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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Have A Great Tuesday

This is one of my recent 'Fowl' paintings that a friend now owns and just had framed. It's roughly 4 feet wide to give you a sense of the dimensions. It's interesting seeing your work formally outfitted.

The Onion - Study Finds Mass Extinction Could Free Up Billions Of Dollars In Conservation Funding By 2024

The Onion: Study Finds Mass Extinction Could Free Up Billions Of Dollars In Conservation Funding By 2024

Maddow - Shocking Security Lapses Imperil First Family

TRNN - Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment Of Decades Of Failed US Policy In The Middle East

The Drought

San Jose Mercury News: California's drought linked to greenhouse gases, climate change in Stanford study By Lisa M. Krieger

California Goes Reuseable

Guardian UK: No more 'paper or plastic': California to adopt strict new law on grocery bags - In what plastic companies call ‘false environmentalism’, a new statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will give reuseable-bag makers a boost – and require retailers to charge for paper bags

Global Warming - Australia Is Roasting

Guardian UK: Greenhouse gases made hottest year on record '2,000 times more likely' - Research into unusually high temperatures across Australia in 2013 found that the peaks would have been almost impossible without the influence of man-made climate change

Nothing Artificial Please

AlterNet: The Latest Scientific Evidence Should Be the Death Blow to Artificial Sweeteners - Messing with the microbes in your digestive process is not the way to go.

The Market On Tuesday

  Good morning. It is 59 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. We might get rain today. We see where the people of Hong Kong are demanding more democracy. Good for them, good for the world, good for all of us. On a lighter and smaller note, today the NY Knicks begin their actual team workouts for the upcoming basketball season. I will be looking at the tapes in slow motion, it's a lot of fun for me. Truth is I don't like football at all, I'm lukewarm on baseball, never even tried to understand hockey, but basketball, now there's a sport.

  At 8:00 a.m. ET futures are moderately higher and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open higher.

  Hard to believe but today will be the last trading day in September. We are moving into October, how time flies. Regardless, October will also bring third quarter corporate results and a new wave of data that will effect an otherwise slightly sagging market. Today investors will also be looking at housing prices and my favorite - consumer confidence. Let me ask you quite directly - are you consumer confident? I'm not so confident, I'm stuck with hospital bills galore.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
Hong Kong's main stock market index, the Hang Seng, kept falling Tuesday as large pro-democracy protests show no signs of abating.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Have A Great Monday

work by American artist Robert Feke 1705 - 1752

The Onion - Area Man Experimented With Sex Back In College

The Onion: Area Man Experimented With Sex Back In College

TRNN - Ceasefire Agreements Do Not Address Key Issues In Ukraine

The Drought

NBC News: Drying Up? Six Industries at Big Risk in California's Drought

Global Warming - Sequestering CO2 Through Agriculture

AlterNet: Our Life or Death Task: Move Several Billion Tons of Excess CO2 Back Underground - To reverse global warming, we must first rethink agriculture.

Agenda

AlterNet: Radicalized Right-Wing Activists Are Pledging Allegiance to a Dangerous Agenda - America, your religious extremists are already inside the “Homeland,” so what are we going to do about it?

The Market On Monday

  Good morning. It is 58 degrees and hazy here in the Upper Hudson Valley. It looks like we will see temperatures slowly slide down the hill this week. It is Autumn. I hope you had a good weekend. My weekend was excellent as I was able to meet up with some old friends for good conversation and updates. As we get older it seems that the connections with people that we have in our lives become the most important thing above all else.

  At 8:50 a.m. ET futures are significantly lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open much lower.

  Last week's trend continues as the market is in some level of correction mode. Note that pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are "rattling" investors. You read that correctly, democracy is a bad thing on the world economy. Get used to it.

CNN: Stocks: 5 things to know before the open
Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have rattled investors...

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Have A Great Saturday

work by Andy Goldsworthy

The Onion - Tense Party Enters Third Hour Of Unplayed Acoustic Guitar Leaning Against Wall

The Onion: Tense Party Enters Third Hour Of Unplayed Acoustic Guitar Leaning Against Wall

Maddow - Threat Of Terror Influences ISIS Debate In US

TRNN - Ferguson Police Chief Sparks Fresh Round Of Protests

The Drought

LA Times: Drought triggers Southern California tumbleweed infestation

The ISIS War

Guardian UK: RAF jets in air over Iraq and ready to join US air strikes

Global Warming - Australia Rallies

Guardian UK: Renewable energy target rallies held across Australia - Protesters gather in 30 locations at events organised by renewable energy lobby groups calling for the 20% target to be retained

Medical Uninsurance

  Some day when we get a political system that works for the people of the country and not Wall Street, corporations and billionaires, maybe then we can get real health insurance reform. Until then we've got mostly crap with huge deductibles and endless co-pays from multiple parties whenever you put a toe inside a hospital door. This poor man's story is common.

AlterNet: Outrage: Man's Health Insurance Is Holding His Liver Transplant Hostage - An Oregon county's insurance administrator won't cover a man's claim for a liver transplant because it wasn't “medically necessary.”

Friday, September 26, 2014

'Pro Infirmis'

Very touching.

In Summation


Have A Great Friday

work by Andy Goldsworthy

The Onion - Obama Informs Nation Anarchy Will Reign During Search For New Attorney General

The Onion: Obama Informs Nation Anarchy Will Reign During Search For New Attorney General

Maddow - Attorney General Eric Holder Rebuilt DOJ From The Ground Up

TRNN - TRNN Debate: Can Carbon Pricing Bring Down Global Carbon Emissions?

The Drought

National Geographic: How Dust Might Make Drought Worse (or a Bit Better) in California - A love-hate relationship between dust and snow may affect the state's water supply.

The ISIS War

Guardian UK: US-led air strikes ‘hit Islamic State bases and oilfields in eastern Syria’ - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says overnight bombings targeted militant positions near city of al-Mayadinm

Global Warming - The March

Kansas City Star: People’s Climate Marches tell of growing awareness of global warming problem

Cut Down

  I've been cutting down on eating meat and a big part of it is the utterly miserable way that animals are treated in the meat industry. I watched a documentary on it, and that was enough to make me cut down a lot.

