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START NOTHING (ALL TIMES ARE PACIFIC DAYLIGHT): 10:44 pm to 11:37 pm Mon., 11:54 pm Tues. to 1:03 pm Wed., and 1:14 pm to 2:38 pm Fri.
PREAMBLE: (See AFTERAMBLE).
WEEKLY FORECAST:
ARIES: March 21-April 19
Well, it’s still work, Aries – two more weeks of it. So take care of your health, eat and dress sensibly and follow safety precautions. You remain fortunate in romance this weekend next. At the same time your own planet Mars is in your marriage house. So single Aries might be dealing with a rather significant relationship. (Still, the big stuff is likely to come around next year — summer of 26 to the summer of 27. So don’t settle for half now.) Your career planet has moved back into your management and government sign until February — so this is where promotions lie, should you want to seek one. This influence is strong and highlighted Sunday to midday Monday (PDT). Sunday is luckiest, but Monday is more significant. You throw off tiredness and become energetic and effective Monday afternoon to Wednesday midday. Best time for action: Monday and daytime Tuesday. (After this, anything can happen lucky or not). Chase money, pay bills, read something informative, and/or hug a “sometime lover” midday Wednesday to midday/late afternoon Friday. Expect a rebuff Wednesday, a happy and successful Thursday, and an average Friday. Friday eve through Saturday brings information, anecdotes, short travel, communications and paperwork. There’s not a cloud in the sky Friday, so charge ahead. Saturday is workable.
TAURUS: April 20-May 20
Your romantic, creative, risk-taking and pleasure seeking side remains front and center, Taurus. Your home and family also remain sweet and affectionate. Someone, perhaps a Virgo, wants to talk to you about loving things. Work is hard for two more weeks, but days and moments of pleasure will keep you happy. My advice: you might fare far better if you pursue a social or friendly romantic situation rather than a deep heart pounding one. Such light romance and social delights face you Sunday to midday Monday — dive in! (At worst, you’ll learn something gratifying.) Retreat, rest and contemplate — and plan — Monday midday (PDT) to midday Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday are far better than Wednesday. Your energy and charisma surge upward Wednesday p.m. to mid afternoon Friday. Careful Wednesday, when you might chase the wrong person, or have an argument with the right person. Thursday is beautiful for love. Friday also, mostly. Shop, spend, pay bills and collect what’s owed you Friday eve and Saturday — all’s well, you’ll succeed!
GEMINI: May 21-June 20
The accent continues on domesticity, Gemini. Use this time to prune and seed — not only in the garden. Let unproductive situations and negative people slide out of your life, and begin to cultivate new relationships. The seven years ahead are going to bring you many contacts and many new friends, some of them in or from other countries. If you’re single, at some point you might wed one of these friends. (Most likely mid 2026 to mid 2027, mid 2028 to Sept. 2029, and late October 2030 to November 2031.) (Nov. 31 to Nov. 32 will bring the sexiest situation, but not as good as those previous periods.) Bosses and authorities mate tighten their reins now to mid February. That’s OK, just work a little more dutifully. Sunday into Monday morning will highlight this career/standing theme. All is well so charge ahead. Popularity, social joys, wishes coming true, optimism and possible flirtations arrive midday Monday to early afternoon Wednesday (PDT). You will love Monday and Tuesday, but take your foot off the gas Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon holds a subtle no, or a quiet feeling of alienation. Retreat, lie low, rest, liaise with gov’t or head office, seek advice, contemplate and plan. Despite your tiredness, you will get a lot done, successfully, Thursday and the first half of Friday. Mid afternoon Friday, your energy and charisma and effectiveness climb nicely, and empower you to tackle and solve family, security and domestic concerns.
