November 16, 2022

Chilling: Short, Pre-Election BBC Interview with Kari Lake

If you want to see just how much of a bullet the United States has dodged with the defeat of Kari Lake, the video snippet below delivers. Imagine a younger, sharper, more focused Donald Trump -- a politician with the same lust for power and the same disregard for truth, but with a news anchor's speaking ability.

I find Kari Lake absolutely chilling.

Full story is located here.

November 6, 2022

Superb YouTube Channel By Female Canadian Architect of Korean Descent

Just thought I'd share a recent find of mine: The YouTube channel of Dami Lee, a Canadian architect of Korean descent. Her videos are thought-provoking, intelligent, and very well done.

See, for example, her video "Architect Reacts to 5 Famous Sci-Fi Movies": [link:

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If you don't know of her already, I encourage you to check her out.

https://www.youtube.com/c/DamiLeeArch/videos

October 20, 2022

Anna May Wong to become first Asian American to appear on US currency

The legendary Hollywood star Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to appear on US currency.

Starting Monday, Oct. 24, Wong’s image will be imprinted on quarters across the country. Recognized as Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star, she acted in over 60 films across a decades-long career.

Wong called for greater representation of Asian people in Hollywood and challenged stereotypical depictions at a time when “yellowface” dominated the industry and the Chinese Exclusion Act was still law.

“Why is it that the screen Chinese is nearly always the villain of the piece, and so cruel a villain — murderous, treacherous, a snake in the grass?” Wong said in a 1933 interview with the Los Angeles Times. “We are not like that.”
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Full article:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/19/anna-may-wong-first-asian-american-us-quarters

July 11, 2022

Uvalde Mom Who Ran Into School To Save Kids Says Police Are Harassing Her for Speaking Out

July 4, 2022

"Running Up That Hill" by MayTree (A Capella)

January 21, 2021

QAnon Believers in Disarray After Biden Inauguration

For years, believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory had been waiting for the moment when a grand plan would be put into action and secret members of a supposed Satanic pedophilia ring at the highest ranks of government and Hollywood would suddenly be exposed, rounded up and possibly even publicly executed. They were nearly always sure it was right around the corner, but "The Storm" never came — and the moment of Joe Biden's inauguration was the last possible opportunity for President Donald Trump to put the plan in motion.

But as Biden raised his hand and swore an oath to defend the Constitution, becoming the nation's 46th president — nothing happened.

The anti-climax sent QAnon adherents into a frenzy of confusion and disbelief, almost instantly shattering a collective delusion that had been nurtured and amplified by many on the far right. Now, in addition to being scattered to various smaller websites after Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) cracked down on QAnon-related content, believers risked having their own topsy-turvy world turned upside down, or perhaps right-side up.
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More:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/tech/qanon-believers-inauguration-reaction/index.html

January 13, 2021

How to determine how a House member will vote on Resolution to Remove Trump

I've been watching the coverage of the House vote on H Res 38: If the aide reporting the representative's vote has his or her mask below the nose, the vote will be NAY.

Sickening.

December 11, 2020

The Seditious 126: Handy List of Representatives with Telephone Numbers

The Seditious 126: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Who Want to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Presidential Election

Updated to include the additional 20 representatives who signed on to the amicus brief on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.

Telephone numbers for the representatives' Washington, DC, offices are provided.

ALABAMA
Robert Aderholt (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-4876.
Mo Brooks (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-4801.
Bradley Byrne (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4931.
Gary Palmer (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-4921.
Mike Rogers (R), 3rd Call him: 202-225-3261.

ARIZONA
Andy Biggs (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-2635.
Debbie Lesko (R), 8th. Call her: 202-225-4576.

ARKANSAS
Rick Crawford (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4076.
Bruce Westerman (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-3772.

CALIFORNIA
Ken Calvert (R), 42nd. Call him: 202-225-1986.
Doug LaMalfa (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-3076.
Kevin McCarthy (R), 23rd. Call him: 202-225-2915.
Tom McClintock (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-2511.

COLORADO
Ken Buck (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-4676.
Doug Lamborn (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-4422.

FLORIDA
Gus Bilirakis (R), 12th. Call him: 202-225-5755.
Mario Diaz-Balart (R), 25th. Call him: 202-225-4211.
Neal P. Dunn (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-5235.
Matt Gaetz (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4136.
Bill Posey (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-3671.
John Rutherford (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-2501.
Ross Spano (R), 15th. Call him: 202-225-1252.
W. Gregory Steube (R), 17th. Call him: 202-225-5792.
Michael Waltz (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-2706.
Daniel Webster (R), 11th. Call him: 202-225-1002.
Ted S. Yoho (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-5744.

GEORGIA
Rick W. Allen (R), 12th. Call him: 202-225-2823.
Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-5831.
Doug Collins (R), 9th. Call him: 202-225-9893.
A. Drew Ferguson IV (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-5901.
Jody Hice (R), 10th. Call him: 202-225-4101.
Barry Loudermilk (R), 11th. Call him: 202-225-2931.
Austin Scott (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-6531.

IDAHO
Russ Fulcher (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-6611.
Mike Simpson (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-5531.

ILLINOIS
Mike Bost (R), 12th. Call him: 202-225-5661.
Darin LaHood (R), 18th. Call him: 202-225-6201.

INDIANA
James R. Baird (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-5037.
Jim Banks (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-4436.
Trey Hollingsworth (R), 9th. Call him: 202-225-5315.
Greg Pence (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-3021.
Jackie Walorski (R), 2nd. Call her: 202-225-3915.

IOWA
Steve King (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-4426.

KANSAS
Ron Estes (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-6216.
Roger Marshall (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-2715.

LOUISIANA
Clay Higgins (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-2031.
Mike Johnson (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-2777.
Steve Scalise (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-3015.
Ralph Abraham (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-8490.

MARYLAND
Andy Harris (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-5311.

MICHIGAN
Jack Bergman (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4735.
Bill Huizenga (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-4401.
John Moolenaar (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-3561.
Tim Walberg (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-6276.

MINNESOTA
Tom Emmer (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-2331.
Jim Hagedorn (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-2472.
Pete Stauber (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-6211.

MISSISSIPPI
Michael Guest (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-5031.
Trent Kelly (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4306.
Steven Palazzo (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-5772.

MISSOURI
Sam Graves (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-7041.
Vicky Hartzler (R), 4th. Call her: 202-225-2876.
Blaine Leutkemeyer (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-2956.
Billy Long (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-6536.
Jason Smith (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-4404.
Ann Wagner (R), 2nd. Call her: 202-225-1621.

MONTANA
Greg Gianforte (R), At Large. Call him: 202-225-3211.

NEBRASKA
Jeff Fortenberry (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4806.
Adrian Smith (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-6435.

NEW JERSEY
Jeff Van Drew (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-6572.

NEW YORK
Elise Stefanik (R), 21st. Call him: 202-225-4611.
Lee Zeldin (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-3826.

NORTH CAROLINA
Dan Bishop (R), 9th. Call him: 202-225-1976.
Ted Budd (R), 13th. Call him: 202-225-4531.
Virginia Foxx (R), 5th. Call her: 202-225-2071.
Richard Hudson (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-3715.
Gregory Murphy (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-3415.
David Rouzer (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-2731.
Mark Walker (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-3065.

OHIO
Bob Gibbs (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-6265.
Bill Johnson (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-5705.
Jim Jordan (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-2676.
Robert E. Latta (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-6405.
Brad Wenstrup (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-3164.

OKLAHOMA
Kevin Hern (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-2211.
Markwayne Mullin (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-2701.

PENNSYLVANIA
John Joyce (R), 13th. Call him: 202-225-2431.
Fred Keller (R), 12th. Call him: 202-225-3731.
Mike Kelly (R), 16th. Call him: 202-225-5406.
Dan Meuser (R), 9th. Call him: 202-225-6511.
Scott Perry (R), 10th. Call him: 202-225-5836.
Guy Reschenthaler (R), 14th. Call him: 202-225-2065.
Glenn “GT” Thompson (R), 15th. Call him: 202-225-5121.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Jeff Duncan (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-5301.
Ralph Norman (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-5501.
Tom Rice (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-9895.
William Timmons (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-6030.
Joe Wilson (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-2452.

TENNESSEE
Tim Burchett (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-5435.
Scott DesJarlais (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-6831.
Chuck Fleischmann (R), 3rd. Call him: 202-225-3271.
Mark Green (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-2811.
David Kustoff (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-4714.
John Rose (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-4231.

TEXAS
Jodey Arrington (R), 19th. Call him: 202-225-4005.
Brian Babin (R), 36th. Call him: 202-225-1555.
Kevin Brady (R), 8th. Call him: 202-225-4901.
Michael C. Burgess (R), 26th. Call him: 202-225-7772.
Michael Cloud (R), 27th. Call him: 202-225-7742.
Mike Conaway (R), 11th. Call him: 202-225-3605.
Dan Crenshaw (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-6565.
Bill Flores (R), 17th. Call him: 202-225-6105.
Louie Gohmert (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-3035.
Lance Gooden (R), 5th. Call him: 202-225-3484.
Kenny Marchant (R), 24th. Call him: 202-225-6605.
Randy Weber (R), 14th. Call him: 202-225-2831.
Roger Williams (R), 25th. Call him: 202-225-9896.
Ron Wright (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-2002.

VIRGINIA
Ben Cline (R), 6th. Call him: 202-225-5431.
Morgan Griffith (R), 9th. Call him: 202-225-3861.
Rob Wittman (R), 1st. Call him: 202-225-4261.

WASHINGTON
Cathy McMorris Rogers (R), 5th. Call her: 202-225-2006.
Dan Newhouse (R), 4th. Call him: 202-225-5816.

WEST VIRGINIA
Carol D. Miller (R), 3rd. Call her: 202-225-3452.
Alex X. Mooney (R), 2nd. Call him: 202-225-2711.

WISCONSIN
Tom Tiffany (R), 7th. Call him: 202-225-3365.

November 11, 2020

Stay Vigilant

November 11, 2020

The Young Turks: Trump Replaces Four Senior Officials at the Pentagon