Friday, February 3, 2017

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Famous First Words: An Act to amend, and supplementary to, the Act entitled 'An Act respecting Fugitives from Justice, and Persons escaping from the Service of their Masters... US Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Let's Do This! Every joke is a tiny revolution. --George Orwell, 1945 Is a joke that risky? The year is 2017. The resistance, led by women, park rangers, scientists, and Shia LeBeouf enters day 7 in the struggle against Darth Orange.
..........When she talks, I hear the revolution..........Joe Hill …..Rebel Girl
Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people. --Patricia Hill Collins
It is a cold (24°F) Friday morning. There is a small sliver of bright light in the southeast; the rest of the sky is dark and covered with darker clouds that have streaks of light dark between them. Birds are silent and only the sound of traffic far away joins the sounds of wind through the trees, through the fence, through my scarf. Even Puck, keeping watch at the corner near the storage shed, makes no noise but moves like a white shadow, restlessly pacing the perimeter. Pax comes to join us and he and Puck chase about the yard playing dog games. But the wind begins to work its way between my sleeve and my glove and around my hat so that I am cold and we return to the warmth, the light, the indoors. It smells of fresh brewed Moose Munch; always delightful, and home. Not always delightful. And now, cup of sweet, popcorny decaf and a space heater nearby, I get to sit down and write to you. Wow, a hoot and half.
Hope your weekend involves something worth picketing, ePistliers.
First they came for the scientists... And the National Parks Services said, “LOL, no” and went rogue and we were all like, “I was not expecting the park rangers to lead the resistance, none of the dystopian novels I read prepared me for this but cool”. --Christina Maki Linville
Remember back when Sarah Palin was the craziest person in politics? Good times!
..........three of them can read..........Chad Mitchell Trio …..Your Friendly Liberal Neighborhood Klu Klux Klan
Trivia Questions: Happy Birthday, League of Nations!
^ What was the mission of the League of Nations?
^^ When and/or by whom was a League of Nations first proposed?
^^^ Which US president championed the league?
^^^^ Where was the League actually formed?
^^^^^ What were the official languages of the LoN?
Fake Library Statistic of the Week: 76% of librarians quietly sing the alphabet song to themselves when shelving. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Moonbeam: If society will not admit of women's free development, then society must be remodeled. --Elizabeth Blackwell


..........Call it “Peace” or call it “Treason”.........Phil Ochs …..I Ain't Marchin' Any More
Something to Think About of the Week: Spiritual Activism is the coming together of spirituality and activism. It is not about any form of dogma; it is simply activism that comes from the heart, not just the head, activism that is compassionate, positive, kind, fierce and trans-formative. It focuses as much on what we are for, as on what we are against. https://matadornetwork.com/bnt/the-11-keys-of-spiritual-activism/
Big Hello: Ciao - Italian
Week of the Week: National Ice Sculpture Week (February 1-5) – If you throw away an ice sculpture is in justice?
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Days of the Dead (February 3-5, Atlanta, GA) ...Stranger Things...
I'm so angry I made this sign / We shouldn't let Trump's mind wander; it's too little to be out alone.
..........Please Come to Chicago..........Graham Nash …..We Can Change the World
^ The LoN's primary goals included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.
Almanac: It is Friday, February 3, 2017. The moon was first quarter yesterday and is in Taurus. It is Bubble Gum Day, Give Kids a Smile Day, 4 Chaplains Memorial Day, and The Day the Music Died. In China it is New Year's Day -The Year of the Hare/Rabbit (2011/4709). In Paraguay it is San Blas, patrón of Paraguay and in Puerto Rico it is also Fiesta de San Blas, protector of harvest but not patron. Because it is the first friday in february it is also Wear Red Day (Women's Heart Health) and Working Naked Day.
Among those born on this day were Charles VI (1368), Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736), Louis Bouteiller (1848), Horace Greeley (1811), Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), Sidney Lanier (1842), Gertrude Stein (1874), Norman Rockwell (1894), Pretty Boy Floyd (1904), Joey Bishop (1918), Shelley Berman (1926), Fran Tarkenton (1940), Blythe Danner (12943), Melanie (1947), and Terry Bradshaw (1969).