AlterNet: 5 Excellent New Reasons to Cut Down on Meat - It hardly seems possible, but factory farming is getting even worse.

The Market On Friday

  Good morning and welcome to the weekend. It is 52 degrees and gloriously sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. I'm sitting here typing, listening to the general ambient roar of the morning's car activity, and in the midst of that there's an insistent bird chirping its heart out. How about Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri, the UAE fighter pilot taking on ISIS full bore. What a tough lady she is.

  At 8:40 a.m. ET futures are modestly higher and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open higher.

  It's been a miserable week on Wall Street. Equities have shrunk in value and the fear and greed index is popping. Yet I just read that the second quarter GDP has been revised upwards again to 4.6% growth. That's unbelievable. Perhaps that number along with the morning's opening stability can wring out a winner in an otherwise crumby trading week.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
Gold prices were rising and the U.S. dollar was firming. These kinds of moves tend to occur when investors are nervous and looking for safe haven assets.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Blaccent

Watch the clip, it's hilarious.

WaPo: Key and Peele’s hilarious take on President Obama’s ‘blaccent’

Have A Great Thursday

work by Isaac Cordal

The Onion - Woman Worried Student Loans Could Prevent Her From One Day Owning Entirely Different Kind Of Crippling Debt

The Onion: Woman Worried Student Loans Could Prevent Her From One Day Owning Entirely Different Kind Of Crippling Debt

Maddow - ISIS Fight Also A War On Radicalization

TRNN - US Bombs Syria Without Congressional Approval

The Drought

Bloomberg: No Drought Relief in U.S. West Without Deep Mountain Snow

The ISIS War

Could it be that the US is attempting to wipe out ISIS really fast and that the media expression that this will be long and drawn out is a ruse?

Guardian UK: US air strikes target Islamic State oil infrastructure - US apparently trying to disrupt militant group’s funding supply, and France says it could join strikes inside Syria

Global Warming - New Arctic Ice Data

US News And World Report: NASA: Arctic Ice Shrinks to 6th-Lowest Level on Record - Climate change is rapidly warming the Arctic, satellite readings confirm.

War Lust

Alternet: Why Do We Lust for War? The outbreak of a new conflict becomes its own reality television show.

The Market On Thursday

  Good morning. It is 54 degrees and cloudy here in the Upper Hudson Valley. Rain is expected today. We see that civilians were killed in the strikes against ISIS. We can't say we did not know this would happen, yet somehow we still wish that war could be contained to the combatants alone.

  At 8:50 a.m. futures are modestly lower and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open lower.

  I just read that the weekly first time layoff number is at 293,000 and this is regarded as good. Also there is optimism that the job market is 'stabilizing'. That's the good news. Beyond that with the dollar strengthening against world currencies, it looks like the market could be in for a choppy day.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
The U.S. dollar was strengthening versus other global currencies...

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Black

The new Burger King offering in Japan - 'The Black Burger'

Have A Great Wednesday

work by Isaac Cordal

The Onion - NASA Administrator Resigns After Leak Of Offensive Anti-Moon Email

The Onion: NASA Administrator Resigns After Leak Of Offensive Anti-Moon Email

Maddow - Danger In Syria Means Dearth Of Details On War’s Impact

TRNN - What Role Is Turkey Playing In The War Against ISIS?

The Drought

LA Times: Forest Service thinks California's drought caused a massive mudslide

The Endless War

Guardian UK: Five air strikes hit Isis territory in Syria near Iraqi border - Raids carried out on Al-Bukamal near border crossing follow overnight strikes on Islamic State strongholds at Turkish border

Global Warming - American Hypocrisy

NYT: Obama Presses Chinese on Global Warming

Untrue

Alternet: 7 Things You Might Believe About Money That Are Totally Untrue - Believing money myths can cost you.

The Market On Wednesday

  Good morning. It is 54 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. A sunny day is predicted, we've had an outstanding stretch of weather this last week. More details on the Syria strikes are coming out. The one that is confusing but in some odd way understandable is bombing ISIS and then bombing the Syrian al Qaeda branch on the side. Those two extremist sides were fighting each other and simultaneously are at war with us. It's a strange triangle, very dangerous. Fundamentalism is not going away any time soon in fact it seems to grow as more people globally understand the necessity for cooperation and peace. Fundamentalism is the inversion of sanity in that sense.

  At 8:50 a.m. ET futures are modestly higher and the price of oil per barrel is slightly higher. The market is poised to open higher.

  Allegedly the newest bombing campaign has thrown investors off their game and as a result we've had three miserable day of losses in a row. It could change today and for a minute there you were worried that it was back to recession time. Not so fast, there are these slight mid corrections as it were. Today there's economic news on new home sales and recall that the housing market is a major player in the American economy.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
...investors now seem to have regained their composure after being caught off guard by the U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.

The U.S. government will report new home sales made in August at 10 a.m. ET.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Have A Great Tuesday

work by Isaac Cordal

The Onion - Police Satisfied After Drunk Man Assures Them There’s No Problem

The Onion: Police Satisfied After Drunk Man Assures Them There’s No Problem

Maddow - World’s Eyes On ISIS, Syria After Airstrikes

TRNN - The Climate Crisis: Which Way Out?

The Drought

The Desert Sun: California drought likely to persist or intensify
"By definition, it can't get worse..."

The New Old War

Guardian UK: US confirms 14 air strikes against Isis in Syria

Global Warming - The Rockefellers To Divest

CBC News: Rockefellers to sell oil assets as part of $50B global warming fight - Heirs of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller say he would agree with moving out of fossil fuels

The Predators

AlterNet: 5 Ways You Can Prevent Big Corporations from Ripping You Off - Companies use consumers' common sense to cheat them out of their money.

