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Nobody will keep election promises
Nobody will listen to your concerns
Nobody will help the poor & unemployed
Nobody cares
Nobody tells the truth
If Nobody is elected things will be better for everyone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_qtQ52eFB0
TonkTastic - Beret
::GB:Graffiti jacket
.SHI Emeth Chunky Rings
.:*December*:. Glasses No.48 Half Frame M/nose
Graffiti on wall in Guelph, Ontario / Macdonell St. parking lot - artist unknown
Old windows, old doors of Hudson, NY
Formerly Claverack Landing, Hudson was once a hub for the whaling industry — and it very nearly became New York’s capital city.
Of all the many cities and towns in our region, only one was named after Henry Hudson, the Valley’s first European visitor. How the designation came to be is, well, a whale of a tale.
Until 1784, the city of Hudson was known as Claverack Landing. It was a farming community of 10 or so families—around 150 people. But that was about to change.
In the years during and right after the Revolutionary War, the Royal Navy clamped down on American whaling— one of the biggest industries of the 18th century (especially in New England). In 1783, brothers Seth and Thomas Jenkins from Nantucket set sail for a new beginning. They found a home base in this unlikely locale—100 miles from the ocean— on a deep and safe harbor with plenty of land. Claverack Landing presented an opportunity to build a company town from scratch… which they did.
The Jenkins brothers and 28 other whalers, who became known as the Proprietors, formed a company and bought the land from Dutch families (who had previously purchased it from the native Mohicans). They laid out a city grid and put into place everything a whaling enterprise would need: ship builders, rope and sail makers, coopers, and more than a few saloons. Within three years, the city had several wharves, four warehouses, plus “a covered rope-walk, spermaceti-works, one hundred and fifty dwelling-houses, shops, barns, one of the best distilleries in America, and fifteen hundred souls,” according to the New York Journal.
On November 14, 1784, Claverack Landing became the first city to be incorporated in the brand-new United States of America. However, according to an 1862 chronicle, Historical Sketches of Hudson, the Proprietors wanted a new name. They unanimously agreed that “it should be called by the name of Hudson.” There is no record as to why they insisted on the name change, but according to the book, at least one person wasn’t happy: New York’s first governor George Clinton. He wanted Hudson named after himself.
In 1797, Hudson was one vote short of becoming the capital of New York State. Nevertheless, the city has survived and thrived, and today represents a true gem of the Hudson Valley.
to one's distance from the problem ;-)
John Galsworthy (1867 – 1933) an English novelist and playwright
HGGT! Truth Matter! Lies have consequences! Vote!!
Westman Islands, Viking cruise, Iceland
If you don't know what this is about, that's OK, no worries. For all my US friends, please VOTE...
Here in the US, while the president lies to us about the "left-wing problem" the right wing hate groups are plotting to kidnap government officials and start a civil war, Trump's response - "stand back and stand by". Well, we have our Armed Services and the State National Guards. We don't need right-wind militia hate groups walking around with guns or a "Trump Army" to "protect" us, we're better than this, WAKE UP PEOPLE - VOTE!!
And then a fly appeared on Pence's head during the debate. The fly is now famous!
Slid all the way out of photography and into the graphic world with inspiration by Mel Bochner for this fine Sunday, Happy Slider Sunday.
Sorry I haven't been around much lately, just getting this retirement thing sorted out. Still have plenty of pics just seems like I have less time now that I'm not working, go figure.
Many people believe that all you need to do to create an AI image is type a description into a prompt box. Maybe that works for some people, but doesn't work for me. Below I've posted what this image looked like from the text prompt (actually this was image + text prompt to image). You can see the extent of post-processing needed: recomposing, repainting, color correction, re-rendering and so on. So before anyone starts claiming that all AI art is soulless and cheating I offer this as an example that a lot more work can (and in many cases should) go into AI images than their photographic counterparts. I'm not telling anyone how they should be creating art, but I would suggest that a text prompt might only be the start of an image.
*Votez pour la Nappe au Léon... / Vote for the tablecloth at Leon
Ah ces jeux de maux politiques... Je sais, pour la traduction angaise, c'est moins drôle...
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Here in the USA it is election day. There is much at stake.
We’re Here! photographing Finger People!
This is probably the most important vote in our lives... so please take advantage of our freedom to elect our leaders and please get out to vote.
Wear a mask, glove up if you can,
and vote as if your life depends on it. Because it does.
If everyone could please do me a big favor and vote for me in Mr.B11's BNTM.
