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Hi. Bye.
:-) Bye Mister!
sent you a DM, maāam
No I didnāt.
I didnāt
Drats!
I scared to click on the link. I donāt need a virus on my work computer :shock:
Thatās okay. We are in the top ten.
Good morning Jackie :-)
aaand I am outta here.
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No oneās talking about land use: Regardless of what the Bundys think, we still need the feds controlling public lands
The Malheur standoff is the latest in a long-running battle over Western land use. Hereās why we all should care
REBECCA WORBY
Since I first heard about the takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by a group of militiamen against federal land management, I have been reading and stewing. The occupation of the refuge has gotten people talking about a range of interconnected issues: increasing right-wing extremism, what we do or donāt define as terrorism, racial double standards, and the eyebrow-raising legal process behind the resentencing of the Hammonds for the arson they are accused of committing. All of this is important and worthy of discussion. But far fewer people seem to be talking about the concrete issues underlying the situation, the deep-rooted land use battle of which the Malheur standoff is only the latest iteration.
Western publications like High Country News have had excellent coverage (and HCN has been covering the Sagebrush Rebellion thoroughly for decades). But these publications donāt necessarily take the time to explain why we should care about land use issues in the first place because they would be preaching to the choir. Meanwhile, knowing that these issues donāt matter much to the majority of their audience, the mainstream media barely covers them at all, focusing instead on the more sensational aspects of the news at hand.
I mentioned this gap to a friend, who, like me, lives in New York City. In the process of working on a book about the land surrounding Moab, Utah, Iāve spent a lot of time both enjoying the public lands of the West and learning about the conflicts surrounding their use, and I have become inordinately invested in answering the question of what balanced use would look like. Why, I asked my friend, was no one talking about land use?
āMost people donāt care as much about land use as you do,ā she gently reminded me.
āWell, they should,ā I replied, ābecause it matters.ā Hereās why.
The Bundys have been up in arms about where their cattle can and canāt roam, and their father, Cliven, owes more than $1 million in grazing fees. And the Hammonds are being punished for setting fire to public land. If you live in some other part of the countryāin, say, a bustling East Coast cityāwhat do ranching restrictions and arson have to do with you? The short answer: The land use regulations that the occupiers of the Malheur Refuge are fighting go far beyond where cattle can roam. How we use our land determines what comes out of it in the form of extracted resources, which then affects so much else, from what kind of air we breathe to how many earthquakes we experienceānot to mention our changing climate. It would not be a stretch to say that caring about land use means caring about the fate of our planet.
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Paging Mike Huckabee……Mr….Huckabee, please explain this.!
He is busy with the newly convert to the wacko party.
Good Afternoon TODVille!
Nancy Pelosi…trolls the Birthers…..ohh myyy
I had to laugh at her response. Nancy Smash at her finest. lol I know she was probably cracking up on the inside. :-)
lololol
This article details the magnificence of The Obama Years so well.
Action, Pres Obama ;)
Now, itās time to Spread the GOOD Deeds to All.
Where is the DNC and their Communication Brigade?
Good afternoon TOD.
His father was a Canadian citizen until 2005. They came back from Canada in the 1970ās and retained his Canadian citizenship for 35 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Bienvenido_Cruz
Now, now, Rafael Edwardo Cruz has some explaining ;) :?:
I was born a sharecropperās son, and now Iām 75
There were days in my life I didnāt think Iād come out alive
I knew I had to fight the unfairness of segregation
Was a rider on a freedom bus rolling through the nation
It was “necessary trouble” for me to stand up for all men
Even though I had been pummeled to the ground way back then
On the bridge, we stood strong in the face of bigotry
We had no other choice, if we were to be truly free
Mother and father had told me, “Donāt get in the way”
I can hear their warning words even to this day
But, in ā63, I stood next to Martin at a March on D.C.
And, praise be to God, today they named a ship after me.
Off to cry a bit!
