news 03Dec23

 So, this happened today. 

BREAKING: An American warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea, the Pentagon says. It potentially marks a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/WhFyTqBDzi

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 3, 2023

Bad Times For The News 01July, 2023

Rain here in Kansas as the world appears from space to be bathed in a brown cloud in the Northern Hemisphere. Hundreds of fires in Canada have burned for weeks and blanketed everybody east of there with extreme smoke pollution. 

Another significant change in the news today is another reshuffle at Twitter, the global news disseminator, that now limits the amount of speech users can see depending on whether users choose to pay for their self-verification or not. So its users complained and made fun of it. Many more have said they are leaving for good.

lol. lmao. rofl. pic.twitter.com/kLOarxF3Qv

— steven monacelli 🆓 (@stevanzetti) July 1, 2023

Over and over in many ways.

Non blue ticks collecting their daily tweet rations, 2023 (colorised) pic.twitter.com/IiRBOC5M4D

— Luka Ivan Jukic (@lijukic) July 1, 2023

Something used by 10s of millions worldwide all of whom collectively create its value, demolished in a year because one toxic shithead has a lot of money; pretty perfect summation of billionaireism.

— A.R. Moxon (@JuliusGoat) July 1, 2023

Space Karen paid billions to run Twitter into the ground 🤷‍♀️
Shades of Rupert Murdoch buying Myspace for $580 million and selling it for $35 million 6 yrs later.

— Angry Goddess 2 (@AngryGoddessx2) July 1, 2023

MySpace Karen pic.twitter.com/s6Tum4WbL8

— Devin Nunes' Uber Driver (@nunes_uber) July 2, 2023

Basically what Elon's tweet is saying here,is if you don't pay the 8 bucks a month for the Twitter blue checkmark,then your Twitter experience on a daily basis will be short,and if you don't pay me the 8 bucks a month then I really don't want you on my platform😡#RIPTwitter https://t.co/HnBu3gO6tV

— Jim Puritan Justice Maddox (@jimlibertarian) July 1, 2023

Meanwhile, there are serious riots & protests in France for a fourth night. 

🇫🇷 Sporadic violence and looting hit #France in a 4th night of protests after the fatal police shooting of #Nahel Tuesday.

👮 Although it was less intense than previously, the government could still consider imposing a state of emergency to quell the riots.@frazj reports 👇 pic.twitter.com/jFQxjIn7Jh

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) July 1, 2023

The war in Ukraine blasts on.

Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief claims Russia has finished placing explosives and ammunition near the reactors of the Zaporizhzhia power plant. @ReevellP in Ukraine, witnessing emergency decontamination drills. https://t.co/jevIdk6mOz pic.twitter.com/swE3lgsxgc

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) July 2, 2023

And reports of Israel dropping bombs on Syria Jenin in the West Bank are coming in tonight as well. Not a good omen for July.

Noon on 20March, 2023

The year's first daffodil appeared in my yard today. A Monday morning, a sunlit morning. Just to the right off the front step of my front door. Facing southeast it catches the sun peering over the tops of the huge tree across the street. It is the noon hour here. Daylight Savings time commenced here eight days ago and the spring equinox will happen in just under four hours local time. 

This is the perfect time to play Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

January 6 Committee Hearings listed for future reference

Day one of the US House of Representatives Congressional Inquiry of the January 6 Committee held June 9, 2022:

WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 1 https://t.co/cgMLaq5sbL via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) June 10, 2022

Day two of the January 6 Committee held June 13, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 2 https://t.co/eNXDjH204A via PBS @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) June 13, 2022

Day three of the January 6 Committee held June 17, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 3 https://t.co/P4dhytlUVM via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) June 17, 2022

Day four of the January 6 Committee held June 21, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 4 https://t.co/k0wffuTfcA via PBS News Hour @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) June 22, 2022

Day five of the January 6 Committee held June 23, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 5 https://t.co/YpkXxCdY5a from PBS News Hour via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) June 24, 2022

Day six of the January 6 Committee held June 28, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 6 https://t.co/n9nvzpUQgz via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) June 29, 2022

Day seven of the January 6 Committee held July 12, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 7 https://t.co/bbXlzDW0c9 via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) July 13, 2022

Day eight of the January 6 Committee held July 21, 2022:

WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 8 https://t.co/uAaywmNZwq via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) July 22, 2022

Day nine of the January 6 Committee held October 13, 2022:

WATCH : Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 9 https://t.co/8EUHRpSkzi via PBS News Hour @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) October 14, 2022

Day ten, the final report of the January 6 Committee held December 19, 2022:

WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - The Final Report https://t.co/QPwObYY5Es via @YouTube

— neditsimple (@neditssimple) December 19, 2022