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South Park - proud to be a Coloradan

South Park is knocking it out of the park this year. Here's a clip from this season's 27, episode 1: It's not that I hate the right. It's just that we disagree. And we're so far off, we can'

Here comes the sun

I've been a little discouraged lately. But this piece by Bill McKibben picked me up. 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a MomentIn the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.The New YorkerBill

Bono is a charade

I wrote about Bono in another post. Here's a more in depth view on Mint Press News. The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the PowerfulAlan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono’s ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.MintPress NewsAlan Macleod I

notes from the field - Aspen Watch Week

Howdy, Went to Watch Week Aspen yesterday. Aspen hasn’t been cool for years. But still. I thought I’d talk to more at the gig who appreciated the fine art of watch making. Mostly, the crowd seemed dull and colorless. Their attraction seemed to be status. I find it

Good Sign

I spotted this the other day at the post office in town. This didn't come with the car. Someone got an inspiration, thought about, then invested time and money to put this on the hood of their car. Bravo and Hooray to them! I've written about

Bono launders what he knows nothing about

Bono made this speech at the Ivor Novello Awards in May. Here's the text: "I used to introduce this next song by explaining it wasn't a rebel song. "It was because believing in the possibilities of peace was then and is now a rebellious

The extermination and genocide started long before October 7

A while back I was critical of the campus protestors for not showing concern for all the other atrocities that are happening in the world. It wasn't that I was against their protests, I just thought they were Johnny-come-lately's. Since then I've continued studying

Led By Donkeys presents the Labour Party with life in Gaza

Renee and I are proud supporters of Led By Donkeys, a UK based activist group that's about art, activism, and accountability. LBD makes videos (art) from the direct actions they take (activism) that speak truth to power (accountability). Their YouTube channel is here: Led By DonkeysArt, activism and

How Israel Weaponizes Archaeology

Readers of this blog know I've been studying the Israel Palestine conflict since Hamas fought back against Israel on 10-7-23. At the core, Israel claims Palestine as theirs because of passages in the Old Testament that reference Judea and Samaria as the historical homeland of Jewish people. I

Norman Finkelstein on free speech and antisemitism

Norman Finkelstein has devoted 40+ years of his life studying the Israeli Palestinian conflict. He doesn't refer to the conflict as a war, he calls it an extermination. In that, the Israeli government has been systematically exterminating the Palestinian population in Gaza. Finkelstein lists pages of references as

is it really a new day one?

Just starting to take a look at what's new with base. Here's my first take. In today's big reveal, Brian Armstrong first takes the stage. Brian is the CEO of Coinbase. Brian backs Trump, a far-right brand of politics best thought of as autocratic

A-Basin closing day

Howdy, Today was the last day of the season at A-Basin. And of course, the end of pond skimming season. The forecast was a high in low 60's. So I got there early, wanting to get my laps in before things got out of hand. Those are my

A-Basin

A-Basin pond skimming weekend #1

Howdy, This year pond skimming officially opened - defined as Lake Reveal at A-Basin opening and when Al says it's opened! Looks like the first reveal was June 1. I got there last Saturday June 7. It was a challenging pond crossing, here's why. The entrance

Whole Food Plant Based

food is life

Breakfast

Whole Food Plant Based

Change what's on your plate, change your life and the world

Renee and I have been tooting the horn for the Esselstyn Foundation for over 10 years now. Not long ago I was telling my friend Cuyler about the power of food. How it makes you feel, the connections it creates to the rest of the world. This email today from

Think Different

We're on the Rivian R2 list

Full disclosure. We're Rivian shareholders. We ordered an R2 the day it was announced. For many reasons, some of which are obvious for anyone who reads this blog. I think Rivian is a great company that's only going to get greater. Watch this 6 minute video,

Corporate Control

Now Meta is offering AI therapy

In today's post pointing to the decay of society, here's a piece from 404 Media covering how Meta is offer it's brain numb users therapy. Not with licensed therapists, mind you. With AI. That's right, artificial therapy. AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting

Music

Rest in Harmonies Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025)

Brian went off to the next great gig in the sky today. Live For Live Music wrote a nice piece: Brian Wilson, Musical Genius & Beach Boys Mastermind, Dead At 82Brian Wilson, the musical visionary who co-founded The Beach Boys and revolutionized pop and rock production, has died at age

Palestine

The Last Days of Gaza

by Chris Hedges This is the end. The final blood-soaked chapter of the genocide. It will be over soon. Weeks. At most. Two million people are camped out amongst the rubble or in the open air. Dozens are killed and wounded daily from Israeli shells, missiles, drones, bombs and bullets.

townhallcitizen

townhallcitizen.com

After a few tests, hours, and some other stuff, we've finally launched. Town Hall CitizenPeople Have the PowerTown Hall CitizenPaul Kulas Why am I doing this? Because I couldn't live with myself doing nothing in the face of what's unfolding before our eyes. Why

Fediverse

spinbackwards is now fully federated

My blog used to have an Instagram feed connected to it. No more. It's an enshittified app owned by Meta, Meta is owned by Zuckerberg, and Zuckerberg is an oligarch. I post pictures on PixelFed now. PixelFed is part of the fediverse and the decentralized open web. With

Social Media Is A Social Disease

We're not going to post our way out of this

Howdy, I'm a subscriber to 404Media. What first drew me in was the site being hosted on Ghost. I signed up for a free subscription all because of that. Now I'm happy to pay them $10 bucks a month. It's well worth it. This

hippievan

Elon protest, hippievan day 1

Howdy, Today I joined the rest of my compadres to protest Elon. It felt great to take action. Reading about how bad things are is so nowhere for me. I need to move my feet. More on this coming. In the photo with my orange down on, I'm