Trump Brainwashing Victims Need a Lifeline Back to Reality

It's January 2021 and we are experiencing the culmination of a century of psyops from Russia. They started out heavily influencing the Left, creating a current of white guilt and political correctness where the most basic facts (such as that male and female exist) were denied and accusations of racism and sexism took the place of reasoned debate. Everyday Americans, including my fellow Californians, were not particularly affected by Left (or Right) extremism. Americans are generally moderate, live-and-let-live types. 

But the mainstream media gave the far-Left extremists a disproportionate amount of attention, which led to radical leftist ideas being heavily discussed on neutral and, especially, on right-leaning media. The understandable frustration made certain persons on the Right vulnerable to concentrated recent efforts to subvert their loyalty to the United States. You can see the success of those efforts in the hatred the brainwashing victims express toward America's various population groups, our democratic traditions and our rule of law. These victims do not love the America that exists today. They have been made to hate it.


Thousands of Americans have been turned into disloyal, anti-American, terrorist sympathizers. They need to be helped back to reality. I urge that the following be done to help them back to reality. America, please:


1. In future elections, prove every vote beyond a reasonable doubt. Identify each voter by signature match or official ID. Use paper ballots. If software is used, make the code and all databases viewable. Video record everything. Put everything online. Get election skeptics involved developing secure procedures that everyone can have confidence in. Prove reality to these people. Give them a lifeline.


2. When there are election irregularities, explain them fully to the public. Don't downplay them. Don’t try to shape opinion. Have some respect and understand that American adults know very well that irregularities are inevitable. Don’t lie and pretend they don’t happen. Don’t tell us they aren't significant. Tell us what they are. Everyone has the right to form their own individual opinions of the significance.


3. Stop lying about Donald Trump calling all Mexicans rapists or calling white supremacists fine people. It feels like gaslighting to anyone who looks at the transcripts. Report, don’t interpret. If you have an opinion, fine, tell it to us. But don’t skew the facts.


4. Stop trying to ban guns. The government must fear the People's righteous anger; otherwise, only the politicians' personal character prevents them from becoming tyrannical. If there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on, it's that the other side consists of dishonorable, power-mad degenerates that must be held in check. Lay off gun control.


5. Stop calling each other "racist". If you disagree with someone, have a conversation. Be proud of your views and willing to share them. If you can't explain and justify your views, they aren't your views.


6. Government, do your job. First Amendment speech is to be protected. Arson, vandalism, looting, anarchy and autonomous zones are not to be tolerated. The government maintains the peace and protects the rights of all members of the community. No "Summer of Love" social experiments or government as performance art.


7. Everybody obey the law. No exceptions, no excuses.




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Neutral Analysis of Kyle Rittenhouse case

(I’m going to use neutral language here. Sorry if it sounds harsh.)

Is the shooter a murderer? Everything depends on the very first exchange. Shooter was being chased, an (unrelated) gunshot goes off, he has an encounter with Deceased 1 and he killed him. If Shooter was reasonable in thinking Deceased 1was a lethal threat, then his use of lethal force was legal. If it was unreasonable, then Shooter is a murderer. There’s disagreement over what exactly happened. The jury will decide what happened and whether Shooter acted reasonably.

Both Shooter and Deceased 1 had criminal histories. That’s irrelevant. Politics is irrelevant. The argument that Shooter shouldn’t have even been there is irrelevant. It’s not even relevant whether he was legally permitted to have a firearm. Nothing is relevant except that one issue: did Deceased 1 put Shooter in reasonable fear for his life?

If the first shooting was murder, then Shooter was a fleeing felon. Under common law, Deceased 2 had the right to use lethal force to stop him and Shooter cannot claim self defense. Under these facts, there would be no doubt that Shooter murdered Deceased 2. 

What if the first killing was justified? Then the question again is whether Shooter reasonably believed Deceased 2 was a deadly threat. If it was a reasonable belief, then Shooter had a right to kill in self defense. If not, then it was murder.





