G+ Migration Blog

Why would it be bad to have two bridges between Detroit and Windsor? Other than Moroun not getting to own everything. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bridge-gordie-howe-ambassador-moroun-windsor-detroit-1.4294977 http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bridge-gordie-howe-ambassador-moroun-windsor-detroit-1.4294977

Engine fall down go boom. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/air-france-emergency-landing-goose-bay-1.4315132 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/air-france-emergency-landing-goose-bay-1.4315132

It's spreading. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/far-right-antifa-clash-across-canada-1.4315053 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/far-right-antifa-clash-across-canada-1.4315053

Have another. https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cute-puppy-day-photos-adorable-dogs-80__605.jpg

Here, have a cute puppy. https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cute-puppy-day-photos-adorable-dogs-58__605.jpg

Hi, Congress. These are real people, who worked for a living. Just a thought. http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/29/teamsters-cuts/?utm_medium=more_stories http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/29/teamsters-cuts/?utm_medium=more_stories

People doing something with the supplies they can get. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/09/29/jose-andres-a-naturalized-u-s-citizen-has-become-the-face-of-american-disaster-relief/?utm_term=.b5e4e57d562b https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/913847798281506817 https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/913847798281506817

I guess Spirit Airlines isn't all bad. 27,000 pounds of supplies landed at the airport in Aguadilla today thanks to @SpiritAirlines which then departed with 200 evacuees 6:39 PM - 29 Sep 2017 from San Juan, USA https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/913941279171543040 https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/913941279171543040

This would be cool to see. Plus, there's a physics lab ( http://www-lsm.in2p3.fr/ilias/n2/Docs/Paper_idm04_LSC1.pdf ). http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-41445860 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-41445860

I'm pretty sure the Tea Party and Freedom Caucus and various Ayn Rand fans in Congress aren't worshiping Reagan, anymore. I'm almost as sure that they'd sacrifice their own children to R'hllor if it would get them anything passed they could call legislation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/28/i-helped-create-the-gop-tax-myth-trump-is-wrong-tax-cuts-dont-equal-growth/?utm_term=.640fe0df00e1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/28/i-helped-create-the-gop-tax-myth-trump-is-wrong-tax-cuts-dont-equal-growth/?utm_term=.640fe0df00e1

Fun times. http://www.npr.org/2017/09/29/553814200/renewed-calls-for-patriotism-over-politics-when-drawing-district-lines http://www.npr.org/2017/09/29/553814200/renewed-calls-for-patriotism-over-politics-when-drawing-district-lines

When bored, play with Merriam-Webster games. Thus, one of the alternate (incorrect) answers to the question, "What is a corpse flower?" - "a dish consisting of a shrimp baked inside an octopus, baked inside a carp."

Sadly, you can no longer get Milfs at Ikea. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d4/e6/e6/d4e6e6f30e362ce8bb0780dbb0f7f5a8.jpg

Idgi. I slept 6 hours, and I've had a cup of coffee. Why am I tired? I suppose I could try eating ...

The "Flufferrettes"!?! Are we sure this is a family event? http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/30/553966235/what-the-fluff-celebrates-a-century-of-peanut-butters-marshmallow-friend http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/30/553966235/what-the-fluff-celebrates-a-century-of-peanut-butters-marshmallow-friend

Who needs IKEA? #upcycling https://globalnews.ca/news/3777381/bear-kicks-its-feet-up-in-northern-manitoba-garbage-dump/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook https://globalnews.ca/news/3777381/bear-kicks-its-feet-up-in-northern-manitoba-garbage-dump/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook

Poverty sucks. Everywhere. "On Yom Kippur I am asking God to pardon me," Levi says of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. "On other days when I don't have food, I still pray. I pray that I get what to eat, so that I can continue to live." http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/28/551026453/what-the-yom-kippur-fast-means-to-a-ugandan-jew http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/28/551026453/what-the-yom-kippur-fast-means-to-a-ugandan-jew

No thanks, not me. These people are heroes. http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/29/554502701/drink-up-volunteers-swallow-bacteria-that-causes-typhoid http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/29/554502701/drink-up-volunteers-swallow-bacteria-that-causes-typhoid

They do call them cups. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/29/554476966/40-years-of-athletic-support-happy-anniversary-to-the-sports-bra http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/29/554476966/40-years-of-athletic-support-happy-anniversary-to-the-sports-bra

