@jeanne-mayell thank you dear Jeanne for providing this safe haven for us. This place is sacred to me. It’s where I know I can find peace, knowledge, wisdom and calming words. What a beautiful place this is and a beautiful tapestry of people, we are blessed.
did y'all see Michelle Obama looking like a Goddess in her floor length coat? Swoon! And her belt buckle was a simple monogram of the letter "O". As in "Oh, snap!"
and BTW, Dr. FLOTUS (Jill Biden) is planning on restoring the Jackie O. Rose Garden, which had been heavily vandalized by that Melamine chick who was squatting at the White House. There will be flowers again.
@journeywithme2 She seemed an old soul to me. A wonderful surprise in a wonderful day.
@darren292
Cryptic, yes? From Satan's lips to the bloody blighter's ear, Darren .....
So happy that the Queen will never be obliged to host that monstrosity ever ever again!
What a beautiful, healing inauguration we had yesterday. From 4 years of being subjected to Ts cruelty and selfishness, we now transition to Biden, who is a loving, supportive and nurturing father figure. A new spiritual door of consciousness has opened. We are so blessed to move forwards finally. Enjoy all the love! ♥️
Just saw this. The unraveling continues. Even the Proud Boys are jumping the tRump ship calling him a "total failure."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html
Someone sent me this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xceb4zrCyVI
Jimmy Kimmel's hilarious goodbye to T. Our American icons all dancing.
Haven't a number of us been saying that #45 would throw his own rank-and-file supporters under the bus? I'm feeling a mixture of relief, schadenfreude, and satisfaction (that my own instincts were correct) at the fact that #45 did not issue any pardons for the Capitol mob. Like his wife, he REALLY DOES NOT CARE, especially if people are not aggrandizing his ego. An attorney for one of the rioters (the one who wore face paint and a horned helmet) put it well: “Mr. Chansley, along with many others who were similarly situated, are now compelled to reconcile a betrayal by a man whose back they felt they had for years. In turn, they are compelled to be introspective and evaluate how they got where they are, the role of their former leader in that tragic course, and the vulnerabilities they share such as to be led down a primrose path by a man whose back is now squarely fading into the Mar-a-Lago sunset as he walks spiritually hand-in-hand with Lil Wayne.”
Mixed in with my emotions is some sadness at the reality that so many people in our culture are so unmoored that they allied themselves with a con artist, got sucked into his delusions, and will now spend time in prison as a result.
It’s interesting, but not really surprising, how quickly it has all fallen apart. It was all built on smoke and mirrors and lies and a man behind a curtain. The Great and Powerful Oz!
The Great Disappointment of the non-apocalypse yesterday woke a lot of people up. I didn’t expect it to happen that fast, but remember how quickly the Berlin Wall came down? The Truth and the Light will always prevail over lies and darkness. I know I’m preaching to the choir. I’m just personally amazed how many times I’ve relearned this lesson in my lifetime. We should never doubt, really...
Unrelated, but I just saw on the MSNBC Chiron, “Biden says, “If you treat a colleague with disrespect, I will fire you on the spot”. BOOM ?
i might have been picking up on supporting this. I wrote all kinds of things but in the end the spiritual edit left the soldiers that have much to teach.
Jeanne - that was HYSTERICAL! Thank you! (funny how smoky the bear was prominent and we've had visions of him by someone here recently - I believe Baba mentioned one).
lowtide: I love that Biden said that. I have always liked the fact that our new POTUS - a very Scorpion person (truth be told I'm a Pisces with a Scorpio moon and Scorpio rising so I get what it feels like to be one) can be caring and sweet one minute, but don't piss him off! He will turn around and sting you right in the face! He says what he means and means what he says! Love it ?
And so it begins -- post-Trump investigations of Trump illegal activities. I am hoping that now that T is gone, these investigations will amount to something.
Since he didn’t Pardon himself, his family and attorney or any of the insurrection characters I can’t wait to see what happens.
I know the Qanon and Magots are mad at him. Oh well what did they expect
Right now I'm reading the Salman Rushdie novel Midnight's Children, which uses the techniques of magical realism to tell the story of 20th century India. So it occurred to me that if an American writer wants to render the surrealism of the Trump years, then they would be best served by employing magical realism (lots of Latin American authors have also used MR to write about authoritarian regimes).
Thoughts?
I hope the Democrats:
- Get rid of the filibuster.
- Make DC and PR states. (At least DC)
- Increase the number of judges on the Supreme court.
- Pass election reform.
- Stimulus for people and small business.
- Anti Lynching law.
- Campaign funds reform.
- Companies are not people.
@coyote I've heavy been into fantasy the few months too. One series I read focused on the corruption of those in power against the native people/beings and how the humans own corruption and abuse of the world, the earth and their position resulted in their downfall. It had paranormal aspects and had actual characters that represented like oceans and seasons. It hit me when I read it of how you could apply it to the last few years. Then the last two series I have read have focused on after the world is nearly destroyed by people's greed and corruption caused so much devastation that the hero/heroine has to lead the new world order with wisdom and learning. I read a wide variety of genres but fantasy books have really resonated with me the last few months. They can explore all the what ifs and what can happen. The first series I mentioned was an older one that after I read it I wondered if it was written with a Trump like leader in mind because it just kept striking with me of how it resonated with the way fox like news media in it and a very corrupt divisive leader like Trump. It ends as many of these kind do with hope and learning lessons but still entertaining.