Donald Trump rallied in New Hampshire on Monday, and compared himself to
South African civil rights icon Nelson Mandela as he faces several
criminal investigations into his conduct.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-melania-anthony-pratt-trial-latest-b2434355.html

### - ohhh noooo... PLEASEEEE nooo!!!

fuck me! am having 'nightmares' thinking about this shit?? LOL ! :)))))

On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 6:32:09 PM UTC-4, slider wrote:
> Donald Trump rallied in New Hampshire on Monday, and compared himself to
> South African civil rights icon Nelson Mandela as he faces several
> criminal investigations into his conduct.
>
> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-melania-anthony-pratt-trial-latest-b2434355.html
>
> ### - ohhh noooo... PLEASEEEE nooo!!!
>
> fuck me! am having 'nightmares' thinking about this shit?? LOL ! :)))))

At least you know Mandela is an icon in his thought sphere.
The battle between "Uniparty" machine leaders, and iconoclast rebels
is ongoing on the right side of the aisle. Unable to elect a magority speaker.
It's a civil war between the "Go along get alongs" and the "We must try something new."
factions of the holy sacred Kingdom of Termitia and the termite queen "Uncle Samantha"

A good ten minute read by playwright David Mamet wrestling with
current events viewed through a lens of personal narrative and recollection..
https://unherd.com/2023/10/how-the-democrats-betrayed-the-jews/

In the end, when we are alone, we are responsible for what the brain
programs into the structure called "The Mind. " The human mind is umpire
of competing priorities and the cognitive dissonance created by an evolving mind.

Music
Here's two good ones you might not have spotted.

Falling In Reverse - "Voices In My Head"
https://youtu.be/a7_e_NY-f3g?si=XeoT00_zK5vuQBZ5

Three Days Grace - I Am The Weapon
https://youtu.be/Jx0OGpzJs-Q?si=ax2rBLFWdceqtU7a

Lyrics - I Am The Weapon
Who would I be if I never met
A teacher, a priest, or a prophet?
What do I need? Tell me, what does it mean?
Am I living or dying the dream?
Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
By a world I can't unsee
Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
Look what you've done to me
I was a target, I was the mission
You had the power, your ammunition
Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon
Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon
Your concept of love and your hunger for war
Tell me, which one should I die for?
'Cause I am a product of how I was brought up
This cycle spins out of control
Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
By a world I can't unsee
Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
Look what you've done to me
I was a target, I was the mission
You had the power, your ammunition
Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon
Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon
Am I living or dying the dream?
Am I living or dying the dream?
Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
By a world I can't unsee
Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
Look what you've done to me
I was a target, I was the mission
You had the power, your ammunition
Now I'm the message (now I'm the message)
This is a lesson (this is a lesson)
Here in the present (here in the present)
I am the weapon
Now I'm the message (I am the weapon)
This is a lesson (I am the weapon)
Here in the present (I am the weapon)
I am the weapon

On Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:43:40 +0100, LowRider44M <intraphase@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 6:32:09 PM UTC-4, slider wrote:
>> Donald Trump rallied in New Hampshire on Monday, and compared himself to
>> South African civil rights icon Nelson Mandela as he faces several
>> criminal investigations into his conduct.
>>
>> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-melania-anthony-pratt-trial-latest-b2434355.html
>>
>> ### - ohhh noooo... PLEASEEEE nooo!!!
>>
>> fuck me! am having 'nightmares' thinking about this shit?? LOL ! :)))))
>
> At least you know Mandela is an icon in his thought sphere.

