Gloomy tyrants, we disdain all the terror you intend,
From Handel’s Athalia
all your fury will be vain, and in low confusion end!
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Bleh. Ears are plugged, nose is stuffy, head is fogging up, stomach hurts, no energy, and some minor chills. Feels like it’s time for a case of the crud.
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Give the people of Ukraine credit; they’re putting up a helluva fight. Russia may win the war, but there’s an old saying about conquering versus governing.
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Amidst all of the other craziness, Sally Kellerman passed away.
Sally Kellerman Dead: Hot Lips Houlihan in ‘M*A*S*H’ Movie Was 84 – The Hollywood Reporter
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Happy birthday, George.
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History lesson, courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Revolution of Dignity, also known as the Maidan revolution, took place in Ukraine in February 2014 at the end of the Euromaidan protests, when a series of violent events involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv culminated in the ousting of elected president Viktor Yanukovych and the overthrow of the Ukrainian government. The revolution began in November 2013 when protests erupted in response to President Yanukovych’s refusal to sign a political association and free trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
Yanukovych asked the Russian Federation for assistance. Russia considered the overthrow of Yanukovych to be an illegal coup, and did not recognize the interim government. Russia made this statement the same day the new Ukrainian government issued a warrant for Yanukovych’s arrest: 24 February.
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I’ve been re-reading Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. The protagonist, Spider Jerusalem is a gonzo journalist based on Hunter S. Thompson. The plot focuses on Jerusalem investigating and exposing the corruption of two U.S. presidents in a dystopian future.
It was published from 1997 to 2002 and bears a frightening resemblance to the world we live in today. Perhaps the most chilling quote from the series:
I always thought people were essentially bright. Distracted, sure, and weak, and beaten, but never stupid. And then you show them, here’s the two people who want to be president. One is evil, but you can deal with him, because he actually harbors beliefs. The other one will tell any lie, wear any mask, to become president, and not only that, he f*cking hates you, and he’s doing this just so he can make your lives hell. And who do you think they vote for? Stupid.
Spider Jerusalem, Transmetropolitan, Here to Go (issue #25)
Compare to the late P.J. O’Rourke’s assessment of two recent presidential candidates:
(Candidate 1 is) wrong about absolutely everything, but (they’re) wrong within normal parameters.
P.J. O’Rourke, quoted in Clarence Page | After P.J. O’Rourke, who can save conservative comedy now?
I mean, (Candidate 2) just can’t be president. They’ve got this button, you know, in the briefcase. (They’re) going to find it.
Now we find ourselves in a situation where a jumped-up little thug who managed to become an oligarch has invaded a sovereign nation largely in support of his stated opinion that “…the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century”.
(To be fair, he also said “Anyone who doesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.” Thanks for that clarification. The people of Crimea and Belarus might beg to differ.)
And let’s be frank: While I support the sanctions that the U.S. and its allies are placing on Russia as a result, it’s a virtual certainty that nothing short of armed conflict is going to stop Putin. He doesn’t strike me as someone who cares about sanctions as long as he holds on to power.
But I digress. In Transmetropolitan, Spider Jerusalem quits his mountain compound and returns to The City to fulfill a two book contract, taking a journalism position to pay the bills in the meantime. He knows he can’t change the world, but he intends to do his part before he returns to the mountains to spend time with people that are important to him, enjoy his garden, and be left alone.
I suppose in the end that’s what it’s all about. Do your part, spend time with loved ones, and hopefully be left alone by the people that are out there trying to f*ck you over in order to further their misguided agendas.
If only the people of Ukraine were that fortunate.
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There are times when I’m unable to comprehend a person’s motivations. More often than not I’m glad, because I don’t want to be able to think that way. There are some neighborhoods where you don’t want – or need to go.
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Listening to Laraine Newman reminisce about Saturday Night Live with Dana Carvey and David Spade is a fine way to spend a Sunday evening.
Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade – February 16, 2022
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Netflix is confused. (That’s a still from The Crown.)
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