You were right on that last link to the Washington Post story on the 8 young friends on the Mall. Beautiful story and a welcome relief from all the disgusting news about the Diddy did it's.
It says a lot when you're a member of The Republican Party but you won't publicly endorse a candidate from the Democratic Party for fear of violence to your family. I, personally, would think that - maybe - I shouldn't be aligned with a party who advocated violence against those who had different ideas or opinions than them. But that's just me.
Also just me... I don't have a lot of fear over things. One of the biggest is conquering the "fear of the unknown". When I had my first hip replacement in May, I watched a YouTube video of the surgery. It was fascinating! I went into the surgery knowing what they were going to do and understanding why different things hurt after. I'm not a worrier. It takes too much energy. (I do admit that I can be nauseatingly "Little Timmy Sunshine" to the point where those around me want to strangle me.)
As for the Main Stream Media... We cancelled our subscription to the NY Times back in March - after more than 30 years of being a subscriber. At 178 years old, they're too old to accurately report the news.
As is often said, "the media controls our perception of reality by selectively presenting information". They have done it since Day One and will continue to do it ad infinitum. And he won't shut down the media - he will control it. I would imagine the majority of the Mainstream Media owners are already sympathetic to him from a financial standpoint at the minimum,, so their editorial boards will toe the line. Underground newspapers and/or electronic media will proliferate, but they will not have the reach of Fox/Sinclair, et al. You'll be writing from the gulag and I will be coming up with 1001 ways to prepare crickets and locust.
And I read the article the other day - it was great. It reminded me of when I worked at The Hyatt Regency Cambridge back in the early '80s. We would always go to The Hatch Shell along the Charles River to watch John Williams and the Boston Pops for the Fourth of July. One year, we brought silver chafing dishes, damask tablecloths, champagne flutes, china and silverware - silver ice buckets - the whole shebang - and had an elegant picnic watching the performance. We were the envy of all around us.
That IS a great article, Jay is right on! We need more voices saying the same thing AND reaching people.
As an aside about the Pops. My parents lived for a time at Charles River Park, on the 19th floor. They were awoken one night their first year there by loud explosions. They both thought the country was being attacked -- but it was just the practice fireworks for the 4th.
We used to get people together in my parents' bedroom (which faced down the Charles) and we hooked up great speakers to the radio - and we listened to the concert and then saw the fireworks just about at eye level. Very cool! Not as cool as your picnic!
Loved the article on the Party on the Mall.
You were right on that last link to the Washington Post story on the 8 young friends on the Mall. Beautiful story and a welcome relief from all the disgusting news about the Diddy did it's.
It says a lot when you're a member of The Republican Party but you won't publicly endorse a candidate from the Democratic Party for fear of violence to your family. I, personally, would think that - maybe - I shouldn't be aligned with a party who advocated violence against those who had different ideas or opinions than them. But that's just me.
Also just me... I don't have a lot of fear over things. One of the biggest is conquering the "fear of the unknown". When I had my first hip replacement in May, I watched a YouTube video of the surgery. It was fascinating! I went into the surgery knowing what they were going to do and understanding why different things hurt after. I'm not a worrier. It takes too much energy. (I do admit that I can be nauseatingly "Little Timmy Sunshine" to the point where those around me want to strangle me.)
As for the Main Stream Media... We cancelled our subscription to the NY Times back in March - after more than 30 years of being a subscriber. At 178 years old, they're too old to accurately report the news.
As is often said, "the media controls our perception of reality by selectively presenting information". They have done it since Day One and will continue to do it ad infinitum. And he won't shut down the media - he will control it. I would imagine the majority of the Mainstream Media owners are already sympathetic to him from a financial standpoint at the minimum,, so their editorial boards will toe the line. Underground newspapers and/or electronic media will proliferate, but they will not have the reach of Fox/Sinclair, et al. You'll be writing from the gulag and I will be coming up with 1001 ways to prepare crickets and locust.
And I read the article the other day - it was great. It reminded me of when I worked at The Hyatt Regency Cambridge back in the early '80s. We would always go to The Hatch Shell along the Charles River to watch John Williams and the Boston Pops for the Fourth of July. One year, we brought silver chafing dishes, damask tablecloths, champagne flutes, china and silverware - silver ice buckets - the whole shebang - and had an elegant picnic watching the performance. We were the envy of all around us.
Fond memories, indeed...
Edited to add:
I just got a great Substack from Jay Kuo https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/legacy-media-is-failing-us-hard
That IS a great article, Jay is right on! We need more voices saying the same thing AND reaching people.
As an aside about the Pops. My parents lived for a time at Charles River Park, on the 19th floor. They were awoken one night their first year there by loud explosions. They both thought the country was being attacked -- but it was just the practice fireworks for the 4th.
We used to get people together in my parents' bedroom (which faced down the Charles) and we hooked up great speakers to the radio - and we listened to the concert and then saw the fireworks just about at eye level. Very cool! Not as cool as your picnic!