Yep. There's too much going on. http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/29/554291950/what-the-pileup-of-u-s-disasters-means-for-the-world http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/29/554291950/what-the-pileup-of-u-s-disasters-means-for-the-world

Am I the only one this makes very uncomfortable? U.S. forces in Africa this week staged what would have been an otherwise unremarkable attack against Islamic State extremists but for one key detail: The operation was the first to rely on authorities granted under the Trump administration that allow the military to conduct lethal strikes outside a designated war zone and without explicit White House approval in advance. https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-29/in-libya-strike-military-shows-new-lethal-powers-under-trump https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-29/in-libya-strike-military-shows-new-lethal-powers-under-trump

I knew the wildfires had been bad in British Columbia this year, and then I heard they had hit Waterton Lakes, which is contiguous with Glacier National in the US. I don't recall hearing anything about major fires there, but it turns out there were, and are still. I suppose that info got overshadowed by all the hurricanes. Meanwhile, there's been significant damage and it sounds like they are basically just waiting for more snow and rain to finally put the fires out completely. This really has been the September of disasters. http://www.hungryhorsenews.com/article/20170929/ARTICLE/170929971 http://www.hungryhorsenews.com/article/20170929/ARTICLE/170929971

Liking this a lot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=5Xe0Qd6bUFo https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=5Xe0Qd6bUFo

My SIL's mom is a minister, but, you know, not all ministers are like this with personal stuff. Explains a lot about why she and my mom get along, though. From the book of face: (blank & blank)'s new house. Just thought those who helped them find it through prayer might enjoy seeing it. P.S. There was no praying needed. My brother just got relocated by a large banking institution from SF to DC. They paid for it. Yeah, my brother and SIL had to look for about two months, 1 before and 1 after the move, and they had one shady thing happen, but come on. They weren't not going to find a house in the VA suburbs, it was just a question of how much time and effort they would need to expend and how much it was going to cost. Saying you had to pray for it makes it sound like they were imminently homeless, or something, not to mention like if you pray someone will just show up and hand you a house. I have a low tolerance for this stuff.

Some of these are pretty funny, others not so much. https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-doctors-with-sense-of-humor/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=homelife https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-doctors-with-sense-of-humor/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=homelife

Wait, what? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeland-security-plans-to-collect-immigrants-social-media-info/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeland-security-plans-to-collect-immigrants-social-media-info/

Not funny. http://www.euronews.com/2017/09/30/student-admits-colored-sign-was-poor-attempt-at-humor http://www.euronews.com/2017/09/30/student-admits-colored-sign-was-poor-attempt-at-humor

Good. https://www.apnews.com/5e9eb2f6c658405aa39925c5b8aba186/Nebraska-court-ends-beer-sales-near-South-Dakota-reservation https://www.apnews.com/5e9eb2f6c658405aa39925c5b8aba186/Nebraska-court-ends-beer-sales-near-South-Dakota-reservation

I presume this is just the usual legal wrangling. https://www.apnews.com/af69056808114741b0dafe9f4a1373fb/Trump-asks-judge-to-dismiss-'emoluments'-case-against-him https://www.apnews.com/af69056808114741b0dafe9f4a1373fb/Trump-asks-judge-to-dismiss-'emoluments'-case-against-him

It'll be interesting to see what happens under Kelly. https://www.apnews.com/7f35bfa6d9cb41abac01a9fdbfe8252b/The-Latest:-John-Kelly-given-authority-over-Cabinet-travel https://www.apnews.com/7f35bfa6d9cb41abac01a9fdbfe8252b/The-Latest:-John-Kelly-given-authority-over-Cabinet-travel

I think this last bit is more revealing than might have been intended. Volusia County spokeswoman Joanne Magley said all those who needed a place were provided with shelter. She said everyone had to produce identification to get in, and those who had no ID or were homeless were sent to separate shelters for the homeless. “If you don’t have an ID and we can’t do a background check, how do you know if someone is a sex offender?” she said. “You can’t just let anyone into a general population shelter.” Yes. In the middle of a hurricane evacuation you are, indeed, responsible for the safety of the people in the shelters. Because anyone without an ID must be a sex offender ... P.S. I guess it's ok if they prey on the other people without ID? https://apnews.com/813b55bfe9b2441fb6f7c0928fdf1684 https://apnews.com/813b55bfe9b2441fb6f7c0928fdf1684

