https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/31/trump-will-not-meet-with-jacob-blake-family-in-kenosha-wisconsin-trip/3446864001/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UueXaIGoY88
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/908137377/trump-defends-kenosha-shooting-suspect
Monday 31 August 2020
Mayor Ted Wheeler excoriates--
Twitter is full of eye witness video of both Kenosha, IL and Portland.
It's not "democratic" to come in with unmarked
military type vehicles, arms and militia and drive literally rough shod
over people.
Ted Wheeler is quite right.
Wisconsin Governor--https://www.businessinsider.com/wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-trump-letter-reconsider-kenosha-visit-2020-8
I
do believe that there is less corruption at the local and regional
level bc voters see their candidates and chosen leaders up close.
km
8-31-202
Sunday 30 August 2020
Special post--crochet or knitting project.
It will work up really fast, as 1/2 or 50% is "enclosed space."
It's
designed by Fiber Spider (Craig Manon) probably to wear in 60-70F
weather, or indoors when it's very cold, or with coat or jacket in rain
and bitter cold.
It will probably be least boring to work in a color-changing or ombre yarn.
Thought someone might like to try it, even as a sewing project with very gauzy fabric.
For the skull scarf I made, also based on a Fiber Spider tutorial (all my crochet is learned from Fiber Spider, big thank you)
I
used middle tone, worsted weight yarn (4) (acrylic, as I want to keep
costs down). I used beige as I had the wool and the skull pattern would
not look good in a color-changing yarn that changes color too fast or
too brightly.
Weight of 3 is flimsiest I have since tried. I want to be able to see the stitches and like easy handling.
My mother and my nanny Ma Shin wld likely have made fun of my sin ta lan, myin ta lan (Elephants' and horses' footsteps stitches, also sometimes of uneven tension).
My mother was like Rilke's mom.
Expert at taking you down one or more notches.
However,
I am the age she was when she said such nice things; I am 70+; they are
all dead; and I am overseas from Burma in a cold climate, isolating due
to Covid and my art life.
So give it a try,
If you don't like it, you can
1. rewind and reuse the wool--Rewinding goes faster than stitching.
2. shove it somewhere
3. donate it.
4. wash it in very hot water and felt it--
even maybe wipe the floor with it. Who knows?
Possibilities are endless, but 2 best are
A.
donate it. Now there are many fire, flood and police brutality victims
and families. Find the right organization to give to. Thrift shops
and salvation Army take donations of clothing. I gave away all my work
clothes.
B. open an Etsy acct where i. It might lie there unsold forever or ii. you might sell something.
Adjust yr prices to be competitive and comparative with others' products.
Remember we are in a Pandemic and the worst Depression in modern history.
So, good luck.
In
any case as our Fiber Group leader Joan said, "You'll either have a
good time or a terrible time, but either way it will be over."
Thank you too Joan.
That's why I like projects.
They have a beginning, a middle and an end, and can even be killed off or aborted.
So there you have it.
KM Kaung 8-30-2020
8-30-2020
trump instigating violence from WH podium.
Mary Trump said that her father Fred was so angry with trump's behavior at table that he upended a bowl of mashed potatoes on his head. See Mary Trump's book.
Friday 28 August 2020
Thursday 27 August 2020
Living poem--Mets and Marlins tribute
New York Mets and Miami Marlins walk off the field, leave Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate
New York Mets and Miami Marlins walk off the field, leave Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate
MLB
3 hours ago
New York Mets and Miami Marlins walk off the field, leave Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate
In a united show of protest against social injustice, the Mets and Marlins did not play their scheduled game on Thursday night, joining numerous teams across MLB, the NBA, WNBA and MLS to postpone competition in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Following a 42-second moment of silence, both teams exited Citi Field, leaving only a Black Lives Matter T-shirt on home plate.
Video via @Marlins
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New York Mets and Miami Marlins walk off the field, leave Black Lives Matter shirt on home plate
The Mets and Marlins took the field, had a 42-second moment of silence, and then walked off.
The only thing left on the field: a Black Lives Matter shirt.
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Justice for Joseph Blake --
What you need to know
- Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, leaving him partially paralyzed, his family said
- The DOJ opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting on Wednesday
- Professional athletes are refusing to compete in solidarity with demonstrations against racial injustice
- Protests across the country continued for a fourth consecutive night on Wednesday
- Illinois authorities arrested one juvenile linked to a fatal shooting in Kenosha
The police officer who shot #JacobBlake in the back in front of his children was identified as Rusten Sheskey.