The Market On Tuesday

  Good morning. It is 52 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. Sunshine is predicted right through the weekend with Sunday being the hottest and sunniest day of the week. The US and allies have struck ISIS in Syria along with an al Qaeda cell also in Syria. Can you imagine being on the ground when a bombing strike like that occurs, pure horror. ISIS has certainly earned our contempt with its brutality, yet I am certain that we will be hearing about Islamic fundamentalists causing havoc around the globe for the rest of our lives. This is not going away anytime soon.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are moderately lower and the price of oil per barrel is higher. The market is poised to open lower.

  Have you noticed a decrease in the price of gas? We are in a lower gas price period, relatively speaking of course. We have a new global crisis playing out more intensely with the bombing inside Syria. This is partly rattling world markets as war is disruptive to ordinary economic activity. Yet one must assume that the global market for warring is percolating along just fine. Either way the market is in a bit of a slump.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
Investors are considering the implications of new rules from the U.S. Treasury that will make it harder for U.S. companies to reduce their tax bills by merging with foreign firms and moving abroad.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Have A Great Monday

work by Isaac Cordal

The Onion - Johnson & Johnson Hoping Brand Won’t Be Tarnished If They Dip Into Lethal Injection Game

The Onion: Johnson & Johnson Hoping Brand Won’t Be Tarnished If They Dip Into Lethal Injection Game

TRNN - World Leaders To Emit Promises Of Hot Air At UN Climate Summit

TRNN - Voices From The Historic 300,000+ Strong 'People's Climate March'

The Drought

CBS San Francisco: Drought Blamed For Mount Shasta Mudslide, Flooding From Melting Glacier

The New Old War

Guardian UK: Kerry: US looking for help from Turkey against IS

Global Warming - Emma Thompson Makes The Point

Guardian UK: Emma Thompson: climate change deniers are 'bonkers' – video

Giant

AlterNet: Giant, Diverse Climate March Makes History, with Protests on Tap for Monday - Organizers say some 300,000 marchers made the climate action the largest in history, by far.

The Market On Monday

  Good morning. It is 59 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. I hope you had a good restful weekend. It looks like the first week of Autumn is going to be sunny and moderately warm. That is a nice beginning to the Fall Season. Some of the trees have already slightly begun to change color. The super cold vortex that was supposed to hit us at the end of September did not show up. Enjoy these beautiful and now more rare type of days as nature points us towards December.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are modestly lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  It appears we are back to not so great enthusiasm now that the major IPO of last week has come and gone. Don't expect a whole lot until we get into the third quarter earnings season in October or until another disastrous world event shakes the globe.

CNN: Stocks: 5 things to know before the open
Hundreds of environmental activists plan to "flood" Wall Street on Monday to protest the role Big Business plays in climate change.

The latest monthly data on existing U.S. home sales will be released Monday at 10 a.m. ET.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

March Update

Guardian UK: People's Climate March: thousands demand action around the world – live
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has been spotted at the demonstration. It is slightly odd that he is participating as these protests are meant to pressure world leaders ahead of the UN climate summit in New York City on Tuesday.

Alongside Ki-moon, is primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, former US vice president Al Gore and the former prime minister of France, Laurent Fabius.

Have A Great Sunday

work by Isaac Cordal recently dubbed 'Politicians Discussing Global Warming'

The Onion - Artifacts Discovered Buried In Washington D.C. Suggest Humans Once Passed Laws There

The Onion: Artifacts Discovered Buried In Washington D.C. Suggest Humans Once Passed Laws There

TRNN - The Yes Men Protest Canadian Bank's Tar Sands Investment

The Drought

HuffPo: Watch California Dry Up Right Before Your Eyes In 6 Jaw-Dropping GIFs

Wendy

Guardian UK: Texas governor debate: Wendy Davis fails to land blows on Republican rival - Davis, who staged an epic filibuster on abortion last year, is trying to upset the odds by beating attorney general Greg Abbott

Global Warming - Worldwide March Today

Guardian UK: People's Climate March: thousands demand action around the world – live
Tens of thousands of people across 150 countries are taking to the streets to march for action on climate change
Dubbed the People’s Climate March, it has been flagged as the biggest global call-to-action on climate change in history
People are demanding world leaders take action on climate change as they prepare for a United Nations summit in New York on Monday

Global Warming - Today

ABC News: March on Global Warming Expected to Draw Thousands

Vile

  Perhaps we now have an explanation for Hannity's completely obnoxious and bullying behavior, his complete inability to entertain one idea that conflicts with his own personal beliefs, and his need to honor most gloriously the world's superlatively impossible and arrogant brutes. We've got it all wrong, while Hannity is undeniably a blight on American society he truly deserves our pity, one must pity the fool.

AlterNet: 5 Totally Vile Right-Wing Moments This Week: Hannity Stands Up for Child Abuse - 'My father beat the crap out of me and look how great I turned out.'

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Orion

Shots of the Orion spacecraft that will take astronauts into deep space and Mars.

Reuters: Shuttle to deep space

Ugh

2014 World's Ugliest Dog - Peanut! Yep, they got it right.


Let It Go

Thai Buddhist teacher, Ajahn Chah, once said:

If you let go a little, you will have a little happiness.
If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of happiness.
If you let go completely, you will be completely happy.

Have A Great Saturday

work by Gary Hume

The Onion - Report: More Children Being Raised With Religion Of Pushier Parent

The Onion: Report: More Children Being Raised With Religion Of Pushier Parent

Maddow - Unprecedented Ballot Disclaimer To Be Imposed By Kansas Secretary Of State

Watch this!

TRNN - Breaking Down The Scottish Independence Vote By Class Lines

The Drought

Talk about conflicting headlines. Check out these two recent articles on the drought. One would leave you with a sense of small optimism while the other would do the opposite. I suspect both are correct, it's just about context and location.

National Geographic: Record Drought Hastens Dramatic Spread of California Wildfires - The King fire grew more than ten miles this week, aided by bone-dry forests.

Vs.

SF Gate: Why fewer acres have burned this year despite California drought

The New Old War - The Anti-Islam USA Sentiment

Guardian UK: Anti-Islam ad campaign to run on New York City buses and subways - Blogger paid $100,000 to place ads, one of which was rejected by MTA on grounds it could ‘incite or provoke violence’

Where's The Dough USA?

