It looks like Les got another one.
He did correctly guess that they were all part of Weird Al’s medley “Polkas on 45”. I thought it would be tougher. So we announce the award.
Here is your three guitar badge. Couldn’t find a triple one, but it is the thought that counts.
On to tonight’s effort in futility on my part.
California Moves to Legalize Psychedelic Drugs
The New American | 6/30/2021 | Veronika Kyrylenko… The measure already passed the state Senate on a 21-16 vote and now heads to the health committee before it can go to the full Assembly, NBC Bay Area reports.
If passed, Senate Bill 519 would allow those 21 and older to possess for personal use and non-commercial “social sharing” of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component of so-called magic mushrooms. It also covers psilocin, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, often called ecstasy). In total, there are 23 hallucinogenic substances on the bill.
The bill also includes language to end promotion of abstinence in state drug and alcohol programs.
… the bill’s author, Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), is optimistic about the legislature’s chances.
Wiener states he is pushing the measure as a way to expand treatment for mental illnesses and roll back criminal-justice policies that he sees as discriminating against people of color.
NFL declares that ‘football is gay’ in commercial supporting Carl Nassib
Yahoo News | June 29, 2021 | Michael LeeThe NFL released a commercial in support of Oakland Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib declaring that “football is gay.”
“Football is gay,” the 30-second commercial begins. “Football is lesbian. Football is beautiful. Football is queer. Football is life. Football is exciting. Football is culture. Football is transgender. Football is queer. Football is heart. Football is power. Football is tough. Football is bisexual. Football is strong. Football is freedom. Football is American. Football is accepting. Football is everything. Football is for everyone.”
The NFL debuted the commercial on social media, tweeting that “the NFL stands by the LGBTQ+ community today and every day.”
They’re right, ipso facto: the claim itself is gay!
Upon review: flag [sic] on the play: they left out the 2-spirits. Loss of woke yardage.
Straight Line of the Day: China’s going to be talkin’ all smashmouth and stuff. The proper response…
Chinese Diplomat Vows To Keep ‘Striking’ at West With Inflammatory Rhetoric: ‘Get Used to It’
American Military News | June 18, 2021 | Ryan MorganLu Shaye, China’s envoy to France, said this week that the old Chinese diplomatic style of “hide your strength and bide your time” has passed and China will instead continue “striking” at western public opinion with open criticism.
“Our striking on diplomatic and public opinion fronts is a form of ‘achieve something,’” Lu said. “I told them our style has changed, and you need to get used to our new style.”
Gee, what changed since January?
No Joke: Parrot in Bangkok Swallows 21 Diamonds After Raiding Owner’s Jewellery Box
AsiaOne | June 24, 2021 | Amierul Rashid
Polly want a safecracker?
On Tuesday (June 22), Frosty, a pet parrot in Bangkok, Thailand, raided its owner’s jewellery box and appeared to be enamoured of what it had found inside.
A diamond necklace caught the bird’s eye and that spelt trouble — Frosty decided to gobble the sparkly jewels up for breakfast.
By lunchtime, the eight-month-old sun parakeet looked weak and had lost its appetite.
Noticing something was off, the bird’s owner quickly brought it to the nearby Animal Space Hospital for an X-ray.
(The Animal Space Hospital doesn’t actually sound like it’s all that nearby.)
The operation took over two hours and vets recovered 21 diamonds, each around 0.2 carats, that the bird pecked from the woman’s necklace.
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… just sometihng from earlier tonight…
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A synod on synodality
An open conference on conferencing;
A panel on banality
A selfie about self-referencing.
The final word on finality
Social media on social distancing
A virtual meeting about reality —
Evolving self-consistencing.
Elaboration on collaboration
With peers you haven’t met in years
A little token
That you’re awoken
To thoughts unspoken —
Like the concept of “token.”