Oh my Jacqueline—so moving, thank you
JāOB, thatās beautiful <3
bravooooo……
Thank you, Jacqueline. You need to publish these poems in a book after the Presidentās term is over. I would definitely buy it. Or you could go on the Go Fund Me Cite, and we can help fund it.
Thanks to you, sjterrid, and the others, for the sweet comments. (Writing these poems is kinda like writing in a diary for me, and I wouldnāt want to publish my diary on any given day - but thanks again for the encouragement.)
I understand. Iāll look forward to reading your poetry here. :smile:
(Donāt think I didnāt smile when I saw what you wrote, though!)
Oh how so very wonderful for a worthy gentle man <3
This is a pretty good theory, one that holds the media largely responsible.
Maybe the media is to blame for the disdain towards the stunning accomplishments of the past 7 years.
But it is also true that the demons of greed and hate, resentment, and disappointment are animating features of our America. “Winners” “Losers” The Richest people eager to take every penny out of the general coffers that they can.
TOD is (usually) an oasis where we support our President and each other. Rare in a disputatios society.
Comes from the Corporate ownership of media….i am not sure if these “journalist” even know their jobs…they are so used top just parroting a POV without substance…example:
For your enlightened interest, from my dear friend and teacher, Alan.
Alan Oken
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January 7: Astrological commentaries from Bali. Dear Friends, Be patient with the momentum of life for the next couple of weeks as both Mercury and Jupiter are retrograde. This will bring about challenges in travel for sure but there is another element to consider. The “element” to which I am specificly referring is earth as Mercury R. re-enters Capricorn on the 9th and Jupiter R. will continue its passage in Virgo. Thus it is quite possible that there will be delays and/or circuitous routing in terms of finances. Sagittarius, Gemini, Virgo, Pisces rising and/or Sun take especial note. Remember that even if these signs are not major to your chart they just may be very important in the horoscopes of those with whom we have financial dealings or expectations.
I just finished the 7th day of a 7-day detox fast. I lost 5 pounds of unwanted excess and feel wonderful. This morning I sat down to a breakfast of fresh tropical fruits, plain yogurt, and wonder of wonders, hot oatmeal! This latter dish was so inspiring that I was stimulated to write the following to share with you all.
There are some people who will prepare their oatmeal in the morning, sit down to eat it, and that is thatāthey are eating their oatmeal. But there are others who will make this same brand of oatmeal but recognizing Divinity in all things and in all acts, will prepare their oatmeal differently. These individuals know that God in the form of the person who eats will sit down with God in the forms of the chair and table and begin eating God in the form of the oatmeal. The act is the same: āI am eating my oatmeal.ā The difference is in the perception of what is taking place in terms of the level of consciousness of the eater.
Much love and abundant bowls of oatmeal to one and all, AO
I think WP has trapped my earlier comment. Thatās what I get for not commenting very often. ;)
Happy New Year Keltuc
Thanks, nospin, you too! Sorry for the late reply - wordpress doesnāt even notify me of replies anymore either. ;-)
Too funny!
to laugh or not to laugh…
If you tally the two, it leaves you (it left me) with complete indifference. I let these 2nd Amendment passionate people deal with their misfortunes.
Go ahead laugh! I did.
Itās not of good taste but donāt want to keep the smile to myself…
this is funny as heck. lol
Triple Golden :star: :star: :star: winners : Amk, DerBingle, DerBingle and GGail ;)
Congrats.
Hello TOD on a Thursday, Jan 7h 2016.
WH Presser with Josh “The Voice” Earnest LIVE, starting shortly.
Now I know that we are in the middle of insanity.
POTUS Administration unleashed. lolol I am so loving this last year with Pres. Obama. Good thing I am stocked on popcorn.
Chris Kyleās wife ( American Sniper ) will be a plant the town hall tonight.
Also here: http://abcnews.go.com/live?stream=3
New post: http://theobamadiary.com/2016/01/07/just-when-you-thought-things-couldnt-get-more-ridiculous/
Wow!
No one won last night?
Holy Smokes!