T S Lebenzon

When sociopaths pretend to have feelings.......

IIRC, USA based revenue from fossil fuels produced about $740 billion in 2024.

Most of this revenue goes to a small number of already multi billionaires.

You can bet this group will do *anything* to maintain and expand the use of fossil fuels and their profits from it.

Define sociopathy.....

Xi's body language and expression tells the story.

Empathy is an evolutionary trait shared by most things that breathe. It's a positive thing.

Sociopathy is an evolutionary trait shared by very few. It is self-destructive.

See the following great reads...

The Age of Empathy by Frans de Waal

The Science of Evil, by Simon Baron-Cohen

Agreed, and not just that; Elon & other oligarchs who control the news media are pushing the max possible exploitation of their viewer's or reader's anxiety-causing worries, based on .gov fabrications, to advance right wing agenda.

This is the embodiment of wilful cruelty.

At this point why would anyone grow soy beans?

Clearly their primary market is unreliable and a political pawn.

Anyone can give away their credibility.

Some use it as a badge of honor.

Isn't there a bigger framework at play that that soy beans or anything that is an obvious political pawn are not a good idea to grow. . .?

Boycott Bezos owned businesses.

Oligarchs are not needed.

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The ~$300 million paid for WH work during the Obama admin was reported to be for a more or less 5 story, underground addition to the building.

It's entirely possible the space could be expanded but there is already a large "bunker" in place.

The right wing is generally at least as demented as their leadership. . . .

A psychopath who comes around once in several generations . . . .

Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week! We had overcast skies today but happily we still had three remaining killer shots from yesterday in the library, where this came in second place in coffee shop voting. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

MJ is the extreme embodiment of passive agrrrrressive

In other words, Elon & other oligarchs who control the media are pushing for the max possible exploitation of their viewer's or reader's anxiety causing worries, which are being entirely fabricated by right wing leadership to advance right wing goals.

This is the embodiment of wilful cruelty.

Evidently the logic is, if trump medically incompetent, then he can't be waging war on the USA.

The logic of billionaire oligarchs who hide in the shadows.

An American waging war against Americans is considered treason, which involves acts like levying war against the United States or aiding its enemies.

Is sending the .mil into cities an act of war?

Is starving millions of Americans an act of war?

Is supporting terrorist nations an act of war?

The signs are that trump will fade pretty quickly, but what is clear is the oligarchs see nothing but upside for bending the nation into their shared HR department.

The House Speaker can be removed from office through a motion to vacate, which requires a majority vote from the House of Representatives. This can occur if the Speaker resigns, is removed by a vote, or if they die while in office.

It takes 218 votes

Epstein isn't the only issue to be voted on.

I have the KA-601, which i bought in around 1982. It doesn't have the meters but otherwise looks about the same. Mine has been in nearly continual use since then. Currently it powers the speakers for my computer hi-fi. It's a fabulous piece of equipment.

Federal treason in the United States is defined as either levying war against the U.S. or adhering to its enemies by providing them aid and comfort. A person can only be convicted of treason based on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or through a confession in open court.

The House Speaker can be removed from office through a motion to vacate, which requires a majority vote from the House of Representatives. This can occur if the Speaker resigns, is removed by a vote, or if they die while in office.

It takes 218 votes

Epstein isn't the only issue to be voted on.

25th Amendment: Section 4: Involuntary Transfer of Power

If the vice president & a majority of the cabinet declare the president unable to perform their duties, the vice president assumes the role of acting president. If the president contests this, Congress must decide the issue within 48 hours

Another day of endless denials as a cry for help named:

"As the stomach turns. . ."

The millions approved under Bush was for a more or less 5 story underground addition to the WH.

Consider it a hint of things to come.

A distant past before value engineering.

YouTube video by Beat-Club Jethro Tull - Life's a long song (1971)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwa...

Then there is the relationship between ongoing poverty and..... so many destructive and cruel things.