In most countries, after a faux pas like that one, Cafiero would have been quietly garroted.
Posts by Rice
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I’ll have to check this out tonight. Thanks, daniel !
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What? I’ve missed a BritCom? daniel , tell more!
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I remembered seeing this letter a few years back. Also confused about the author, I consulted snopes.com, my favorite internet true/false source. It seems the origin is even more convoluted:
“While the author of the opening paragraph is still uncertain, the majority of this text was written by Aldous J Pennyfarthing, the pen name for author Tom Breuer, and was originally published on the Daily Kos in 2017. This open letter was subsequently published in Pennyfarthing’s 2018 book Dear F*cking Lunatic: 101 Obscenely Rude Letters to Donald Trump.”
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I don’t follow. How?
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Although I personally am not attracted to his style, I was very interested in his life story, from childhood in Belarus to his young married life, (three generations of seven people living in a 2-room apartment with baby and in-laws In the 1970’s?), to his immigration to and poor treatment in Israel, to his recognition and success in the US, finally living in a resort town in Mexico. Extraordinary story of the triumph of the human spirit.
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CNN brings you something to consider if you work remotely or are an independent contractor working from home:
“These exotic destinations want remote workers”
“A number of exotic destinations struggling due to a lack of tourism income are using the situation to their advantage by offering attractive visa packages to remote workers in order to inject money into their economy.“
Read in CNN: https://apple.news/AFlWy36mRRJOEPl3LM2NDhg -
For the first time in the history of the United States of America, a sitting president has refused to commit to that which has set the country apart from autocracies: the peaceful transfer of power.
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You just have to love Finland!
From today’s NYT:
Sniffing out the virus
Finland has trained some very good dogs.
The country today began offering coronavirus tests for passengers at Helsinki’s airport, conducted by canine specialists that have been trained to sniff out SARS-CoV-2.
Travelers who take the voluntary test are asked to rub their necks with a wipe to collect sweat samples, and then leave the wipe in a box. A dog trainer puts the box behind a wall, along with cans that contain different scents. Researchers say the dogs can detect a coronavirus-infected person in 10 seconds, with a 94 percent success rate.
Dogs have long been known to detect other illnesses, like cancer and malaria, and researchers say they are easily able to sniff out the coronavirus, even in a person who is asymptomatic. The exact mechanics are not yet known, but experts say the dogs are most likely identifying the presence of excreted virus in human sweat.
hairyscotsman ...I myself and my wife are just everyday USA citizens trying to cope, day by day. Do you really think we, or even the world, really want, the truth about this virus.
Like the old saying "the truth can really hurt".
I prefer “The truth shall set you free.” (John 8:23)
daniel , if you are going to vote in the US elections 40 days from now, I beg you to listen to scientists rather than politicians, and read as much as you can about the virus and the politics being played with it. I believe what you learn will reinforce what you already suspect.
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Not a bad last day of SUMMER, in the northern hemisphere.
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They never miss an opportunity to spread their propaganda, do they.
I’m wondering why we haven’t yet seen any paintings of Cristina as a mirror image of Evita.
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Humorous, but true.
And that’s a very good point that writing both forces us to focus and gives us an opportunity to edit.
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I find it hard to believe that this woman finds an audience who take her seriously.
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OMG, serafina , I’m hurting myself laughing. I can just picture you rolling your eyes, going back to work, and completely missing the punchline of her very rambling message!
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Doesn’t WhatsApp have a time limit for voicemail?
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“Utter nonsense” being the way testing is done, the “fascination” with number of cases, or the threat of the virus itself?
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Mmmmm. Cashew butter is also delish.
But do you actually taste the butter when there is peanut butter on top?
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That looks very promising for vegans in Argentina. What about clothing? Are there decent leather alternator shoes and bags?
