Diary (January 18, 2021)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Monday January 18, 2021.

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Jesus and MLK

"Both Jesus and MLK, the point is that they lived for us in a way that got them killed. “He died for us” is a sanctimonious way of getting the killers off the hook."

—Howard Ashby Kranz

These dark times

Thank you. An ally in these dark times.

Well, not dark. More dimly lit, and reddish.

No, wait — my eyes were closed. It's okay.

• Comment @ Facebook

Ent-Monsanto War

I want the Ents to declare war on Monsanto.

Ent-Monsanto War

One Ring dust

One Ring dust.

National Guard at the Biden Inauguration

Rules of Engagement for the National Guard at the Biden Inauguration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoOrNMzM2s

Boing Boing: CBS interviewed DHS Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli about how the National Guard will be used to help secure the inauguration.

It appears to now be US government policy to pose an organized response to armed insurrectionists.

https://boingboing.net/2021/01/18/rules-of-engagement-for-the-national-guard-at-the-biden-inauguration.html

Hashtags: #Insurrection #USA

It's the little things

It's the little things.

Shit smells bad because of molecules, which are very, very small.

Excessive Bonhomie Unlimited Orchestra

Excessive Bonhomie Unlimited Orchestra

From "fit of excessive bonhomie" (Diary (June 12, 2013))

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles