Debt Rattle December 1 2020
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[See the full post at: Debt Rattle December 1 2020]I’m fine everybody. Just needed a break…
I am truly humbled by these responses; thank you all very much.
Gobsmacked is another adjective that is apropos…
TAE is like a white cane, guiding us through a world we can’t quite clearly see…
I’ve never doubted TAE’s relevance and importance; just my own part/contribution…
I like the idea of being a part of TAE’s furniture (thanks Polder Dweller)… 😉Boogaloo also e-mailed me this morning wondering what was going on…
zerosum
I’m missing the wisdom and inputs from V. Arnold.
Raúl Ilargi Meijer
Yes, zero, I was wondering about V. Arnold as well
Polder Dweller
I hope V. Arnold is OK – he’s part of the TAE furniture.
sumac.carol
I miss V. Arnold too.
John Day
I hope V.Arnold is OK.
VietnamVet
I miss V.A. too.The Vitamin D deficiency info is hardly surprising. As this vitamin is created by sun exposure, North Americans and Northern Europeans have been suffering from it for year now. Especially given the sometimes fanatical efforts of some people to avoid the sun because it “causes cancer”,
Supplements help, but firstly, people need to get outside more and into the sunshine. Leave the fear in the basement with Biden & lock the cellar doors. Too many health benefits to even list.
@ V. Arnold
Being an inveterate trickster, I refrained from wondering where you’d gone or expressing worry about your well-being. Humor being my staunchest ally after love, I wanted to but refrained from wisecracking that if Raul et al wanted you to stick around, paintings by Jackson Pollock and the like needed to be replaced with something like Vermeer or Corot.
Today, Raul posts a lovely Van Gogh and voila! V. Arnold is back.
‘It’s the art, stupid.’
Population control
Only those who deserve itIranian Nuclear Program Gains Steam Following Assassination Of “Nuclear Soleimani” Near Tehran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinations_by_the_United_States#:~:text=Successful%20assassinations%20%20%20%20Target%20%20,%20%20Yemen%20%2014%20more%20rows%20
This is a list of individuals who have been the targets of assassination by the United States. American authorities usually define these killings as ‘targeted killings’.US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 “Victim Nations” Since World War II
This carefully researched article by James A. Lucas documents the more than 20 million lives lost resulting from US led wars, military coups and intelligence ops carried out in the wake of what is euphemistically called the “post-war era” (1945- ). The extensive loss of life in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Libya is not included in this study.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States,_June_2020
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2020, (in one day), whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. (37 individuals)Vitamin D is coming
SpaceWeather warns that from Dec. 1-2, Sunday’s M4.4-class solar flare might sideswipe Earth’s magnetic field.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/biggest-solar-flare-strikes-earth-years-ahead-super-active-solar-cycleCovid19 …. because of the sun
ZS: The sun is finally “waking up” and currently has some serious sunspots.
It makes me happy.
“Just needed a break.” Welcome back VA. I know what you mean.“you’ve seen it gone offshore to Frankfurt, Germany?”
We have heard that it went to a CIA center, as they perpetually try to depose the President. We heard there was a firefight when they came in and took the servers. We heard several people were killed and reported as a helicopter crash. But one hears a lot of things.
“It Could Take 4 Years to Regain The 22 Million Jobs Lost During COVID19 (F.)”
Meh. Like the Great Depression, there’s nothing wrong with the economy: people still need things, we still have all the resources, and everybody’s willing to punch the clock to turn #2 into #1. You just need to stop intentionally murdering the economy so the rich can buy up the distressed assets by intentionally murdering the poor. But it’s like talking to a wall: “King George/King Louis/Jeff Bezos would never Blockade Boston/let the poor starve/transfer all small business to his pocket at the rate of $171,000/per employee in 6 months” They’re my Daddy! They’re my Friend! Fauc-U would never lie when he contradicts himself newly each day. He follows the Science.
Grow up. We can turn the economy on full blast in 60 seconds. Enforce the law. Bankruptcy law. Assembly law: the 1st law in the whole nation. Anti-trust law. Any law at all, just start somewhere. But that would be #Logos.
“Walmart Thanks Government for Completely Obliterating Their Small Business Competition”
When you have a merger of corporation and state, we call it what? And that system is known for what, historically? A) Fascism. B) Mass murder. Right on schedule, as predicted, with riotous cheers of approval and adoration. Please more! Please! We love our King/Chancellor/Fuhrer/National Health Director.