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Coloring page: Cat Fairy Dance

 

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Cat Party coloring page

 

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How to create a circle in Adobe Fresco


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Coloring page: penthouse cat shelter


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Nitzany Modern Standard Arabic chapter 1 vocabulary in Arabic script

If you are studying Nitzany's excellent MSA ( modern standard Arabic ) book, and would like to see the vocabulary in Arabic script, please see below. I'm just a beginner, so I can't guarantee accuracy, but I'm pretty sure I transcribed this correctly.




If you are studying Nitzany's excellent MSA ( modern standard Arabic ) book, and would like to see the vocabulary in Arabic script, please see below. I'm just a beginner, so I can't guarantee accuracy, but I'm pretty sure I transcribed this correctly.

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If you are studying Nitzany's excellent MSA ( modern standard Arabic ) book, and would like to see the vocabulary in Arabic script, please see below. I'm just a beginner, so I can't guarantee accuracy, but I'm pretty sure I transcribed this correctly.
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Lyrics to Didi by Cheb Khaled

Here lyrics in Arabic, transliteration and translation to the song Didi by Khaled. I've copied information from around the Web,

Didi

Verse 1

‎أنا بحر عليّ و انتي لا
ena bhar aaliya ou entia la
(I'm burning in the fire of love but you're not)

‎ما نديرك بعيده ما نبكي عليك
ma ndeerik ba'eeda ma nebki aalik
(I will not make you away from me so I don't cry later i.e. he wants to be always close from her)

‎لا زهر لا ميمون لا عرقوب
la zhar la memoon la aargoob zine
(but I just have a bad luck and destiny)


CHORUS:
ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
didi, didi, didi, didi, zin di wah
(take take, take take, take take, take take the beautiful girl away)

ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه
didi wah, didi, didi di hazzine daaayyeeeah
(take take, take take, take take take this beautiful girl away)


Verse 2

ما نديرك  بعيده ما نبكي عليك
ma ndeerik ba'eeda ma nebki aalik
(I will not make you away from me so I don't cry later)

ما نديك  بعيده ما نسقسي عليك
ma ndeerik ba'eeda ma nsaksi aalik
(I will not make you away from me so I don't ask about you later i.e.)

لا زهر لا ميمون لا عرقوب  زين
la zhar la memoon la aargoob zine
(but I just have bad luck and destiny)


[CHORUS]
‎ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
‎ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه


Verse 3

لا بعدوك  اعالي الجبال  الغامقه
la baadouk aali l'jbal l'ghamqa
(even if they take you to the top of the highest mountain...)

درنا  الملقى  في  الجبال  الغامقه
derna l'melqa fil'jbal l'ghamqa
(I will still come to see you)

حزامة  المريولة  على  من  دارقه؟
hzamt l'meryoula aala men darga?
(This literally means "who doesn't know her belt?". It's some sort of metaphor.


[CHORUS]
‎ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
‎ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه


Verse 4

لا  زهر  لا  ميمون  لا  عرقوب  زين
la zhar la memoon la aargoob zain
(I have a bad luck and destiny)

لا  زهر  لا   ميمون  لا  قسم  زين
la zhar la memoon la qassam zain
(I have a bad luck and destiny)

قيس الثبكه في البحر و ابكي عاى  الزهر
qees el-shebka fil'bhar ou ebki aal'zhar
(drop the fishing net in the sea and cry on the bad luck -- this is another metaphor, he's describing his bad luck just like a fisherman who drops his fishing net in the sea and gets no fish)


[CHORUS]
‎ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
‎ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه


Verse 5

حزامة (ت؟) المريوله على ون دارفه؟
hzamt l'meryoula aala men darga?
(who doesn't knokw her belt? (explained above)

رفد احطه يا مول التكسي
rofd ahta ya moul el-taxi
(he's talking to a taxi driver but I'm not sure what he means by "rofd ahta")

حزامة/حزامت  الميوله  خيط سباولو
hzamt l'meryoula khait spylo
(her belt is made of "spylo"?)

