Lover of good music, kind people, and a sarcastic wit. Liberal. No fascists allowed.
Proud Resister.
You can't take a picture of this.. it's already gone.
"The scene was almost Shakespearean: a sudden, shocking betrayal at the very last moment, leaving lawmakers aghast and ashen-faced."
Andrew Egger in the latest "Morning Shots" describes Trump's announcement that he was derailing the Housing Bill just minutes before it would be signed into law and it would remain that way until the SAVE America Act is passed. https://t.co/fcEvcmCDFC
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@RepThomasMassie The scary part is the precedent. If federal approval blocks state warnings here, other industries will want the same shield.
Chemicals today. Food additives tomorrow. Drugs, devices, and more after that.
This is correct. I attended the Supreme Court arguments. Trump DOJ argued alongside Bayer/Monsanto that because the EPA had already blessed glyphosate, no state government could require labels disclosing cancer risk. The EPA & DOJ in this instance was only there to protect Bayer.
Today’s ruling in favor of Monsanto proves what I have said for a long time: government agencies don’t protect citizens from large corporations, rather they protect large corporations from citizens.
Our government is illegitimate and no, your “side” is not going to fix it.
The Utah Senate President has an 18-year old grandson charged with molesting a child.
Last month, he passed a bill reducing child molestation sentences, only for 18-year olds. Yesterday, he lost his job.
They walk among us, insisting leftists & minorities are the problem.
In this short video clip of less than two minutes, capturing the finale of *Swan Lake* (performed by The Royal Ballet), the most sacred, subtle, and spiritually profound detail lies in this moment: the Black Swan Odile’s (Marianela Nuñez) solo of 32 fouetté turns, accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s music that grows increasingly urgent and manipulative in rhythm.
For those who preserve sacred cultural heritage, this musical passage is far more than a display of dazzling technical skill — it is a perfect spiritual drama at the highest level. This is why they are so deeply captivated by this detail:
True beauty is inseparable from harmony, order, and the divine (as embodied by the White Swan). In contrast, the forces of evil or darkness (the Black Swan) represent temptation and chaos, yet they disguise themselves in absolutely flawless and dazzling perfection to enchant the human heart.
Observe Marianela Nuñez’s perfectly vertical axis as she executes the 32 turns. She remains anchored at a fixed point on stage, her supporting leg continuously rising and lowering in relevé, her arms opening and closing with the precision of a flawless clockwork mechanism.
Viewers deeply appreciate this detail because it precisely reveals the true nature of temptation in classical myths: the deception of evil is never clumsy — it is refined, magnificent, and breathtakingly precise. This continuous spinning motion mimics an invisible “magical enchantment” that completely overwhelms Prince Siegfried’s reason, blinding him to reality.
**The Decline of Reason in the Face of Desire and Ego**
Traditional culture, handed down from the divine, places supreme importance on humanity using Reason and Faith to master its own instincts. This finale serves as a mirror reflecting humanity’s greatest moment of downfall.
Tchaikovsky’s music in this section builds to a climax with accelerating tempo, driven by pounding drums and brass like a whirlwind. Against this score, the Black Swan does not dance lightly — she surges forward with proud, commanding leaps and powerful, direct gazes toward the Prince.
Keen observers will notice that each turn of Odile and every round of applause from the courtiers pushes Prince Siegfried one step closer to the abyss of betrayal. This is a profound traditional moral lesson: when a person allows themselves to be swept up in a frenzied rhythm, seduced by artificial beauty and the arrogance of the ego, they will personally destroy the most sacred oath of their life — the vow of fidelity to the White Swan.
Another reason this work profoundly moves the soul is that it is set within a space steeped in the solemnity of Royal Order.
The setting is a magnificent Baroque palace, and the Black Swan’s classic tutu, adorned with jewels, radiates the absolute majesty of a queen. The way Vadim Muntagirov (the Prince) kneels, supports, or gazes at the Black Swan always maintains an elegant, measured distance.
Those who cherish tradition value this because the performance stands like a sacred temple, perfectly preserving the noble dignity of human beings.
🩰Swan Lake - Coda from the Black Swan pas de deux in Act III (The Royal Ballet)
@billmaher Bill, your ego alone could fill Madison Square Garden. Every American President has had a Library, yet you complain about this one... that was privately funded. I wonder why???🙄🫢 I won't say the quiet part out loud. Why don't you spend the same energy on the Trump Ballrom?
@billmaher Funny how the first time Maher discusses the subject, it’s to slam the library of the first black president. Hardly said a word about the several libraries for white presidents that preceded it.
@FordJohnathan5 The federal government is not responsible for elections. The states are when is Trump and the justice department realize that they get the results of the state's election. The feds do not run the election