Guardian UK: US will not commit to climate change aid for poor nations at UN summit - Rich countries pledged to find $100bn a year by 2020, but so far only Germany has made a significant contribution

Global Warming - Sunday's Protest

Mashable: Sunday's Climate Protest Could Be a Turning Point on Global Warming

Yeah Right...

AlterNet: The Bizarre Behavior of Christian Conservatives This Week - The faithful are spinning out of control.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Famously

So much for stardom as a ticket to a better life...

CBS News: Gerard Depardieu says he can drink "12, 13, 14 bottles" of wine a day

'Ahoulagine Akaline'

Bombino

Have A Great Friday

work by Gary Hume

The Onion - Man Visiting Hometown Amazed To Find All His Childhood Insecurities Still There

The Onion: Man Visiting Hometown Amazed To Find All His Childhood Insecurities Still There

Maddow - Republicans Suffer Court Loss Over Kansas Ballot

TRNN - Historic Climate Change Protests Only Days Away

The Drought

The Economist: Painting the lawn green

The New Old War

Guardian UK: France bombs Isis depot in Iraq - François Hollande's office says air strike destroyed logistics depot in north-east held by Islamic State

Global Warming - Krugman Offers Optimism

NYT: Could Fighting Global Warming Be Cheap and Free? by Paul Krugman

Moochers

AlterNet: 10 Republican Red States That Mooch off Coastal Liberal States - Data shows that these hypocritical GOP-leaning states are likely to be the biggest recipients of federal tax money.

The Market On Friday

  Good morning. It is 46 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. It looks like we are in for a gorgeous early Fall day and I do look forward to my daily walk later on in the day. Scotland voted to stay with the UK, I'm not surprised. It's better to stay with the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are modestly higher and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open higher.

  It's a good news morning for investors. England remains England as we know it, and Alibaba goes on sale. The market is in record territory and the morning's conditions are set to push it further. We shall see if it holds by closing time.

CNN: Stocks: 5 things to know before the open
Investors are eagerly awaiting Alibaba's debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "BABA.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Kansas Ruling

If you've been following this story, the decision is now in. The Democrat Senate candidate will be allowed off the ballot. This means that Republican Pat Roberts is in trouble with his bid for re-election due to independent Orman's strong polling to win the Senate seat. This also means that the Senate is less likely to have a GOP majority come November.

The Kansas City Star: Kansas court scrubs Democrat Chad Taylor from ballot for U.S. Senate

A New Low

This man is as creepy and crazy as a human could ever get. The problem is that we don't even consider the possibility that a doctor could do this.

Detroit Free Press: Cancer doc admits scam, giving patients unneeded chemo
...charged with intentionally misdiagnosing healthy people with cancer and pumping dying patients with chemo to make money, pleaded guilty.

Have A Great Thursday

work by Gary Hume

The Onion - David Cameron To Scottish People: ‘I’ll Kill Myself If You Leave’

The Onion: David Cameron To Scottish People: ‘I’ll Kill Myself If You Leave’

Maddow - Manipulative Propaganda Is ISIS Strong Suit

TRNN - Coalition To Fight The Islamic State Unlikely To Succeed

The Drought

National Geographic: Amid Drought, New California Law Will Limit Groundwater Pumping for First Time - But it won't help right away: The limits on pumping won't kick in before the 2020s.

The New Old War

Guardian UK: House of Representatives approves Obama plan to arm Syrian rebels - Vote passes 273-156 as Obama seeks to reassure lawmakers and Americans who fear the US will be drawn into a ground war

Guardian UK: Iraqi PM says no to foreign ground troops - Haider al-Abadi urges international community to expand campaign against Islamic State insurgents into Syria

Global Warming - New White House Moves

NYT: U.S. Moves to Reduce Global Warming Emissions

Get 'Er Dumb

AlterNet: How Conservative Christians Are Trying Their Damnedest to Make America's Kids Wildly Ignorant - You wouldn't believe what they're trying to stick in school kids' curriculum.
... a new report from the Texas Freedom Network suggests that conservatives have been able to inject a shocking number of lies and disinformation into public school history classrooms.

The Market On Thursday

  Good morning. It is a cool 48 degrees and cloudy here in the Upper Hudson Valley. The weather logo predicts sunshine, perhaps the fogginess needs to burn off. Quite a day already and it's starting off with a bang. We see that Australia thwarted a terror attack, Rob Ford has aggressive cancer, the Kansas senate race is looking strong for the independent candidate, and Scotland is voting on independence from England. Hold on to your hats, the world is percolating.

  At 8:30 a.m. futures are modestly higher and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open higher.

  The Fed delivered the right news on Wednesday with a call for keeping interest rates incredibly low even after q.e. wraps up. Also I just read that the weekly first time layoff numbers have dropped to 280,000 which is relatively good news. It could turn out that the DOW is in for another new record high before the day ends, it's possible.

CNN: Stocks: 5 things to know before the open
The Dow closed at a new high of 17,157 Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, said interest rates would stay low for a "considerable time" after its bond-buying program wraps up.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Have A Great Wednesday

work by Gary Hume

The Onion - Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die

The Onion: Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die

Maddow - ‘Moderate Rebels’ Meaning Murky In Syria Debate

TRNN - Special Report: Scots In Their Own Words On Independence

The Drought

SF Gate: California drought: Dramatic before-and-after photos

The New Old War

Guardian UK: Isis video threatens to target White House and US troops - Video purports to be trailer for film entitled Flames of War with strapline 'fighting has just begun'

Global Warming - Naomi Klein's New Book

AlterNet: Naomi Klein on the Great Clash Between Capitalism and the Climate - Klein discusses her new book, "This Changes Everything."

The Market On Wednesday

Ordinarily I do a small report here, but considering my internet connection went down and I spent the last hour raising my blood pressure to unreasonable levels while attempting to deal with Fios, I will pass it up today. It's too late anyhow. It looks like the market is going to open lower. Crap...

