World Views

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Re: https://apnews.com/23796a826ba86619527363b92ed49a33

" 'quarantine procedures' were immediately initiated and no staff member who tested positive would attend the event.
He said no one who had immediate contact with those staffers would attend, either."

"Oklahoma Supreme Court on Friday denied a request that everyone attending the indoor rally wear a mask,
and few in the crowd outside Saturday were wearing them."

Apparently, this event will be another where the virus spreads ...
but no worse than other large gatherings around the country.

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/protesters-br ... ories.html

"Protesters bring down statue of Francis Scott Key"

"Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light"
pierced spirit of Anthem, reparations delight?

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... emima.html

"Eskimo is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit and Yupik people,
but many associate it with racist colonizers who settled in the Arctic and used the term."

All racist colonizers throughout history may be fair game
for this momentous disassociation of commercial products!

A certain chicken now comes to mind (right, pilgrim?)*
(maybe Popeye's has a different source)

* "A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place." - Wikipedia
... and suggests that this disassociation is the new spiritual journey.

Re: https://www.facebook.com/johnwayne/vide ... 570099297/
... but there's lotsa John Wayne dialogue to rewrite for this disassociation.

Re: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-styl ... 36201.html

"It was not until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln established the regular tradition"

Interesting final resolution of the controversy, giving us a national day for ... football.

Rod

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Re: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... e-22227255

"Boris Johnson to announce 'one metre plus' rule on Tuesday in boost for pubs"

The "plus" may be more distance to prevent jostling of packages
when men refresh at the pubs while their mates continue shopping.
Or "plus" is because people would expect a precise metre.

However, with the virus easily transmitting several metres,
one metre is just to prove that social distancing is in effect
... in which case "baker's metre" may be the next term
(similar to "baker's dozen").

"How long is a baker's metre?" Next question

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... shoes.html

"Chick-fil-A CEO makes bizarre plea for white people to repent for racism ..."
"Urged them to find a black person and 'go right on over and shine their shoes' "

Probably more symbolism intended than action, since ...

- not all black people are easily identified by skin color.
- not all black people are wearing shoes that can be shined.
- not all black people (or any person) would be comfortable
if a stranger approached and reached for their shoes.
- "social distancing" does not permit such approach.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/21/us/guy-f ... index.html

"The city of Columbus, Ohio, has already vowed to bring down its statue of Christopher Columbus. But thousands are hoping
to erase the city's connection to Columbus' legacy even further by renaming it Flavortown in honor of Columbus native Guy Fieri."

If you're tryin' to erase historical legacy, a city known for its association
with "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" would indeed be "memorable"!

Even "Columbus ate here!" might be promoted by some D, D, or D.
Tats and earrings for both boys & girls (with a stick-on stache)
completes the city's new look for the Chamber of Commerce.

Perhaps whimsical but positive change because racism
is not replaced with other racism.


Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/town-renames ... fter-whale

" 'Exploding Whale Memorial Park' in Florence opened last week, taking its name from a massive, rotting sperm whale
that officials dynamited in 1970 after it was determined there was no safe way to remove it."

That's the ticket (with renaming places) ...
Makes the park an ideal venue for all those eating contests
(winners get colorful Exploding Whale memorabilia)

Rod

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Re: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3857962/posts

"All of this canceling of iconic marketing symbols is to ease liberal white guilt, as Mr. Evans points out."

"The women who portrayed Aunt Jemima, either as the original one or an ambassador traveling across the country to sell Quaker Oats products,
were groundbreaking African-American women who deserve the dignity and respect of not being erased from history today."

However, there had been negligible "liberal white guilt" (Aunt Jemima was not seriously threatened
by removal from marketing) until very recently!

Best guess #1: Something external to AJ's shopping fans persuaded them to acquire guilt ...
then yield to the increasing removal popularity (probably media-fused, -ignited, and -flamed).

Best guess #2: Aunt Jemima is but one of many marketing symbols selected
to provide "evidence" of the guilt that should be acquired.

Best guess #3: Aunt Jemima (and related products, places, etc.) had long lost association
with any racial injustice, becoming popular consumer brands ... for many decades

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hailey- ... 17323.html

"Hailey Baldwin did the athleisure trend for her outing today in Los Angeles."

Pay attention, Couch Potatoes

"Athleisure" can now explain your personal, relaxed athletic style.
(great exercise by shoppin' for these fashions and accessories ...
not to mention real work required to fund your athleisure).

Rod

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Re: https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

"Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free."

"Nationally celebrated" but not a "National Holiday" ... yet.
This might occur when it's celebrated equally by all races.
... and good pressure building since National Holiday
usually means a holiday for all workers, all races!

Rod

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Re: https://allhiphop.com/news/upcoming-sho ... INeVlN-kOw

"Upcoming Show 'Cracka' Puts Blacks As Slave Owners And Whites As Slaves"

Such a "last century" concept! ...
this millennium suggests space aliens or AI (robots)
will be the owners and humans the slaves.


