March 31, 2016

Zaha Hadid, Groundbreaking Architect, Dies at 65

Source: NY Times

"Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-British architect whose curving, elongated structures left a mark on skylines around the world, and who was the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, her profession’s highest honor, died in Miami on Thursday. She was 65."





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For those of you unfamiliar with her work, it is well worth taking a look at some of the buildings she designed. She was a phenomenal talent, taken from us way too early.

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March 20, 2016

In Santa Rosa, CA

Up here in Sonoma for a dinner that I will not enjoy, so was moping a bit as I got my case from the car. Thanks to the lady in the blue pickup for the honk, "Yay, Bernie" and thumbs up when she saw my bumper sticker. I will still not enjoy the dinner, but my mood is greatly improved!

March 15, 2016

KKK Leader endorses Hillary because he thinks she's a secret conservative

I would not suggest that Hillary supports the KKK; to the contrary. However, had the KKK leader endorsed Sanders, who thinks that Hillary would attempt to link Bernie to the Klan, as she tried with the Koch Brothers? I sure do.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-kkk_us_56e7373ae4b0b25c918304f2?

March 10, 2016

Burying the lead

There was a Democratic debate last night, so what is on the main page/blogs of DailyKos? The articles, in order (only listing those post-debate):

1. Trump manages to edge out fictional rodent in picking the next Supreme Court justice
2. Marco Rubio just doesn't want to embarrass his kids. Or so he says.
3. Ted Cruz: Ignorant hicks vote for Trump, smart people vote for me
4. Rubio would rather lose to Trump on his own than form a unity ticket with Cruz
5. Donald Trump: 'Islam hates us' with 'a tremendous hatred' and therefore ...
6. Senate Republicans skew Supreme Court polling
7. Cartoon: The Republican Monster turns on its creator
8. Morning Digest: In a miraculous set of victories, Kentucky Democrats hold the state House
9. Daily Kos Radio is LIVE at 9 AM ET!
10. Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
11. Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Gearing for the general; what happened in Michigan?
12. Open thread for night owls: Congress on the verge of snatching food from mouths of the poor

See anything about the debate? ANYTHING???? Hello?

March 8, 2016

The oligarchs are plotting to regain control of the Republican Party

According to the Huffington Post, corporate titans, Wall Street billionaires, politicians and other members of the ruling class gathered on Sea Island, GA to "take their country back." Topics discussed at the American Enterprise Institute's World Forum included ways to derail Donald Trump.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/56ddbd38e4b0ffe6f8ea125d

Much as I loathe Trump, the sheer arrogance of our oligarchs in thinking that it is their place to derail a candidate is just appalling. It is the absolute right of we, the American people, not the oligarchy, to choose our leader, even if it is a narcissistic, uninformed, racist jerk. The very reason Trump is leading in the Republican primaries is because this same group of oligarchs has crushed the average person to the breaking point and both political parties are in open revolt.

We've obviously gotten their attention and they are worried. If we could only turn the disaffected Republicans away from blaming minorities and towards blaming those really responsible for their problems, the political revolution would be unstoppable.

March 1, 2016

My Super Tuesday Early Birthday Present to Myself

was to get blocked from the Hillary group for the following post:


"Because Southern Democratic Votes

are really what counts in the general election. Oh, wait, if each and every Southern Democrat stayed home in December, it would matter not at all to the Democratic Presidential candidate. I guess it makes sense to have people whose vote won't count choose the candidate that people whose vote WILL count, like those of us in Blue States, will be stuck with. Good strategy...."

Some people just can't let reality intrude into their active fantasy lives........