“Tax the crap out of them.”
Um, the people who run the multi-merged system are going to tax themselves? And when they tax themselves, therefore take the money for themselves to distribute to…themselves? The Government is NOT different from the monopolies right now. They ARE the monopolies. So we’ll tax the monopolies to pay the monopolies. And why? Because this kiting-scheme fools people into not showing up with the necessary pitchforks. Daddy government is our friend. Daddy will help.
No, they won’t. THEY’RE the sole reason these monopolies exist, they’d have long been destroyed by competition if not for the D.C. protection racket.
“Tanden”
I’m seeing hazy outlines, and if this is the worst election in 200 years – which is necessary to reveal and straighten things out – then the Contingent Election plan is on, as well telegraphed, Military Intel is going to start breaking things, yes, BUT: who are you going to present your election and/or other evidence to? State Assemblies? Pudunk Court Judge? Congress? They’re the criminals who supported this, save the 10% just elected. So I expect SCOTUS will rule, they will present to the House/Congress, who will simply refuse to act. Ever. I mean, they’ve never done their jobs before, why start now? So you have a freeze: both/neither President Both/neither Congress both/neither military. And they standoff for months, piddling with court cases and delays.
…Which to me is good, since as I’ve said, we can kill a million people in about 20 minutes, in any city of any state. And the DNC blue checkmarks are out daily saying we should create the hit lists. Delaying’s not bad. It’s siege warfare instead. The new Aquarian warfare, of propaganda and the mind. Fine by me. Never cared about any of them anyway, don’t want anything from them, and the busier they are, the more they leave me alone. …Like bars in Staten Island throwdown to DeBlasio and the Governor, hand-gun-armed joggers visiting gun-free D.C. by the hundreds and the police merely wave.
What makes me think so? The DoD “Kraken” is common knowledge now, even for Kunstler. That targets who? The CIA. And their overseas office in Hamburg. The expat-military/DeepState is attacking the Domestic military/DeepState. That’s what, children? “AmericaFirst” vs, as Joe would say, “America not first,” i.e. the global empire and globalists. Corporations, in a way. That’s been the whole noodle since the generals lost Bush’s gambit to take over the world: retreat and recover in our borders, or double-down planetwide and lose all, including our souls. Nation vs Empire. It was always coming. Maybe since 1820, “Monroe Doctrine” and the “Empire” Style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_style
“Establishment Journalists Are Piling on to Smear Robert Fisk (Cook)”
An adult American said it, AND they have a checkmark, therefore it is a lie. Gosh life is simple sometimes.
Affidavit of Dr Navid Keshavarz-Nia Phd: (available over at scribd)
“My analysis of the 2020 Election from NY Times data shows statistical anomalies across the battleground state votes. These failures are widespread and systemic – and sufficient to invalidate the vote counts.
“I conclude with high confidence that the election 2020 data were altered in all battleground states resulting in hundreds of thousands of votes that were cast for President Trump to be transferred to Vice President Biden.”This guy has some serious credentials.
@madamski: LOVE your keen observations (including bub-bye Pollack). The art of making magic is always in motion. A sincere Heart with clear intention delivers: “Today, Raul posts a lovely Van Gogh and voila! V. Arnold is back.”
Souls unite in the PRESENCE of beautiful art. The Vincent van Gogh Women Picking Olives 1889 is a harmonious and serene expression. The brush-stroked curvy waves of complimentary, subtle colors moves us into this glorious moment. Captivating! The sky. Soft rounded edges everywhere, painted with ease seen in the women and trees. The only straight lines form the ladder and create a strong focal and gathering point. Listen carefully and you will hear laughter floating through the trees, ringing – like the happy chatter of playful songbirds. The simple rituals of daily living come to life.
Something tells me Van Gogh would have understood and loved abstract art like Jackson Pollock’s. Vincent himself was already on his way there. A look at the colors and shapes he used even just in this painting make that very clear. A pinkish sky?! And look at the field, not exactly figurative art, but abstract. Vincent started with recognizable shapes, but was already going for feeling, much more than reason, i.e. recognition. If you look only at that field, it could have been Pollock. Only, the latter infused that with much
more energy. At a certain point, it’s no longer about what do you see, but what do you feel.Those of you with a strong artistic sensibility, please continue to share – for those of us who do not have much to offer in this Dept, it is like a breath of fresh humanity.
“At a certain point, it’s no longer about what do you see, but what do you feel.”
