Grim Fairy Tale I
Once upon a time, there was an Ogre or a Monster. Call it Grendel or maybe Baba-yaga. It
committed unspeakable vulgarities. It had a
crown of bristles circling its head, and a voice so loud it could make
volcanoes shudder beyond the Western seas, and spew their boulders (targeted
for precision strikes) over the mountains of the East.
But one day the ground opened up and swallowed the Ogre or
the Monster whole, and the volcanoes stilled, and the Ogre or Monster was never
seen again.
Grimmer Fairy Tale II
Once upon a time, there was an Ogre or a Monster. Call it Grendel or maybe Baba-yaga. It
committed unspeakable vulgarities. It had a
crown of bristles circling its head, and a voice so loud it could make
volcanoes shudder beyond the Western seas, and spew their boulders (targeted
for precision strikes) over the mountains of the East.
One day the ground
opened up but the Monster or Ogre was safe inside his house, his voice
still growing louder and louder. Photographers photographed the hole. Maintenance
crews erected traffic cones around it; cops strung caution tape around it. And while the Monster howled, the hole kept
getting bigger and bigger.
Even Grimmer Fairy Tale III
Once upon a time, there was an Ogre or a Monster. Call it Grendel or maybe Baba-yaga. It
committed unspeakable vulgarities. It had a
crown of bristles circling its head, and a voice so loud it could make
volcanoes shudder beyond the Western seas, and spew their boulders (targeted
for precision strikes) over the mountains of the East.
One day the ground
opened up but the Monster or Ogre was safe inside his house, his voice
still growing louder and louder. Photographers photographed the hole. Maintenance
crews erected traffic cones around it; cops strung caution tape around it. And
while the Monster howled, the hole kept getting bigger and bigger.
Some people hoped the hole would swallow the Monster or the
Ogre up as it had so reliably done before. Some people eyed the hole with
growing apprehension.
Grimmest Tale of all
Once upon a time, there was an Ogre or a Monster. Call it Grendel or maybe Baba-yaga. It
committed unspeakable vulgarities. It had a
crown of bristles circling its head, and a voice so loud it could make
volcanoes shudder beyond the Western seas, and spew their boulders (targeted
for precision strikes) over the mountains of the East.
One day the ground opened up but the Monster or Ogre was safe
inside his house, his voice still growing louder and louder. Photographers
photographed the hole. Maintenance crews erected traffic cones around it; cops
strung caution tape around it. People watched it grow. But while the Monster
howled, the hole kept getting bigger and bigger.
Some people hoped the hole would swallow the Monster or the Ogre
up. Some people eyed the hole with growing apprehension. They loved the Monster
or the Ogre so much, one day they discovered that they looked just like him
because all along they had been growing bristles just like his and howling in
louder and louder voices. And by now, there were so many of them, no matter how
big it got, the hole couldn’t swallow them all up.
Opinion
Witness what is happening on the White House lawn. With efforts seriously afoot to sink the
Trump regime and scores of people changed with digging while tweeting, the
mainstream media reported that Evangelicals, reluctant to tell the truth that
sinkholes are the mark of God’s disfavor, are claiming it’s a conspiracy by
what’s left of the Left (sinkholes have also appeared at Mar Lago, making it
unsafe for golfing) and some are even claiming it’s a sign Mother Earth is
mighty pissed. Lefties want to do away with Trump and all his trappings,
including his 99 eyesore hotels–worldwide, and scientists, always the ones to
have the last word, are saying it’s a symptom of man-made climate change.
Sign on to
the nuclear ban agreement. Since
122 nations adopted the treaty at the United Nations on July 76, 2017, 58
countries have already signed and 7 countries have ratified the treaty. Once 50
countries ratify the treaty, it will enter into legal force, becoming binding
under international law.
(The good news this
week is that there are too many roses to be able to provide any links. For
further reading, please look them up.)
