work by Egon Schiele
Friday, June 28, 2019
Megan Rapino's Got Game
I love her response when asked if she would accept an invitation to the White House.
Yahoo: Megan Rapinoe stars as USA hang on in thriller to beat France and reach World Cup semi-final against England
Yahoo: Megan Rapinoe stars as USA hang on in thriller to beat France and reach World Cup semi-final against England
Harris-Buttigieg
NY Times: And Now, the Dream of a Harris-Buttigieg Ticket - Two new Democratic stars outshone Biden and Sanders on the debate stage. By Frank Bruni
And the answer came in watching Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg — two of the event’s standout performers — run articulate and impassioned circles around him. (Biden)
Joe
NY Times: Biden Comes Under Attack From All Sides in Democratic Debate By Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
Joseph R. Biden Jr. repeatedly found himself on the defensive in the Democratic debate on Thursday over his record as well as his personal views, with the most searing moment of the night, and the primary campaign to date, coming when Senator Kamala Harris confronted him over his comments on working with segregationists in the Senate.
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 8:55 a.m. ET DOW futures are +85 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately higher.
CNN: American corn farmers are having their worst year in recent history By Anneken Tappe
CNN: American corn farmers are having their worst year in recent history By Anneken Tappe
Thursday, June 27, 2019
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 8:30 a.m. ET DOW futures are -14 and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open slightly higher.
CNN: G20 approaches; H&M jumps; Nike earnings By Julia Horowitz
CNN: G20 approaches; H&M jumps; Nike earnings By Julia Horowitz
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Never Happened
Who would spit on Eric, he's not anyone's type.
CNN: Eric Trump says he was spit on at Chicago restaurant By Betsy Klein and Joe Sutton
CNN: Eric Trump says he was spit on at Chicago restaurant By Betsy Klein and Joe Sutton
Yes!
After and before Mueller testifies, you are going to see political tap dancing coming from the White House and its sycophant GOP supporters including FOX News like you have never ever seen.
Guardian UK: Mueller to testify before House committees in July - Special counsel agrees to testify in open session on 17 July, chairmen of judiciary and intelligence committees say
Guardian UK: Mueller to testify before House committees in July - Special counsel agrees to testify in open session on 17 July, chairmen of judiciary and intelligence committees say
And Hurray For This Too!
NY Times: House Approves Border Aid, Seeking to Curb Trump’s Crackdown By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Emily Cochrane
A divided House voted on Tuesday to send $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid to the border to address horrific conditions facing a crush of migrants, attaching significant rules on how the money could be spent in the first action by Democrats to rein in President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
And Hurray For This
NY Times: Mueller to Testify to Congress, Setting Up a Political Spectacle By Nicholas Fandos
Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, has agreed to testify in public before Congress next month about his investigation into Russia’s election interference and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump, House Democrats announced on Tuesday night.
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 8:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are +95 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: JPMorgan has invested $150 million in Detroit. Now it's adding $50 million more By Jordan Valinsky
CNN: JPMorgan has invested $150 million in Detroit. Now it's adding $50 million more By Jordan Valinsky
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Lindsey
The man has sold his soul.
The Hill: Graham on E. Jean Carroll rape allegation: Trump 'denied it and that's all I needed to hear' byy Jessica Campisi
The Hill: Graham on E. Jean Carroll rape allegation: Trump 'denied it and that's all I needed to hear' byy Jessica Campisi
The Link
Yahoo: These commonly prescribed medications may increase your risk of dementia, study finds
The drugs, particularly antidepressants, bladder antimuscarinics, antipsychotics and antiepileptic drugs, resulted in nearly "50% increased odds of dementia," according to the study published Monday in the peer-reviewed JAMA Internal Medicine journal.
Crisis
Guardian UK: ‘Climate apartheid’: UN expert says human rights may not survive - Right to life is likely to be undermined alongside the rule of law, special rapporteur says
The world is increasingly at risk of “climate apartheid”, where the rich pay to escape heat and hunger caused by the escalating climate crisis while the rest of the world suffers, a report from a UN human rights expert has said.
Philip Alston, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, said the impacts of global heating are likely to undermine not only basic rights to life, water, food, and housing for hundreds of millions of people, but also democracy and the rule of law.
Crisis
NY Times: There’s No Excuse for Mistreating Children at the Border. Here’s What To Do About It. Speak up. Donate. Educate yourself. Vote. By The Editorial Board
From his promise of a “beautiful wall” to his false alarms about caravans of alien marauders at the gate, President Trump has exploited immigration as his marquee issue. He is right, there is a crisis: Not of undocumented immigrants or thousands seeking refuge, as the president would have it, but a crisis of American values, a crisis of America’s premier tradition as a welcoming and humane haven. A crisis Mr. Trump has created, even as Congress has fueled it.
Minnesota
NY Times: A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President. The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family. By Hiroko Tabuchi and Steve Eder
The idea worked. Even before the purchase was final, real estate agents had lined up renters: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 8:25 a.m. ET DOW futures are -22 and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open moderately lower.