Somehow, I am going to guess that the math will still not add up in favor of Trump and Co., even if you go through all eight years of the Obama WH. Purely recreational travel of Mrs. Obama, Sasha, and Malia, versus purely recreational travel of Trump's entire extended family. In about 7 months. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-kids-ski-vacation-incurs-over-300000-in-security-costs/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-kids-ski-vacation-incurs-over-300000-in-security-costs/

Does it never occur to people that their god might have had something to do with the fact that there are medical treatments for things? And where is the responsibility of the religious organizations that push this stuff? http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/09/29/baby-died-after-parents-refused-treatment-for-jaundice-police-say.html http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/09/29/baby-died-after-parents-refused-treatment-for-jaundice-police-say.html

Sure, why not. Bangin' chocolate chip cookies. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/dining/chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe-instagram.html?action=click&contentCollection=Art%20%26%20Design&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/dining/chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe-instagram.html?action=click&contentCollection=Art+%26+Design&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article

Zinke thinks this is a tempest in a teapot, or, more specifically, "BS". He said that. Know what you could have done on that back to back speeches trip? Either get them to schedule your speeches another time, or don't give one of them. Just out of my own ignorance, can a sitting Cabinet Secretary be paid a speaking fee? I'm assuming not, but now I want to know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2017/09/28/59533ed8-a4b8-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.c7803e47b42e https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2017/09/28/59533ed8-a4b8-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.c7803e47b42e

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO YOURSELF. WHY?!? (picture hidden because it will squick some of you out) http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/eyeball-tattoos-could-lead-to-blindness-and-severe-infections-doctors-warn http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/eyeball-tattoos-could-lead-to-blindness-and-severe-infections-doctors-warn

I ... just ... #Canada #hoser http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-set-to-remove-drunk-canoeing-as-an-impaired-driving-offence http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-set-to-remove-drunk-canoeing-as-an-impaired-driving-offence

Now we're having a day that looks like the first day of fall. Dark grey, rainy, blustery. Oddly, we are having thunderstorms (with lightning!), which I would have expected when the front came through that dropped the temperatures Wed night through Thurs am, but we're getting it today. Guess it's what's left over from the Bears-Packers game: https://twitter.com/NFL/status/913575947281895424/photo/1 https://twitter.com/NFL/status/913575947281895424/photo/1

Happy B-day, Christina L Brainard :)

Fun from 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqlzuQfTwUk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqlzuQfTwUk

Hey, baby. You're so handsome! https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-videos/6498/The-Hilarious-Moment-A-Parrot-Recognizes-Himself-On-The-Phone https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-videos/6498/The-Hilarious-Moment-A-Parrot-Recognizes-Himself-On-The-Phone

Seriously?! You guys have been playing too much in the conspiracy sandbox. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/27/jfk-assassination-lawmakers-call-on-trump-to-release-all-classified-documents.html http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/27/jfk-assassination-lawmakers-call-on-trump-to-release-all-classified-documents.html

What could go wrong? Real teaching moment, this is. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41419906 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41419906

Oh, ok. Mom just passed out, although according to her she only almost passed out. More specifically she said she thought maybe she just decided that since she wasn't feeling well all of a sudden, she should sit down. On the floor. This is fun.

Interesting. Edit: Ok, CNN, thanks for such great links. Former NFL player, Green Beret @NateBoyer37: I was initially hurt, angry by anthem protests, but I put that aside There's a video of Anderson Cooper, and several other people, black and white, including Nate Boyer. It's got some interesting info regarding Kaepernick and this whole take a knee thing. https://twitter.com/CNN/status/913213886102466560 https://twitter.com/CNN/status/913213886102466560

You know, you forget there are still societies where it's not allowed to have mental or emotional problems. I just have ragey flails for how the women are treated that they'd rather violently hurt or injure a random person or people because jail is better than their lives. https://www.apnews.com/9da7877b9a174236b26ce29d8e87174d/Attacking-Israelis-seen-as-way-out-for-troubled-Palestinians https://www.apnews.com/9da7877b9a174236b26ce29d8e87174d/Attacking-Israelis-seen-as-way-out-for-troubled-Palestinians

I could make a lot of tasteless jokes. https://gizmodo.com/theres-now-science-backed-advice-on-how-to-avoid-bringi-1818876552 https://gizmodo.com/theres-now-science-backed-advice-on-how-to-avoid-bringi-1818876552

