Tall bushy green hair tops over thick black poles, Standing, ‘fro touching ‘fro, as a living gateway to a field that is somewhere between fresh cut and gone to seed. The welcome mat is wide for the feet of grazing deer at dusk, frisky rabbits, and the occasional whooshing wings of a hawk. Green…
Month: June 2020
Jon Stewart Interview and new movie
The June 15, 2020 issue of The New York Times Magazine has a feature interview with Jon Stewart being interviewed by David Marchese, called, “Jon Stewart is Back to Weigh In.” When asked about George Floyd’s murder by police: The police are a reflection of a society. They’re not a rogue alien organization that came…
#FF — Awake
Strapped onto the bed, natural and introduced orifices maintained fluid input and output by proxy. Through the haze, I discerned their routine movements. Bright LEDs popped on, after which the metal clanking of the door lock brought their soft padding into the room. One smelled of lilacs; another of onions. They never spoke as they…
Chris Hedges: Gaslighted by the Ruling Class — Rise Up Times
“Police unions, often little more than white hate groups, continue to have the unassailable power to brush aside would-be reformers, including community review boards, mayors and police chiefs. These unions generously bankroll the campaigns of elected officials, including public prosecutors, who do their bidding.” via Chris Hedges: Gaslighted by the Ruling Class — Rise Up Times
What do you see # 34 — Mother Bear
Mother Bear wandered these woods for a good hundred years. Her cubs were many and had populated the region, valleys and mountains, and beyond. Mother Bear was tired. It was time for her to rest. One day in early fall, she fell asleep under a majestic beech tree surrounded by oak and did not wake…
dVerse — Rest in the Peace of the Meadow
Love Poem, by Audre Lorde Speak earth and bless me with what is richest make sky flow honey out of my hips rigid as mountains spread over a valley carved out by the mouth of rain. And I knew when I entered her I was high wind in her forests hollow fingers whispering sound honey…
The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis, by Luke Mogelson — Rise Up Times
Lengthy, detailed, UNBIASED reporting on Minneapolis over a period of time, from the first riots at ground zero to at least June 7. If you want the nitty gritty from a journalist who was there, this is one to read. “It’s not just about George Floyd,” she told me. “It’s about all the unseen…
Tao Talk 