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Feminine football

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High school students play tag ball    Its not pretty

Creature comfort

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Annie   my dog The hungry neighborhood squirrel

Non Proliferation At Risk

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Resident Trump is thought to have handed military matters over to the armed forces chiefs of staff.  He obviously is waving flags of discontent in the face of the nuclear accord signed with Iran in 2015 while not listening to any one US government agency or the countries involved in an attempt to reduce nuclear proliferation.  Bad, bad Donald. Source  reuters.com  Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

Manipulation

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of social media One of the great advantages of democratic systems over authoritarian ones is the democracies’ ability – through techniques such as independent journalism, public inquiries and litigation in independent courts – to detect, expose, learn lessons and make necessary change for the better. Source  www.theguardian.com  Paul Chadwick   Photo  surreal photos

Charlie Chaplin Fesitival

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--> Charlie Camplain and more at the WayBackMachine Films  Archives

I phone

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is mirror mirror on the wall  the latest craze or just crazy  

Small satelite Big picture

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A snapshot of the sky taken by ASTERIA, showing the spacecraft’s full field of view; the constellation is visible in the bottom right. Images from the satellite are cropped when scientists want to monitor an individual star. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Don't worry

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Let your feet feel a wet breeze Walk in a wet land with the trees Smile back at banana man if you please  In a mountain house Michael J. sleeps here A cruise ship waits for you   have no fear

Joy

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Can be found in the heart of a child Source theatlantic.com photo

You bet your life

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America is only for Americans?  Policy makers around the country since 2015 have increased their Muslim suspicions. Muslims want to come to this country to feel free from political strife only to be the target of social injustice.  How we solve problems defines us in the U.S.. The national campaign of bigotry was so raw, we know that it’s inspired copycats who really want to capitalize on demonizing Muslims as a political strategy ,” said Scott Simpson, a spokesperson for Muslim Advocates, a nonprofit activist group focusing on legal issues. Source comment blogger   Article by www.buzzfeed.com

If it looks like a fish

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Tesla gaining ground on model 3 manufacturing as president Xi Jinping announces plans to open up China's economy , including lowering tariffs for autos and enforcing the legal intellectual property of foreign firms. How else does a politician remain in his imposed presidential position without a threat of opposition or anarchy - be a people pleaser.  President Trump for all his lack of demeanor must find it hard to control his quivering Tweeter finger over this new development reported by Xi Jinping.  Bringing people to the bargaining table has finally produced a significant result.    Source:  correction www.cnbc.com   blogger opinion

HE takes the day off

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Do deities acknowledge spacetime In physics, spacetime is any mathematical model that fuses the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum. Spacetime diagrams can be be used to visualize relativistic effects such as why different observers perceive where and when events occur .  Almost sounds political... Source wiki source

Longing

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Oh night that will have saved one more star for me How long have I known thee and not seen a shining Who am I to deserve a breath so nimble so fair Yet I do take in with a minds eye all that I desire Hold forever within what is mine, a memory Poem  Chuck Mistretta    Picture  Surreal Art

Calling Solzhenitsyn

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By MADELEINE ALBRIGHTAPRIL 6, 2018 Is Trump as bad as he seems, or does he represent a fift in american culture - or both? Poster source unknown and not directly associate with written article

A few shots

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Bite me  Steppin'  The Dark Side

Sleep

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  Sleep oh mistress of the night Away with me Bid this good morn, fair thee well You say to me I've kept you well while you were mine Now you must be Awake for days' ventures gained Return to me  Source  chuck mistretta

Churches are empting

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  So is the soul Church attendance has become a declining statistic.   Moral issues of an alarming nature have statistics which are rising.  Is there a relationship between the two?  If thoughts become reality, what part of today's reality are you contributing to?  The soul and the mind influence each other.  Without guidance we may live with the wrong ideas about life and its purpose.  The issues of our times become perverted, accepted, and promoted as a way of life.  Listen to that little voice inside that tries to call the shots - before they become real shots. Bang bang your dead shots, mom I got an abortion, etc... and I know these are cheap shots in the eyes of many,  how else do we get attention these days?

Back to the future

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Painting L.S. Lowry

War Industry Realsim in the film industry

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In Japan, the great directors of the 1930s – Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi – freed of the yoke of propaganda and extreme nationalism, built new careers ... Source   John Patterson    Wed 28 Mar 2018 01.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 28 Mar 2018 01.01 EDT   theguardian.com

In my corner

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Political defense   THANKS BUT NO THANKS -- "2 more attorneys turn down Trump," by Darren Samuelsohn: "A pair of veteran white collar lawyers have turned down President Donald Trump's offer to help lead his defense in the Russia probe, marking another setback for a legal team that's seen its numbers dwindle over the last week while it prepares for a potentially critical interview between the president and special counsel Robert Mueller. The demeanor of a president invites scrutiny or raises voices on hail to the chief   No elected official escapes either Source  https://www.politico.com  POLITICO Playbook