With its draconian reduction in food stamps, (SNAP) House
farm bill collapses amidst Republic disarray.
Nation-wide, cooperative utilities far exceed total of
investor-owned and public power
utilities, according the Smart Electric Power Alliance.
In a huge step toward holding police accountable in
California, and ending a blue wall of secrecy, SB 1421 passes out of committee.
With a vote of 360 to 59, the federal criminal justice bill
passes through the House of
Representatives.
Houston police chief calls for gun control.
Vancouver bans plastic straws and foam containers.
Estonia becomes the first country to offer free public
transportation in the city of Tallinn before going nation-wide.
Challenging high prices, Vermont passes a drug importation
law.
The Matsés, an Amazon people, create a 500-page traditional
medicine encyclopedia—in Matsé.
The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment preventing Federal
interference in State
medical marijuana laws is adopted in the Appropriations
Committee.
Eleanor Holmes Norton becomes the first member of the U.S.
Congress to pledge support for the UN agreement on he prohibition of nuclear
weapons.
Activists disrupt Morgan Stanley’s annual shareholder
meeting by blocking vehicle access to protest financing for Energy Transfer
Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access, Bayou Bridge, and Marine East
Pipelines.
New protest site blocks Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Grandfather scales tree, erecting mid-air camp to stop
Kinder Morgan clear-cutting.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline faces civil rights complaint after
key permit is blocked.
In France, demonstrations have been held nation-wide
opposing the government’s official policy of support for Israel, with cultural
figures refusing to take part in the government’s cultural activities designed
to promote Israel.
The “Freedom” flotilla to Gaza vessels dock in Copenhagen
with aid, and activists from the world over.
Michigan sets a massive precedent by passing law effectively
banning the NSA.
In a Gloucester Country, N.J. bathroom use case, a federal
judge rules in favor of a transgender student.
In Connecticut, Senate Governor Dan Malloy, has signed the
National Popular Voter bill, making Connecticut the latest state to enact it.
So far the bill is now law in 12 jurisdictions with 172 electoral votes.
Amy McGrath wins the Democratic nomination in Kentucky’s Six
Congressional District.
David Richardson qualifies for the ballot in Florida’s 27th Congressional
District.
Paulette Jordan, a Native American state legislator wins the
Democratic nomination in Idaho. In other
states, non-politicians, women, veterans and non-whites lead the effort to take
back the House and Governorships.
Seventy-two percent women dominate the primaries, including
62 Democrats.
Lupe Valdez, a gay Latina sheriff wins the Texas Governor’s
primary.
Gina Ortiz Jones, the first LGBTQ candidate, is nominated to
run in Texas 23rd District.
A school teacher!!! ousts the majority leader of the
Kentucky House of Representatives.
The NRDC announced election protection initiatives in Ohio,
Arizona, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
Winning 92.6 percent of votes, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
wins his second presidential term, despite the U.S. announcing—even before the
voter—that it would not recognize the election results.
Four Guatemalan ex-officials, 3 of them torture “School of
the Americans” graduates, are convicted of kidnapping and rape and the forced
“disappearance” of members of the Theissen family.
Palestinian journalists form committee to file legal case
against Israeli with the International Criminal Court after two of them are
slain by the IDF.
Pope Francis chimes in, telling gay man “God made you like
this.”
After three years of organizing by Arab Youth Programming,
San Francisco Board of Education votes
to continue allow it to provide cultural linguistic and academic services to
Arab youth.
Pacific Fishery Management Council votes to close a
Washing-state-size area to bottom trawling.
Despite Trump’s announcement that U.S. public libraries can
be zeroed out, France’s “we sign it” announced that with a petition of 14,000 plus
signatures, it allowed libraries to remain open evenings and weekends.
In Europe, (not in the U.S.) Amazon signs a contract with
unions regarding work shifts.
Ireland makes abortion a reality after voting overwhelmingly
to repeal eighth amendment of their constitution.
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