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US exports to China … in 1784

Little BitsApril 30, 2025622Views 0Likes 0Comments

In the various and sundry rabbit holes down which I travel, I was poking around and learning about the colonial American economy and life then when I encountered an article about American ginseng and how plentiful it was in Vermont in particular, as well as the Appalachians and much of the eastern forests of the…

Two worlds

Cultcha, PoliticsApril 28, 2025579Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fox News vs The Economist (and pretty much every other national and international publication) on Trump's first 100 days as Felon-47. I guess it's easy to think he's a very stable genius when you get fed lies and propaganda all the time. For reference, do remember, Rupert Murdoch and Fox News 100% knew Biden had won the…

Ladies, we have a situation!

Little BitsApril 28, 2025613Views 0Likes 0Comments

Off to the ballet we were -- three of us. A Saturday matinee and a girls' afternoon afterward. Heading out of my home, I had grabbed the purse that went best with my outfit, made sure my basics were in there -- wallet, keys and cell phone -- and off I went, first picking up one…

The hubris

NatureApril 28, 2025619Views 0Likes 0Comments

The hubris I have experienced in believing I could contain the yard weeds -- by dint of labor and pulling them by the roots, a few focused chemical applications and sheer determination -- has been shaken to its core. Defeated, deflated, I am. When I was a kid some 50 years ago -- and with my…

Did wittle ewon’s feewings get hurwat?

Cultcha, PoliticsApril 28, 2025576Views 0Likes 0Comments

Said it before, and I'll say it again: There is absolutely no question in my mind, whatsoever, that Elon is manipulating Twitter to the extreme in support of his perspective, machinations, and whatnot. A Twitter user since its early days in 2007, I've never once had an issue with my account. About half a year ago, I…

How the world sees /trump

Cultcha, PoliticsApril 28, 2025651Views 0Likes 0Comments

This week's cover of The Economist. Kinda says it all.

Gaslighting like a champ

Cultcha, PoliticsApril 28, 2025600Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you don't understand what gaslighting is, check this video out. Karoline Leavitt yammers on about how "leakers" at the Pentagon won't be tolerated when -- as we know -- part of what was "leaked" was how Pete Hegseth broke national security and Defense Department communication and security protocols in using Signal to discuss/share specific military…

The Americas!

NatureApril 28, 2025604Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you haven't yet discovered the show, The Americas on NBC, treat yourself! Exquisite photography, storytelling, music. Phenomenal insights into nature. Beautifully told, shown, shared. This is not your mother's National Geographic show, or if you're my age, the Wild Kingdom of my childhood. Oh, and Tom Hanks narrates the show. Just lovely.

wtf fb?

Little BitsApril 27, 2025637Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ima WTF on FB. My feed, as I'm sure yours is too, is filled with ads, posts from pages I don't follow and a whole lot of irrelevant whatnot. So, I select the "Friends" feed option, and my feed is filled with posts from 4 days ago, 2 days ago, 5 days ago, 3 days ago. NOTHING…

Radical Rhode Islanders …

Little BitsApril 27, 2025597Views 0Likes 0Comments

More rabbit hole bits. (I'm organizing and cleaning out some articles and notes I've gathered.) The colony of Rhode Island was founded between 1636 and 1642 by five separate and COMBATIVE groups, all of whom had been expelled by or left the Massachusetts Bay colony for "disputative reasons." Independent, combative, banished. They did go on to become fierce…

Back when …

MemoriesApril 27, 2025580Views 0Likes 0Comments

Yep, I dressed like this in 1982… In college, no less, while living in a dorm. I wore my knickers a LOT! I don't think people had nearly as many clothing items then as they do now. I had a wardrobe that I was building. Pieces matched and went together. I probably had, at most, half…

Government subsidies required for “injured farmers”

Cultcha, PoliticsApril 11, 2025793Views 0Likes 0Comments

George F. Will - America's long-balanced Conservative on Trump's tariffs: "In Trump’s first term, when China canceled purchases of almost 500,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans during a trade spat, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 (#𝟒𝟓) 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. "Today, exports generate more than 20 percent of farm income, China has announced a 34 percent…