Sure, legally you are allowed to drive. Good luck with having anything to drive, though. Checking that optimism will be the reality that many women will continue to need the approval of a man to buy a car or take on new responsibilities. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-women-will-drive-but-not-necessarily-buy-new-cars/2017/09/28/1ade9bba-a45a-11e7-b573-8ec86cdfe1ed_story.html?utm_term=.eab39695a4f6 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-women-will-drive-but-not-necessarily-buy-new-cars/2017/09/28/1ade9bba-a45a-11e7-b573-8ec86cdfe1ed_story.html?utm_term=.eab39695a4f6

Is this because Skynet it trying to take over, or what? Why does it keep happening? http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/28/554193833/software-glitch-causes-brief-delays-at-airports-worldwide http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/28/554193833/software-glitch-causes-brief-delays-at-airports-worldwide

If you wanted a class war, you're getting one, but it's attacking the wrong people. http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-unions-20170928-story.html http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-unions-20170928-story.html

There's some legitimate commentary in here, but based on my experience during the election, the headline: The Daily 202: Trump's Katrina? Influx of Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria could tip Florida toward Democrats. is another fantasy based in ignorant and biased personal dislike of Donald J. Trump. Why? Buried in the article is this: Republicans also see opportunities to make inroads with Puerto Ricans. They tend to identify as socially conservative, and while they vote for Democrats they don’t strongly identify with the party . The LIBRE Initiative, which is part of the Koch network , has spent millions trying to engage with the Puerto Rican community across Florida over the past few years. The effort tries to give Latinos tools for upward mobility, such as offering English classes in Orlando, Kissimmee and Miami. The group is working to help new arrivals from Puerto Rico with training for job interviews, etc. Which touches on an enormous blind spot that I've spoken ...

The party's over ... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/obituaries/hugh-hefner-dead.html?mcubz=3 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/obituaries/hugh-hefner-dead.html?mcubz=3

It may be gray but it's 60 degrees out . So awesome.

Ha ha, should be The Onion. http://www.clickhole.com/article/security-failure-epipens-database-everyone-whos-al-6700 http://www.clickhole.com/article/security-failure-epipens-database-everyone-whos-al-6700

Wow, she recorded all of Bach's keyboard compositions. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41420149 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41420149

Enjoy the nightmares, folks. Although, according to the WaPo article, rats in the Solomons like to tickle children, not bite them. Also, add Apocryphal Rats to the list of potential band names. In the isolated Solomon Islands, mothers and fathers have been known to sing to their children of apocryphal rats. In one rhyme, Kamare and Isuku go scurrying up a child, one rat on each side. They climb the ribs and reach the armpits, where the singer finally tickles the child. Isuku, as the song goes, is what your average New Yorker might consider a fairly normal-size rat. But Kamare, the children are told, is big. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/new-giant-rat-species-solomon-islands-vangunu/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/27/good-news-scientists-have-discovered-a-new-species-of-giant-rat/?utm_term=.e3975163c6c3 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/new-giant-rat-species-solomon-islands-vangunu/

It's so comfortable out, right now. It's only 75!!

What a son of a bitch. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/27/deshaun-watson-gives-first-game-check-to-hurricane-harvey-victims.html http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/27/deshaun-watson-gives-first-game-check-to-hurricane-harvey-victims.html

- locked - Mom observations (momservations?): She comments on a blue light high up on the lamp posts while we're driving and asks if those are security cameras or if they indicate those help phones. (They've apparently installed London type watch you all the time cameras on public streets in certain areas.) So I start to say they are too high up ... never getting to finish, and she immediately says (in a nasty, aggressive tone of voice) I'm not stupid, I know those are too high up to reach. I didn't say you were stupid. Well, you obviously think I am. Etc. Oooo-kay. I mean, I did eventually get to finish and explain that the blue lights for the phones are (confusingly) the same, but they are down at the level of the phone (where, yes, you can reach them), and that those little black half-orbs are the security cameras. But wtf? How do you even get anything from that that is calling you stupid? Get help, lady.

Tales from the mom side: Actually, she's constantly intermittently low level nauseated, as well as low level dizzy. Which is why she asked me to drive her somewhere tonight. Good call, mom. Good call.

If you are that allergic, get off the plane and get medical attention. I say this as a person with potentially anaphylactic allergies. I cannot imagine what injection she needed that she could not give herself. No adult with a known allergy like that does not carry an epipen. Strangers are under no obligation to give it to you. If EMTs have to be called, they can better treat you not on the plane and will remove you if you are not imminently in danger of coding so to do. Plus, if you are have an anaphylactic reaction, you need immediate medical attention, not to get on an airplane where you cannot get any medical care. Anyone who has the balls to say, "I'm [fill in the blank]" with the clear implication that they are special because X is far more concerned with some level of personal privilege than with their supposed life-threatening medical crisis. Why is it that she demanded other people remove themselves and their dogs, rather than demanding she be rescheduled onto ...

Nah, this is nothing like Orwell's 1984. Nothing like it. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41417279 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41417279

Oh, hey, it's raining. I guess that means the temperatures will finally start to drop in about an hour or so?

All the Doodle games.

Irony. The establishment Republican is counting on turnout in the big cities to put him over the top, while the crazy dude backed by Bannon is counting on rural and such-like voters. https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/senate-special-election-primary-runoff-alabama https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/senate-special-election-primary-runoff-alabama

For various reasons, it occurs to me that some clergy really love the sound of their own voice. I mean really . Even if they are super sincere and decent and basically nice in person, just ugh.

- locked - Wow. Mom being embarrassing in public. How did I miss the rage issues, the control issues, the bottomless insecurity growing up? I mean, I feel a little sorry for her, but who wants to be around that all the time?

In the United States, diversity of peoples and opinions is our strength as a democracy. Listening to one another, as opposed to labeling one another, can restore civil debate. It is certainly the only way to produce better policies. And it might even introduce greater care and civility to Twitter. I presume the bit about twitter is a laugh line. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/contributors/valerie-plame-antisemitic-state-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/contributors/valerie-plame-antisemitic-state-department.html

It's fine. Everything is fine. So much for post-WW I map drawing. As the Islamic State rose in northern Iraq in 2014, Kurdish fighters took advantage of the chaos, and in some cases of fleeing Iraqi troops, to expand the Kurdish territory by 40 percent. And Iraq's government did what, exactly, that was effective about Islamic State? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/iraq-kurds-independence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/iraq-kurds-independence.html

If I ever hear another reporter say any variant of 'we have to see whether Trump will be a divider or a uniter'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-fkSYDtUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-fkSYDtUY

There's something about this that makes me think the word "evil" might apply. Edit: and I don't mean the fake story about the kids. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/magazine/how-fake-news-turned-a-small-town-upside-down.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/magazine/how-fake-news-turned-a-small-town-upside-down.html

So who gets the Foreign Relations chair when he leaves? Jim Risch? I think the few who outrank him already have at least one chair; Barrasso and Isakson have two. Johnson is junior on this committee and has a chair. http://www.npr.org/2017/09/26/553798939/tennessee-republican-sen-bob-corker-wont-seek-reelection-in-2018 http://www.npr.org/2017/09/26/553798939/tennessee-republican-sen-bob-corker-wont-seek-reelection-in-2018

The microwaveable mac & cheese cups were on sale so I figured I try 'em, 'cuz once in a while I like trash mac & cheese. Yuck. I will never, ever eat these things, again. The White Cheddar was at least palatable, but way too salty. The Real Aged Cheddar was disgusting and the opposite of salty. It can't possibly have 390 mg of sodium in it. Not to mention the texture was indescribably gross. Kraft microwaveable trash mac & cheese cups, 4 evar. http://www.annies.com/products/microwavable-mac http://www.annies.com/products/microwavable-mac

This country has turned into a caricature. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/912569431003299842/video/1 https://twitter.com/ABC/status/912569431003299842/video/1

Omg, Sessions is such an ass. Also possibly gifted with how many fallacies you can cram into one statement. Gettysburg Address, it ain't. I can't even listen (so to speak) to these people anymore without hearing, "What about the white people?" in everything they say. Everything. It all sounds like coded messages about who to hate, and how to get 'em. Clearly, I am hallucinating. “The president has free speech rights too. He sends soldiers out every day to defend this country, under the flag of the United States, under the national anthem,” Sessions said. “I agree there is a big mistake to protest in that fashion because it weakens the commitment we have to this nation that has provided us this freedom.” “The American university was once the center of academic freedom—a place of robust debate, a forum for the competition of ideas,” Sessions said. “But it is transforming into an echo chamber of political correctness and homogenous thought, a shelter for fragile egos...

