Relevant
One of the benefits of being an astrologer rather than a basic-bitch stargazer is that the star charts let you know what’s happening in the daytime sky. And this week, that’s where the goodies are. More specifically a conjunction of Venus and Mercury that least to an alignment by mid-late week. So go out there and have some fun of the kind you’re not supposed to until you’re 18. The conjunction is happening in Aquarius, which has all sorts of implications classically, and to the modern interpretation of “water bearer” not unrelated, though that’s a much more specific kink.
Aquarius: 2 of Cups reversed – Broken promises.
Pisces: 7 of Swords reversed – Good advice, counsel, instruction, slander, babbling. The reason these are listed together is that these will be difficult to tell apart.
Aries: The Hermit – Prudence, circumspection, treason, dissimulation, roguery, corruption.
Taurus: The Fool reversed – Negligence, absence, distribution, carelessness, apathy, nullity, vanity.
Gemini: 4 of Swords – Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit’s repose, exile, tomb and coffin.
Cancer: The High Priestess – One of the enduring controversies about this car is the lettering. Does it say “BJ” or does it say “B + J?”
Leo: 4 of Coins – Security, successful defense.
Virgo: 2 of Swords reversed – Imposture, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty.
Libra: Knight of Swords reversed – Imprudence, incapacity, extravagance.
Scorpio: 3 of Coins reversed – Mediocrity, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
Sagittarius: 3 of Wands – Established strength, enterprise, effort, trade, commerce, discovery.
Capricorn: 8 of Wands – Activity in undertakings, swiftness, great haste, great hope, love.
“Leo: 4 of Coins – Security, successful defense.”
I have security but I don’t know what I’d be defending against. Except maybe slips and falls.
Snowing outside in SE PA. Second snow in a couple days, although the first was little more than a dusting. This one is more substantial, but probably won’t add up to more than a couple of inches.
*racks slide*
What am I defending against? Dunno. What do you got?
Sagittarius: 3 of Wands – Established strength, enterprise, effort, trade, commerce, discovery.
$100 on black.
I am testing my 1RM’s in the gym this week. Here’s to you, Brooksy.
Security, successful defense.
Shit
Cancer: The High Priestess – One of the enduring controversies about this car is the lettering. Does it say “BJ” or does it say “B + J?”
Oh, it definitely says BJ.
Blown JDM?
my car says no such thing
What does your car say?
“Imposture, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty.”
Well, I dont have a project this week. Not worried.
However, we do have the office party……
My older sister had Purple Rain on vinyl. We used to giggle about that song, and of course made sure Mom and Dad were not around to hear it. My older brother had posters of cars and hot women on the back of his door. It was a simpler, naughtier time.
I know that Enigma song, but I never saw the video. Needs more Minotaurs.
Minotaur?While we’re prognosticating, here’s my thought on the midterms:
Repubs hold the Senate, because of the way the seats up for election lay out.
Repubs lose the House, because they have given their base no reason to vote for them. It’s possible this could splash over onto the Senate elections, too.
I’m more interested in the governor race here in Ohio. Vivek against DR. Amy Acton (the face of ‘vidiocy in Ohio).
Wide open contest isn’t it? That’s the reality of who votes.
Really, Acton? The way she bugged out of position so early on, relatively, I figured she was running scared of inevitable blowback. I guess she must see that no one else really got lashed for lockdowns, etc., so it’s safe to stick her head up again. Joke is on her though, because the it’s no longer career poison to conduct studies and write papers on how stupid and destructive the public health response to COVID was, so about the time the election is heating up, there should be lots of material for the R’s to hang around her neck.
Oh, and:
Mediocrity, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
Fuck you too, 3 of Coins.
the face of ‘vidiocy in Ohio
Which won’t matter.
If it mattered, there would have been more electoral rebukes of lockdown governors (*) and Ron DeSantis would be president.
(*) The only one I can think of is PA Gov. Wolf getting slapped in the referendums over the governor’s emergency powers. There were legislative rebukes of lockdown governors but I think the electoral rebukes are a bigger deal.
I mean DeWine won reelection and he was every bit as Covidiot as Acton.
I think that what is missed, here in Glibtopia, is that most ‘Vid actions are still viewed in a positive light by your average voter, and that some things were well intentioned missteps at worst.
ZWAK‘s got it. Our beloved neighbors and fellow citizens would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
At this point I agree with you RC. Trump’s been doing plenty, but it means nothing if Congress doesn’t codify things to make it stick. But “We can’t do nuthin’ because Dems will filibuster.” Like I suggested, break things down into simple bills 80% of the country agrees on (close the border, not voting for illegals, no benefits for illegals, voter ID, etc.) and get the Dems on record opposing what most of the country wants.