CANCER: June 21-July 22
You are still quite busy, Cancer, with messaging and calls, errands and trips, paperwork, reports, anecdotes, etc. This week flows quite easily with no major dilemmas, so you should get lots done. You have the gift of the gab now. Your money looks good. But downplay friction at home — physical projects will reduce this. Sunday to Monday midday brings peaceful thoughts, profound ideas, and possibly legal, educational, publishing, international or social ritual involvements. All’s fine — especially Sunday, when good fortune prevails. The ambitious Monday noon to early afternoon Wednesday. Monday/Tuesday work quite well, but step back Wednesday. This afternoon to mid afternoon Friday (PDT) brings popularity, social joys, flirtations, optimism and entertainment. Careful Wednesday afternoon, wait until Thursday/Friday for successful action. Mid afternoon Friday starts a weekend of rest, contemplation and planning. Contacts with government, head office or institutions — and with advisors — go very well Friday.
LEO: July 23-Aug. 22
Income, possessions, bills, book learning and casual sex — and a mellow mood — these trends continue this week and next, Leo. You are quick with witticisms and answers — but be gentle also, are you could create an enemy. Not likely, as everyone seems to like or admire you now. (It won’t last past Sept. 19, so enjoy it!) You remain lucky in management areas, and with the government and institutions. For the next seven years, if you are single, the perfect mate for you will be found in social settings — parties, groups, political orgs, events, etc. Single or married, social connections can bring you very favourable opportunities now to 2032. So cultivate friends! Sunday to midday Monday brings secrets, heightened intuition, research and investigation, major finances, medical and lifestyle decisions, and a strong sexual tug. You might commit to something or someone — have a good idea of the consequences also. (It’s fortunate, but for how long?) Profound ideas, gentle love, higher learning, law, international affairs, publishing and religion seep into your consciousness Monday midday to early afternoon Wednesday (PDT). Monday/Tuesday are fine; beware Wednesday, go slow. Be ambitious Wednesday afternoon to mid afternoon Friday. Higher ups are watching, so do your best, display your talents. Again, beware Wednesday daytime — this night into Friday offer you a path to success. A monetary agreement or information might play a key beneficial role Thursday. Friday afternoon starts a weekend of wishful development, flirtation, popularity and social joys — but it’s best Friday, early Saturday.
VIRGO: Aug. 23-Oct. 22
You are still in the spotlight, energetic and confident, charismatic and effective, Virgo. Two more weeks of such great stuff. For the next seven years, your work planet will be in your career sign, usually an indication of much practical success. Right now, money is swift — to you and from you. The government favours you, as do head office and institutions. Take advantage — good time, for example to apply for a government grant or loan. Now to next February, relationships become more serious and more restrictive, not necessarily a bad thing. (In fact, some Virgos will marry their romantic ideal during the five months ahead.) Until next July, wishes can definitely come true. Sunday to midday Monday highlights relationships; those that form (esp. Sunday) will prove to be true and fortunate. Sexual temptations, major finances, secrets and investigation, lifestyle and medical decisions — these tug at you Monday noon to early afternoon Wednesday (PDT). All is well, but be cautious Wednesday. A mellow mood, profound ideas, gentle love, higher learning, law, international affairs and publishing “visit” you Wednesday afternoon to early afternoon Friday. Again, beware Wednesday. Thursday/Friday offers real success. Be ambitious Friday afternoon into the weekend.
LIBRA: Oct. 23-Nov. 22
For almost 2 decades, Libra, you had one hand tied behind your back in romance. Your domestic situation squelched many incipient loves. But that huge impediment was dissolved last year. In addition, your romance planet has now moved into your wedding sign, where it will stay for seven years. This is your chance at true love and a lifetime mate. Read Gemini’s message above for the best years of this time. (E.g., “mid-26 to mid-27,” etc.) Right now, you are assertive, even aggressive, and social delights/flirtations abound. But you are also in a low energy and low charisma cycle for two more weeks. Be careful that secrets you don’t want revealed, are not. Tackle chores and protect your daily health with nutrition and proper clothes Sunday to midday Monday (PDT). All goes well. Monday p.m. to early afternoon Wednesday brings relationships, opportunities, agreements and opposition. Realize others hold the cards, so be diplomatic and eager to join. Monday and Tuesday are fortunate, Wednesday is not. Investments, secrets, sexual temptations, lifestyle and medical decisions – these call you midday Wednesday to mid afternoon Friday. Daytime Wednesday brings subtle difficulties, but Thursday and Friday give you a strong go-ahead signal. Dig deep for treasure. Friday afternoon begins a weekend of profound ideas, love, social rituals, law, learning, media and international themes. Good for now, bad for next Sunday.
