Roland it seems that whole Politico article assumes that who votes for whom will actually matter in 2024. If we don't modify the filibuster, get voting right passed and block all the laws handing vote counting to partisans our democracy is history. Eh?
Roland it seems that whole Politico article assumes that who votes for whom will actually matter in 2024. If we don't modify the filibuster, get voting right passed and block all the laws handing vote counting to partisans our democracy is history. Eh?
Of course David. There is no silver bullet. There are so many moving parts to American democracy, many many of them. I just like to find good news where I can, and to inject good cheer and and joy and love into the conversation (which forces me to locate and access them). It’s part of my philosophy of life: don’t just fall into mental traps, don’t just react without thinking, make conscious choices about how you think and what you say. Choose positive. Choose uplifting and inspiring, while being pragmatic and honest about reality, however dismal. Have fun, even when it looks gloomy. Maybe it only looks gloomy. Maybe it isn’t really.
Despair is all around us. Nearly every news outlet slants a story “bad news favored.” The fabulous rain we are expected to get in California this weekend: “Risk of debris flows where there are burn scars,” that’s the common headline. So it’s a double whammy in one headline: images of nasty debris flows, never mind those flows will happen in the middle of nowhere in the mountains far from civilization, and reminders of the wildfires. Nasty piled on nasty. Not “Atmospheric River Event Likely to Make Big Dent in Drought.”
Did you know that 3 or 4 heavy-duty “atmospheric river” storm systems like the one expected this weekend, an AR4 or AR5, on the order of a Pineapple Express series of rainstorms, can eliminate the West Coast drought and turn us into a major flood zone like the epic rainy winter of 2016-17, when the Oroville dam overflowed? I am guessing you didn’t read that in the news. Because that’s not how those bastards lean.
Roland it seems that whole Politico article assumes that who votes for whom will actually matter in 2024. If we don't modify the filibuster, get voting right passed and block all the laws handing vote counting to partisans our democracy is history. Eh?
Of course David. There is no silver bullet. There are so many moving parts to American democracy, many many of them. I just like to find good news where I can, and to inject good cheer and and joy and love into the conversation (which forces me to locate and access them). It’s part of my philosophy of life: don’t just fall into mental traps, don’t just react without thinking, make conscious choices about how you think and what you say. Choose positive. Choose uplifting and inspiring, while being pragmatic and honest about reality, however dismal. Have fun, even when it looks gloomy. Maybe it only looks gloomy. Maybe it isn’t really.
Despair is all around us. Nearly every news outlet slants a story “bad news favored.” The fabulous rain we are expected to get in California this weekend: “Risk of debris flows where there are burn scars,” that’s the common headline. So it’s a double whammy in one headline: images of nasty debris flows, never mind those flows will happen in the middle of nowhere in the mountains far from civilization, and reminders of the wildfires. Nasty piled on nasty. Not “Atmospheric River Event Likely to Make Big Dent in Drought.”
Did you know that 3 or 4 heavy-duty “atmospheric river” storm systems like the one expected this weekend, an AR4 or AR5, on the order of a Pineapple Express series of rainstorms, can eliminate the West Coast drought and turn us into a major flood zone like the epic rainy winter of 2016-17, when the Oroville dam overflowed? I am guessing you didn’t read that in the news. Because that’s not how those bastards lean.
Why don’t we have more news stories which favor good news, to balance out the pervasive dismal and gloom in the media
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/amp/atmospheric-river-California-Marty-Ralph-16549634.php
Fascinating article, Roland. Thank you.
Happy birthday to your dad!
Thank you Laureen, very kind of you 😘