I am not too sure about that, RC. Right now, Trump is polling at ~45/53% favorable/unfavorable, generic R’s at 39/53%, and, most importantly, D’s at 33/56%. https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/favorability/rcp_averages And I know the line has D’s +4 in the house post election right now, it has been wrong so many times lately that I wouldn’t bet on it.
In other words, R’s might not be doing enough, but people Hate the Dems so much it might break in their favor.
RNC fundraisers have already conceded loss of House. Goal now is to keep the loss close
Count on the Republicans to give up the ship (without a fight).
I thought the Democrat party was dead? I seem to remember about a year ago hearing that refrain over and over?
Rise up
I’ve been thinking of those scenes as I’ve watched ICE thugs patrolling Minneapolis. Watched armed agents pulling people out of cars, using chokeholds, demanding proof of citizenship. Masked agents in unmarked vehicles grabbing neighbors off the streets, using tear gas and pepper spray, shooting innocent people exercising their First Amendment rights to protest.
This time it isn’t Bull Connor and his racist goons. It’s Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, and their fascist goons. It’s armed agents of the president of the United States who are bullying and brutalizing people. Committing a cold-blooded murder of a middle-class white woman in broad daylight who tried to get out of their way. Shooting and injuring others.
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We will overcome the darkness of Trump’s fascism. We reject the hate, the bigotry, the fear, and the murderous lawlessness of his regime. We dedicate ourselves to causing good trouble — ending this mayhem, and building a new and better America.
Listen to the voice of truth and reason.
“We dedicate ourselves to causing good trouble”
Wave your signs, march around all you want. Just stay out of the street and don’t go, I dunno, attacking people you disagree with (like yesterday with that J6 guy).
Let me guess: self-described benevolent Wiccans.
Scott Adams’ “Two movies on one screen”. In the movie I’m watching, I see crowds of people, many of them violent criminals and who knows what else, just walking over the border unchecked. And finally ICE is tracking them down and deporting them, just like I voted for, despite the obstruction of leftist revolutionaries and their idiot lackeys.
Related.
Thanks Neph. I get the most interesting essays from you guys.
Almost like Solzhenitsyn’s realization about the lie he lived in.
Third Reich and Roll!
Ugh what a drama queen.
There is no longer any neutral place to stand. Either you’re standing up for democracy, the rule of law, and social justice, or you’re complicit in the fascist mayhem Trump has unleashed.
All reasonable men agree: you’re either with us or you’re our sworn enemy.
I don’t think they’ll like what my response is.
We can only heal as a nation if you white supremacist mouth breathers concede that we are 100% right about everything.
George W. Bush is that you?!?
I loathe these people.
Love Madness. Ever notice how Suggs and Tom Wilson (Biff in the Back to the Future series) resemble one another?
Trump’s been doing plenty, but it means nothing if Congress doesn’t codify things to make it stick.
Meanwhile, the media control the narrative.
“It’s not a Presidency, it’s a crime spree!”
Codify things? It needs to rein him in. Start with tariffs.
It can codify things.
Like abolishing the Department of Education along with its programs.
Gotta say, I’m not seeing the economic catastrophe that tariffs were supposed to trigger.
And a lot of the deals he’s cutting are a lot more even-handed than the former regime (you know, US doesn’t tariff anybody, other countries tariff the US at 80%. Opening up export markets is good for the US, after all.
Prudence, circumspection, treason, dissimulation, roguery, corruption.
I guess I get some rest on the seventh day.
You’ll need it, after a full week of protesting ICE and opening a daycare center.
“Taurus: The Fool reversed – Negligence, absence, distribution, carelessness, apathy, nullity, vanity.” Damn! Didn’t need that accuracy! Had a lot to think about yesterday and I sunk into a dark, nasty spot, mentally. Got fired on Thurs, then on Fri I re-learned and saw on the MRI that a whole “chunk” of my brain was removed, not just the hematoma ‘scraped off,’ and I have scar tissue on the other side of my brain from the internal bounce.
“But the rest of your brain looks great!” she said a few times, legitimately impressed. That’s some odd shit to stew over. (Hope it’s more processed today. Certainly feel better, so far.)
Important Interview in eight days and with the nearby lead, and likely far better fit, well. The fish has nibbled the bait, but no confirmed bite, but still fluttering ’round. I suppose I’ll see on both counts, soon. I am legitimately feeling positive on the work front. Walmart was gonna end soon anyway, likely next Monday. An unexpected break, possibly a necessary one. *shrug* Onward and upward.