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November 8, 2019

a thing that cant be overlooked about the blue wave.

ok, 2 things- it's a rainbow wave, period.

the big thing, tho, is that it isnt just a wave of voters, it's a wave of candidates.
great candidates.
the bottom of the ballot is alive, and pushing this wave like crazy.

illinois didnt just dump the ruiner, they swept into the collar counties in big, big numbers. fueled by many, many new and irregular voters. this is exactly what they are pointing at about the shift in the suburbs.

this is what democracy looks like.
there's no stopping this wave people.
as my (many of our) old friend will pitt once said to me and the rest of the cegelis campaign on election eve- stout hearts.


eta- i tried to find will's old post, but i cant seem to get in du2. any search wizards here? election eve 2004, prolly in illinois. i actually have a hard copy somewhere, maybe. it had a story about u.s. grant.

November 4, 2019

can the impeachment committee please, please pretty please, subpoena

dr ronnie feelgood, and the full medical record of his one and only, heretofore annual, presidential physical?

then you can add utter unfitness for office, which was knowingly concealed, via a bribe of a higher government office, as the final article of impeachment.

thank you.

eta- bribery likely seasoned w a little extortion.

November 1, 2019

will we ever see algae oil/gas?

i have questions.

so the bp commercials are adorable and inspiring w their little skimmers swimming around the pretty pond. it's something that has been just down the pike for a pretty long time, even tho i keep hearing how simple it is.

so, is it actually simple?
this fits w my forever pet peeve w cafos, and using that shit for something. seems like it would be a potent feedstock for algae.
can you turn a manure lagoon into an algae pond?
pretty sure the tech for the skimmers is solid. what else needs to happen?
once you have algae, how do you turn it into gas?
is this a thing that could happen in rural america?

can you use any old algae?
so, can you skim the toxic algae blooms on lake eire, and around florida, then process that?
that seems doable. i assume that just dealing w the toxins would be a whole thing, but like always, strong shit is good for shit.
what do we know about the toxins? i know there is cyanide involved, and that bond is packed w energy. gotta be useful.

a side issue is that i have heard about algae used as a feed additive. seem to me if you can grow good algae on manure, you have a pretty tidy little loop there.
is this happening anywhere?

thoughts?

October 31, 2019

ya know, if i had to pick a dept of the federal govt that did the most good,

while putting up w the least evil, i would have to say the state dept.
throughout all this, i have seen people like micheal mcfaul, and wendy sherman, and their intelligent and moral understanding of wtf is going on in this country, and it has been inspiring to me.
i cant say i have a special knowledge base here, but it seems to me that i have heard an awful lot of stories of u.s. ambassadors, and those of other countries, standing up to tyrants throughout history.
i remember a story about joe wilson appearing in iraq w a noose around his neck, but i dont remember the details. his truth telling to w was a sight to behold.

but i gotta say, i have never appreciated them until i saw masha yovonovich marching through the parking lot, in her pearl and perfect dress.
and the parade of patriots stepping up to tell the truth has blown me away.
i have no idea why the turtle and the rest havent walked down penn ave to tell them it is time to get on the helicopter.
they gotta know they are outgunned, and it is time to fold.

can i hear it for the state dept?
who's got stories?

October 27, 2019

i know i am gonna get shit about this being vague, but i have a family member

at the pentagon, or at least he was. until friday, when a rotc to retired at the top, to a job at the pentagon threw in the towel.
he said he had a conflict w john rood, and was done.

he is scrupulously tight lipped, and would prolly not be happy to see this post.
the cavers will likely be on this. so, i wont identify him.

but i'm posting this to say that the military is done, done, done w these clowns.
if they lost this dude, they are cooked. cooked i tell you.

October 26, 2019

keeping the base in line.

so, i dont want to get to ct here, but it is pretty clear that what happened in 16 could pretty plainly be described as successful phyops.
i just got christopher wylie's book 'mindfuck', and am really hoping it will give me some insight into the trumpkin in my life, who is a liberal at heart, really, but has succumbed to the prion disease that we are living through here.

so, i think most of the republican party understands this, and possibly understands it in a lot more detail than is now known.
if this is true, i think it explains the cult-like hold that twitler has on the party.
it isnt just a mean tweet they fear, it is a targeted and proven effective psychological weapon.
toss in a little surveillance or a little kompromat, i think we live in the united states of blackmail.

is my too tight?

October 26, 2019

here's my hunch about anonymous.

i think it is a joint effort by kellyanne and george.

it sort of explains their otherwise inexplicable marriage.


eta- i believe michael wolf said she was the biggest leaker.

October 23, 2019

does anyone recall ever hearing twitler say- 'do us a favor'?

insanity is trying to pass that off as a favorite phrase that he has documented him saying 100's of times.
i cant recall him saying that. it doesnt sound like something that fits his tiny brain.
he doesnt ask for favors. he demands obedience.

honestly, i dont give a shit. just another lie. but jebus, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel here.

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