Yes. From seeing to feeling and BEYOND.
I agree that Van Gogh would have understood and appreciated Pollock’s works.
Since TAE Gallery posts one piece at a time, it is natural to react to the ONE piece in front of you. This is my experience – and it does not always serve me well. The Jackson Pollock Greyed Rainbow 1953 from yesterday was disturbing. It fit my mood + matched the news perfectly. And so I roamed the grey zone most of the morning.
This conversation creates an opening for me to revisit my reaction. It’s all about perspective. When viewing multiple Pollock works another picture emerges. His work is created, is driven/inspired totally by FEELING and not sight. Voila!
It feels like WE are living in an abstract world now more than ever. Welcome pink skies and greyed rainbows.
Because I am a logical technical type person, devining the feelings of an artist’s art is basically lost on me unless someone explains it to me. I had the same problem explaining Shakespeare’s plays to my English Lit teachers who could see it so clearly, when I could not. I did, however, greatly admire Shakespeare’s incredible ability with words.
That is not to say I don’t appreciate art. That so many paint but fail, shows how difficult it is to become a great painter. I tend to focus on the skill of the images painted.
Since I can draw quite well, I do have some basic artistic abilities. I choose to hone those skills in the engineering field. I tend to design things I want to build on the back of envelopes!
In my travels I have always visited the great art museums of Rome, Athens, Madrid, Paris, London, Brussels, etc,.
Up here in the great white north, my Father met one of Canada’s Group of 7 painters, A. Y. Jackson, up in Northern Quebec/Labrador. He came up to do pencil field sketches which he would then take back to his studio.
Now my Father, an engineer, was even better at drawing than I am. He directed his talents into all kinds of wood carvings. We still have his Loons and Blue Jays. Naturally I can carve too but more into wooden airplanes. My Father’s Father was studying to be an architect when the depression hit. Now my Grandfather could really draw!
And did I mention my Daughter attended a special 4 year art high school? Yes, she can really draw!
That ability to draw has now been passed down through 3 generations!
Love the story, three generations of people who care. I started drawing at 70 without a clue. Betty Edwards book helped me a lot. Here’s something I wrote about it:
Why Draw?
Talk has limitations. Vocabulary is ever shifting and is shared imperfectly. Talk is necessarily linear, one word at a time, excellent for lists, describing events in time, cause and effect, but it is clumsy at describing, say, the New York subway system or the liberation of first love.
I’m not the first writer to have begun painting in his or her dotage. Perhaps I’ve not much left to say. Perhaps I’m inhibited by the suspicion that our culture has talked too much.
Our schools teach students that the road to success is paved with correct answers, generally, correct words. The correct answer for a power hitting third baseman is a home run. The correct answer for a chef is a sauce that enhances without overwhelming. Correct words are distinctly secondary in most endeavors, it turns out.
Why draw? A camera does a better job of preserving light reflected from the subject. Photography is the tool of choice for archiving. Drawing involves sustained attention: the more you look, the more you see. There is action and reaction as the drawing develops; a relationship forms between you and the subject. Feeling influences your hand. The drawing is modeling the subject and how you feel about it. Your light mingles with that of the subject. A drawing discovers and celebrates; it is both egotistical and profoundly humble.
Finally. Because a drawing stills time, it leads to the present moment, the ultimate reward.
Interesting day in the swamp!
Bill Barr sees no election fraud. So Biden is now in the clear.
Durham has been turned from a DofJ prosecutor into a truly harmless special prosecutor!
Trump’s legal options are now zero! No judge will now hear his rigged election case.
The swamp has now won 100%!
P.S. Turning a DofJ prosecutor into a Special prosecutor is a very nasty trick that congress plays on the American voters. It sounds good but the reality is Durham now reports directly to Congress’s politicians! This guarantees that nobody will be prosecuted!
madamski
Today, Raul posts a lovely Van Gogh and voila! V. Arnold is back.
‘It’s the art, stupid.’
Indeed, the art; lost without it…
Basseterre Kitona
Supplements help, but firstly, people need to get outside more and into the sunshine. Leave the fear in the basement with Biden & lock the cellar doors. Too many health benefits to even list.
Absolutely true; it’s where I get my D3; good ‘ol Sol…
Good find on that vitamin-D article. I had been openly speculating a relationship of approximately that magnitode more than once , today.
