Memorial Day 2019

It’s important to remember the people who died in service to our nation on Memorial Day. How much moreso must we do everything possible to prevent more of our children from the same fate, heroic as it may be? Our celebration should include a yearly rededication to the promotion of peace, rather than military action for the sake of nationalism, religion, and worst of them all, profit. We must not take the path of imperialism, but rather the task of bringing compassion to those who desperately need help. If we want to end terrorism we must open the fist and provide a helping hand instead. Nothing kills hatred faster than kindness, and nothing breeds contempt like exploitation and suffering. Carrots, not sticks are the path to a just society.
I wish everyone warm reflections this Memorial Day, and rededicate myself to peace, kindness and unity.
~jg

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Watch this strange laundry detergent commercial parodying Star Trek (1969)

It’s Not-Spock selling Cheer. WTF?!?
#StarTrek

The Article ‘Watch this strange laundry detergent commercial parodying Star Trek (1969)’ originally appeared on https://boingboing.net/2019/05/29/watch-this-strange-laundry-det.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Why Orwell’s ‘1984’ is more prophetic than ever in 2019

“George Orwell’s 1984 turns 70 this June, yet it feels more prophetic than ever. Its tale of a future in which a totalitarian regime has assumed full control over an individual’s body and mind strikes a nerve in a world where privacy and truth seem constantly under threat…”

The Article ‘Why Orwell’s ‘1984’ is more prophetic than ever in 2019′ originally appeared on https://mashable.com/article/1984-orwell-guide-future-generations/
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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US to strafe crucial nesting area for 3m birds with poison to eradicate mice

Gee…has anyone asked what will happen to the birds? Do the birds eat the mice? What happens if the birds eat the poison? Risks to humans? Water? Soil?
Umm…so many questions.

The Article ‘US to strafe crucial nesting area for 3m birds with poison to eradicate mice’ originally appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/24/midway-atoll-birds-albatross-terns-mice
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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McDonald’s designs miniature to-scale restaurant for bees: meet the McHive

Can I just say: The McHive makes me want to keep bees. Too fucking cute.

The Article ‘McDonald’s designs miniature to-scale restaurant for bees: meet the McHive’ originally appeared on https://droolindognews.blogspot.com/2019/05/mcdonalds-designs-miniature-to-scale.html
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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These Creepy ‘Face Mites’ Live in Your Pores and Mate When You Sleep – Geek.com

Face mite romance. Doing it on your face after a romantic meal of grease, pore jam and zit jizz. Just a lovely thought to consider the next time you look in the mirror. #ThisGrossPlanet

“There is a good chance that you have thousands of “face mites” that thrive in your pores, eat away grease, and engage in mating…”

The Article ‘These Creepy ‘Face Mites’ Live in Your Pores and Mate When You Sleep – Geek.com’ originally appeared on https://www.geek.com/science/these-creepy-face-mites-live-in-your-pores-and-mate-when-you-sleep-1788416/?source
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Meet the Guy Who Spends Months in the Antarctic Collecting Penguin Poop

Conversation over heard in a bar someplace in the world:

“So what do you do for a living?”

“I collect penguin poop in Antarctica.”

Penguin Poop Patrol. Well ok then.

The Article ‘Meet the Guy Who Spends Months in the Antarctic Collecting Penguin Poop’ originally appeared on https://earther.gizmodo.com/meet-the-guy-who-spends-months-in-the-antarctic-collect-1834917157
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Vampire Weekend Play “Sunflower” On ‘Kimmel’: Watch

Do you guys like Vampire Weekend?
I’m kinda on the fence and just can’t seem to say yes…or no. It is just me? Probably, right?

https://www.stereogum.com/2043235/watch-vampire-weekend-play-sunflower-on-kimmel/video/

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This is not my America

This is not my America

In my America, all people are treated with respect, from wherever they arrive. We welcome new ideas and new idea thinkers from new places and perspectives, and we do not shut our doors in the faces of those who come here seeking help, looking only to find a better life. If they make it to our door and knock, we invite them in.
In my America, everyone has a voice and the freedom to decide how their own lives should be lived. Your religion is up to you, and you are free to practice any religion you wish, or no religion at all. Our laws should ensure we treat each other with respect, and that we respect our planet and the rights of our great grandchildren. Our laws should compel us to accept the responsibility for our own actions, but not infringe upon our rights to make our own well educated decisions.
America is not a place to be guarded, but an ideal to be shared. If we expend our efforts and money on improving people’s lives here and abroad, we shouldn’t need to spend so much on border walls to keep ‘them’ out, and weapons of war for forcing ‘them’ to do what we want them to do…at gunpoint.
THIS America is heading in the wrong directions. It didn’t start with Trump, but it’s never been more obvious. Will we figure it out in time, or will it be too late to save us from our own destruction…from the destruction of the REAL America? Because THIS America is not real, and this is not MY America. ~jg

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Ani DiFranco on Her Memoir, Hadestown and Reckoning With the 1990s

126 Minutes With Ani DiFranco – Vulture

https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/ani-difranco-no-walls-and-the-recurring-dream-hadestown.html

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Get Outta My Head! | Jamie Gray – May 06, 2019 at 02:25PM

#RoyalBaby Do you care?
I REALLY want to know. ~jg

#gomh #JustFuckingSaying

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Anyone at Magoo’s Pizza Parlor 54 years ago today?

54 years ago the Warlocks played their first live show…at a pizzeria.
Everybody’s gotta start someplace.
https://inmenlo.com/2019/05/05/anyone-at-magoos-pizza-parlor-54-years-ago-today/

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