Xipe Totec
Xipe Totec's JournalSong to Revolution
companion farmers,
companion workers,
let us sing in unison
the idea from our hearts
The elderly, the adult,
the infant, and the woman,
sing the deep and joyful
song of revolution
companion farmers,
companion workers,
let us sing in unison
the idea from our hearts
The elderly, the adult,
the infant, and the woman,
sing the deep and joyful
song of revolution
It is not a song to provoke
to anger and to fight
it is the song of work
a hymn of love
an impulse of enthusiasm
that awakens every hearth
and destroys, what's necessary
to build a better place
It is not a song to provoke
to anger and to fight
it is the song of work
a hymn of love
an impulse of enthusiasm
that awakens every hearth
and destroys, what's necessary
to build a better place
Plant your feet on the ground!
your eyes gazing the blue skies,
life is marking the hour
on the human clock.
Students, farmers,
laborers in multitudes,
with the profound voice of the people
Sing to
the revolution!
Sing to
the revolution!
In the book, and the plow,
and the machinery, is our bread
the present, and the future,
the arts, science and good!
The pride of building a country,
and loving liberty.
Love is in our schools,
in the fields, and
in the workshops.
Jason Sylva - The Big Picture
The first photograph taken of earth, from space, occasioned a profound shift in our understanding of ourselves -- an ontological awakening.
Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz.
Any one of the Democratic Presidential Candidates would make a fine president.
I have my favorite, but I'll keep that to myself for the moment.
I would have absolutely no problem supporting any of them.
As for the Republican candidates,...
The toe jam of any of the three Democratic candidates has more intelligence than all the Republican candidates combined.
NYT -Sharpening Attacks on Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz Urges New Immigration Limits
ORLANDO, Fla. — Escalating a confrontation with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida over immigration policy, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, introduced proposals on Friday outlining his own approach, calling for a halt to increases in legal immigration “so long as American unemployment remains unacceptably high.”
Mr. Cruz did not detail any plans to handle the cases of the many millions of people in the country illegally. But he heightened an attack on Mr. Rubio’s past efforts to forge a bill in the Senate to overhaul the immigration system, repeatedly assailing those who support “amnesty” for undocumented immigrants by suggesting, among other things, that the approach would help Democrats at the ballot box.
“If you’re supporting amnesty, you’re supporting the Obama-Clinton weakness and appeasement to radical Islamic terrorism,” Mr. Cruz told an often raucous crowd at a large church rally here. “If you are supporting amnesty, you’re supporting the Ayatollah Khamenei having nuclear weapons in Iran.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/us/politics/sharpening-attacks-on-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-urges-new-immigration-limits.html
Here's what I don't get: How does restricting legal immigration help reduce illegal immigration?
It seems to me that the opposite would occur.
WaPo - Veterans Day: How many veterans work for the federal government?
So how many military veterans does the federal government employ? Roughly one in four of 2.1 million federal employees is a veteran, according to statistics compiled by the Office of Personnel Management. The agency also suggests that more than 1 million federal jobs are tied to supporting the military — either at the Pentagon or other security agencies.
And one-third of the federal government’s new hires in the first half of fiscal year 2011 were veterans, according to President Obama’s Council on Veterans Employment.
The council reported in July that the federal government hired 34,788 veterans in the first half of fiscal year 2011, up from 32,825 hired during the first half of FY 2010.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/veterans-day-how-many-veterans-work-for-the-federal-government/2011/11/10/gIQAbEd29M_blog.html
And that does not count active military personnel who are also government employees.
So the next time a Republican talks about reducing the size of government, remember to ask how many military veterans will be laid off as a result.
Just got a robocall from Ben Carson's campaign. As if...
Deep in the deepest part of South Texas - Hidalgo county.
Good luck!
THE MARS UNDERGROUND [HD] Full Movie
Published on Oct 16, 2014
"The Mars Underground" Updated Edition/Director's Cut
Leading aerospace engineer and Mars Society President Dr. Robert Zubrin has a dream. He wants to get humans to the planet Mars in the next ten years.
Now, with the advent of a revolutionary plan, Mars Direct, Zubrin shows how we can use present day technology and natural resources on Mars to make human settlement possible. But can he win over the skeptics at NASA and the wider world?
The Mars Underground is a landmark documentary that follows Zubrin and his team as they try to bring this incredible dream to life. Through spellbinding animation, the film takes us on a daring first journey to the Red Planet and envisions a future Mars teeming with life and terraformed into a blue world.
A must-see experience for anyone concerned for our global future and the triumph of the human spirit.
"This film captures the spirit of Mars pioneers who refuse to let their dreams be put on hold by a slumbering space program. Their passionate urge to walk the soil of an alien world is infectious and inspirational. This film is the manifesto of the new space revolution." James Cameron - Director of "Avatar"
Border Stories | Franciso Guajardo | TEDxMcAllen
And more:
http://tedxmcallen.us/blog/more-tedxmcallen-2015-videos-now-online/
Why Your Next CEO Should Have a Childhood in Poverty | Dalinda Gonzalez-Alcantar | TEDxMcAllen
Published on Nov 1, 2015
Learning the skills it takes to create your life instead of waiting for opportunity to be handed to you is what drove Dalinda to learn to code.
Dalinda is an educator specializing in impacting communities through technology. While eJumcomm is working on empowering student leaders and families within the education system, her latest startup Border Kids Code acts as an enrichment program to empower student for the high tech world of tomorrow teaching them to code with after-school and summer programs.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 11/ 4 /2015 Chris Christie shows contender qualities in speech on addiction
I wish our Democratic candidates spoke with this kind of eloquence on the subject of addiction.
Say what you will about the Crispy Critter, and I've said a lot about him, mostly negative, this time he hit the ball out of the park.
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