BlogHide Resteemsvoder (55)in politics • 5 years agoKurds and Catalonians get the Federalist stick (no carrot provided)Studies of Federalism for me really started this summer in a Virginia bookstore with a $2 copy of the Federalist Papers. Then through openlibrary.org I found a number of other works from the…voder (55)in informationwar • 5 years agoA few words about SyriaSo Orange-Man-Bad has successfully started to limit foreign wars. I called it , two years ago. When Erdogan said he was heading for Manbij (Jan 2018), clearly the route was on. (EDIT:…voder (55)in informationwar • 5 years agoVirginiaJames Madison as a junior congressman from Virginia, wrote half of the Federalist Papers. He was experiencing significant backlash among his constituents and to justify his 1789 vote he needed to…voder (55)in informationwar • 5 years agoThe Statist DivideTo protect your pharmaceutical induced delusions, you'll be wise to cut me off early. If you want to believe in something like government protection or democratic socialism, don't ever get close.…voder (55)in photography • 6 years agoDo the right thing, or keep your job?In the nineteen forties, some people did horrific things for reasons of self preservation. To kept their jobs (and not be jailed themselves) they murdered others because orders. I'm sure it…voder (55)in photography • 6 years agoCalifornia Fires update, forest management and 8 original photos of AmericaThe day after the smoke inversion gave us that orange sky, the particles apparently descended to our level. Although today air quality is way better than Friday, its hard to say how much. The van…voder (55)in photography • 6 years agoCalifornia Fires - 13 original images, Nov 8 2018We saw the cloud roll in. At first it seemed like fog, then a brown cast became subtly visible. Looked again minutes later and the whole world had changed. If I had any idea this was about to…voder (55)in informationwar • 6 years agoSocialism and the Means of ProductionGallup just released a poll regarding modern perspectives on socialism. (link) One question allowed respondents to mention government ownership of the means of production. Implications in a…voder (55)in informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Questions for democratic socialistsThe DNC just tried to stop the appointment of Kavenaugh with 40 year old accusations (that pale in comparison to Bill's) and thus missed the opportunity to question him about the 4th amendment…voder (55)in informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Love is a weapon - How people reflect their governmentA professor was big on culture and spoke of athenian theatre between dative conjugations. A mask on a stick was the performer's means to portray the character; the mask was the persona. Acting as…voder (55)in informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A liberal dinnerSo it was me with a pile of preconceived notions. Expecting four democrats to argue the relative merits of big government while anticipating shame for my lack of regard for order, probably they…voder (55)in informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.What team decides your perspective?Tonight we are hosting four liberals. One of my first times ever I have an opportunity to really hear directly from the modern left. If my job is to not offend anyone, I'll have to be quiet more…voder (55)in politics • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.bring Byzantium back againThey say Byzantium was founded in 667BC, but that is clearly not true. I think wiki meant in 667 BC it was first taxed by a foreign occupying force. Prior to any imposition of foreign government…voder (55)in california • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.construction in norcal - not exactly chronologicalI like hanging out with plumbers and electricians, guys who cannot really write in english, who don't access email with a phone, who's contracts have typos. They have thumbs half the size of a…voder (55)in california • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.mendocino fires 2018 - a photo essayThe two big fires started a few miles from here. We've really had an incredible view. That was shot a week ago tonight. Federal dollars showed up and now our little town is covered in fire…voder (55)in california • 6 years agoover - exI am really quite good with silicone. Painting french windows, ceramic tile, I can even rock drywall trowels. But excavation? I've never worked commercial construction in my life, and that I have…voder (55)in california • 6 years agobegin the beginningIt took a couple years. Bank loans and engineered drawings, I helped frame a house (shown prior), cleaned some toilets (not shown) and closed multiple deals with unrelated clients. Richard kept…resteemedsloe (53)in photography • 6 years agoroof beams and my husband Lance. This is Lance helping our buddy frame his new place on the coast, in Timber Cove, Ca. I love having my camera around while he's working. I try to document his radness as much as possible because, ya…resteemedsloe (53)in photography • 6 years agomodern garden These are Core tin garden boxes rusting away in the Sonoma morning fog. We were hired by the landscape architects to photograph this amazing outdoor space (but it's the garden boxes that I fell in…voder (55)in photography • 7 years agoCatholicism (and 12 mardi gras photos)"Sin tonight, for tomorrow we repent." A good protestant would consider that an abomination. Yet inlies a liberty I didn't know prior. I spent half my life in the Yankee north and didn't…
