b80 (1/14/2018): the problem is the system

the problem with politics... is the system.  the system of law-writing that allows more than one item to be on a law/bill a the same time.  it BEGS the i'll-do-you-if-you-do-me system of back-handed deals.

                                                                the answer?  simple:

excel spreadsheet: one item at a time.  totally transparent.  everyone knows exactly who voted for each item.  here's how it works:

(i would insert a table, here... but  blogger doesn't seem to want to allow)

anywaaaaaaay:

lawmaker/politician         item description        cost       my vote (y/n)          my reason
________                         _____________       ____         _____                   _____________

the end result would allow any citizen to see why any/every congressman or senator voted for each, individual bill, on its own merit.  no "deals," no politicking.  none of it.

fix the system.  the rest will take care of itself. 

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martino, j (1.14.2018). the problem is the system. book 80: pronoia. © by joal martino.

b78 (4.24-1.2017): mirror, mirror

mirror mirror  ^[i]

by r. e. flection

mirror, mirror on the wall (what is this world i see?)

who must i blame for war, destruction, disease, famine: (me)

who can i thank for love, compassion, beauty, color: (eye)

mirror, mirror (re-create): image-in reasons why

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• Be-Cause, without me (re-Cognizing that which is in the mirror), it wouldn’t be there.

• this whole Mega-Verse is a reflection of that which eye be-li[e]ve is Real.

•  the (obvious) learning point, here, is that there are an infinite number of realities that i could focus upon, right now.  from the birth of a baby to the explosion of a bomb... they are all real.

• ...but what if i get caught up in a false reality -- like a cult or fake religion?  
• then that reality experience will also be real, in my mind...
• until such time as i opt out of it.

• ...but what of others, who are caught up in false realities?  don't they affect my reality?
• if i believe that they are affecting my reality, 
• then i would, in effect, be allowing my reality to be affected.  
• again... my responsibility.

• the only Real question is... what reality would i like to experience?
• what am i watching, listening to, and focusing on?
• what would i like to co-create, today?    

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[i] martino, joal. (4.24-1.17). mirror, mirror. book 78: dark days. © 2017 by joal martino.

* drawing by graphicjam.

b78 (4.10.2017): smart bomb (you came from heaven)

smart bomb (you came from heaven)  ^[1]

by bursti n. ginair

smart bomb (you came from heaven)

you brightened up my night

you dis-located evil (and you showed him left from right)

smart bomb (you came from heaven) you’re a sight for all to see

but what went wrong? (our future, gone)

my kitten, daughter, me

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• written by a mom, watching a newscaster describe the launching of tomahawk missiles as “beautiful…” 

…but suddenly realizing that this thing of beauty, in addition to "bursting in air," has landed on top of her living room.

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[1] martino, joal. (4.10-3.17). smart bomb (you came from heaven).  book 78: dark days. © 2017 by joal martino. 

  

b78 (3. 18-2.2017): stoopid is as stoopid does

stoopid is as stoopid does  [1]
by h. u. mandoing

alternative title: ignorance ain’t bliss

ignorance ain’t bliss
thoughts have consequence
thoughts lead to beliefs (leading to acts that make no sense)
leading to a nightmare that we wish there never was
ignorance ain’t bliss, and stupid is as stupid does
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·        this thoem is not inspired by politics.
·        it is inspired by a life-form that values itself above all others: a vampirical cancer that cannot see itself in its own projection/reflection.
·        a species that has apparently lost its ability to practice the art and science of introspection.
·        a mass of lemmings, allowing a few (powerful) leaders to steer us off of a cliff.
 
…but here’s a secret:
·        the leaders have no power that we do not freely give to them.  they (shockingly enough) need us.
 
 

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[1] martino, joal. (2.18-2.17). stoopid is as stoopid does. book 78: dark days. © 2017 by joal martino. 

B78 (1/28/2017): reporter billybob v. kellyanne

reporter billybob vs. kellyanne (it’s no contest):

[reporter billybob] “kellyanne, uh, this morning… mr. t. tweeted about his, uh, breakfast, and..."

[kellyanne, cutting him off abruptly, and frowning] “first of all, billybob, that’s an unfair question.  we all know that the obama administration and the liberal media have ruined breakfast for centuries..."

[kellyanne: smiling, grudgingly] "…and furthermore, a former president shared sausage & cheese omelets with other women…"

[kellyanne: smiling painfully] "…and everyone knows that bernie wants everyone to treat everyone else to free, endless brunch."

[kellyanne: smiling, sharply] "…beware of socialism!  egg farmers… be afraid!!  in fact, that’s where the word “chicken” originally originated!"

[reporter billybob]  "but..."

[kellyanne: smiling, smugly] "…but to answer your question, he always means exactly what he says about the wall… except when he uses alternative facts." 

[reporter billybob]  (chuckles)

[kellyanne: furling brow, frowning, and increasing the decibel level] "…are you laughing at me???!!!  i’m going to have to re-think our relationship!  the egg is on your face, now, billybob!" 

[kellyanne: smiling, half-heartedly] in any case, it’s your own fault if you took him ‘literally’ – because we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day……next question!” 

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from book 78: dark days.  

b77 (2.14-1.2016): Love life

life: the inevitable result of complex chemistry ^[1]

by s. cien tific 

alternative title: Love life

millions, billions, trillions
mega, gega... wat?
everything is tiny in this giant space of us

everything is no-thing (in this teeny bowl of stew)
millions, billions, trillions: it’s the stuff of me and you

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• be-Cause wIe are One:  collaboratively connected, yet divided.  i[n]-div-i-dual, yet Whole.  Same, yet with singularity of perspective.  Stew, yet you.

• who knew?

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[1] martino, j. (2.14-1.16). book 77: shift happens. © 2016 by wellnesseducation.us. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTZyVZBtP70

b75 (6.5-1.2015): date nobody

date nobody [1]
by n. o. body
 
date no-body (in springtime)
date no-body (in fall)
date no-body (in summer) or date no-body at all

(instead of dating ‘body’ intertwine with mind and soul)

 

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[1] martino, j. (6.5-1.15). date nobody. book 75: lost & found. © 2015 by wellnesseducation.us.