SCORPIO: Oct. 23-Nov. 21
This nice streak of popularity, social delights, flirting, optimism and entertainment continues for two more weeks, Scorpio. One larger or two minor wishes might be granted. Continue to beware dark places and belligerent people. Bosses and higher-ups look on you favorably. For the five months ahead, romance and creative projects are likely to move a little more slowly. That’s OK, just sway with the current. Romance and creativity are the main trends of Sunday and the first half of Monday — dive in, you might win a prize! But get to work, tackle chores, eat right Monday noon to early afternoon Wednesday (PDT). Mon./Tues. are fine, but slow down Wed. Relationships, opportunities, public appearances, relocation themes and possible opposition enter Wednesday afternoon to mid afternoon Friday. Wednesday daytime brings subtle alienation, but Thursday and Friday are splendid for progress. Friday afternoon starts a weekend of mysteries and secrets, sexual temptations, and major finances. If investing, do it Friday or pre-dawn Saturday.
SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Remain ambitious for two more weeks, Sage. Your thoughts are sweet, and your social life/contacts are sparking real or imagined romantic opportunities. But don’t sacrifice work for pleasure, especially as your financial area is potent and fortunate until the middle of next year. Lots of communications on the career front. Sunday to noon Monday (PDT) emphasizes your domestic situation. This area will be more serious and restrictive for the next five months, much like it was in 23 and 24. That’s OK, be practical and plan well and you should remain comfy. Romance raises its head Monday noon to early afternoon Wednesday. Ditto creativity, play, gambling, sports, beauty and pleasure. Monday and Tuesday are fine (but don’t expect to turn romance into sex Tuesday evening). Be cautious late Tuesday night and Wednesday, when dispute could arise. Wednesday pm two early afternoon Friday brings work and possible minor health concerns. Careful Wednesday. Your actions will be quite successful Thursday and Friday. Friday afternoon starts a weekend of relating, public appearances, opportunities, relocation themes and possible opposition. Friday is great, early Saturday also, but the opposition could come in late Saturday and extend into next Sunday.
CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20
Two more weeks of pondering, discovering and realizing, Cap. Far travel, law, learning, media and social rituals are front and centre, even if you don’t, for example, travel. Bosses remain critical and temperamental, so step lightly. Learning is easy now. Relationships and opportunities are bountiful. The last few months of minor restrictions in your domestic arena dissolve now, as these restrictions shift, to affect your ability to communicate for the next five months. Sunday to noon Monday (PDT) highlights these very things: communications, travel and paperwork. All goes well. Midday Monday to early afternoon Wednesday nudges you toward home, family, security and nature. Monday and Tuesday are fine but be careful Wednesday: arguments are possible, especially if you can’t decide whether to stay home or go to work. Romance and creativity enter Wednesday afternoon to Friday afternoon — Wednesday daytime throws a subtle obstacle in your path, but Thursday and Friday are made for agreements, love and romance. Tackle chores, eat nutritiously and dress sensibly, Friday afternoon into the weekend. You’ll get some major stuff accomplished Friday, and probably Saturday.
