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A Criminal, White Nationalist and an Insurrectionist walk into a Bar ...
This article, written by Jim Wright, is one of his best. It is timely and thorough.
https://www.stonekettle.com/2023/09/a-criminal-white-nationalist-and.html?fbclid=IwAR3FTimIjFHyz6IwJ5showLFJKjDXzqj90evK7c8o6tZWMj09qJ3RhY7mqs
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Energy and Death
You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy so they will understand that your energy has not died. You want the physicist to remind your sobbing mother about the first law of thermodynamics; that no energy gets created in the universe, and none is destroyed. You want your mother to know that all your energy, every vibration, every Btu of heat, every wave of every particle that was her beloved child remains with her in this world. You want the physicist to tell your weeping father that amid energies of the cosmos, you gave as good as you got.
And at one point you'd hope that the physicist would step down from the pulpit and walk to your brokenhearted spouse there in the pew and tell him that all the photons that ever bounced off your face, all the particles whose paths were interrupted by your smile, by the touch of your hair, hundreds of trillions of particles, have raced off like children, their ways forever changed by you. And as your widow rocks in the arms of a loving family, may the physicist let her know that all the photons that bounced from you were gathered in the particle detectors that are her eyes, that those photons created within her constellations of electromagnetically charged neurons whose energy will go on forever.
And the physicist will remind the congregation of how much of all our energy is given off as heat. There may be a few fanning themselves with their programs as he says it. And he will tell them that the warmth that flowed through you in life is still here, still part of all that we are, even as we who mourn continue the heat of our own lives.
And you'll want the physicist to explain to those who loved you that they need not have faith; indeed, they should not have faith. Let them know that they can measure, that scientists have measured precisely the conservation of energy and found it accurate, verifiable and consistent across space and time. You can hope your family will examine the evidence and satisfy themselves that the science is sound and that they'll be comforted to know your energy's still around. According to the law of the conservation of energy, not a bit of you is gone; you're just less orderly. Amen.
-Aaron Freeman
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Bullfight by Michael North
Bullfight
I am not a fan of bullfights. It’s not a fight. It’s theater with animal cruelty. I’ve never seen one and couldn’t watch live.
Trump was wounded yesterday. It will enrage him. It will give him purpose. He must be vindicated. No one understands him. Now the world gets to see the worst of toxic masculinity.
He may seem stronger and more popular for awhile. Don’t forget that he has incriminating evidence in his pockets on dozens of people. McCarthy, Meadows, Jordan. MTG and others are just a sideshow now. He can take down the entire leadership of the House. He might.
It seems certain now the Fanni Willis of Georgia will indict him too. The Georgia GOP may attempt to remove her from her position. I hope people go to the streets if they do.
Those indictments will wound Trump further. But they are not enough to vanquish him.
In a bullfight, the great bullfighter let’s the bull tire itself. Waving a cape at it so it will attack. The bull becomes more confused and slows down.
Everyone knows how it goes. We don’t with Trump but time is our friend. The longer he is angry, the more fatigued that he will get.
Slowly he will implicate himself and others. It’s what narcissists do.
The major blow will be when he is indicted for insurrection. I don’t know when that is. That case is massive. We are getting the underlings to testify now. That itself could take months.
My dearest hope is that the Special Counsel indicts members of Congress for their conduct. We do indict members of Congress. All the time in the House.
We need at least two or three Senators to be indicted. Cruz, Lee and Tuberville are my picks. They actively abetted insurrection. I doubt they get to Clarence Thomas and his wife but I can’t rule it out. A boy can dream.
Because the chance here is not to deal with this like it is a bullfight. It’s a chance to deal with it like it’s bringing down a crime family.
It’s not impossible that could happen. It’s too soon to know what the intentions of the Special Counsel are. We have not reached that part of the parallel tree yet.
I was in high school when Nixon went down. We took all the people around him down too. It took years .
This will too.
Trump will fight this on his deathbed.
But others are going down with him. Some by indictment. Some because Trump drags them down with him.
I was not as happy as I thought I would be yesterday. Today I am sad. Sad that this spectacle must happen.
But it must happen. In that regard, it’s not a bullfight. Bullfights aren’t necessary.
It’s a cleansing.
I’ll leave you with this. Other modern democracies have also arrested some of their leaders once they left office. France has most recently.
Prosecuting former leaders is a feature of democracy.
Our founders EXPECTED a tyrant to become President. They built our whole system around it. That Courts were separated from either the elected Congress or the President. That there would be layers of government to distribute power.
That a president could not save someone from conviction in state court and he himself could not be saved should that happen to him or god please soon, her in state court either.
Our system is still working exactly as it was designed to do. Exactly.
The more someone whines about it, the less they understand it or actually want it. You decide which.
Only the first blow has been landed. But, finally it has.
Long way to go. How many go down with him is not knowable yet. Exactly how he goes down isn’t clear yet either.
But unlike in a bullfight, the system is in place to ensure Trump gets to face his accusers and advocate his innocence.
Trump won’t be elected again. DeSantis, his younger brother in a previous life, will step into the spotlight. Aggression mode Ron has his own agenda. Don’t underestimate him now that Trump has been wounded.
More on that another day.
I’m sad we have to go through this but we have to go through this.
It’s not sport or theater. It’s proof we can still be trusted with self-governance.
At least, so far, we are up to the task that our founders hoped we would be when the time came
Onward
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If I Get Dementia ...
● If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.
● If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.
● If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.
● If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.
● If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.
● If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am.
● If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, dance, listen to music and visit with friends. Those that know me know what I want to listen to.
● If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.
● If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me.
● If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated.
● If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house. Even know if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.
● If I get dementia, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.
● If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live.
● If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.
● If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places. Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.
● If I get dementia, make sure I always have my favorite music playing within earshot.
● If I get dementia, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original place.
● If I get dementia, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.
● If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.
● If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.
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