Under Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, attacking civilian infrastructure - in particular a nuclear power plant - constitutes a war crime.

Eid Mubarak! (Greeting the hours-old crescent Moon from our ridge thursday evening):

Coming soon to a gas station near you...

War Is A Racket : Major General Smedley Butler : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Famous booklet by the ex high ranking Marine

This seems an appropriate moment to re-read the 1937 book by two-time Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Major General, Smedley Butler, "War Is A Racket"
archive.org/details/WarI...

50 Years of Thinking Different Read a letter from CEO Tim Cook as he reflects on 50 Years of Apple.

So, what is Tim Cook's big 50th anniversary surprise? Look closely at his letter... and note what is missing.
He and Apple are writing Steve out of the story!
www.apple.com/50-years-of-...

Princess Bride - Land Wars in Asia YouTube video by technomage116

Noting that we are just moments away from committing troops to a land war in Iran, here's a reminder from The Princess Bride of the classic blunder we are about to make...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUU...

Newsom, Lurie respond to FBI warning of Iranian drone strike in Calif. An "unidentified vessel" off the West Coast could reportedly strike California.

So... I can’t decide which movie this is…is it "30 Seconds over Tokyo" - or John Belushi in "1941"… (please vote below!)
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Cricket: Welcome home, Kristi!

When you are outside all alone, and then you get that feeling that you are being watched...

San Francisco's Eye of Sauron, shining ever so brightly early this morning:

VIDEO: U.S. marshal kicks dog in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A video making the rounds on social media appears to show a U.S. marshal in Memphis kicking a small dog. The woman who shared the video with WREG called it “unacceptable&#822…

The Republican ideal of a "Kinder, gentler America"...
wreg.com/news/video-u...

American Jews reclaim German citizenship | DW News YouTube video by DW News

The dark irony of this is breathtaking...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkE...

Minnesota Anthem YouTube video by Marc Skjervem

Anthem!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uozL...

MAYDAY from the airwaves: Belarus begins a death penalty purge of radio amateurs Behind the absurdity of charging Baofeng users with ‘High Treason‘ lies a terrifying intellectual genocide and an urgent call for…

In case anyone thinks Amateur Radio is quaintly obsolete and irrelevant to current geopolitical struggles, read on...
steanlab.medium.com/mayday-389f5...

Read this book - Stewart Brand at his very, very best!

The San Francisco Earthquake – In Colour (1906) YouTube video by Yesterday Restored

The 1906 earthquake, described in the words of Jack London:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1cW...

It is just a matter of time before the Orange Menace outlaws whistles. ( Seen outside a gallery in Northern California)

Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video) YouTube video by demonflyingfox

Support your right to arm bears!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

ICE murdered a poet. That haiku pretty much summarizes the vast systemic evil of this administration.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...

a much better breakdown than that CNN dreck, imo

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance.

I don't know why President Grenell is upset.
Redd did him a favor by cancelling - now Grenell and his new board can schedule the performance they want, ringing in the new year with a MAGA choir singing the Horst-Wessel-Lied and other Nazi-era favorites!
apnews.com/article/kenn...

LIND To The Wild (California): Episode 2, "NorCal" YouTube video by LIND

Put on your headphones, sit back, light a joint - and watch this! You are welcome.😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvh9...

The Penny Is Dead. Its Magic Isn’t. As the coin fades out, David L. Ulin reflects on its invaluable magic.

Read this, and you will never see a penny on the ground in the same way ever again...
www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a...

A ghost walking by daylight...
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Portrait of a sociopath...

Venus and the dawn moon this morning

Observation from a journalist friend who has been a DC insider for many decades: