transparency of politics and defend freedom by force if necessary

There are two books to note. Gimme some truth by Jon Wiener, 1999 Wiener had a legal battle with the US government for over two and a half decades. One thing is that Nixon attempted to have Lennon deported in the spring of 1972. FBI kept a file on Lennon. The basic issue was that government officials everywhere like secrecy. By keeping the public from learning what they have done, they hope to avoid criticism, hinder the opposition, and maintain power over citizens and their elected representatives....

June 7, 2023 · 1 min · un01s

night vision and the illusion of love

a song, night vision, by Suzanne Vega When the darkness takes you With her hand across your face Don't give in too quickly Find the thing she's erased a poem, a sunday drive, by Margaret Atwood Burial by fire is the last mercy: decay is reserved for the living. The desire to be loved is the last illusion: Give it up and you will be free.

May 26, 2023 · 1 min · un01s

penelope fitzgerald

penelope Her characters are people in a muddle, hopeless cases and outsiders whom she called exterminatees. She does not think that people get what they deserve in this world. Her style is plain, and subtle. She is evasive and reserved. She is inspired by Ruskin and William Morris. “novels arise out of the shortcomings of history.” “they are all gone into the world of light.” Cavafy I have gazed so much on beauty that my eyes overflow with it....

May 21, 2023 · 1 min · un01s

blind like in a dream

In a song by Horslips, you can’t fool the beast, there are a few lines interesting. Ah yes, they're blind already. They're blind to love, blind to pain, Blind to hope, blind to gain. Ah you can fool them alright But can you fool the beast? Love Poem by Robert Bly: When we are in love, we love the grass And the barns, and the light poles And the small mainstreet abandoned all nights....

May 19, 2023 · 1 min · un01s

notes

Two mini-stories: water-bottle In a library. Put my water bottle on the foutain stand and went into the restroom. Upon returning, my water bottle was gone. While I have left it this way many many times, the water bottle always stays there without leaving. Where is it? I went outside and saw a man leaving. Ran to him and saw my water bottle in his hand. “Excuse me, that water bottle is mine....

May 15, 2023 · 3 min · un01s