Well, wouldn't have expected that out of anyone in NASCAR. I stand corrected. All Americans R granted rights 2 peaceful protests Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable-JFK https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/912284220067893248 https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/912284220067893248

No wonder teens are such a pita. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/26/553714674/1-in-5-teens-report-they-ve-had-a-concussion http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/26/553714674/1-in-5-teens-report-they-ve-had-a-concussion

Shocking no one, the man is shameless. Using a dead football player and army ranger - who was killed by friendly fire - to tweet about his stupid distraction game playing to the worst of humanity. No doubt he cares deeply about the widow and her family, at least insofar as he can use them for a photo op. #sarcasm http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/26/553712302/pat-tillmans-widow-pushes-back-on-trump-nfl-tweet http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/26/553712302/pat-tillmans-widow-pushes-back-on-trump-nfl-tweet

I'm linking to this version of the story because the local article is, shall we say, less informative. He's a court officer. A white court officer [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Court_Officers ]. Who's so incapable of controlling himself that he (reportedly) threw a public tantrum and quit his weekend fun job. Who thinks the national anthem is about "our veterans that fight and die for us" (It's not, check the lyrics. It is about the symbolism of the flag and the country and its ideals the flag is representing in the poem.) Who lives in a really white suburb (98%, when the City proper is only maybe 50%), where he makes well above the average income, where there isn't a single place of worship that is Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, or Muslim. I hope he enjoys his 15 minutes of fame for being a childish, spoiled, privileged brat who "... will never watch an NFL football game again until this ends.” http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/pushed-to-my-l...

Not gone yet. The good news is she seems to be driving off Lee. #theycallthewindMaria https://apnews.com/01d3a37db3654670b4b52b3d87f85ec2/Maria-brings-evacuation-on-North-Carolina-island https://apnews.com/01d3a37db3654670b4b52b3d87f85ec2/Maria-brings-evacuation-on-North-Carolina-island

Um, good? Because this is not some religious cult and there is no personal loyalty test and it sure as heck isn't a special ops military unit. https://apnews.com/570c910d21be41869f76d45a2c55c359 https://apnews.com/570c910d21be41869f76d45a2c55c359

You go, girl. You get all old testament on 'em. 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. P.S. Proverbs 31:10-31, what follows that quote immediately, is one of the few places I remember in the bible that speaks strongly and positively of a woman. P.P.S. Proverbs 31 is the King's mom telling him what's up. Don't mess with moms, they speak to power. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/anthem-singer-jordin-sparks-has-proverbs-318-9-on-hand-for-cowboys-vs-cardinals/ https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/anthem-singer-jordin-sparks-has-proverbs-318-9-on-hand-for-cowboys-vs-cardinals/

Oh, dear. Let's hope it's not transmissible. #saveourbacon #whenpigsflu https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/09/25/exhibits-at-3-maryland-fairs-shut-down-after-swine-flu-cases/?utm_term=.501e04df986b https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/09/25/exhibits-at-3-maryland-fairs-shut-down-after-swine-flu-cases/?utm_term=.501e04df986b

Ice, ice, baby. https://gizmodo.com/yet-another-giant-iceberg-has-broken-free-from-antarcti-1818729430 https://gizmodo.com/yet-another-giant-iceberg-has-broken-free-from-antarcti-1818729430

Hee hee

I, uh, said she could have a guinea pig . https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-pictures/2228/A-girl-and-a-capybara https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-pictures/2228/A-girl-and-a-capybara

We'd like to discuss your future with the firm ... https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-pictures/2242/Apparently-I-m-late-for-a-meeting-with-my-cat https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-pictures/2242/Apparently-I-m-late-for-a-meeting-with-my-cat

If it fits ... ? https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-pictures/2266/New-use-for-cup-holder https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-pictures/2266/New-use-for-cup-holder

This is awesome. If you listen to nothing else, listen to the last piece, "Caroline". http://www.npr.org/event/music/552871412/steve-martin-and-the-steep-canyon-rangers-tiny-desk-concert http://www.npr.org/event/music/552871412/steve-martin-and-the-steep-canyon-rangers-tiny-desk-concert

If you have the time, it's worth listening to this whole clip. Yes, even though it's 15 minutes. If nothing else, watch Costas from 7:40 to 9:00 minutes. We all respect their sacrifice, we all honor their sacrifice. And yet, what it has come to mean is that the flag is primarily and only about the military ... but there's never a school teacher, there's never a social worker. Patriotism comes in many forms and what has happened is that it's been conflated with with kind of a bumper sticker kind of flag-waving and with the military only. I would even argue that it's a false test to demand that you support the military. Why? Because a coerced and threatened support for the military only obtains if you live in a military dictatorship, or an aristocratic dictatorship where the aristocracy is also the officer corps, and therefore you are a traitor to that dictatorship if you do not support the military. That is the antithesis of American foundational values. http://...