Fios Out Of Control

I just spent the last hour trying to get Fios to fix my internet connection. My god, if there was ever a situation established to utterly and completely frustrate human beings, Verizon has achieved that remarkable achievement. I was ready to literally throw my phone out the window, I am so completely sick of talking to robotic voices. Corporations are out of control.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Home Sweet Home

BBC: Download, print, build your Martian home in 24 hours

Business Insider: Elon Musk: SpaceX Wants To Build A City On Mars

Business Insider: How Long Could A Human Survive On Mars Wearing Only Jeans And A T-Shirt?

Ebola

CS Monitor: Why is US deploying the military to fight Ebola?

Have A Great Tuesday

work by Gary Hume

The Borowitz Report - Integrity Disqualifies Sanders For White House

New Yorker: Integrity Disqualifies Sanders for White House

Maddow - US War Reflex Misses Deep Roots Of Middle East Conflict

TRNN - Breakthroughs Unlikely At Upcoming UN Climate Summit

The Drought

Politico: California drought threatens sushi, too

Ah Texas

Guardian UK: Texas proposes rewriting school text books to deny manmade climate change - Analysis of proposed 6th grade texts show they falsely claim scientific disagreement about global warming

Global Warming - We Cause It

Guardian UK: The 97% v the 3% – just how much global warming are humans causing? The preponderance of evidence shows that humans are responsible for about 100% of the warming since 1950

Meat

AlterNet: Meat Is Killing Us -- Can the Frankenburger Save the Planet? Is cultured meat the answer?

The Market On Tuesday

  Good morning. It is 53 degrees and raining here in the Upper Hudson Valley. Beyond today the forecast has a lot of sunshine for the week. I have yet to read the story about the al Qaeda double agent, and I look forward to it. Sounds like the movie version is probably coming the future. Maybe I'll wait for the movie...

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are modestly lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  The market continues to sputter in the last two weeks of September and before second quarter corporate results come out in October. Meanwhile a Fed meeting is certain to get investors' attention and the market will respond in kind after tomorrow. Reports on income, poverty, and inflation might affect today's market direction.

CNN: Stocks: 5 things to know before the open
Policymakers at the U.S. Federal Reserve start a two-day meeting. Fed chair Janet Yellen will deliver her latest assessment of the economy and plans for policy on Wednesday after the meeting is over.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Untethered Soft Robot

Have A Great Monday

work by Gary Hume - door paintings

The Onion - Poll: 80% Of Americans Would Get In Vehicle With Stranger For Chance At New Life

The Onion: Poll: 80% Of Americans Would Get In Vehicle With Stranger For Chance At New Life

TRNN - What Drives Obama Foreign Policy?

The Drought

HuffPo: California's Drought Requires Individual and Government Responses

The New Old War

Guardian UK: Isis: leaders gather in Paris as UK edges towards military action - John Kerry joins Iraqi, Arab and western ministers to discuss ways to support Baghdad in battle against Islamic State jihadis

Global Warming - Polar Vortex

Slate: Polar Vortex Excursions Linked to Global Warming

Lingering Student Debt

AlterNet: How College Debt Can Ruin the Lives of Older Americans - Another reason why America’s elderly poor keep getting poorer.
Growing numbers of older Americans who have defaulted on government student loans are finding the federal government is taking a big slice of their monthly Social Security check to get paid back, according to a new congressional study.

The Market On Monday

  Good morning. It is a cool 50 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. We were in the 40s last night, the cool sweater wearing temperatures have arrived and technically it's still summertime. I hope you had a good weekend. We had the pleasure of another get together with some old friends for good food and music merriment. That's as good as it gets.

  At 8:50 a.m. ET futures are slightly lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  There are a number of global events percolating through the week and a big IPO coming up with Alibaba. Still the market is fumbling and the bull is resting as it were. On the other hand it looks like Apple is once again soaring with its new iPhone.

CNN: Stocks: 6 things to know before the open
Polls show there's a chance that Scottish voters may opt to break away from the United Kingdom and form their own independent nation during a referendum Thursday.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Have A Great Sunday

work by Gary Hume

The Onion - Concert Security Drastically Overestimating Fans’ Desire To Get Close To Cheap Trick

The Onion: Concert Security Drastically Overestimating Fans’ Desire To Get Close To Cheap Trick

TRNN - Obama’s ‘Moderate’ Syrian Rebels Are Nowhere to Be Found

I had the exact same thought about there being no moderates in Syria when I listened to Obama on Wednesday night. I was thinking, who the hell is he talking about - moderates, what moderates?

The Drought

CBS San Fancisco: Conservationists Rent California Rice Fields As Habitat For Drought-Threatened Migrating Birds

ISIS Again

I truly hope we get our hands on this ISIS murderer. Tell me you wouldn't want to get your fist in his face.

NBC: Will ISIS Beheading of David Haines Spur Britain to Conduct Airstrikes?

Global Warming - September 21st At The U.N.

CBS Philly: Philly Environmental Group Recruiting People To Go To Anti-Global Warming March In NY

Almond, Brazil, And Cashew - The ABC Of Nuts

AlterNet: 5 Right-Wing Doozies This Week: The Sarah Palin Apology Tour - Plus, Rush Limbaugh's football dreams lie in ruin.
1. Sarah Palin is really, really sorry. So sorry.

'Sittin' On Top Of The World'

Jack White

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Aging

The Agony of Aging

On the morning that Daylight Savings Time ended I stopped in to visit my aging friend. He was busy covering his penis with black shoe polish. I said to him, "You better get your hearing checked - You're supposed to turn your clock back".

Con Fido

  I've been contemplating confidence lately. I do that periodically, choose a theme and then bring it to mind for a few weeks, explore it's meaning for myself and how others might experience it.

  So I looked into the components "con" and "fident". "Con" in this case means "with" and not to "con" someone out of their money for example. "Fident" is Latin third person future plural of "fido". Remember your high school Latin - "o" or "m", "s", "t", "mus", "tis", "nt". Here we have "nt". Fido means to have faith and yes dogs got the name fido referring to faithfulness.

  So summing up confident we get, and this is my own notion based on the above - with faith as we move forward. But with a little poetic liberty we also might get - moving forward with a dog. As a dog owner I prefer the latter meaning.