[CHORUS]
‎ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
‎ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه


Verse 6

لا زهر لا ميمون لا عرقوب زين
la zhar la memoon la aargoob zain
(I have a bad luck and destiny)


لا زهر لا ميمون لا قسم زين
la zhar la memoon la qassam zine
(I have a bad luck and destiny)



قيس الشبكه في البحر و ابكي على الزهر
qees el-shebka fil'bhar ou ebki aal'zhar
(drop the fishing net in the sea and cry on the bad luck)


[CHORUS]
‎ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
‎ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه


Verse 7

عينيك كي عيني عينيك بايمين
aynik ki ayni aynik naymeen
(your eyes are sleepy, dreamy)

عينيك كي عيني عينيك مبلقين
aynik ki ayni aynik mbalgeen
(your eyes are nice)

عينيك كي عيني عينيك شابين
aynik ki ayni aynik shabbeen
(your eyes are beautiful)


[CHORUS]
‎ادي ادي الزين ادي واه
‎ادي ادي ادي هالزين ادي ايييه


Verse 8

درنا الملقى في الجبال الغامقه
derna el-melqa fil'jbal l'ghamqa
(I'll come to see even if you're on the top of the highest mountain)

درنا الملقى عند السوسي جارها
derna el-melqa aand el-soosi jarha
(or I'll come to see you in the neighborhood (i.e. wherever she is, he'll do anything to see her)

رفد احطه آ مول التاكسي
rofd ahta aa moul el-taxi
(he's talking to the taxi driver, but again, I don't know what he means by "rofd ahta")

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Save a life for $98

READ THIS TO SAVE A LIFE FOR $98
There’s a $98 device called Snuza that clips to the baby’s waist and alerts you if he stops breathing. It also alerts you if it loses contact so that it can no longer monitor the baby’s breathing. 
Adults with sleep apnea can use it too. A CPAP works for obstructive sleep apnea, but if you have central sleep apnea, this is the only thing I know of that will help. If you don’t know if you have sleep apnea or not, you’ll know after you spend a night with this gadget. If you can’t afford $3000 for a sleep study, you can diagnose yourself with the Snuza and buy a self-adjusting CPAP online for $300, no Rx needed.
Many people who have lost a baby to SIDS use the Snuza for subsequent babies. Go over to Amazon if you want to read scores of reviews where this baby monitor has saved a life. It was the only time I found myself crying over Amazon reviews. You’ll also read first hand what parents have done to get their babies breathing again.
Please pass the word. And excuse my caps. I don’t often comment, but this article was misinformed and dangerous. I don’t know why the author didn’t just google “SIDS baby monitor,” but there are several effective monitors, some as low as $79. If I had a baby, I'd use two at the same time as a fail safe. 

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I posted this in response to an incident article on Lifehacker that reviewed three very expensive baby monitors, implied no others existed, and basically advised parents to put their babies to sleep supine but otherwise throw up their hands in despair and give up on protecting their babies from SIDS. 
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You know you text too much when...


I just wrote some meditations on barking dogs. I wrote it by hand in a paper notebook, finished it, turned the page, sat back, looked at the notebook and, for a fraction of an instant WAITED FOR IT TO TEXT ME BACK.

I have been texting too much. 
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Mindfulness Meditation: A tool to let you govern your own mind



Life: Happy or Crappy?

I think one key to whether I live a happy life or a crappy one is what I choose to pay attention to. Paying attention to dogs barking, little aches and pains, and the voice in my head that's kind of a miserable whiner is not a recipe for happiness. Or achievement. Or anything good. 

Meditation is a way to train the awareness. 

The following exercise has been a great tool for disciplining my emotions and recovering from grief. I wish I'd known of it years ago. They ought to teach this stuff in high school. I bet the crime rate would go down. Here it is. 

Mindfulness Meditation Made Ridiculously Easy

Step 1

Breathe in and tell yourself, "I'm breathing in."

Step 2

Breathe out and tell yourself, "I'm breathing out."

Repeat

When your mind wanders, gently redirect your attention to your breathing.  

