Showing posts with label pretense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pretense. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

having our say

Women are taking center stage once again. In politics. At the Olympics. Uppermost in the news of today. It's about time! 

Female Last Supper #1 by Smetek

Long after the death of Leonardo da Vinci his art manages to still attract controversy. He left Italy, died and was buried in France - largely to escape prejudicial Italian politics, rumors of his homosexuality, and restrictions imposed by the Vatican on his art. 

Dav Vinci's The Last Supper

In particular his famous Last Supper has been infamously appropriated by the same Catholic Church that condemned the man, his art, and his life choices. 

Thursday, June 11, 2020

junk politics & bad leadership

I got this email in my junk folder today and that is where it belongs.

Joe Biden 
Tue 09-Jun-20 2:43 PM



When I decided to run for president, I never expected that so much of our campaign would be run from a distance. More than anything else, I wish I could be out on the trail, in the streets, speaking with and learning from supporters like you each and every day.