Have A Great Saturday

work by Gary Hume

The Onion - Uneasy Détente Forms Between Man Sitting On Patio, Bee

The Onion: Uneasy Détente Forms Between Man Sitting On Patio, Bee

Maddow - US Announces War Without Declaring It

TRNN - The Bennis Plan: Here Is A Real Strategy For Dealing With ISIS

  Truth is the peace movement will go nowhere with slowing down the newest version of the Iraq War. The consensus is overwhelmingly in favor of bombing ISIS. The only thing that seems to bring warring to a halt is when it goes on for "too long", whatever that means. It's when people feel that nothing is getting accomplished quickly enough and then a minor political change will occur that claims to know how to end the new old war, people buy in, and then we simply get the continuation of the same old policy. Tell me I'm wrong.

The Drought

CBS San Francisco: New Side Effect Of California Drought: More Cases Of Thieves Stealing Succulents

The New Old War

Guardian UK: John Kerry heads to Egypt as US builds coalition for war against Isis - Secretary of state moves on from Turkey as he tries to build backing from Arab world and Europe for assault on militants

Global Warming - Hillary States The Obvious

One News Now: Hillary: ‘Global warming’ greater threat than Islamic State?

50.2% Of Americans Over 16 Are Single

Bloomberg: Is Everybody Single? More Than Half the U.S. Now, Up From 37% in '76

AlterNet: The Truth About Why Half of Americans Are Unmarried - More than half of people are now single. Is that because we can always swipe right, or because everyone else can, too?
After being a spectator to all that drama, many children of divorce are likely to take marriage incredibly seriouslyand want to wait to marry (if they marry at all).

Friday, September 12, 2014

Mayor

National Post: Rob Ford drops out of Toronto mayor’s race, Doug Ford to run in his stead

Have A Great Friday

work by Sarah Lucas

The Onion - Goodell Assures Fans He Was Too Busy Dismissing Other Players’ Assaults To Watch Ray Rice Tape

The Onion: Goodell Assures Fans He Was Too Busy Dismissing Other Players’ Assaults To Watch Ray Rice Tape

Maddow - NFL’s Domestic Abuse Problem ‘Worse And Bigger By The Day’

TRNN - The Barbaric World That The United States Has Shaped Since 9-11

The Drought

CS Monitor: California drought: Residents use less water, but is that enough?

ISIS, ISIL, Or Islamic State

NPR: ISIS, ISIL Or Islamic State: What's In A Name?

Global Warming - 314 Bird Species Face Significant Risk In A Warming World

Stacey Page Online: National Audubon Society Reports Global Warming Endangering Birds

Unequal Rights Activists

AlterNet: 7 Women Working Tirelessly to Screw Over Other Women - These women should be held just as accountable as men who attack equal rights for women.

The Market On Friday

  Good morning. It is 55 degrees and cloudy here in the Upper Hudson Valley. The cooler temperatures are starting to sneak in as we go deeper into the "ber" months. We see that - "Oscar Pistorius guilty of negligent killing of girlfriend". For a while there I was thinking he was going to do the O.J. shuffle. Something is very wrong with that dude.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are slightly lower and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open lower.

  The big news surrounds all sorts of sanctions being imposed on Russia as a means to pressure the country to forge a peaceful solution with the Ukraine. The idea of hitting them where it hurts, in the pocketbook, is an old sturdy and yet decidedly useful method to correct undisciplined behavior. Kinky. Russia, naughty boy. Otherwise it's still a mild period in the market. Investors get to parse data on consumer sentiment (my favorite), and retail sales in August. It feels like it's all about treading water somehow.

CNN: Stocks: 5 things to know before the open
The European Union has announced tougher sanctions against Russia, preventing key energy and defense companies from raising finance in Europe.

The U.S. government said it would follow suit with another round of sanctions (on Russia) Friday...

Thursday, September 11, 2014

'A Moments Grace'

Boy And Bear - 4 stars **** Sande

Have A Great Thursday

work by Sarah Lucas

The Onion - Obama Vows To Split ISIS Into Dozens Of Extremist Splinter Groups

The Onion: Obama Vows To Split ISIS Into Dozens Of Extremist Splinter Groups

TRNN - Obama Syria Plan Will Strengthen, Not Defeat, ISIS And Warlordism

The Drought

NBC News: California Drought Could Claim Quarter of Rice Crop

OJ Redux

Guardian UK: Oscar Pistorius verdict live: judge says athlete not guilty of murder - Judge Thokozile Masipa says Pistorius ‘clearly negligent’ over death of Reeva Steenkamp and will deliver ruling on culpable homicide on Friday

Global Warming - Gumming Up The Works

The Daily Caller: Global Warming ‘Skeptics’ Hold Political Sway From The UK To India

Super

AlterNet: The New Super Food: Why Microgreens Are All the Rage - Get your vitamin fix with these miniature, nutrient powerhouses.

The Market On Thursday

  Good morning. It is 66 degrees, overcast, extremely windy, and on the verge of raining here in the Upper Hudson Valley. Get out your rain jacket, it's going to rain. Good thing too, for the first time all season I'm seeing a little brown crab grass here and there. Considering it's been such a rainy Summer, didn't expect to see that. We watched Obama last night. The salient bit seems to revolve around the US making airstrikes in Syria. I'm not really sure who the US is supporting in Syria as neither ISIS nor al-Assad seem worthy, duh, and exactly who are the so called moderates in Syria? I think he's making that up.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are moderately lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  It's a doldrum time in the market. I just read where first time weekly layoffs rose to 315,000. It's not great news but still it's well below the 400,000 reasonable economy number. Tell that to the people who were laid off though. The market is drifting, focus will re-arise, make no mistake.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
There's not a ton of movement going on Thursday.

Threat

Looks like the MSM is falling in line.

USA Today: 13 years after 9/11, markets face new threat

Syria In Sight

Guardian UK: Obama authorises air strikes against Isis militants in Syria - President announces in televised address that US will target Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

It's Complicated

BBC: Hidden complex of monuments found at Stonehenge site

Obama Addresses Nation At 9 PM ET Tonight

CS Monitor: Why Obama faces tough task leading regional coalition against Islamic State (+video) - While some allies in the Middle East appear ready to support US airstrikes in Syria, their agendas differ from Washington's. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Baghdad today.