The gentle redirection of your attention when it wanders is the essence of this exercise. So you don't ever have to feel like you're screwing up. 

A lot of instructions tell you to do this for 5-10 minutes. I can do it for about one minute and I found it just one minute very helpful.


Here are some other online resources:

shambhalasun

This site has five has basic five mindfulness exercises and explains the philosophy behind them clearly, with detail, and in a somewhat mystical manner

http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3490

Good Life Zen

This page has detailed instructions for a simple meditation exercise. Here's a wonderful bit of wisdom:

Set yourself a regular schedule, but make sure this schedule is ‘too easy’, and ‘too short’. If you want to create a habit of daily meditation, you’re much more likely to be successful if you treat yourself with kindness and don’t demand the impossible.

http://goodlifezen.com/simple-guide-to-mindfulness-meditation/


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Are hangovers preventable?



Problem: You get hangovers
Solution: Four easy steps below 

Apparently, hangovers are preventable. Alcohol does specific things to your body, and by addressing and fixing each thing that alcohol screws up, you can save yourself some misery.

This is hangover prevention, so do all this stuff while you're still drunk. Before you go to sleep/pass out.

1. Drink water.  Alcohol messes up something in your kidneys and makes them pump out water. Dehydration is the #1 cause of headaches. (You don't even have to be drunk to get a dehydration headache.) So drink a lot of water. One glass of water for every glass of devil's brew you drank. Maybe more. Whenever you pee, drink enough to make up for what you pissed out. But do not drink your pee. No matter how drunk you are, remember: water. Not pee.

2. Protein.  Processing the alcohol uses up amino acids, so replace them. Get some protein. Milk is perfect. So are eggs. There's a reason why a lot of hangover remedies involve a raw egg. Go eat one. In a glass of water. Damn, why did you get so drunk? Chug that raw egg, enjoy the slime. You're drunk anyway, go for it. You could probably cook it if you trust yourself with a stove. Oh, just man up and eat it raw.

3. Water soluble vitamins. Did you know that English people call being drunk "pissed"? Whole lotta pissing going on here. You're pissing out vitamins right when you need them most. Get some B vitamins in you, some C and some K. Oh, you don't carry around a medicine cabinet as you go carousing? Well, eat some bread then. That might have some B vitamins. And eat an orange. Or drink orange juice. No, do not put vodka in the orange juice. Are you even taking this seriously?

4. Anti-inflammatories. Take an aspirin or an Advil or an Aleve. Do not take Tylenol. Tylenol is not an anti-inflammatory. I would say, "stick with the ones that start with 'A'", but, damnit, Tylenol is acetaminophen. Your drunk ass is going to mix that up for sure. Just take an aspirin. Or an Advil. Or Aleve. Remember this: Aspirin, Advil, Aleve. Yeah, you're not going to remember that. Get one of those pills and put it in your pocket before you start drinking. No Tylenol.


Good luck and Godspeed, my friends. And if you should decide to not get so stupid shitfaced that you need to try hangover remedies, I say, well done.


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Found wisdom: If it's worth shooting, it's worth shooting twice

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Random weirdness: violent candy

Torrones are sophisticated and hearty Italian candies made of nougat and almonds.

Here is a nice box of Italian torrones.





The individual candies are packaged in little decorated boxes. Aren't they pretty?


Here's a close-up of the front of one little box.



And here is the back of that box. Isn't that a nice Italian painting? No wait –WTF?




I mean, seriously WTF?




These candies are weird. Disturbing, violent, and weird. And yet eerily delicious.



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Quote of the day



Context

Chris's mother was bragging about her cat, Quinque Quinque. Quinque Quinque could not get to his litter box so he defecated into the bathtub, to the delight of Chris's mother. "I was so proud of him!"

Chris replied, "That's better than Mr. Kitten. Today I caught him peeing into a pile of laundry."


And the quote from Chris's mom: 

"Having pets is like having a retarded child."

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Haiku: Togetherness

Togetherness

When you have a cat
       You don't have to be alone

When you go potty




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