On February third the first paper money was issued (Massachusetts, 1690), Spain recognized US independence (1783), the Territory of Illinois was orgnaized (1809), US Supreme Court declared US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional (1855), the 15th Amendement passed congress (Black Suffrage, 1870), Barnum bought Jumbo the elephant (1882), Congress created the Electoral Count Act (1887), Tzar's Dada-Manifest published (1916), the League of Nations held its first meeting (Paris, 1919), the Vietnamese Communistic Party formed (1930), J Fred Muggs became a regular on the Today Show (1953), the Cuban Embargo was instituted (1962), Hendrix recorded Purple Haze (1967), Discovery was launched (STS 63, 1994), Discovery 19 was launched (STS 63, 1995), and Carl Sagan's Public Memorial was held (1997).
Tonight's Sky: Below Orion's feet crouches surprisingly large Lepus, the Hare. In the west, early evening, is Venus.
This Week: Saturday, February 4 – Ice Cream for Breakfast Day & Take Your Child to the Library Day
Tonight's Sky 2/4: In early evening the Pleiades stand above the Moon, and Aldebaran shines left of the Moon.
Sunday, February 5 – Dump Your Significant Jerk Day & Popcorn Day
Tonight's Sky 2/5: Mercury is sinking very low in the glow of dawn while Jupiter shine brightly in the south.
Monday, February 6 – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Tonight's Sky 2/6: Uranus is high in the southwest right after dark while Neptune sets at the end of twilight.
Tuesday, February 7 – African American Coaches Day & Laura Ingalls Wilder Day
Tonight's Sky 2/7: Mars is that faint red dot just above Venus.
Wednesday, February 8 – Opera Day
Tonight's Sky 2/8: Saturn is in the southeast before and during dawn.
Thursday, February 9 – Read in the Bathtub Day & National Pizza Day
Mark Your Calendar: The night of 2/10-2/11 there will be a penumbral lunar eclipse visible in North & South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Indian Ocean, Pacific, Atlantic and much of Asia. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2017-february-11
I think at this point Trump could just say he built a wall and most of his voters would choose to believe it. Much Cheaper. --Andy Daly --Submitted by ma of oh / It's not suddenly safe to be openly racist in public just because the president is racist. He has bodyguards. You don't. ~~Click Here for the video of Neo-Nazi, Richard Spencer getting punched in the face – again.
..........Us poor folks ain't got a chance unless we organize .........Pete Seeger …..Which Side Are You On
^^ The concept of a peaceful community of nations had been proposed as far back as 1795, when Kant's Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch outlined the idea of a league of nations to control conflict and promote peace between states.
Funniest thing I read of the Week: If there is a Muslim ban, refugees can pretend they're Christians. You know, just like Republicans do.
Moonbeam: The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me. --Elizabeth Blackwell
Amusing Activism of the Week: Someone edited the Wikipedia entry for invertebrates to include Paul Ryan: http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/01/wikipedia-invertebrate-page-edited-to-include-paul-ryan.html
ePistlier Submission of the Week: My favorite sign from the Kansas City Women's March:  "Thou shalt not mess with women's reproductive rights."  Fallopians 19:73. --The Bread Ladye
Late Night Snacks: On the opposite end of the female empowerment spectrum, tonight on ABC we had a new episode of “The Bachelor.” --Jimmy Kimmel / Even though our studio can only hold 200 people, Donald Drumpf’s press secretary says we’ve got 2 MILLION people here tonight! --Jimmy Fallon / Over the weekend, 750,000 protesters attended the Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles. The last time this many women gathered in downtown L.A., it was to testify against Bill Cosby. --Conan O'Brien / Rapper Snoop Dogg recently revealed that country music singer Willie Nelson is the only person who can “out-smoke” him. And then someone said, “Snoop, that’s a mop.” --Seth Meyers / CNN reported that last Friday intelligence chiefs presented Drumpf with claims of Russian efforts compromise him. I gotta say, that is an awkward first meeting with your new boss. “Hey, so, looking forward to working together, watercooler’s down the hall, we heard you’re a puppet of a hostile foreign government, Barbara validates parking any time you need it, any questions?” --Stephen Colbert
Activism is my rent for living on the planet. --Alice Walker
I thought of Mike Pence naked, now I'm a Lesbian. / National Park Service: Only you can resist fascist liars
..........Come, all ye workers, from every land.........Joe Hill …..There Is Power in the Union
^^^ The American President Woodrow Wilson had drafted a plan which reflected his own idealistic views (first articulated in the 14 Points of January 1918).
