Sissy Adams

I live in west Texas and Republican senator John Cornyn is up for reelection and so far every campaign ad he has run (TV) is based on FEAR. He is smart enough to have figured out that fear of immigrants has started to be a negative so his ads are all about SHARIA LAW is coming to get you!

Damn. Carney nailed it.

I probably am insulting 3rd world nations - my understanding is they are embracing the most progressive technology which means maybe the U.S will be in its own special status of a country regressing.

Interior Department announced it was suspending five offshore wind farm leases, citing national security concerns. The farms represent 100% of major offshore projects under construction. The U.S. is rushing to attain 3rd world status.

Less than 48 hours to go in the economic black out and I can proudly say I spent a total of only $ 2.04 so far (grocery store). I confess, I have started a shopping list but the only items on it would be a large bale of straw & double stick scotch tape.

OK - Day 5 of the boycott and zilch money spent. I will confess though I fantasized about 100 bags of organic compost/manure miraculously appearing in the backyard. But my sister offered to rake out the chicken pen for me so the temptation to go into town and spend money passed.

Day 2 of the Economic boycott. $ spent. Zero. I did strip the marzano tomato plants and reduce the last of the tomatoes to sauce. Not enough to justify boiling enough water in the pressure canner to can it. So I'll just freeze.

I have decided to embrace the economic "Blackout" from Nov 25 to Dec 2 with the same OCD Fervor & irrational addictive behaviour I once reserved for Diablo II in my youth. Food and medicine are exempt from my boycott. Today I spent 2.04 on (bulk garlic) & (ginger root). I'll keep count each day

"When bad people do bad things, I expect it. When good people do nothing, I just want to fucking punch them in the face." A line that was spoken in a movie I am half-listening to as I sew. It resonates. The movie is about a penguin and a fascist coup in Argentina.

Also if you want to read more just google Project Iceworm. I picked up the reference while watchin an episode of the "Son of Gritch"

The good old days when the U.S. didn't bother asking for permission to do something - Trump's just trying to restore us to our former . . . uh . . . glory . . . with all his talk about taking Greenland.

Check out wikipedia for more detail. Picked up the reference to Project Iceworm watch an episode of "Son of Gritch". Ah the good ol' days when the U.S. didn't bother asking for permission - Trump's just trying to bring back the good old days.

"Project Iceworm was a top secret United States Army program of the Cold War . . . The goal was to install a vast network of nuclear missile launch sites that could survive a first strike . . . necessary consent from the Danish Government to do so was never obtained.

My sister Anne and I are both like that. I know that logically we should be more ruthless . When I finally break down weeding or thinning, I console myself that the little plant-ling has a noble death, going to the chicken pen (or compost pile) to perpetuate the grandspiderweb of living things etc

I always feel like a bit of a mass murderer after thinning the carrot rows. The chickens are always thrilled.

Just a note to say my sister is super thrilled to have received her welding tools. And I reflect that, statistically speaking, I am amazed at how inspirational (or entertaining as the case may be) my siblings are proving to be in their dotage.

My brother prepares to exercise his 1st amendment rights. I understand rain warnings are in effect.

Read a thread in response to Canadian official talking about tariffs on drinks in aluminum cans from US and proposal that Canada should produce their own aluminum cans. Cue many clueless maga posts. Amongst all the posts not one that the US imports the aluminum from Canada to make those cans

But on the plus side (<-- sarcasm for the sarcasm impaired) Musk got tons of confidential data he can barter with for his next billion or so.

Slate Auto is a new start-up for a no-frills EV truck to challenge the Tesla market. Note that Slate is an anagram of Tesla. Further note that Jeff Bezos is backing/funding (perhaps starting?) this company. Fuck Bezos and the billionaires scrapping over who gets the next billion.

I dumped all things Amazon very early on (January triggered by the censoring of Ann Telnaes). I suggested to a "staunch" democrat a month later that she do the same. She demurred - she could never get rid of Amazon Prime because of convenience and bargains. Wonder how that's working out for her.

Vega launches Biomass satellite A Vega C rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite for the European Space Agency, a mission officials said was also a demonstration of European space sovereignty.

For people who are feeling depressed because the U.S. is being flushed down the toilet by the current administration here is something to cheer you up and remind you that outside of the U.S. sane adults are still doing vital work: spacenews.com/vega-launche....

Gist of the headline - verbal argument between Musk and Bessent escalated into a fistfight.

"Elon Muskin ja Yhdysvaltain valtiovarainministeri Scott Bessentin erimielisyyksistä alkanut sanaharkka olivat äityä käsirysyksi, kertovat riitelyä todistaneet lähteet." I think I just discovered the Finnish equivalent of the National Enquirer.

I am pleased to report however that I have 9 excellent potato towers - the bottom half full of composting material and the top half full of soil and planted with a healthy determinate potato right at the top. Then the towers will be used for winter indeterminants with mediocre hope.

The Great Potato Tower "Hoax" - The Garden Academy Hoax is maybe too strong a word, but for Gulf Coast gardeners, it might as well be a hoax.  Save yourself some disappointment and grief and go to Growing Irish Potatoes to Read More

OK I have to take a break from the political and do a PSA on gardening. STOP THE GREAT POTATO TOWER HOAX. I speak from sad, sad experience when I first tried it quite a few years back. www.thegardenacademy.com/vegetables/t...

So the FDA suspends testing milk - Piffle! What's a little yeast, mold, heavy metal or bacteria going to hurt? Why heck - if it's the right mold, if you let it fester long enough it'll be a gourmet cheese!

Suggestions please for European digital services for those interested in avoiding Meta, Apple, Google etc. How feasible is it?

On the Supreme Court and deportation without due process - so now we know - Alito and Thomas aren't merely conservatives - they are traitors. Ya know - due process - that thing that is pretty much central to democracy and justice. Alito and Thomas - remember them.

Oops. "Meidän" so probably should be "we hit him"