Speaking of "last century concept" ...
Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/22/us/new-y ... index.html
"Theodore Roosevelt statue will be removed from the front steps of the Museum of Natural History"

Holograms (or better) may be the statues where removal during protest is a risk.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html

"Brooklyn tells public NOT to call 911 to report epidemic of illegal firework displays ...
they are 'non-violent protests' that should be resolved by 'community response' ...
as anti-social trend spreads across nation"

Enlightening term, "anti-social", to describe protests ...
and helps explain why counter-protest is increasing.

"What's 'anti-social"? protests or complaints?
Presumably "firing illegal fireworks".

Rod

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Re: https://jewishjournal.com/israel/317778 ... -hamsters/

"The vaccine developed at the institute in central Israel uses a VSV virus, which does not cause the disease in humans, according to the report. The VSV virus uses genetically engineered proteins that make up the crown of the coronavirus, and when the body identifies the fake coronavirus it begins to manufacture COVID-19 antibodies."

"Israel signed a deal last week with Moderna to purchase its vaccine should trials be successful"

A positive note about such vaccine development is that scientists - worldwide -
know so much about the virus that any mischief in a vaccine may be discovered quickly.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/how- ... index.html

Interesting concept, this camera "selfie" ...
Attach the picture to pre-printed postcards:

"Hi! This is me ... takin' a picture of me!
Wish you were here! ... to see me!

Rod

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Coronavirus Wisdom

Few people know that, when looking into mirror, it's best
to always wear a mask and maintain social distance,
in case that person in the mirror is asymptomatic.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... loyee.html

"there has been no outrage at the video of a man beating a Macy's employee"

Lost in this "no outrage" is that store employee passed on the opportunity
to serve a customer and create goodwill ... even if no purchase occurred.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... tment.html

Fascinating story! ... but hinting that jumping was not planned
... with all that money to be inherited by the survivors!

Note: Story mentions very little about his depression.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/black- ... 6-23-2020/

"Black Lives Matter movement"

This headline, when read as "Black Lives Matter moment",
is a clue to how slogan should be treated: "Let it be for the moment"
... since it's well known and accepted that All Lives Matter.

Rod

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More about vaccines ... and a recipe!

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/ ... 215914002/

"A nurse at an elderly care facility outside San Jose, California, Roperez, 47, was exposed early despite wearing an N95 mask as soon as the virus was confirmed in the U.S. At one point, he and his wife worried he would die. He reviewed his life insurance policy. He recovered, he says, following 'Asian therapy:' His wife made tinolang manok, a Filipino chicken soup, and ginger tea with honey."

See also: https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/tinolang- ... en-tinola/

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/tesla ... tting-real

Note Chuck DeVore's later comment about Texas and "law & order"!

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/star ... andwich-us

Looks tasty!
(if you're fond of faux meat), but a softer bun seems best ...
for a morning sandwich that might drizzle on your office clothes
when munchin' while drivin' (while stopped at the lights)

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-mor ... 56227.html

"More young people are contracting COVID-19, but why?"

With younger people less concerned about contracting this virus (and usually asymptomatic once infected),
the key to their increasing susceptibility may be that they get more virus exposure with this indifference
(additional exposure before their immune system has controlled the initial infection).

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/rhode-island ... nnotations

"Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order on Monday taking the 'first steps' "
to change state’s name from: "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"

Interesting nitpickin' of names, since "plantation" is not offensive,
but the long past use (before 1865) of slaves on said plantations!

"Tossin' the baby out with the bath water" comes to mind.

"free plantation" for modern plantations with hired labor
might be good disassociation from past use of this term.

Rod

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Interesting nitpickin' of names, since "plantation" is not offensive,
but the long past use (before 1865) of slaves on said plantations!

A simple example of how myopic this renaming can get ...

"The South" is also suggestive of slavery - is it time to rewrite
history to replace "The South" in names, places, movies,
books, and documents of/about that historical past

If so, "The Not North" makes a complementary substitute,
complementary to some justifications for renaming.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -rant.html

'Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you've never had a job.'

'Privilege is wearing $300 Beats headphones while living on public assistance.'

'Privilege is living in public subsidized housing where you don't have a water bill, where rising property taxes
and rents and energy costs have absolutely no effect on the amount of food you can put on your table.'

'Privilege is having as many children as you want, regardless of your employment status,
and be able to send them off to daycare or school you don't pay for.'

The problem with this "rant", although correct for some individuals,
insinuates that a large community of people have similar privilege ...
when they should not. Besides, the complaint of "privilege" referred
to perceived benefits received over many generations.

Of course, even within a community, some people have more privilege than others.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/tech/seg ... index.html

"The Segway Personal Transporter found a place in news headlines and Hollywood.
President George W. Bush drew attention after falling off one in 2003."

Who knew that the Segway would soon segue out of business!

Rod