To vote: www.flickr.com/photos/lagoonablue247/12501086015/
Remember, be classy and vote for Cameron <3
How can I adequately describe to you, loyal followers of Demi's quest, how the words of the sunglasses-wearing Statue of Liberty heartened our leggy friend? He tells her she WILL find what she is looking for. She just needs to read the signs.
So now we are off and running....and Demi herself snapped this one! (It's a bit dark and should be cropped but it's the only one she took. Thought it was a good one to post tonight with the polls opening soon!)
This Election night I am choosing to Vote for either Pizza or Tacos.....You can't go wrong either way!
Located on the Piazza del Duomo in Bergamo Citta Alta, one can admire the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a remarkable example of Lombard Romanesque. Building work started in 1137 (twelfth century) thanks to a town vote which promised the construction of a splendid church in exchange for the end of the plague epidemic which had afflicted the city. The primitive Romanesque structure (one nave and two aisles, with two major portals, two minor portals and an octagonal cupola) has been reworked over the centuries to the point where it is now very difficult to detect it. The most radical change was the construction of the Colleoni Chapel in the place of the old sacristy, at the same time as the addition, on the northern side, of the new sacristy. The Gothic steeple which dominates the portal is, in turn, an addition made in the fifteenth century. All the portals are the work of Giovanni da Campione. Of these the one next to the Colleoni Chapel (1353) deserves particular attention, as it blends Romanesque features (the round type of arch, the decoration of the portal depicting medieval animals and warriors), with a more exquisitely Gothic flavour. Giovanni da Campione is actually one of the last of the group of so-called "Campionese masters", who lived and worked in the transitional period from the Romanesque to the Gothic style. The equestrian statue of St Alexander by the same artist, which dominates the portal can already be fully classed as Gothic style.
The inside has also been radically changed compared to the original Romanesque structure, by decorations in stucco and marble from the seventeenth century; a wooden choir by Andrea Previtali (1470-1528) and Bernardino Zenale (1450-1526, one of the architects who contributed to the building of Milan Cathedral), following a design by Lorenzo Lotto; a wooden confessional by Andrea Fantoni, an interesting example of baroque art; Flemish tapestries from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the one which depicts the "Crocefissione" (Crucifixion) is particularly spectacular; frescos from the Giottesque school of the 1400s, representing the Stories of the Life of St Eligio and an "Ultima Cena" (Last Supper).
The Beast from the East 2 has hit Teignmouth but this brave sole battles arctic conditions as if exercising his right to vote in an election.
Seems like Putin is riding his luck with all this footage of corruption in the polling stations.
If people feel that voting is rigged would they brave arctic conditions to vote ? would all hope be lost and hopelessness the norm.?
Two voyagers pass on the sea wall.
The 0610 Derby to Plymouth and this old guy with a can of special brew held tightly in his hand. I wonder where his voyage will take him.
Pragmatic ideologues rule the roost
in uncompromising pursuit of power
with all the moral mandates they’ve produced
and countenance most dour.
Looking down from Capitol Hill
emboldened by their popular support,
demigods elected- pure, distil,
not a human, not a wart.
Each election cycle brings about a bloodless coup,
yet takes a toll on the minds of men.
From crackpots to despots, what are we to do?
The polarization sets in.
If men were angels in a celestial theocracy
there’d be no sin and no bureaucracy.
If angels were to govern Earth,
we’d need no check on government girth.
With beatific support we make the choice
for a human with the heart of sin.
This is our political voice,
each vote cast a silent Amen.
Caught in currents with no life preserver,
cast your vote with self-righteous fervor
and be not afraid of apostasy within.
It’s not ‘till after, disappointment sets in.
Political theorists often opine,
victory to the strongly allied.
“No vote wasted, unless it’s against mine.
If you want all the glory, then vote on my side.”
Ensure yours is counted. There’s only one way.
Forget the lures and the poll and cast that ballot.
Our Uncle needs you to vote today,
no matter the party of your palate.
Moving state by state like a conquering Khan,
the opposition stands in defiance.
The lines of discourse are sharply drawn,
and I hear the sound of silence.
- Timothy Nall
It is election day in the US. Get out and vote! I voted in early voting on Saturday morning and stood in line for about an hour and a half. There were only 2 machines operating. The normal voting lines are usually very short for me (maybe 5-10 min wait). Hope the lines are not long today. I'm quite nervous about the results. It is close race.
An outtake from my July 2022 suffragette scene.
Winterish Allure Blythe
Hat from a doll show
Barbie dress
Sash and sign - printed on my computer
Background - scrapbook paper and printed door
Daunting Drusilla Blythe in a dress from Etsy (right)
Seeking Apelles Blythe in a Barbie dress (left)