V.Arnold: Sawat Di Krap, Mate! Glad you are OK. The banana patch is planted down in Yoakum, and it got it’s first freeze last night. I may replace some plants in March, if there is a lot of difference in response to this winter.
Dr.D. Serious speculation today, man. Where do you “hear those things”?
Wes: Drawing is practical. I do it for practical reasons.
@All-Y’all: I liked the Van Gough museum a LOT, and the Don McLean “Starry Starry Night” song.
I liked to paint murals in college. I made drawings first, then overlaid a grid, and color schemes. It took a long time. Glad I did it when I could. I only made 4, but they were nice.Ah, Dr.D. (Dr Demento? A good show, that) I see you got some of that rumor from Kunstler, but not the part about the casualties and faking a chopper accident to explain them.
DIA vs CIA? MAD Magazine? Which spy is white?V.Arnold: Sawat Di Krap, Mate! Glad you are OK. The banana patch is planted down in Yoakum, and it got it’s first freeze last night. I may replace some plants in March, if there is a lot of difference in response to this winter.
Thanks and Sawat Di Krap to you as well.
Well, you’re in new territory for this one; freezing cold here is 18°c… 😉
The picture of your banana patch looked great; it will be interesting to see if the plants survive that; I have no idea.Art like Pollock’s mostly evokes no feeling in me. Get too abstract and my emotions have nothing to hang their purse on even if, like yesterday’s Pollock, the color fields, textures, and rhythms actually evoke some tri-dimensionality (something Pollock never did for me before; and Id I’ve seen a few Pollocks in the real canvas flesh.)
Van Gogh’s art abstracts aspects of the image, but the image remains and communicates itself that much more for the liberties Van took with images. Some semblance of image is necessary for me to feel emotion unless the abstract art is simplified into the power of color and proportion with minimal motion/rhythm. So while I don’t like Pollock, I often enjoy the better ultra minimalist stuff that is often little more than a square or three of carefully chosen color.
Paul Klee, I feel, straddles the fine line of abstract vs. representative art with an uncanny feel for the sweet spot between the two. Like this:
Final Pollock dig. His art looks to me like the condition he usually was in to paint: thoroughly drunk.
I enjoy interacting almost daily here with art that I’d normally not experience. For whatever reason (cost, distance, timing?) there’s very little classic European art in NZ galleries (let alone my poor attendance therein). And perhaps mellowing with age a bit helps too – I used to be far too quick to judgement, as opposed to being able to “hang out” for a bit with an image and see if it resonated or grew on me.
Unrelated, I came across this article just now and immediately thought of Dr D. Familiar themes, and well articulated: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/politics-positivism-science-tyranny
@huskynut
Thanks for the link to the positivism piece. In different terms it describes the breakdown of clear thinking presently occurring. The politicization of science… The author frames the situation clearly and explains the nagging irritation I have when listening to main stream media experts. Usually I just say, I think he/she is full of shit, but that doesn’t leave me with much.OK, I found a link to a version of the story of US military (DIA) crashing the Frankfurt Dominion server party the CIA was holding, and taking fatalities. It’s a recording of voice discussions of the story.
This is a deeper dredge than I do, usually. http://mediaarchives.gsradio.net/rense/special/rense_113020_MH.mp3
I hear there is another source, but can’t find it, and have asked the correspondent to send me a link.It was nice of YOU (so many) – to share personal experiences with art.
@madamski: a beautiful Paul Klee selection. I love the dynamics of the “slices”. The colors are wonderful together. So many shades of turquoise/blue! The “tiles” fit with ease; they produce a harmonic vibe I can BE with. You might call this one HOME. What is the title? And the early piece you posted – that was a Pollock?Abstract art like Pollocks splatter-piles produce a reaction (in me) that I might have avoided feeling otherwise. I don’t spend much time in minimally colored random chaos. It’s good for me to go there now and then….
Straightwalker said: Why draw? A camera does a better job of preserving light reflected from the subject. Photography is the tool of choice for archiving. Drawing involves sustained attention: the more you look, the more you see. There is action and reaction as the drawing develops; a relationship forms between you and the subject. Feeling influences your hand. The drawing is modeling the subject and how you feel about it. Your light mingles with that of the subject. A drawing discovers and celebrates; it is both egotistical and profoundly humble.
Finally. Because a drawing stills time, it leads to the present moment, the ultimate reward. <
Thank you for that bit on drawing, Straightwalker; it’s a great reminder to this guy who can’t draw for sh!t, but needs to anyway, for the reasons you laid out.
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