Have A Great Wednesday

work by Sarah Lucas

The Onion - Apple Releases Brief, Fleeting Moment Of Excitement

The Onion: Apple Releases Brief, Fleeting Moment Of Excitement

Maddow - Tough ISIS Decisions Cow Congress As Obama Preps National Address

TRNN - New Iraqi PM To Represent Status Quo As US Readies Fight Against ISIS

The Drought

NY Times: Hopes for a Strong El Niño Fade in California

The New Old War

Guardian UK: Obama to lay out plan to 'destroy' Isis threat as Kerry arrives in Baghdad - President's strategy to 'degrade and destroy' insurgents will include military action and support for Iraq and Syrian opposition

Global Warming - Crossing The 400 PPM Threshold By 2016

Dallas News: Global warming pollution hits record high, U.N. reports

World Class Hypocrites

AlterNet: 7 Right-Wing Christians Who Got Their Comeuppance in Hilarious Ways - They were so lofty about others’ behavior -- only to be caught in the pettiest of their own sins.

The Market On Wednesday

  Good morning. It is 60 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. It looks like another glorious day in paradise. We see that al Qaeda is now fighting ISIS. What's next - maybe we'll see Limbaugh and Coulter mano e mano. I would definitely pay the maximum premium for that one. The GOP should consider it. Seriously, instead of being the party of no and 12th Century fiefdoms, they could enter the present world with the modern gladiator using their own megaphones as enemy warriors. I must write GOP leadership - drop out of politics, you're miserable at it anyway, and go into professional wrestling.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are slightly down and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  It looks like Apple made a big splash on Tuesday with new iPhones and a smart watch. Now we get to see how those tech advances resonate through the market. Otherwise it looks like another flat and uninspiring day. It could easily stay like this for a few weeks, or at least until third quarter reports.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
McDonald's...said third quarter earnings will take a hit after a food scandal in China scared away diners in Asia last month.

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

'Fed Up'

trailer

Chomsky On Iraq, ISIS, Global Warming, And The Anthropocene

Bill Moyers & Co: Are We Approaching the End of Human History?
The era of civilization coincides closely with the geological epoch of the Holocene, beginning over 11,000 years ago. The previous Pleistocene epoch lasted 2.5 million years. Scientists now suggest that a new epoch began about 250 years ago, the Anthropocene, the period when human activity has had a dramatic impact on the physical world. The rate of change of geological epochs is hard to ignore.

...The New York Times reported that huge Midwestern grain stocks are rotting so that the products of the North Dakota oil boom can be shipped by rail to Asia and Europe.

Have A Great Tuesday

work by Sarah Lucas



The Onion - Puzzled Nation Can Remember Name Ferguson, But Not Sure From Where

The Onion: Puzzled Nation Can Remember Name Ferguson, But Not Sure From Where

Maddow - Abuse Video Brings Unprecedented Shame To NFL

TRNN - US Foreign Policy Has Let The Jihadists Out Of The Bottle

The Drought

LA Weekly: What Happens in L.A. If California's Drought Continues?

The New Old War

Guardian UK: Isis jihadis using captured arms and troop carriers from US and Saudis - Obama considers focusing on Isis bases in Syria as study finds jihadis have anti-tank rockets seized from rival rebels there

Global Warming - Ocean-Based Models

Guardian UK: Research shows surprise global warming 'hiatus' could have been forecast - Australian and US climate experts say with new ocean-based modelling tools, the early 2000s warming slowdown was foreseeable

Retiring Abroad

ALterNet: 5 Popular Retirement Destinations Abroad: The Dream and the Reality - There is plenty of good, and not so good, when contemplating going expat.
5. Vietnam

The Market On Tuesday

  Good morning. It is 60 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. Another gorgeous day is expected. Over the weekend I finished watching 'The Killing' which is a Netflix episode series. The fourth and last season finished up in June of this year. All I can say is wow, this is an outstanding story, extraordinarily well written, directed, and acted. I truly hope that someone figures out that this ought to be made into a full length movie or two or three.

  At 8:45 a.m. ET futures are slightly down and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open lower yet energy stocks might be stronger.

  Today is Apple's birthday. The company is set to unveil some new ultra high tech gizmos, so if you are an Apple enthusiast today is your day. I am working on an ancient Apple laptop so I do like the company's products. Otherwise we seem to be in a blase period. Let's see, the third quarter ends at the end of September, so we may have to wait till October for some energy.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
Expectations are high for when CEO Tim Cook takes the stage at Apple's product launch.

Monday, September 08, 2014

TED Talks - Louie Schwartzberg: Hidden Miracles Of The Natural World

Particle

The Sunday Times: Hawking: God particle could destroy universe
He suggests that, at very high energy levels, the Higgs could suddenly become unstable, causing a “catastrophic vacuum decay” that would cause time and space to collapse.

Such a disaster is, he stresses, very unlikely — and the fact that such a possibility even exists is exciting because it suggests a whole new realm of physics.

Have A Great Monday

work by Sarah Lucas

The Onion - Hillary Clinton Spends Busy Day Fueling Speculation, Not Ruling Things Out

The Onion: Hillary Clinton Spends Busy Day Fueling Speculation, Not Ruling Things Out

TRNN - Ecuador To Adopt Digital Currency

The Drought

Mercury News: Los Gatos nudist colony running dry in California drought
And, alas, the grass bocce ball court is so brown and brittle that some guests have been forced to wear shoes, of all things. (This is a place, mind you, where wearing a bathing suit in the pool is like wearing socks in the shower.)

Not Quite A War...

Guardian UK: Obama to reveal Isis strategy – but pledges 'no Iraq war' - The Arab League calls for members to support efforts against Isis, as Obama seeks to widen coalition against the extremists

Global Warming - The Consensus

Guardian UK: Social media event – 97 hours of climate experts on the global warming consensus - Quotes from and caricatures of 97 climate experts will be launched by SkepticalScience.com over 4 days
Less than 10% of Americans realize the expert consensus is as high as 97% on this issue.