### - don't doubt he could radically change the world but see him more as
the anti-mandela, someone who brought peace to their world through
forgiveness, not division and strife?

but then what do i know huh, on such a bigger scale than little s.africa
maybe having our world smashed up is what needs to be done if it's ever
really gonna change, but would rather have someone like mother Teresa do
it than someone like him lol (he's a truly terrifying prospect!) :)))

> The battle between "Uniparty" machine leaders, and iconoclast rebels
> is ongoing on the right side of the aisle. Unable to elect a magority
> speaker.
> It's a civil war between the "Go along get alongs" and the "We must try
> something new."
> factions of the holy sacred Kingdom of Termitia and the termite queen
> "Uncle Samantha"

### - there's no doubt we 'need' to change just in order to survive!

but can't we pleaseee do it without destroying everything in the process??

what mandela accomplished in the face of total annihilation giving me hope
the rest of the world can follow suit, instead of what it very nearly came
to in s.africa without him and his: 'long walk to freedom'

> A good ten minute read by playwright David Mamet wrestling with
> current events viewed through a lens of personal narrative and
> recollection.
> https://unherd.com/2023/10/how-the-democrats-betrayed-the-jews/
>
> In the end, when we are alone, we are responsible for what the brain
> programs into the structure called "The Mind. " The human mind is umpire
> of competing priorities and the cognitive dissonance created by an
> evolving mind.

### - makes plenty (rational) sense... although personally much prefer
cc's version of:

"the only way to think clearly is to not think at all..." as being more
encompassing?

to have 'both' options available at our fingertips being optimal

(not something everyone might agree with tho')

> Music
> Here's two good ones you might not have spotted.
>
> Falling In Reverse - "Voices In My Head"
> https://youtu.be/a7_e_NY-f3g?si=XeoT00_zK5vuQBZ5
>
> Three Days Grace - I Am The Weapon
> https://youtu.be/Jx0OGpzJs-Q?si=ax2rBLFWdceqtU7a
>
> Lyrics - I Am The Weapon
> Who would I be if I never met
> A teacher, a priest, or a prophet?
> What do I need? Tell me, what does it mean?
> Am I living or dying the dream?
> Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
> By a world I can't unsee
> Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
> Look what you've done to me
> I was a target, I was the mission
> You had the power, your ammunition
> Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
> Here in the present, I am the weapon
> Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
> Here in the present, I am the weapon
> Your concept of love and your hunger for war
> Tell me, which one should I die for?
> 'Cause I am a product of how I was brought up
> This cycle spins out of control
> Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
> By a world I can't unsee
> Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
> Look what you've done to me
> I was a target, I was the mission
> You had the power, your ammunition
> Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
> Here in the present, I am the weapon
> Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
> Here in the present, I am the weapon
> Am I living or dying the dream?
> Am I living or dying the dream?
> Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
> By a world I can't unsee
> Youth is broken, half of it was stolen
> Look what you've done to me
> I was a target, I was the mission
> You had the power, your ammunition
> Now I'm the message (now I'm the message)
> This is a lesson (this is a lesson)
> Here in the present (here in the present)
> I am the weapon
> Now I'm the message (I am the weapon)
> This is a lesson (I am the weapon)
> Here in the present (I am the weapon)
> I am the weapon

### - (smile) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdEkqmP-RDo

(good movie too)

> ### - (smile) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdEkqmP-RDo
>
> (good movie too)

That's a good one.
Serious 70's vibe there
Dope, cigarettes and cars, with a corrupt cop looking for a payoff..

Gordon Lightfoot - "If You Could Read My Mind"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK--A-IaZnA

If you've never seen this movie it's worth a watch. Free with ads.

In the Mouth of Madness
https://youtu.be/O_ZXEg271js?si=gfLBIfDMVWN9Zgyo

Sutter Cane (Jurgen Prochnow, The Seventh Sign) is the best-selling author
whose newest novel is literally driving readers insane. When he inexplicably
vanishes, his publisher (Academy Award® winner Charlton Heston*) sends
special investigator John Trent (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park, Dead Calm) to track
him down. Drawn to a town that exists only in Cane’s books, Trent crosses the
barrier between fact and fiction and enters a terrifying world from which there
is no escape. Inspired by the tales of H.P. Lovecraft, this shocking story is, in
the words of its acclaimed director, “horror beyond description!”