Part of the reason I was looking forward to coming over to Seattle was to escape the month-long smoke haze that's lingered over Butte. Here's Seattle today:
It seems most of the entire west is on fire. I think Montana alone has over 40 going some as large as 100,000 acres.
With visibility less than half a mile yesterday, this was the view the kids got when we went to the infamous Berkeley Pit.
The pit is less than a half mile wide at this point. Oh, and the Ph.....? At this point something less than 1.5. Last fall around 10,000 snow geese landed there on their southward migration. None took off.
Bad timing.....this is what they are going to see on their vacation.
Told them to bring eye drops and asthma meds if needed. Bummer, because this will be the grands first visit to Montana, and it could be LA or Mexico City on a smoggy day. "There are mountains right over there, really!".........'sure, grandpa.....'
Seattle Mayor Murray calls for removal of Confederate monument, Lenin statue
Confederate Soldier, fine. Lenin....that's one step over the line.Following is from wikipedia:
Fremont curiosity
The statue of Lenin became a Fremont landmark and object of curiosity, representing the quirky nature of the artistic neighborhood, whose motto is Libertas Quirkas, freedom to be peculiar.[14][15] Like the Fremont Troll and the Waiting for the Interurban sculpture, the Lenin statue is often decorated, appropriated, or vandalized with various intentions, both whimsical and serious.[14][16]
A glowing Soviet-style red star or Christmas lights have been added to the statue during the holiday season since 2004.[6][20] For the 2004 Solstice Parade, the statue was made to look like John Lennon. During Gay Pride Week, the statue is dressed in drag.[6]
The statue's hands are often painted, and re-painted, red to protest the perceived glorification a historical villain with blood on his hands for deaths comparable with Hitler or Stalin.[14] The Taco del Mar restaurant, one of the retail property's tenants, constructed monumental-scale burrito wrapped in foil for the statue to hold, which one Fremont publisher said did not turn out as intended, but rather "looked like a doobie" (cannabis cigarette).[14][14]
Why did trump do a reversal, back to the original, comments on Charlotte? I see only four possible reasons.
1. He's actually nuts.
2. He sees no consequence to his actions, because he thinks he has no consequences.
3, He thinks his base can come through on the next election, and bring others with them. Similar to the last election.
4. It makes no difference to him, because he doesn't plan on there being another election. Witness his threats of war against other countries, Venezuela was the last, I wouldn't rule out other countries, Mexico, anyone else he thinks will work with the general populace of his constituents. I think this is the most likely of the possibilities. He plans on appointing himself president for life. He'll declare a state of emergency, for one war or another. Already a poll exists that indicates over 50% of republicans would support this. Think about this for a moment, let it sink in. We no longer want a democracy, we just want our tribe to win. What they will do, what our policies are, are of n importance. What's important is that 'we' win.
I somehow don't think he's actually a nazi, a racist anti-Semite. I don't think he's got that intelligence to be so inclined. I think he's just a one focus nut, on himself, and has not thought anything through. His attention span is that of a 5 year old, and whomever talked to him last is what is in his brain.
59 fucking million of you voted for him. I hope you're happy. You've elected a genuine narcissistic nut to the presidency. You've tainted the office for the foreseeable future.
