The way the leadership of the collective West, led by the neocons, is doing everything they can to prolong the conflict in Ukraine with the faint hop of somehow deal a blow to Russia reveals how appallingly depraved our societies have become. Where are the anti-war voices? I know most people are decent, but they are silent -- and have no voice.
I don't see it your way. The nature of the fight never changes: It is the fight against tyranny. From where I sit, the totalitarian states look ever more fragile and prone to brittle collapse. The risk is dictators with WMDs (including AI now) and nothing to lose. Pretty sure Western troops would be in Ukraine, like they have been everywhere else, if it were not for this risk.
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Shigeru Ban explains why he is tired of seeing architects use mass timber and how he wants to design a building that "changes its clothes" in this interview. /// then add to that timber in Canada :
Very unusual. Wildfires are normal to an extent across Canada and the western United States in the summertime, but outbreaks as widespread and numerous as these are virtually unheard of in late May into June. The amount of smoke pouring into the Northeast is thus also exceptional.
More than 3.7 million acres are believed to have already been torched in Canada.
The Canadian Broadcast Corp. published a sobering graph comparing area burned thus far this year with prior years:
One of my favorite stories from childhood was "The Emperor Has No Clothes " - another one is "Lady Godiva " Two naked people walking in the streets , one with no shame , and one so beloved that the people did not look to guard her dignity . Here in New Jersey , USA , there is a smog in the air from a forest fire burning in Canada , way to the north . Next to me , and around the corner , the sound of men building houses , the size of which is actually insane , 11 thousand square feet , wood frame , for a family of two adults and three children , hammering away for what ? The owner of the house , and you will find this so strange you will think I am making it up - the man owns a company that makes Signs , Score Board signs . I kid you not . I am a poet , and now poetry comes to my feet , where I live . The burning fire , the hammering of the wood , the score keeping size of the largest home in the area ,
I recently posted a post about an architect named Shigeru Ban : Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Shigeru Ban explains why he is tired of seeing architects use mass timber and how he wants to design a building that "changes its clothes" in this interview. - Today on my walk I thought about the changing of the clothes of a building . Maybe better , just get naked and walk the streets . See if the people applaud the idiot , or hide in their houses to preserve the dignity . I have the smallest home in the area , I use less than half of it . People are ashamed for me , they ignore me . But , they ask me about the giant house . What do I think of it ? I say " The King and Queen are going to visit " I wonder what they will be wearing .
I'm not sure about China and Russia being benevolent.
After all, they went along with the convid+ shots.
Heck, Russian shot is a version of astra zeneca, not safe at all.
Here's a good blog to see the other side of Russia.
https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/
For sure. Everyone's fighting their corner
The way the leadership of the collective West, led by the neocons, is doing everything they can to prolong the conflict in Ukraine with the faint hop of somehow deal a blow to Russia reveals how appallingly depraved our societies have become. Where are the anti-war voices? I know most people are decent, but they are silent -- and have no voice.
I don't see it your way. The nature of the fight never changes: It is the fight against tyranny. From where I sit, the totalitarian states look ever more fragile and prone to brittle collapse. The risk is dictators with WMDs (including AI now) and nothing to lose. Pretty sure Western troops would be in Ukraine, like they have been everywhere else, if it were not for this risk.
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Shigeru Ban explains why he is tired of seeing architects use mass timber and how he wants to design a building that "changes its clothes" in this interview. /// then add to that timber in Canada :
Very unusual. Wildfires are normal to an extent across Canada and the western United States in the summertime, but outbreaks as widespread and numerous as these are virtually unheard of in late May into June. The amount of smoke pouring into the Northeast is thus also exceptional.
More than 3.7 million acres are believed to have already been torched in Canada.
The Canadian Broadcast Corp. published a sobering graph comparing area burned thus far this year with prior years:
One of my favorite stories from childhood was "The Emperor Has No Clothes " - another one is "Lady Godiva " Two naked people walking in the streets , one with no shame , and one so beloved that the people did not look to guard her dignity . Here in New Jersey , USA , there is a smog in the air from a forest fire burning in Canada , way to the north . Next to me , and around the corner , the sound of men building houses , the size of which is actually insane , 11 thousand square feet , wood frame , for a family of two adults and three children , hammering away for what ? The owner of the house , and you will find this so strange you will think I am making it up - the man owns a company that makes Signs , Score Board signs . I kid you not . I am a poet , and now poetry comes to my feet , where I live . The burning fire , the hammering of the wood , the score keeping size of the largest home in the area ,
I recently posted a post about an architect named Shigeru Ban : Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Shigeru Ban explains why he is tired of seeing architects use mass timber and how he wants to design a building that "changes its clothes" in this interview. - Today on my walk I thought about the changing of the clothes of a building . Maybe better , just get naked and walk the streets . See if the people applaud the idiot , or hide in their houses to preserve the dignity . I have the smallest home in the area , I use less than half of it . People are ashamed for me , they ignore me . But , they ask me about the giant house . What do I think of it ? I say " The King and Queen are going to visit " I wonder what they will be wearing .