AQUARIUS: Jan 21-Feb. 18
Dig deep for treasure, Aquarius. Research, ask questions. You could uncover great investments or other (private rather than public) opportunities. To succeed, be honest and reject temptations — especially lust. For the next seven years, your ruling planet, Uranus, will be in your sign of romance, creativity, pleasure, teaching kids, beauty and risk taking. (Read Gemini above for best years — mid-26 to mid-27, which offers huge mating possibilities, then August 28 to September 29, etc.) For two more weeks, strictly avoid lawsuits and lawyers (unless you are one). You might have your eye on someone attractive. Money restrictions which had dissolved recently now are reimposed until next February. Sunday to noon Monday (PDT) highlights income and possessions in fortunate ways. Errands, communications and paperwork fill Monday afternoon to early afternoon Wednesday. Dive in Monday and Tuesday, when everything is delightful. But pull back a bit late late night Tuesday into Wednesday, when your luck takes a little dive. Be home, or at least in the hood, Wednesday afternoon to mid afternoon Friday. Again, Wednesday daytime isn’t so hot, but Thursday is excellent, and Friday morning goes well also. Friday afternoon sparks a weekend of strong romantic and creative events, but slow down a little, be thoughtful, Saturday night.
PISCES: Feb. 19-March 20
The general accent remains on relationships and opportunities for two more weeks, Pisces. Relationships can be good or bad, and opportunities can be real or false, so remain aware and astute. Mars is pushing you to be impulsive in finances and intimacy — go slowly and honestly, and you should make out fine. Work mates are pleasant and helpful. Your peers are talkative and eager to get involved. And your romantic luck is high (right into next June). Recently, in past months, you began to let go of a hope or wish that didn’t manifest in the last several years. Now to mid February gives you a second shot at that wish, so it still might come true! For the next seven years your home will be refreshed or renewed, and you’ll be happiest if you have a lot of people visiting. Being a “home hermit” can lead to stress. Your energy and charisma are high and handsome Sunday to noon Monday. March ahead, get things done, start new projects — Sunday’s better. Chase money, pay bills, learn from a book, or hug a time lover Monday noon to early afternoon Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday are great, but Tuesday midnight (PDT) into Wednesday needs caution — argument possible. Casual friends, communications, travel and paperwork fill Wednesday afternoon to early afternoon Friday. Careful Wednesday daytime, when alienation floats around, but charge ahead Thursday/Friday — you’ll get a solid pile of paperwork finished, or make some effective communications. Friday eve starts a domestic weekend: hug the kids, garden, cook and shop, all that stuff. Saturday, too.
THE END.
AFTERAMBLE:
I sometimes go to the senior centre in New Westminster because they have huge fat sandwiches for $3.50, and pretty big scones for I think two dollars. Money isn’t really important to me anymore, but I love a bargain.
The women in the centre appear to outnumber the man by about four to one. I have heard, literally since birth, that women, by which is usually meant wives and mothers, work the whole day long, that a man’s work is done after eight hours, but a woman’s work goes from dawn to bedtime. I’ll bet a majority of the women in the senior centre have no interest in being married again. They all will say the same thing: I took care of a man for so long, I’m tired of being a servant. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life feeding and taking care of a man. I want to enjoy my freedom now.
About the emotional concept and condition of freedom, women may have a point. I would not want to live with someone who was a lot bigger and stronger than me and wanted me to do household chores while he got to go out.
But let’s look at actual freedom, The man is a father before he goes to work, he spends a half hour driving to work, then works eight hours, before another half hour driving home in traffic. Then he becomes a father again until bedtime. Some men, of course will come home, eat supper, then sit in front of the TV with a line of beers. Or he will go out with his buddies, to the pub on weekdays, the golf course on weekends, etc.. But other men will come home after working, help set the table for supper, give a talking to whomever the mother says needs one, take the kids to evening activities in the backyard, and watches some TV or reads for an hour. So we have nine hours of work, plus being a father. (Yep, there are bad and neglectful fathers, but there are also bad and neglectful mothers — though due to social structures and pressures, it is much easier for men to be in neglectful than for women.)
