Distraction.
When Ben and Charlie took me for a walk yesterday, I took my camera as always, in case I see a bird photo opportunity. But I got distracted by moth I thought was a butterfly. I don't have an app to identify butterflies and moths, so I tried Google which immediately and positively identified my computer monitor. So then, I searched and only mug shot book of moths in Louisiana, no luck there either, though it might be a Virgina tiger moth. If there is an entomologist out there who feels so inclined to help with the identification, please do so.
One reason that Silicon Valley Bank's meltdown was such a shock — and elicited such a stunning response from the government — was because of its speed.
Welcome to bank runs in the age of social media and digital transactions.
https://t.co/6XFyjUsYVz
Reminder that it's all corruption, all the time in Trump world: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/13/trump-tax-records-investigation/
I thought I would share another one of my abstract pieces. I love creating abstracts as they allow me such freedom. This one is called 'Avocado'. Have a nice night!
Check it out here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/avocado-abstract-lisa-s-baker.html
#art #artwork #painting #abstract #modern #contemporary #modernart #mastoart #mastodon #avocado #buyintoart #abstractart #AYearofArt #artmatters #homedecor #interiordecor #arte #Expressionism #nonfigurativet #mondaymotivation
Want to read my live blog today from the 35th day of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial?
Unrolled!
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1635248084438650882.html
Or perhaps, just perhaps, the nation’s supposedly leading business newspaper would have better seen these failures coming if they had focused more on market, economic, and business conditions and less on obsessively rooting out the woke menace of women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and veterans(!) gaining token admission to the corridors of power and wealth.
Trump and a Republican-dominated Congress deregulated banks like Silicon Valley Bank, but they had help from corporate Democrats. Get money out of politics, now.
https://prospect.org/economy/2023-03-13-silicon-valley-bank-bailout-deregulation/
I have been hearing reports that #Kazakhstan has seized #Roscosmos assets at #Baikonur #cosmodrome The only thing confirmed is the seizure. We don't know how much. Was the whole thing seized, or just buildings.
Baikonur belongs to Kazakhstan. It is leased to #russia who apparently has not been paying their bills.
This is huge. Baikonur is Russia's only spaceport. If they lose it, the blow will be huge.
#Ukraine #WWIII #news #war #PutinsWar #Putin
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/kazakhstan-seizes-russian-assets-baikonur-spaceport
I'm old enough to have grown up watching the #WizardOfOz as an annual family event, munching on #JiffyPop popcorn in #BlackAndWhite. I was a late teen, watching TV at a friend's house, when I learned the descent into Oz was in color! Oh, and that horse was brilliant!
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric