The only people who are more out of touch than Donald Trump voters are people who think Bernie Sanders would have beat him and people who think Hillary and Bill Clinton give two fucks about inclusivity and good-heartedness.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Tower
Netzach=Hod
The lightning bolt destroys the outworn walls.
Two characters are overthrown; each falls,
Returns to Mother Earth. The Sacred Mound
Is quickened; there the spark of life is found.
Accept the holy blast that overhauls!
Monday, May 30, 2016
Eleven is when we wave goodbye...
On Monday night, Earth and Mars will become cosmically cozy. The two will be at their closest in more than a decade, separated by just 47 million miles.
Normally, Mars is about 140 million miles from Earth on average, but that gap can widen to as much as 250 million miles when the two planets are on opposite sides of the sun.
The last time Mars snuggled up so closely was in 2005 when the planets were about 43 million miles apart. According to NASA, the red planet really put the squeeze on us in 2003, when it was only 35 million miles away, the tightest hug in more than 60,000 years.
Monday’s celestial embrace will be a great opportunity for skygazers to view the orangey-red orb without a telescope. The planet has been particularly bright since mid-May, when it was approaching opposition, or aligning with Earth and the sun. It will remain similarly big and bright all week and begin to fade in mid-June.
If the weather prevents you from having a clear view, you can watch a live stream by the Slooh Community Observatory, which manages a large network of telescopes across the globe, beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern.
The next time Mars will cuddle Earth this closely will be July 31, 2018.
(courtesy: New York Times)
Normally, Mars is about 140 million miles from Earth on average, but that gap can widen to as much as 250 million miles when the two planets are on opposite sides of the sun.
The last time Mars snuggled up so closely was in 2005 when the planets were about 43 million miles apart. According to NASA, the red planet really put the squeeze on us in 2003, when it was only 35 million miles away, the tightest hug in more than 60,000 years.
Monday’s celestial embrace will be a great opportunity for skygazers to view the orangey-red orb without a telescope. The planet has been particularly bright since mid-May, when it was approaching opposition, or aligning with Earth and the sun. It will remain similarly big and bright all week and begin to fade in mid-June.
If the weather prevents you from having a clear view, you can watch a live stream by the Slooh Community Observatory, which manages a large network of telescopes across the globe, beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern.
The next time Mars will cuddle Earth this closely will be July 31, 2018.
(courtesy: New York Times)
Sunday, April 17, 2016
The Wisdom of Mr. Rogers
I am proud to say that Mr. Rogers was a very big influence on my development as a human being. Every weekday his calming and deliberately-paced voice taught me about the worlds of fantasy and reality through the television set.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Not Feeling the Bern
Bernie Sanders has a lot of blood on his hands based on his voting record and I refuse to support him over legitimate candidates like Gary Johnson and Jill Stein based off of that and that alone.
"Not as bad" is still bad and an anti-war stance (backed up by a credible history of following through on those promises) and use of our military in an exclusively defensive manner are the most important qualities I look for in a candidate. From his continued funding of both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, to his constant support of countless Western nations violent efforts to reshape the political structure of a country for their own gain (even if it means civilian casualties and a mass refugee exodus), to the constant reference to two lame duck votes against starting two wars as the only examples of him having an anti-war stance, it is clear Bernie Sanders does not have the history to back up his claims.
How can I believe he wants to offer what I feel should be basic human rights like medical care and education when he doesn't even have a credible or consistent track record when it comes to an issue as big as war? Obama promised the same stuff and all he did was make sure everyone that can pay for insurance has to, and you have to pay more.
"Not as bad" is still bad and an anti-war stance (backed up by a credible history of following through on those promises) and use of our military in an exclusively defensive manner are the most important qualities I look for in a candidate. From his continued funding of both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, to his constant support of countless Western nations violent efforts to reshape the political structure of a country for their own gain (even if it means civilian casualties and a mass refugee exodus), to the constant reference to two lame duck votes against starting two wars as the only examples of him having an anti-war stance, it is clear Bernie Sanders does not have the history to back up his claims.
How can I believe he wants to offer what I feel should be basic human rights like medical care and education when he doesn't even have a credible or consistent track record when it comes to an issue as big as war? Obama promised the same stuff and all he did was make sure everyone that can pay for insurance has to, and you have to pay more.
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