CNN: FedEx lawsuit; Powell speech; Markets fall By Julia Horowitz
CNN: FedEx lawsuit; Powell speech; Markets fall By Julia Horowitz
Monday, June 24, 2019
Have An Excellent Monday
work by Ruby Silvious, contemporary artist who utilises the teabag as her canvas
Of Course
Guardian UK: Mike Pence repeatedly refuses to say climate crisis is a threat to US
At the end of a week in which the Trump administration rolled back Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, Mike Pence declined repeated invitations to say the human-induced climate crisis is a threat to US national security.
Banning Trump Supporters
Guardian UK: 'White supremacy': popular knitting website Ravelry bans support for Trump - Administrators take action to ensure site ‘is inclusive of all’
One of the biggest knitting websites in the world, which claims to have more than 8 million members, has announced that it will ban users from expressing support for Donald Trump, saying that to do so constitutes “white supremacy”.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 8:30 a.m. ET DOW futures are +65 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately higher.
CNN: Daimler warning; Oil watch; Dow nears record By Julia Horowitz
CNN: Daimler warning; Oil watch; Dow nears record By Julia Horowitz
Friday, June 21, 2019
Rapist Trump
New Yorker: Hideous Men Donald Trump assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago. But he’s not alone on the list of awful men in my life.By E. Jean Carroll
I am astonished by what I’m about to write: I keep laughing. The next moment, still wearing correct business attire, shirt, tie, suit jacket, overcoat, he opens the overcoat, unzips his pants, and, forcing his fingers around my private area, thrusts his penis halfway — or completely, I’m not certain — inside me. It turns into a colossal struggle. I am wearing a pair of sturdy black patent-leather four-inch Barneys high heels, which puts my height around six-one, and I try to stomp his foot. I try to push him off with my one free hand — for some reason, I keep holding my purse with the other — and I finally get a knee up high enough to push him out and off and I turn, open the door, and run out of the dressing room.
Rapist In Chief
The Daily Beast: Writer E. Jean Carroll: Trump Sexually Assaulted Me in a Bergdorf’s Dressing Room - Trump ‘unzips his pants, and, forcing his fingers around my private area, thrusts his penis halfway—or completely, I’m not certain—inside me,’ she wrote in New York magazine. by Pilar Melendez
Renowned writer and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll alleges in a bombshell New York magazine cover story out Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her inside a dressing room of a Manhattan department store two decades ago.
Shitake
Ecowatch: Why Shiitake Mushrooms Are Good For You
They also boast polysaccharides, terpenoids, sterols, and lipids, some of which have immune-boosting, cholesterol-lowering, and anticancer effects.
Donald Trump Is At The Center Of A Major War - Think About That
Guardian UK: Donald Trump 'cancelled Iran strikes with planes in the air' - Military operation reportedly called off, as Democrats warn US could ‘bumble into’ war
Planes were in the air and ships were in position, but no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down on Thursday night, the New York Times quoted an unnamed official as saying.
Family Seperation Cruelty
NY Times: Trump Bets We’ll Stop Caring About Migrant Kids - One year ago, Trump outlawed family separation. It hasn’t stopped. By Michelle Goldberg
But if there’s one thing this administration rarely backs down on, it’s cruelty. Family separation, it turns out, never really stopped.
God Help Us
NY Times: Trump Approves Strikes on Iran, but Then Abruptly Pulls Back By Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman
President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions.
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 8:30 a.m. ET DOW futures are -53 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately lower.
CNN: Market moves; Oil gains; Canceled flights By Julia Horowitz
CNN: Market moves; Oil gains; Canceled flights By Julia Horowitz
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Have An Excellent Thursday
The Shirt (detail), 2003 by Shelley Niro, Mohawk filmmaker and visual artist
Border
Guardian UK: US must spend $4.5bn to prevent more child migrant deaths at border, warns CBP - CBP’s acting commissioner blames rising number of deaths of child migrants in US detention on a lack of federal funding
More children may die in the detention of the US government unless Congress passes a $4.6bn emergency fund for immigration services at the US-Mexico border, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has warned.
Drone
Guardian UK:
Iran shoots down US drone - Iran says US ‘spy’ drone was flying in its airspace amid strained relations over last week’s oil tanker attacks
Iran has shot down an US drone in the strait of Hormuz, accusing Washington of breaching Iran’s national sovereignty and trying to deepen tensions in the region.
Here Comes War
Hold onto your hats. It's a pretty messy mix, a psycho president, a psycho Bolton, add Trump's need to divert attention away from his treason and deserved impeachment, and there we have it, war.
NY Times: Trump and Iran May Be on a Collision Course, and It Could Get Scarier - They’ve behaved recklessly and given themselves no face-saving escapes. By Nicholas Kristof
NY Times: Trump and Iran May Be on a Collision Course, and It Could Get Scarier - They’ve behaved recklessly and given themselves no face-saving escapes. By Nicholas Kristof
Iran
NY Times: Iran Shoots Down a U.S. Drone, Escalating Tensions By Daniel Victor and David D. Kirkpatrick
Iranian officials said that the drone was over Iran, which the American military denied...
