Illustration: "Such Visions Have...." (1804-20), William Blake What they don't like about "DEI" is "D" - diversity, because that means seeing and hearing people who are different from you. Another thing they don't like about it is "E" - equity, because that means fairness rather than allowing some people to start with special privileges and advantages. They also don't like "I" - inclusion, because making places and institutions accessible might require a small amount of effort, and it would certainly make Diversity and Equity more likely.
One day, the body stops working. Do something before that day.
One place I worked had a big common area surrounded by small offices. The common area had a motion-activated lighting system. If there was no movement for a time, the lights would go out. When some entered the area, the movement caused the lights to come on. Sometimes I'd be working early in the morning or late in the afternoon, when no one else was around. I got used to the area outside my office being dark. But it was really eerie when the lights would snap on and no one was there.
U.S. citizens have always been proud that we don't have to carry "papers" to show at random to enforcers on the street. That will change, as more citizens start carrying papers to avoid being deported in mass raids.
I suspect my fingerprints of wearing out. When I try to pick up small objects, they slip away from my fingers.
If you hire an irresponsible, unreliable, unqualified substance abuser to water the plants, the worst thing that happens is that some of the plants die. Put that guy in charge of national defense and the worst thing that happens is that people die, and wars are lost.
Certain people have fallen in love with the word "tribunal". They don't just want a trial for those they dislike, they want a tribunal! Their posts suggest they believe a tribunal always leads to execution, and they are eager to execute as many people as possible. There are cultists who spend a lot of time dreaming about locking up anyone who ever opposed or even mildly disagreed with the cult leader. They fantasize about killing people, and post messages about longed-for executions. Of course, they want to imprison or kill all Democratic politicians. Their bloodlust extends to Republicans who are insufficiently subservient, and to former trump administration members for reasons I don't understand. I saw one recently, advocating execution for Dr. Deborah Birx, apparently because they hated her scarves.
The ads for prescription drugs and their horrible side effects are fascinating. I particularly like the ads for drugs whose purpose is to fix the side effects from the other drugs.
Most of the drug ads seem to say, "It'll make you feel a little better for a while, but then it'll probably ruin your life and possibly kill you." Kinda like heroin.
What kind of country puts a government monitor into a television network to make sure news and opinions are in alignment with the current regime?
If I were the absolute ruler of a nation, I would want the populace to be generally happy, well-fed, healthy, educated, secure in their homes and communities. I'd want them to feel optimistic about the future. To me, this would be success. If large numbers of people were poor, or if many people felt anxious and threatened, if law enforcement agencies terrified people, if entire communities were unable to recover from disasters, if babies were cut off from health care, if the majority agreed that everything I did was wrong, if people dreaded the future -- that would be failure.