So, ok, I got to see the whole Star Trek thingy. I would watch this. I happen to like Michelle Yeoh anyway, and I especially like when she gets to be something other than eye candy. She and Sonequa Martin-Green manage to create two characters for whom you have a sense of them and their relationship in just the one episode and it's interesting enough that I want to see more. There's a limit on this, because of the way they did this episode, and that would be fine if mumblemumblespoilers they had made some different broadcasting decisions. But they didn't and that seems even more dumb, now that I've seen the whole episode. Lastly, pet peeve is that makeup artists and creature shops seem to have been on an inexorable rococo trajectory since the 1970s and I have to say, sometimes less is more. Really. It gets distracting when you're just looking at the prosthetics (not even sure where the prosthetics stopped and the costumes began) and it's distracting you from the ...

The brownies of sin. (The original, untweaked recipe - it's not terribly different. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/katharine-hepburns-brownies-106559 ) http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/24/553047264/katharine-hepburns-brownies-a-recipe-for-home-wrecking http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/24/553047264/katharine-hepburns-brownies-a-recipe-for-home-wrecking

I will bet you anything that Trump doesn't actually think anybody in this day and age takes expressions like "son of a bitch" literally. I'd bet most people don't. But I'll bet it's verrry different if you grew up black, or poor and black. Privilege - it's everywhere. Even in swearing. It used to be universal that you didn't mess with somebody's mom. Guess that's just another standard we can drive over in the mud. #americanasmomandapplepie https://www.apnews.com/e26b0c8327ee4e00931f6fe96def97a0/Don't-talk-about-mom:-NFL-players-angry-over-Trump's-insult https://www.apnews.com/e26b0c8327ee4e00931f6fe96def97a0/Don't-talk-about-mom:-NFL-players-angry-over-Trump's-insult

It’s been a long, a long time comin’, But I know, oh-oo-oh, a change gonna come, oh yes, it will. https://apnews.com/76edd3fc67704c1f97b6fc2f721aecab/Segregation-lingers-in-US-schools-60-years-after-Little-Rock https://apnews.com/76edd3fc67704c1f97b6fc2f721aecab/Segregation-lingers-in-US-schools-60-years-after-Little-Rock

Stop making me think there's hope for humanity. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/25/ww2-veteran-97-kneels-in-support-protesting-athletes.html http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/25/ww2-veteran-97-kneels-in-support-protesting-athletes.html

Linking because female and pain in this culture. I think it is actually harder if you are a public performer, because there's an automatic disbelief about you, esp. if your career plays off belief/disbelief and challenging norms. I think one of, if not the main reason why men speak or demonstrate pain less in this society is because it is labeled weak and feminine. Therefore, it is even worse if a man openly experiences pain - he's not just weak, he's not a man. Our society is really messed up, y'all. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/09/lady-gagas-illness-is-not-a-metaphor/540369/ https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/09/lady-gagas-illness-is-not-a-metaphor/540369/

Black raspberry bars (not blackberry). Found an adaptation of a lemon bars recipe, used a bunch of black raspberries I picked. Pureed, smooshed, and juiced them. You'd think I would have measured how much I got, but nope. Have 20+ ounces more of black raspberry juice frozen for future yumminess. One of my favorite things about these, other than that they were delicious, is the cerise/magenta/fuschia color they come out.

- much locked - So, do you ever get to move past random remembering of past abuse and it's harm to you, or does it just inexplicably pop up forever to screw with you? Like, for no reason, just pops into your head. With a distressing degree of being very present and a lot of anger and hurt feelings. And then you're down that stupid rabbit hole. I mean, when is it fucking processed and goes away? Stupid brain.

Thursday can't get here fast enough. That's when the temps are supposed to drop 20-30 degrees.

Augh. Tired but can't sleep, when fall asleep have nightmares. Bad brain, bad. Sooo tiiiiired.

Well, that's a bummer. Today I found out that the reason the heritage pig farm isn't at the markets anymore is that the farmer got sick and his family can't run the farm anymore because of it. After investing in and developing a whole business with rare heritage breeds and raising them without all the commercial farming nonsense (no chemicals, no force feed, let 'em run around, etc.), not to mention being the main supplier to many restaurants, as well as small groceries and selling at the farmer's markets, they have had to sell all their pigs and close the farm. The other problem is processors. There are laws (probably with good reason) about meat processing and the farmers have to send out their animals to be processed. Well, there aren't enough processors. I mean, I'm sure somewhere there are giant commercial processors, but what's needed are more like the old fashioned butchers and processors, who know what they're doing, do it properly, and do it...

