To the magats in Massachusetts: I will remind you that we were the state that was the birth of the revolution against the previous authoritarian regime.
We were the minutemen.
We stood up and said "no more".
There were "conservatives" back then too. They were called Tories, and eventually traitors.
24 nights of wine, day 24
Ciel Bleu Sparkling Brut
24 nights of wine, day 23
Once Upon a Time Chocolate Red
-- this is the only wine i'm going to comment on as part of the post, because this was absolutely horrible.
24 nights of wine, day 22
Maison du Lac Sauvignon Blanc
24 nights of wine, day 21
Brilliant Solar Garnacha
24 nights of wine, day 20
Meadow Moon Riesling
24 nights of wine, day 19
Mendoza Nights Malbec
24 nights of wine, day 18
Aralena Pinot Grigio
24 nights of wine, day 17
Cielo D'Oro Carménère
24 nights of wine, day 16
Starlight Wonder Chenin Blanc
24 nights of wine, day 15
Flutter Rosé
24 nights of wine, day 14
Solo Reflections Chardonnay
24 nights of wine, day 13
Latitude 44 Pinot Noir
24 nights of wine, day 12
Blue Seirina White Blend
24 nights of wine, day 11
Baciato dal Sol Red Blend
24 nights of wine, day 10
Vin Twenty Three Red Blend
24 nights of wine, day 9
Ryokō futsu-shu sake
POLITICAL
-- Taking a break from dog and wine pics for a moment --
(confirmed)
It appears that some of the redactions in the Epstein files were done by adding a black highlight --and can be read by copying the text and pasting into a text editor.
Others apparently can be undone with photoshop.
24 nights of wine, day 8
Conductor Chardonnay
24 nights of wine, day 7
Queen's Gambit Zinfandel
24 nights of wine, day 6
A Seaworthy Tale Grüner Vertliner
24 nights of wine, day 5
Concentric Circles Red Blend
24 nights of wine, day 4
Sheep Station, Sauvignon Blanc
24 nights of wine, day 3
Champs de Foin, Cabernet Sauvignon
24 nights of wine, day 2
El Campión white sangria
(Hey, I'm playing catchup to the actual day)
24 nights of wine, day 1
L'Artiste Ripasso from Italy
But this time, I think we may need stronger leverage than just workers' unions...
(8/8)
We may yet get to the point that led to the establishment of unions and controls on the robber barons of the late 1800s... when we enforce "listen to the unions because it's better than the workers coming to burn your house down around your ears."
(7/8)
They'll prop him up as long as he's useful and throw him away in exchange for someone more useful when he becomes a liability but, in the mean time, he's trashing the country in favor of this group who he desperately wants to belong to.
(6/8)
- they pushed him to break the rules; to violate the law and remove all of those pesky controls.
Now, we have a dictator wannabe who has the support of most of the oligarchs.
(5/8)