Today history plays politics to deaf ears

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Then Nixon: I’d rather use the nuclear bomb. Have you got that ready? Kissinger: That, I think, would just be too much. Nixon: A nuclear bomb, does that bother you?… I just want you to think big, Henry, for Christ’s sake! The only place where you and I disagree is with regard to the bombing. You’re so goddamned concerned about civilians, and I don’t give a damn. I don’t care. Kissinger: I’m concerned about the civilians because I don’t want the world to be mobilized against you as a butcher. Now  “There is nothing worse than a president having a narrow range of opinion — it always goes poorly,” Zelizer said. “That’s why it’s healthy to have advisors who say that what you are doing is wrong…Without that, presidents often move swiftly into poor decisions, for the nation and for themselves.” Quote by Alex Wellerstein, published October 25th, 2013   Printed by   http://thehill.com

Spiderman

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Not scared by a spider  Then maybe the view of a man in black face will send willies up your spine  If you are a creature with one  Arachnids are not racists They evolved that way for a reason  Survival 

photo shop gone mad

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Used to promote a TV show  -  would the devil be caught looking like this   Is creativity a matter of software choices   In days of old talent in all the arts was recognized worthy regardless of the artist's stability   A few had genuine talent and even fewer did not let that ability destroy them  In my opinion this is image apocalyptic    Maybe viewers of this humble blog will be able to identify with the above  The twenty first century woman   Another unfortunate course of historical development   Or is it source  https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/its-time-to-regulate-the-internet/556097/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=politics-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20180321&silverid=MzEwMTkwMTIwOTQ3S0 graphic blogger  daz3d/bryce software

Artificial Intelligence another oxymoron

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Industrial AI  How people do work with technology   This is an add  that sells industrial technology.  Like any other large corporation the bottom line is their most important product.  This entry is here because it shows the state of  technology to date and how AI still depends on people to make the final decisions.  Man is yet to be in control of his own intelligence (wars, famines, genocide, inept political practice...)  How is this transfer of ability to machines expected to be entirely successful  At most AI will be useful and allow complexity to manage an ever growing world population  Source article  IBM.com  Opinion  blogger                                                                              ...

See Marilyn

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The personal enigma of a sad miscast individual both in life and film By Lindsay Zoladz  the ringer.com

Illusion

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Live the right one  with the right people  for the right reasons -  this is the illusion

Why is crime glamorous

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Students protest gun violence Stop advertising death with television source photos  nytimes.com

Skripal

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The UN Security Council will examine the scam to the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Skripal and his daughter in the UK.  Source  http://www.dw.com/ru/  will translate to English  videos in German

Giuseppe Verdi

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Giuseppe Verdi was born October 10, 1813, Le Roncole, near Busseto, Duchy of Parma. He died January 27, 1901, in Milan.   Giuseppe Verdi - (full name Giuseppe Fortunato Francesco) - Italian composer. Master of opera, created the highest examples of psychological musical drama. The link above takes you to  my.mail.ru/music/playlist  This is a Russian site that requires login You can however hear a compendium of Verdi music by clicking the play button in his picture.    Here you can listen to online Claude Ciari , Giuseppe Verdi , Joan Sutherland , Luciano Pavarotti , Maria Callas , Mario Lanza , Met , Montserrat Caballé , Nana Mouskouri , Дмитрий Хворостовский , Евгений Нестеренко , Иван Козловский , Муслим Магомаев , Сергей Лемешев , Фёдор Шаляпин , Chorus Turkish , Yuri Gulyaev , mp3 for free and without registration. The page may translate to English. 

You're fired

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  Political dissidence is handled differently depending on where you live (?) US secretary of state notified of removal via Twitter Russian double agent disabled by nerve gas As Jack Benny would say, "I've got a million of them." Source photo Ricky Gervais on Net Flix

Rubles for peace

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Comrade Putin  have nothing better to offer the world than fear Don't you hold a position of power with responsibilities to your own people and the well being of others who may not be Russian All those rubles spent on sophisticated weapons could improve university  give jobs to the unemployed   benefit the general well being of Russian citizens who are good people 56 rubles = 1 dollar

A helping hand

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never hurt anyone Graphic  blogger  Daz3D software  link jamanetwork.com 

Truth or consequences

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“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Is instinct driven leadership the wise way for a man with so much potential power?  No one to listen to?  Everyone second guessing each other without incurring lack of faith, their job and moral compromise?  Or is this just politics as usual.  I don't think so.  source article By PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMANMARCH 7, 2018  nytimes.com

Who lives with guns

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the assault rifle has no place outside of a war zone and is an assured weapon of mass death A 2005 law  the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act protects gun manufacturers from being liable under almost all circumstances when crimes are committed with guns. Sources govtrack.us  theguardian.com  www.ar15.com

Live satisfaction

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The ultimate living will  dispersing personal wealth while still alive Source  Conor O'Clery  Sat, Mar 3, 2018, 06:00

Now what

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You can take the man out of the gun   can you take the gun out of the man Women included Photo   ballistic magazine

Simple photos

Thank you Google

To know him is to love him

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Source   All Things Considered   Sylvia Poggioli 2011   NPR

Excuse me Elizaveta

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I could not resist    The Great and Terrible OZ Comment alludes to The Wizard of Oz

Every little breeze seems to whisper

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Louise or Lexus or Lincoln or Land Rover...  who will win the race for clean air   the trees

Dance of dolls

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some kneel  some stand  all is grand source  blogger