Quote of the Day,

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness.

-Mary Shelley
(1797-1851)

"In normal times the story would be just another example of party activists battling the longtime party leadership... But in 2023, the same thing is happening at the national level as MAGA Republicans take over the GOP and face off in the U.S. House..."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-party-fractures-result-in-a-brawl-at-a-local-farm-show/ar-AA16Hlxp

Good morning, Tuesday & Friends

Quote of the Day,

Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words, —'Wait and hope'.

-Alexandre Dumas
(1802-1870)

Jones, who left the meeting before Zimmerman was re-appointed mayor, compared the whole process to "Germany in 1935."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kansas-ex-mayor-accused-of-engineering-a-coup-to-be-reinstalled/ar-AA16EC6f

Light snow against a rising sun.
Good morning.

https://youtu.be/tNheqfWB2yA

99 Years ago today, death of Lenin

21-1-1924

https://youtu.be/nK4F3dvf9UQ

Madness

"The 'JR-15,' an AR-15 rifle for kids, is being marketed again weeks after a 6-year-old shot a teacher"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-jr-15-an-ar-15-rifle-for-kids-is-being-marketed-again-weeks-after-a-6-year-old-shot-a-teacher/ar-AA16ABdQ

Nearly 6-pound 'Toadzilla' found in Australia breaks the record for largest toad

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1150270579/toadzilla-cane-toad-australia-record-largest

"The railing's thin slats are releasing both low and high pitch tones at various wind speeds, a haunting consequence of a macabre retrofit."

👻

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-golden-gate-bridge-is-emitting-a-horrible-howling-sound/ar-AA16yXup

His base will probably pay.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-and-lawyer-sanctioned-almost-1-million-for-frivolous-lawsuit-against-hillary-clinton/ar-AA16xHz8

Day after snowfall, backyard at my daughters.

RIP David Crosby

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/rock-legend-david-crosby-dies-at-81/ar-AA16xgry

Carlson, the jerk.

Tucker Carlson insults New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern as 'the lady with the big teeth' while gleefully reporting her resignation

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tucker-carlson-insults-new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-as-the-lady-with-the-big-teeth-while-gleefully-reporting-her-resignation/ar-AA16vUCg

Today's Quote,

A short saying oft contains much wisdom.

-Sophocles
(496 BC-406 BC)

"There are, indeed, similarities between today’s political landscape and what Europe experienced in the buildup to World War II, as well as with other times when populism eventually turned into fascism"

https://qz.com/847040/the-key-difference-between-populism-and-fascism

Sun shines on structures on Thor's Day.

Good morning Thursday Sunrise

My wife in Hawaii for a month. Enjoying Kailua Beach.

Grandson on a Wednesday.