, which ended in revolution and civil wars. Granted that History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes [Click]
I can see Belarus becoming involved in the disorders of Russia proper, Kazakhstan breaking up into Russian and Kazakh parts, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan becoming completely disordered, and have no idea what will ultimately become of eastern Siberia---although it will probably become economically more integrated with China. Maybe Japan will regain control of the southern Kurile Islands.
James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared instrument [MIRI] has reached its operating temperature [below 7 degrees Kelvin] and is ready for calibration.
ReplyDeleteSick of authoritarianism and this whole "don't say gay" thing is just one more that has me riled up. I have a quilt book that shows you how to piece letters as a quilt block. I did my granddaughter's names on their last birthday quilt. Talking to my son last night I said I'm planning to make a whole quilt with the the word "GAY" over and over and over, and then to border it with rainbow fabric. Not sure what I'll do with it when finished. It's my own little personal protest over dictators and their overreach.
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea, good Susan! 🏳️🌈
Delete*Donate it to a shelter?
*Have it hung in city hall or a school?
*Make the design into a flag and fly it?
A blessed observance to all the People of the Book... as Passover, Good Friday and Ramadan are observed together this year. May all people who believe in a God of Love draw nearer with faith.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.dw.com/en/passover-easter-ramadan-2022-fall-simultaneously/a-61478935
WaPo: Moskova warship hit by two Ukrainian missiles before sinking, Pentagon says [Click]
ReplyDeleteChina, unlike other countries, seeks [to increase] lending to help its economy. [Click] “. . .while most of the world has opened up after the pandemic and is spending money heavily and driving up prices, China is not. Household spending is stalling as most of the country’s large cities have imposed lockdowns with varying degrees of severity. Automakers, consumer electronics manufacturers and other big industries are struggling to operate as lockdowns have prevented much of the country’s truck fleet from carrying components among factories and from carrying finished goods to stores and export ports.”
ReplyDeleteMy grasp of economics is not strong, but given how greatly China's economy is leveraged, this certainly sounds risky; doubly so given the problems arising from decreasing Russian coal, oil, and natural gas exports.
DeleteNYT: War Brings New Iron Curtain Down on Russia’s Storied Ballet Stages [Click] “Ballet has long been a symbol of Russian culture. Now it is becoming a symbol of Russian isolation.”
ReplyDeleteNYT: $100 Billion. Russia’s Treasure in the U.S. Should Be Turned Against Putin. By Laurence H. Tribe and Jeremy Lewin [Click] Seems to be an excellent legal argument, and ought to smoke out GOP Putin supporters to boot.
ReplyDeleteRussian oil transport and processing network on the verge of huge long-term problems. [Click] You can’t just turn oil pipelines off and then back on again whenever you feel like it—ditto refineries.
ReplyDelete10 Letters We Dropped From The Alphabet [Click] Narration rather flippant, but the content is pretty good.
ReplyDeleteLatest US military aid for Ukraine [Click] And here it goes:
ReplyDeleteUS self-propelled howitzers and other vehicles going through Poland (video) [Click]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-blame-republican-party-because-192325454.html
ReplyDelete"“Constantly blaming Republicans,” griped one respondent.
“You ONLY blame the Republicans,” complained another.
“You exclusively blame Republicans,” grumbled yet another.
Well, there’s a reason the Republicans get the blame for destroying any sense of common American narrative. It’s because — pay close attention here — they deserve the blame for destroying any sense of common American narrative.
Sorry, but Hunter Biden’s laptop didn’t do that. Black Lives Matter didn’t do that. Whatever thing Fox “News” last told its audience to fear did not do that.
The Republican Party did it by a campaign of demonizing dissent, shredding norms and boundaries, embracing a politics of white resentment and fear and, perhaps most corrosively, delegitimizing the very idea of knowable fact, so that an ordinary birth certificate becomes an object of suspicion, an ordinary election a seedbed of distrust and the sacking of the U.S. Capitol an innocent visit by tourists."
I read this and thought how sane it reads and how it's about time someone said it out loud! Thanks, Susan!
DeleteThere is a video of the sinking of the Moskva on YouTube now. I won't put a link to it here, but it sure does look like it was hit twice on the port side, once forward and once in (or below) the superstructure, roughly amidships. I can't hazard a guess whether good damage control parties might have been able to keep it afloat or not. Jeez.
ReplyDeleteRussia allows itself to commit atrocities hour by hour, but no one is allowed to fight back or they'll just rev up and become more cruel. A nuclear strike is possible, says Zelenskyy. What happens then? Russia must be stopped. How?
DeleteWell, Mr. Putin might fall on some bullets, or tie himself to a deck chair before hopping into the swimming pool, for two possibilities. It seems to me that nowadays things in Russia are ominously similar to the latter days of the reign of Nicholas II, which ended in revolution and civil wars. Granted that History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes [Click]
DeleteI can see Belarus becoming involved in the disorders of Russia proper, Kazakhstan breaking up into Russian and Kazakh parts, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan becoming completely disordered, and have no idea what will ultimately become of eastern Siberia---although it will probably become economically more integrated with China. Maybe Japan will regain control of the southern Kurile Islands.
Delete”There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen.” [Click]
That is an awesome quote!
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