..California Abalone diving prohibited next year…

......Population on the brink of collapse.... By Tara Duggan December 7, 2017 Dr. Laura Rogers-Bennett holds up a red abalone in the South Aquarium Room at the UC Davis-Bodega Marine Lab in Bodega Bay, Calif. Wednesday, December 6, 2017.  Sport abalone diving in Northern California, a tradition going back generations, will not be allowed next year … Continue reading ..California Abalone diving prohibited next year… →

..The next step in the sequence is almost insultingly obvious….

Trump is preparing to shut down Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian intervention in the 2016 election. By Jonathan Chait Robert Mueller. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo ..The Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal Danger... If there was any single event that would cause the Republican elite to openly revolt against the ongoing Trumpification of their party, it would be … Continue reading ..The next step in the sequence is almost insultingly obvious…. →

…Not a stand-up guy…

   WASHINGTON -- This column is about humor. But it is not funny. If you read about Louis C.K.'s actions, and if you understand and care about standup comedy, you might well be aghast. What he said and did was particularly manipulative, and particularly insidious.Imagine yourself a female comic, talented but not yet successful, invited … Continue reading …Not a stand-up guy… →

….An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House…..

....... one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, Joe Bonamassa...   and if that's not enough for now.....hope you don't mind....🎶 .... ............ Published on Mar 22, 2013 Hailed worldwide as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, Joe Bonamassa has almost single-handedly redefined the blues-rock genre and brought it into the … Continue reading ….An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House….. →

… One of….10 Hacks For Safer Cyber Citizenship…

Chances are cyber criminal already have all your personal data.  Now is the time to up your game with this series of 10 Hacks for Safer Cyber Citizenship. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and it couldn’t come too soon. ......and flew by just like that......w On the back of the announcement that 145.5 million … Continue reading … One of….10 Hacks For Safer Cyber Citizenship… →

..The death of Christianity …in the U.S….

...Christianity has died in the hands of Evangelicals..........so says Miguel De La Torre........ Evangelicalism ceased being a religious faith tradition following Jesus’ teachings concerning justice for the betterment of humanity when it made a Faustian bargain for the sake of political influence. The beauty of the gospel message — of love, of peace and of fraternity … Continue reading ..The death of Christianity …in the U.S…. →

…When moralizers get caught with their pants down…

...and this dirtbag could end up in the United States Senate...... Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a rally, in Fairhope, Ala., on Sept. 25.  From the LATimes Editorial Board OK, let’s get this straight. Roy Moore, the self-righteous, Bible-thumping Alabama Republican running for the U.S. Senate has been … Continue reading …When moralizers get caught with their pants down… →

…… American Gun Sickness…….

Explained in 17 maps and charts Pistols for sale at Target Masters, an indoor shooting center, in Garland, Texas on March 3.Cooper Neill for The Washington Post via Getty Images America is an exceptional country when it comes to guns. It’s one of the few countries  in which the right to bear arms is constitutionally … Continue reading …… American Gun Sickness……. →

….GOP Economics….Passing the Turd …By The Clean End……

.....you enter a room ...looking for the mark......you can't find the mark............you are the mark!....... Bettmann / Getty In a rich, post-industrial society, where most people walk around with supercomputers in their pockets and a person can have virtually anything delivered to his or her doorstep overnight, it seems wrong that people who work should … Continue reading ….GOP Economics….Passing the Turd …By The Clean End…… →

..Anita Hill on Weinstein and Trump…

A Watershed Moment for Sexual-Harassment Accusations  Anita Hill hopes that “everyday women” will feel the ripple effects of Harvey Weinstein’s downfall. Photograph by Mark Reinstein / Corbis via Getty During the 2016 Presidential campaign, eleven women accused Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances toward them. Following a well-worn playbook used by other previous accused … Continue reading ..Anita Hill on Weinstein and Trump… →

…GOP to America….Screw You!….

The GOP Tax Plan Tells Us Everything About Who Matters In American Democracy Your boss, not you. DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES President Donald Trump, flanked by Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Kevin Brady, pitches the GOP’s tax plan on Nov. 2. The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. Last year, … Continue reading …GOP to America….Screw You!…. →

…🎼catch a falling star and put it in your pocket…..

......from the ....do I Really.. want to see it coming?.........department..... Astronomers Complete First International Asteroid Tracking ExerciseAn international team of astronomers led by NASA scientists successfully completed the first global exercise using a real asteroid to test global response capabilities. Planning for the so-called "TC4 Observation Campaign" started in April, under the sponsorship of NASA's … Continue reading …🎼catch a falling star and put it in your pocket….. →

…Announcing: Your Current Phone Is Garbage!…

...that's right...that's right....you know it's true..... Photograph by Christopher Anderson / Magnum Technotropolis, Calif.—With the release of our latest operating system and our newest line of smartphones, we’re excited to announce that Your Current Phone is now an obsolete piece of shit! We’ve been working non-stop to minimize your device’s functionality while increasing the amount … Continue reading …Announcing: Your Current Phone Is Garbage!… →

..California billionaire launches ads urging Trump impeachment…

.....No Time Like The Present.....Inspire each other .....like Tom here.........   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California billionaire Tom Steyer announced Friday that he will dump at least $10 million into a national television advertising campaign calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment. In the ad, Steyer argues Trump should be ousted from office because he has … Continue reading ..California billionaire launches ads urging Trump impeachment… →

….and now for the enablers…the facilitators….the cover up stooges…. all agents ….on Harvey’s team…..

........always feel the need to take a shower after one of these....... Harvey Weinstein’s Former Employees Reckon With What They Knew and What They Didn’t Discussing who knew what about Harvey Weinstein has become a grim, un-fun Hollywood parlor game. Harvey throttled someone. Harvey called an employee a fucking moron. Harvey threw the shoes, the … Continue reading ….and now for the enablers…the facilitators….the cover up stooges…. all agents ….on Harvey’s team….. →

..The Coming Software Apocalypse…

................this one is a hike!.............milk and cookies and food fight .... at the end...............w A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.   There were six hours during the night of April 10, 2014, when the entire population of Washington State had no 911 service. People who called for help … Continue reading ..The Coming Software Apocalypse… →

…What Facebook Did to American Democracy…

      ....and why was it so hard to see it coming?............ Luchenko Yana / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic What Facebook Did to American Democracy In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and after. Things we … Continue reading …What Facebook Did to American Democracy… →

………Hey Denver! …..What’s happening ?….

........big changes now..........big changes coming...... Cranes tower over the Riverview building under construction in the 1700 block of Platte Street as Denver’s skyline continues to change. The public’s mixed feelings about Amazon relocating here underscores the depths to which Coloradans are growing wary of the state’s booming population. Colorado’s growing pains: From roads to water, … Continue reading ………Hey Denver! …..What’s happening ?…. →