Armchair Activism of the Week: White House Inc Connects Callers to Drumpf Businesses While White House Comment Line Is Closed. Foreign leaders and Wall Street executives know that if they want to reach out to our President, they can just connect with his business associates. Now the American people have a direct line to Drumpf too. When you submit your phone number, you’ll receive a call and be randomly connected to one of Drumpf’s properties. Don’t be fooled, they’ll ask you to make a reservation or a tee time, but remember, you’re talking to the White House, so use the opportunity to discuss important issues. https://whitehouseinc.org/
Worthless Fact of the Week: J Fred Muggs was born March 14, 1952 in French Cameroon. He was the mascot for NBC's Today Show from 1953-57.

Weird Word of the Week: Singultient – weepy, crying, sobbing. its Latin origin lies in singultus, which can mean a speech broken by sobs. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-sin1.htm
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Control spider mites, whiteflies, aphids, and thrips on houseplants. Mix 2 tablespoons Tabasco Pepper Sauce, 2 tablespoons McCormick Garlic Powder, 3 drops Ivory Dishwashing Liquid, and 2 cups water in a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle. Spray the solution on plants. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/tabasco.html
Shameless Self Promotion of the Week: The Lawrence Progressive Calendar has swollen since the Women's March on Washington. Last Tuesday I added 14 new items. Check it out: http://dovedrop8.wixsite.com/prairiemama/calendar
An animal rights activist in Germany accuses the Berlin Zoo of inhumane treatment of a bear cub, and says therefore the cub should be destroyed. The activist bases his arguments on The Patriot Act, which operates under the assumption that the best way to protect our rights is to have them taken away.
...........We all want to change the world.........The Beatles …..Revolution
^^^^ At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Wilson, Cecil, and Smuts all put forward their draft proposals. The two principal drafters and architects of the covenant of the League of Nationswere Lord Robert Cecil (a lawyer and diplomat) and Jan Smuts (a Commonwealth statesman).
Word Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Elbow – strike with one's elbow; push, jostle, barge King Lear Act IV Scene III. Kent: A sovereign shame so elbows him: his own unkindness...
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Tip: if you don't want comedians weighing in on politics, don't elect a joke.
Puck the Brave Episode of the Week: Here's our fearless Puck trying to sneak past customs disguised as a pillow in the case of the Detained Dalmatian.
The economy is so bad, oysters are making alternative pearls. / Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free... Except you, not you.
..........I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see.........Doobie Brothers …..Takin' It to the Streets
^^^^^ The official languages of the League of Nations were French, English, and Spanish.
Month of the Week: February is National Haiku Month –
Only so many
Hours. And so much to get done.
I would rather nap.
Famous Kansans: Dorthy Gale b. 1900 – traveled to Oz. http://oz.wikia.com/wiki/Dorothy_Gale
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Mountains aren't just funny, they're hill areas. --submitted by ma of oh
Today's Peace of History, February 3, 1964: In New York City, more than 450,000 students, mostly black and Puerto Rican and nearly half the citywide enrollment, boycotted the New York City schools to protest segregation.
Patriots are defying Trump's gag order at the National Park Service, EPA, and now NASA. Who's next? Keep it coming. It's only a matter of time before the Donald has a complete meltdown. / Jesus chose this week for the second coming but then the couldn't get through customs.
..........We have laid the wide foundations, built it skyward stone by stone..........I.W.W. …..Solidarity Forever
Masthead of the Week: fRiday ePistle February 03, 2016, oRganized ePistle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Home of alternative news Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 1800 Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS 66046
Moonbeam: Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wing. Only one thing endures and that is character. --Horace Greeley
Cost of War:
Tax dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 2/2/16: $761,913,377,098.
Tax dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 1/26/16: $761,262,978,097.
Tax dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 2/2/16: $820,199,924,267.
Tax dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 1/28/16: $820,180,915,756.
Tax dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 2/2/16: $13,481,727,687.
Tax dollars spent on Daesh conflict as of 1/26/16: $13,381,779,203.
Tax dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 2/2/16: $141,209,226,737.
Tax dollars spent on the Pentagon Slush Fund as of 1/26/16: $140,653,096,668.
Tax dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 2/2/16: $1,740,933,931,082.
Tax dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 1/26/16: $1,739,575,860,633.
Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality. --Malala Yousafzai
..........I will raise my voice, and stand my ground.........Brian Claflin & Ellie Grace .....I'm Gonna Walk It With You
Does this ass make my country look small?
Famous Last Words: Help me, yeah, Purple Haze. --Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze
May Peace be your goal
And Joy be your comrad
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