But a housewife works until her husband is out the door and the children are off to school – say 9 AM. Now we have dishes to do, maybe a bit of sweeping or vacuuming, laundry, shower, and dress – this might take us to 11 AM. Remember, laundry is a multitask, it runs when we’re showering and everything else. And many tasks only have to be done once a week, not once a day.
But what now? It’s 11 AM. At 3 PM she has to pick up the children from school, take two to soccer, and one to a library program. She’ll be home by five, and can start supper. (yes, it might be more ragged than this.).
But if I was a woman, what would I do with this four hours of freedom that I have five days a week? I can use it to plan meals or grocery shop – though many mothers take their kids with them. I can do other things like watch TV, or join the local Bridge club and socialize at the community centre, oh — and visit Diane and uncle Vern (I’ll put that down as work) or…
Maybe I’m not the socializing type. Maybe I’ll use that free 4 hours for more creative purposes. Maybe I’ll paint, or write, or become an influencer. If you take a spin around your local library, you’ll see that 90% of what is called “general trade” fiction was written by women. That includes all types: mystery, detective, love, domestic. In Harlequin areas, I suspect women comprise 99% of the authors. In science fiction, fantasy and adventure/military fiction, I would not be surprised if men were the largest group of authors. Still, women author 90% of fiction. Why? Because they have four discrete absolutely free hours every weekday to write. Men? When are they free and alone? Throughout history, until sometime in the 20th century, only wealthy people wrote novels, because only wealthy people had 1) the education, 2) the reading experiences that Foster imagination and style, and 3) freedom from work — the three essentials for creativity in literature.
Now everyone has an education and reading experiences are both common and easy, but in general, it is only women who have the third essential: a specified freedom from work.
But, you might say, men have that freedom after they put in their eight hours plus travel. That’s not really true. First, you’re asking him to be creative after nine hours spent slaving on something else, whereas the typical housewife only works 2 to 3 hours (until 9 am) and then gets to sit down and be creative. The best man after that nine hours will be a husband, a father and a friend. He has no alone time. Nowhere is there a specified freedom from work or duties.
If a woman’s life is so much harder than a man’s, why does the average woman live years longer than a man? The answer is simple: on average a woman’s life is less taxing – or less dangerous – than a man’s. It takes less energy and less wear and tear on the body to load the dishwasher then to heave a 50 pound tire up on a truck axle. Anxiety and nervousness and caregiving worries might make woman’s work seem harder, and in a very real sense it does. But evidently anxiety/worry doesn’t have a primary role in wearing down the physical body.
I think what is really occurring in senior women is a kind of generalized anger about, or a feeling of injustice about, male dominance. At the senior centre, women seem to dominate.
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You might notice I haven’t talked about Trump for a while. That’s because I’m not sure of what he’s doing. This latest thing with India in an attempt to get at Russia, helps cement a huge new block of Russia, India and China with North Korea and Iran as lapdogs. I think things were going so quickly and so well and the American public was so favourably astounded at his progress, that the Donald soaked it all up and felt invincible and walked into India and told Modi what he wanted and what he was going to do.
I think that was a mistake. First, it would’ve been good to form a special relationship with India, maybe exempt it from tariffs for a few months, etc., but bring it into the fold emotionally and economically. Then find a way to wean it off Russian oil.
But I think it was a mistake to even deal with India. Trump should have first gone directly to the aid of Ukraine, which, for some reason he seems to be extremely wary about. The US has vast manufacturing capabilities, and they are good at setting things up in other countries to be built there. So whether they’re built in the US or in underground factories in Ukraine (bankrolled and expanded by the U.S.) or in Europe, the “West” should build a vast force of drones. Is 100,000 drone production in under 2 months impossible? Not at all. After Pearl Harbour the U.S. built an entire warship every day.
So, say we had 100,000 drones. An overwhelming strike of, say 50,000 drones (with 50,000 held in reserve) could deal a devastating blow to the Russian army, not only physically but morally. The Russian military could lose a tenth to half a million troops in one day, and see their air force, navy and ground installations decimated. This quantity of drones could overwhelm Russian defences, destroy Putin’s oil infrastructure, from wells to pipelines to refineries, and would not only starve his war machine, but his economy. I would send 30,000 drones to do this. I would send another 15,000 to bomb the Kremlin. And 5,000 to bomb Russian soldiers’ barracks. I suspect Putin has been buoyed in his convictions and war goals by a fairly benign public response to his leadership. Hitting the Kremlin would be an important psychological blow. (I’m tempted to bomb the Moscow citizens, but that would be a mistake, morally and tactically, as I’ll show later.) From that point onward, you would discover whether Putin is a logical, fairly sane man, or a mad man on a Hitleresque scale.
At first, I had thought we should send 1000 drones to obliterate Putin’s billion dollar private estate, but then I thought no, let that survive. It gives Putin a place to be, a valuable and sensually pleasing, world class prestigious place to be. His earlier threats of nuclear war were only threats, but if cornered and defeated on all sides, seeing nothing but defeat for himself, even a probable death sentence, why wouldn’t he pull the plug on humanity’s future? But if he has this one place that he obviously designed and built and loves, then he has a reason to live and so would not push the nuclear button.
Would he reject the button for his relatives’ sakes, for the lives of others, of loved ones, of his wife or children? I don’t know. I don’t think Putin can love in the way that most people do. How could you put your daughter on your knee, and say, I only killed 1000 people today Misha? They were like chickens to me. I just lopped their heads off. What did they do? They just feed themselves and their children and then they do nothing else. They do nothing for humanity. What I do I do for Russia, for her sacred honour?
Maybe Trump‘s Pentagon is already doing this — manufacturing tons of drones – It’s not only a good offensive move, it has become a necessary, defensive action, for Iran and others are supplying Russia with hundreds of drones even as I write this. Trying to combat drones with fighter jets would be like bringing a sword to a sewing contest. 10,000 drones would surely overwhelm any other drone force, air force or defensive net.
So 30,000 drones to attack military installations of all kinds, 10,000 drones to the Kremlin and related officers around Moscow, Saint Petersburg, etc., – but no bombing of civilians –and 10,000 drones specifically to destroy the energy superstructure.
That’s 50,000. The next day I would I would assess the damage, and especially assess the undamaged, from the first strike. At that point, I would decide whether to launch the second 50,000 immediately or soon or hold it in reserve. After the first wave of destruction, Putin might come to the bargaining table with an itchy finger. Or not. If the first drone attack of 50,000 destroyed 1/4 of Putin‘s military, then I would send another 10,000 drones to destroy any energy infrastructure that was still operating, and 40,000 drones against his armies and installations. If needed, I word bomb the Kremlin again. On the ground, I would push to not only retake Ukrainian soil, but also push into Russian territory as far as the military feels comfortably able to defend it.
There’s one thing of huge importance: even if it took 10,000 or 20,000 drones, I would attempt to wipe out Russian forces in Crimea, Odessa, etc. Make a wasteland of every inch the Russians took in 2014.
And I would already be putting my order in for another hundred thousand drones…
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We laugh at the Democrats’ chaos now, but often from chaos a star is born. Republicans should not gloat as they did before the 2018 midterms; that was the old pride goeth before a fall stuff.
Republicans should take the Democrats’ present disarray as a major opportunity to forge bonds with individual Democratic Senators and Congress people., Not to win them over as Republican recruits, but to build a bond that they can use in future legislation work, to foster fur bi-partisan efforts. Doing so would be a good step toward a government that works fairly and with justice for all, and that reflects the will of half or more of the people, and a peaceful acceptance by the rest.