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are +236 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: Dow set to open higher as potential Fed rate cut outweighs geopolitical concerns By Anneken Tappe
CNN: Dow set to open higher as potential Fed rate cut outweighs geopolitical concerns By Anneken Tappe
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Andy Salvanos
Suppose you had never seen the work of a visual artist like, oh let's say, Matisse. Matisse has been there all this time but for some reason, you just never got to see his work. When you finally did see it, you were knocked out because, well, it's beautiful. You thought how could I have missed this. The good news is that from here on out, you've got a connection with Matisse.
Now jump ahead to Andy Salvanos. It's the same thing. You might not be familiar with Andy's music, I was not, maybe someone reading this is familiar and kudos to you, but now you're reading this and I'm telling you straight up, listen to Andy Salvanos.
Andy Salvanos is a musician's musician and a musician for anyone and everyone else. Andy performs on the Chapman Stick, a ten stringed electric instrument that makes sounds through tapping its strings with both hands. Yes, it's complex, but to play it masterfully and to compose gorgeous music on it, that is rare. The thing is you'll listen to Andy's work and you will forget about the instrument anyhow. When the music itself somehow transcends the instrument, you've been effortlessly transported, you've been moved just like when we say that movie, or poem, or speech, moved me.
I'll take a stab at describing Andy's music. I could say it's ambient, inviting, lyrical as all heck, thoughtfully composed, modern and interesting in the sense of his use of digital delay and electronics. But here's the thing, this music is warm, think warmth, heartfelt, it's singularly sane, unique to Andy, it's whole and simultaneously delicately refined, not aggressive but powerful.
There you have it. I skipped over some of the details because Andy's already got a nice bio that I included at the bottom of this post. Yes, he lives in Australia so click the embedded posts already.
Listen to Andy’s music catalogue at Spotify - Andy Salvanos, Apple Music - Andy Salvanos, Youtube - Andy Salvanos, and Soundcloud - Andy Salvanos. On social media: @AndySalvanos and Facebook - Andy Salvanos. Also see Andy’s website - andysalvanos.com.
The clips posted are ‘Solace’, and ‘Dream Recall’.
“From city streets to stages and soundtracks, Andy Salvanos is internationally recognized for his unique voice on the Chapman Stick. Born in Sweden with Greek-Russian-Irish heritage, Salvanos is a seasoned world traveler who spent a decade in Los Angeles as a session bassist, before settling in Australia. He is a respected solo performer at festivals and events, and has contributed music to film soundtracks and collaborative projects. Having released 7 solo albums since 2007, Andy's music continues to evolve and find new listeners, showcasing an accessible, lyrical and often cinematic style which often defies categorization.”
From Pema Chodron
"Always maintain only a joyful mind. Constantly apply cheerfulness, if for no other reason than because you are on this spiritual path. Have a sense of gratitude to everything, even difficult emotions, because of their potential to wake you up."
What They Said
NY Times: 18 Questions. 21 Democrats. Here’s What They Said. We tracked down the 2020 Democrats and asked them the same set of questions.
11. Do you think President Trump has committed crimes in office?
The Obnoxious President
NY Times: Trump Is Betting That Anger Can Still Be Power - Trump 2020 may sound a lot like Trump 2016, but this time around the fusion of president and party is complete. By Peter Wehner
Donald Trump has been the most persistently unpopular first-term president in the postwar era. Much of the nation is exhausted and embarrassed by his presidency, pining for normalcy, eager to change the channel.
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. at 9:10 a.m. ET DOW futures are +14 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open modestly higher.
CNN: Will the Fed boost or disappoint markets? Stocks to open flat as investors await Powell By Anneken Tappe
CNN: Will the Fed boost or disappoint markets? Stocks to open flat as investors await Powell By Anneken Tappe
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Young People
CNN: Suicide rates among America's young people continue to soar, study shows By Jacqueline Howard
"...our new information shows that suicide [among] adolescents has reached its highest recorded level, and it shows that there's especially an increase in recent years in adolescent males..."
Resilient
Harvard Business Review: How to Be Resilient in the Face of Harsh Criticism by Joseph Grenny
Not A Populist
NY Times: Why Isn’t Trump a Real Populist? He seems determined to betray his base. By Paul Krugman
His only major legislative success, the 2017 tax cut, was a huge break for corporations and business owners; the handful of crumbs thrown at ordinary families was so small that most people believe they got nothing at all.
At the same time, he keeps trying to destroy key provisions of Obamacare...
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 9:05 a.m. ET DOW futures are +144 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: The dollar has never been so popular. So why is interest in the yuan and euro growing? By Anneken Tappe
CNN: The dollar has never been so popular. So why is interest in the yuan and euro growing? By Anneken Tappe
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