Update on the mom: She is tolerating her meds somewhat better, now that she is following directions somewhat better. Still has mild issues, but mostly she is functioning. I do think the meds are affecting her taste a little, but since her way of complimenting something is often 'it's good, here's what's wrong with it' you never know.

Dinner - tomato tart. This hot weather is bad for other things, but my cherry tomatoes are all going gangbusters. Blind baked crust, cooled; spread a thin layer of dijon mustard, about 3-4oz. coarsely shredded old gruyere, some fresh chives (minced) - also from garden, fresh thyme; all the tomatoes. Bake at 400 about 20 minutes. Nom.

History. https://www.apnews.com/592c11254b9f45b29846a666d08d51c4/'Little-Rock-Nine'-members-mark-school's-1957-desegregation https://www.apnews.com/592c11254b9f45b29846a666d08d51c4/'Little-Rock-Nine'-members-mark-school's-1957-desegregation

Evacuate to where? Is there someplace left on the island that's safe? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/22/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-dam https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/22/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-dam

Oh, dear. This is not good. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41351160 http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41351160

Aw, the google doodle looks like a pika.

Don't even know what to say. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/21/552527929/oklahoma-city-police-fatally-shoot-deaf-man-despite-yells-of-he-cant-hear-you http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/21/552527929/oklahoma-city-police-fatally-shoot-deaf-man-despite-yells-of-he-cant-hear-you

Obvious findings are obvious. http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/21/552573637/macho-man-little-princess-how-gender-norms-can-harm-kids-everywhere http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/09/21/552573637/macho-man-little-princess-how-gender-norms-can-harm-kids-everywhere

I just wanna say that this is an amazing cake. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/21/552450834/is-fondant-free-speech-chefs-show-support-for-gay-marriage-as-court-case-looms http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/21/552450834/is-fondant-free-speech-chefs-show-support-for-gay-marriage-as-court-case-looms

At least they don't form midi-chlorians. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/21/552650954/another-good-reason-not-to-pee-in-the-pool http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/21/552650954/another-good-reason-not-to-pee-in-the-pool

I learned about this when I was in scouts, precisely because it could be used in disasters or when other forms of communication couldn't. I even learned Morse code for it, which I do not remember at all. I still have friends who are licensed operators. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/21/552649149/in-devastated-dominica-hams-become-vital-communications-link http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/21/552649149/in-devastated-dominica-hams-become-vital-communications-link

Wasn't planning on seeing this, anyway, but has anyone ever asked if Aronofsky has a problem with women? https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/darren-aronofskys-mother-has-a-muse-problem https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/darren-aronofskys-mother-has-a-muse-problem

I have seen none of these things on glaciers, not that I've been to everywhere there's a glacier, not hardly. It's making glaciers sound kind of gross, honestly (ice worms?! ew). And if you think pee on snow is bad, definitely don't eat the pink snow: Three genera have so far been identified—Coenochloris, Chloromonas, and Chlamydomonas—encompassing perhaps dozens of species; there are orange snow algae and yellow snow algae, and many have a laxative effect if you eat them. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/why-the-last-snow-on-earth-may-be-red https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/why-the-last-snow-on-earth-may-be-red

Don't read this if you value your sanity. I just want to say that Roy Moore and Luther Strange sound like they should be the names of characters in a super villain comic. http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/luther_strange_roy_moore_debat.html http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/luther_strange_roy_moore_debat.html

Today's episode of shitty rare diseases you do not want. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/health/fatal-insomnia-family-curse-somethings-killing-me/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/health/fatal-insomnia-family-curse-somethings-killing-me/index.html

A salmon. Cooked under a fresh herb coating in a 250 degree oven with moist heat. It is most eatable.

In honor of Pumpkin Spice Latte: The Horror! month, I give you things I have seen: 1. Local goat dairy that makes delicious chevre. I would actually eat both of these. 2. Peeps - if their mere peepness does not deter you, perhaps the "decadent white fudge" coating will. 3. The most disgusting to me, personally. It is even more neon orange in person, and it is only minimally milk. It is mostly sugar, with a long list of chemicals as ingredients. To be fair, none of these has that extra ick factor of being on a pizza, but some things are not permitted under the Geneva Conventions.