The USA attempts to be such a place, but fails. One of its main failures is the injustice that haunts the halls of its courts. The obvious and systemic imbalances in justice are an unfortunate byproduct of unfettered capitalism. Lawyers are allowed to charge as much as they want, and they are not shy about asserting that privilege. As a result, the common citizen cannot afford a lawyer in any sort of serious dispute. A lawsuit, in which she may be entirely in the right, could still destroy her business, even bankrupt her before she found justice. Her enemy, of course, was the party she fought, but the real sharks are the lawyers who ate her out of house and home before even knowing the verdict. In such a system, the common man will usually avoid the courts. Unfortunately, this can lead to other forms of justice.
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I said this before, and as then this is not a prediction, just my opinion: I think Ron DeSantis would make a far better president than those being talked about now – JD, Vance, and Marco Rubio, and – who? – From the Democrats. I can’t really compare him to Trump, because you can’t compare anyone to Trump. He’s broken his own mold. What DeSantis lacks is flash, glamour, and that top level of charisma. But you never know what might still emerge from him, personality-wise. That said, he is practical, innovative, follows his ideas and principles. (Even against biased judges, recently to maintain alligator alley, the deportation centre for illegal immigrants.)
I could be wrong, but I sense he is kind and possesses compassion ; I think he’s well rounded, well balanced. Like all Virgos, DeSantis faces seven years in which his prestige and career will be under great stress and great possibility. He will be very busy. From July 2026 to August 2027, he will be thinking about and planning his future. From August ’27 to August ’28 (perhaps earlier, considering political timing) he will have to make a momentous decision. To stay, ebb, be secure, retreat, retire — or to press on to new horizons and risky but fresh, promising heroic deeds. Being a Virgo, he’ll probably try to do both.
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What Putin is doing to Ukraine is evil on the magnitude of Satan‘s evil. I withhold judgement for one more week, but it sure looks to me like Trump is a coward. Here we have an 800 pound gorilla who attacked a 100 pound weakling without provocation. So the police, the USA, says yes this gorilla can throw boulders at your home and destroy it and kill your mom and father and children and siblings. But you are not allowed to do that to the gorilla. Trump has refused to let Ukraine launch missiles deep into Russia. We have to protect the gorilla home and all his little gorilla children because – there is no other word for it – we are cowards who always suck up to a strong man and say screw you to the poor victim. I guess Trump has taken lessons from the modern prosecutors in the US who would rather punish victims than perpetrators.
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The last experience you or I should have is love. Nothing can equal it. Perhaps God is higher than love, but I think God IS love. Love and karma are brother and sister intertwined throughout the universe. (I should’ve saved this for Valentine’s Day.) it’s an indicator of this life’s, this miracle’s, benevolence, that we naturally progress toward enlightenment and empathy. I like these qualities in the Democratic Party, they are true liberal ideals, but they have mated them to a collection of horns and political goblins. I hate to get religious, but remember what that odd character said to Christ when he asked his name: “ Legion ,” “ because many devils were entered into him.” If he had said chaos, with a sprinkling of demons, he would have described the broken ship of the Democrats, its hull cracked and its sails too torn to grip any wind. The black sea below, heaving and high, and the dark sky above, Silver with the moon.
I would never give the party advice, because they have been too cruel, too ready to cheat and lie, too eager to sacrifice their own children to evil doctors, among other inhumane atrocities. But to the liberals I offer my friendship. I think eventually the liberals will win, and their ideas will become standard, though perhaps not in their present grotesque form.
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Kinda rich: two of the world’s most evil men, Putin (who kills approximately 1000 men every day) and Xi (who enslaves Muslims and eliminate his competitors) were overheard talking about immortality. They (mostly Putin) were speculating and agreeing that they might be able to live forever if they can harvest healthy organs from other people. This is no idle threat, at least from Xi, who allows organ harvesting from living patients — sometimes while they are conscious. (True or not?— It comes from the news media.)