Low Carb

AlterNet: The Big Screaming Problem with the Low-Carb Diet Study That Has Food Experts Up in Arms - Before you start a low-carb diet, there is one glaring issue in the new popular study.

The Market On Monday

  Good morning. It is 61 degrees and sunny here in the Upper Hudson Valley. A cooler glorious sunny day is expected so enjoy the outdoors if you can, our warmer outdoor days are numbered. I hope you had a good restful weekend. My weekend culminated in a very pleasant pot luck dinner gathering. There's nothing quite like getting together with friends and family.

  At 8:50 a.m. ET futures are modestly lower and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open lower.

  The article might lead one to the sense that we are in a weak period in the market. There isn't much there that is compelling it upward, still the indexes are in a very lofty spot. The market has performed in an outstanding manner over the last several years. It's always easy to find someone who will predict i's immediate demise, personally I think the market could remain stable through the end of this year. Saying that is always the kiss of death though.We shall see.

CNN: Stocks: 4 things to know before the open
The Federal Reserve is set to release monthly data in the afternoon on consumer credit for July.

Dreadnoughtus

Reuters: Behemoth Argentine dinosaur Dreadnoughtus made T. rex look puny
...remarkably complete and well-preserved fossil remains of the dinosaur, which weighed 65 tons and measured 85 feet long with a neck 37 feet long and a tail 30 feet long.

'Gnossienne 3'

Pianist Alessio Nanni performs the music of Erik Satie.

Sunday, September 07, 2014

Enterovirus 68

ABC News: Respiratory Virus Sickening Children in Colorado
At least 10 states -- Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Georgia -- have reported suspected outbreaks of human enterovirus 68 and requested CDC support.

Have A Great Sunday

work by Sarah Lucas - both pieces are made from cigarettes.


The Onion - Scientists Announce Ambitious Project To Map Layer Of Garbage On Ocean Floor

The Onion: Scientists Announce Ambitious Project To Map Layer Of Garbage On Ocean Floor

TRNN - Better Oversight And Less Drilling Needed To Protect The Gulf

The Drought

KHON: Dramatic proof that California’s drought is one of the worst ever

ISIS Torturer

Guardian UK: Jewish museum shooting suspect 'is Islamic State torturer' - French journalist Nicolas Hénin describes beatings of Syrian prisoners while he was held captive by Mehdi Nemmouche

Global Warming - Certainty

The Conversation: 99.999% certainty humans are driving global warming: new study

Vile Call

AlterNet: 7 Asinine Right-Wing Moments This Week: Celebrities Get As Vile As Politicians - Wingnuts run amok, with their nonsense and victim-blaming

Saturday, September 06, 2014

'Think Again Turn Away'

This is the new US State Department's video which they hope will counter the call to Jihad from ISIS/ISIL. It shows some brutal images - be forewarned.

'Black Dog'

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant

'Mutant Giant Spider Dog'

Silliness - someone dressed a dog up as a giant mutant spider to prank people.

Have A Great Saturday

work by Sarah Lucas. Her work strikes me as being impersonal, blunt, somewhat brutal, raw, unapologetic, tough, darkly comical, not very pretty, and even slightly hard to look at, and consequently it has some power.



The Onion - I-90 Adds Lane For Drivers Traveling Cross-Country To Stop Woman From Marrying Wrong Man

The Onion: I-90 Adds Lane For Drivers Traveling Cross-Country To Stop Woman From Marrying Wrong Man

Maddow - Obama Likely To Delay Action On Immigration Until After Election

TRNN - Global Expansion Of Fossil Fuel Transport, Drilling Underway As UN Climate Summit Approaches

Please watch this, I'm re-posting it from Thursday.

The Drought

SFist: The Severity Of California's Drought Captured In Disturbing New Photos by Getty photographer Justin Sullivan

Core Ten Nation Coalition

Guardian UK: Obama announces 'core coalition' to confront Isis threat - The coalition of 10 countries will aim to gain Middle Eastern countries' support before the next UN security council meeting
...US, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Denmark.

Global Warming - Uneducated

HuffPo: Time for Climate Deniers to Go Back to School
...163 climate deniers in Congress...

The streets of Miami already flood often at high tide, with storm drains no longer capable of emptying water into the ocean.

The rising frequency and severity of heat waves and droughts is reducing crop yields across the Midwest.

The current U.S. House has voted to block action on climate change 58 times.

Chomsky On Empire And Global Warming

AlterNet: Noam Chomsky: U.S. Has Plunged the Cradle of Civilization into Disaster, While Its Oil-Based Empire Destroys the Earth's Climate - Humanity has had the effect of a major asteroid hitting the planet.

Friday, September 05, 2014

Good News - Finally

BBC: California blue whales bounce back to near historic numbers

Somalia

BBC: US confirms al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane killed

NYPD Body Cameras

CS Monitor: New York police test body cameras: Effective deterrent or privacy violation?

Brooklyn

Guardian UK: Arab-American activists chased and threatened with beheading in Brooklyn
“I’m literally giving these instructions, next thing you know — boom! He gets up out of nowhere, like a surge of energy, and he starts chasing me and my colleague up the street,” said Sarsour. “He’s like, ‘You’re cutting people’s heads off! I’m going to cut your head off and see how your people feel about it!’”

Slow

Guardian UK: US job growth slows to its lowest level since the 1970s

142,000

Weak.

From CNN: U.S. adds 142,000 jobs in August, government says. Unemployment rate slips to 6.1% from 6.2% in July.

Have A Great Friday

work by Sarah Lucas

The Onion - Job Applicant Totally Nails Interview With Person Who Will Make Life A Living Hell For Next 5 Years

The Onion: Job Applicant Totally Nails Interview With Person Who Will Make Life A Living Hell For Next 5 Years

Maddow - Wife-Dumping Defense Fails ‘Family Man’ McDonnell

TRNN - What’s In The Ground Must Stay In The Ground - The Climate Crisis

The Drought

SFGate: California drought: El Niño chances fall again