He fired 7 times, hitting Blake 4 times
No witnesses/officials report Blake held a knife or threatened officers
Blake may be permanently paralyzed, lawyer says
Officer Rusten Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the force, fired seven shots into Jacob Blake's back, the Wisconsin Department of Justice says.
Officials say he was the only officer present to fire a weapon.
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Monday 24 August 2020
Sunday 23 August 2020
NBC Nightly News 8-23-2020 More children getting Covid-19
I
am sure it will be very difficult for children to keep on masks the
whole day. It is hard for me even to keep on a cloth mask for 30-45 mins
to one or 2 hours at a time.
I also see people on TV hugging! or doing hi fives even tho' wearing masks.
Shld be elbow bumping or waving at each other. ( I'm glad I am not from a touching culture.)
No
one in my building or neighborhood does that. If someone does not
recognize me, I just take off my hat. I used to have a piece of
cardboard with my room # written on it large in marker when I went to
reception desk to ask abt my packages.
I also wear gloves and keep a kitchen towel soaked with hand sanitizer in my hand.
The
instruction is you should wipe down things you touch all the time such
as door handles, steering wheels, yr laptop and mouse and esp. yr cell
phone.
8-24-2020
Saturday 22 August 2020
Friday 21 August 2020
My full length novel Wolf--
https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Novel-Betrayal-Burma-Myanmar/dp/1479203882
Painting copyright Kaung.
Wolf has received over 20 positive reviews, including from Kirkus Reviews and well known Burma experts. Read them in the front of the online sample.
Buy a book.
Help a Burmese-American writer and artist.
8-21-2020
Wolf has received over 20 positive reviews, including from Kirkus Reviews and well known Burma experts. Read them in the front of the online sample.
Buy a book.
Help a Burmese-American writer and artist.
8-21-2020
Thursday 20 August 2020
Beautiful last day of DNC--Biden speech etc.
Accolades a little long, but on whole very well produced and truthful. d j t is having a major meltdown on Twitter.
Meanwhile Putin has probably poisoned Navalny, who is in a coma. !!!
I
have the Litvenenko book--(the former KGB) who was given radioactive
tea in London, and the Anna Politikovskaya book, P's Russia.
Truly you can't make this sh --up.
8-20-2020
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Tuesday 18 August 2020
My ultimate Christmas stories--No Crib for a Bed and Other Stories.
https://www.amazon.com/Crib-Bed-Other-Stories-Transparent/dp/1499200757
Poinsettia tree, Reagan National Airport. KM Kaung.
How to make a cloth mask with cloth ties --
I find these more secure than the elastic, but it's a personal choice.
This is 2 layers, 3 layers are recommended, washable and washed cotton, not synthetic. Not lace, not silk, now towelling.
DNC day 2--
Joe Biden is now the official democratic candidate.
The votes from all the states was impressive.
8-18-2020
Former admin official says trump tried to cut off CA wildfire aid.
.
against going ahead with SYL canal, says Punjab will burn
Punjab is reluctant to share water with Haryana and Rajasthan, saying it has nothing to spare.
toi.in/zbuLVa/a24gk
TODAY
marks 100 years of the 19th Amendment. A century later, the fight to
make sure it includes ALL women continues. Today and every day, we
recognize, honor, and celebrate the women of color who fought, and
continue to fight, to make sure ALL women can vote.
#WhenAllWomenVote
Gotta love the different drop-down menu choices in Britain.
.
NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Former Trump administration official Miles Taylor
speaks out on breaking with Pres. Trump and endorsing Joe Biden. gma.abc/2YduaVp
Monday 17 August 2020
Sunday 16 August 2020
Saturday 15 August 2020
Need for self administered covid vaccine--
I don't think it will be too easy with risk of adverse reactions.
We usually have ours at Village Center with appts.
One soln might be widely spaced appointments over several days.
Flu season is coming up. Or just go masked and gloved and socially distance.
They were available at Krogers and CVS too.
8-15-2020
Friday 14 August 2020
trump wants to slow down US mail--
The president has admitted that he is slowing down your prescriptions, social security checks and other mail because he also wants to keep you from casting absentee ballots this November.
This is unprecedented in US history, and only possible if members of his party allow it.
Sen. Booker: “What you have in Kamala Harris—irrespective of race and gender—is one of the most qualified people to ever be named a vice presidential candidate nominee.”
Like voting,
is vital to our democracy—especially as we head into the next presidential election during a pandemic.
and I are demanding answers regarding reports of delayed mail delivery times and increased costs for election mail.
2020 US presidential election
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