Western Wildfire Smoke Has Drifted Over the Atlantic

Western Wildfire Smoke Has Drifted Over the Atlantic -  

It's about time we started filling heads with knowledge, rather than excrement. (And commercial-FREE, TOO!) ;) (y)

It's about time we started filling heads with knowledge, rather than excrement. (And commercial-FREE, TOO!) ;) (y) - Tired of reality television? Check out the world's first ad-free streaming service for documentaries and educational shows.

I have to agree - this is one of the funniest things Dave Chappelle ever did. I crack up laughing every time I watch it. 'Tupac Lives!' :P Many people went on to successful careers from this clip...including Charlie Murphy (Eddie's brother) who went on to costar in 'Blackish' and the DJ...who's a real musician (drummer) from 'The Roots' - Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show band (Formerly Dave Chappelle's Band). See if you can follow... [Thanks for sharin', Douglas M. Paine!]

I have to agree - this is one of the funniest things Dave Chappelle ever did. I crack up laughing every time I watch it. 'Tupac Lives!' :P Many people went on to successful careers from this clip...including Charlie Murphy (Eddie's brother) who went on to costar in 'Blackish' and the DJ...who's a real musician (drummer) from 'The Roots' - Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show band (Formerly Dave Chappelle's Band). See if you can follow... [Thanks for sharin', Douglas M. Paine!] -

True spirituality...

True spirituality... - May The Great Spirit Smile down on you and keep you and yours safe May the trail rise up to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sunshine war...

Signs of Katrina Linger in the Marshes

Signs of Katrina Linger in the Marshes -  

- Real World Education - Unlike the Islamic assault that's been going on in Western China for decades (which was, sadly, tolerated by the west), the greater world will not tolerate such offenses inundating Christians in China - so the Government will either walk away...or further destroy their legitimacy (which doesn't even exist in the first place). Tragically, they seem to have chosen the latter for decades and seem just fine with perpetuating that foolishness even now...which is utterly ridiculous. In fact, all the animosity, bloody clashes, self-immolation, terrorist attacks and so on that have been happening in China for a long time both in Tibet and Xinjiang were specifically caused by meddling there from the Chinese government. They forcefully relocated Han (non-religious, mostly, but now becoming Christian) Chinese there and forcefully made the locals leave, threatening them with fines they could never afford - in order to effect the destruction of their cultures, lives, infrastructure and environments. It has caused so much trouble that these cultures, people and environments have become memories of their former, long-standing past and the people are acting out in ways they never would have even considered before, if they would have been left alone. In fact, none of this should have even happened. Many speculate the reasons why but, in my opinion, it is the gold and treasure of Tibet that Beijing wants (when the Indians came over the Himalayas on the way to China with much treasure and were awed by the Dalai Lama, who is now no longer loved or welcome in his own home, but is loved the world over - and left that treasure there) and the abdication of Muslims in the West in order to protect their borders from the Middle East and repopulate the region with people more aligned with the government...at any cost. These are the truths that have been hidden from the Chinese people for decades. I suppose the Party hasn't even managed to notice that, in the rest of the world - far more developed nations, we have allowed religious freedom and, in some cases, even pluralism. The reason for that is not because we are 'such wonderful countries with such wonderful leaders'. It is because - to do otherwise is political, economic, social and utter suicide. It is only a matter of time...before the people begin to push back, which they already have, in China. For my part, I understand these things very well, but I don't get involved. It is not the business of foreigners to fix this tragedy - but the business of the Chinese people and, so far, they have not really taken that action...not effectively. I continue to not get involved, but the people must understand that they have no future under the current status quo and that nobody can fix it but them - the people....society - not the Army, not the Party, not the leadership. They are the ones at fault. When you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Truth be told, there is no reason for foreign nations to even bother with the Communist Party in China or even expect them to kowtow to the policies of the rest of the world because they can't even get their own nation in order. They are destroying themselves. If the rest of the world simply cut them off, their reign of illegitimacy would be over and the world might actually be able to help China recover under a different sort of (more realistic, responsible and honest) leadership. In the history of the world, no nation has ever been able to survive a war against foreign powers while also fighting one from within - and that is precisely what will happen if the Party tries to make good on all their threats. They will suffer the ire of the entire world from without and the anger of their people, whom they have victimized for centuries, from within. This is also the truth that much of the world is unaware of...but times, they are a'changin'! There is no way to stop the evolution of social education, no matter how much you deprive your citizens of education or how many firewalls you build around your country. It just simply isn't going to happen. The people in Beijing really should begin to remove their heads from their asses. There is no future for the Party. Not in its current condition. They are sinking like a stone. I couldn't care less how many people are 'disappeared' (myself included), murdered, illegally charged and jailed and so on - in their efforts to try to convince the world, both inside and outside of China, that they are legitimate. It is not going to happen anyway. The proof is all over the global media. It only requires people to believe in what can hardly be believed (but is true) and to give up their optimism of seeing China make progress, which is not going to happen under the current leadership. People in China are getting very tired of the bull$&*#! (y) There is nothing more to say...

- Real World Education - Unlike the Islamic assault that's been going on in Western China for decades (which was, sadly, tolerated by the west), the greater world will not tolerate such offenses inundating Christians in China - so the Government will either walk away...or further destroy their legitimacy (which doesn't even exist in the first place). Tragically, they seem to have chosen the latter for decades and seem just fine with perpetuating that foolishness even now...which is utterly ridiculous. In fact, all the animosity, bloody clashes, self-immolation, terrorist attacks and so on that have been happening in China for a long time both in Tibet and Xinjiang were specifically caused by meddling there from the Chinese government. They forcefully relocated Han (non-religious, mostly, but now becoming Christian) Chinese there and forcefully made the locals leave, threatening them with fines they could never afford - in order to effect the destruction of their cultures, lives, infrastructure and environments. It has caused so much trouble that these cultures, people and environments have become memories of their former, long-standing past and the people are acting out in ways they never would have even considered before, if they would have been left alone. In fact, none of this should have even happened. Many speculate the reasons why but, in my opinion, it is the gold and treasure of Tibet that Beijing wants (when the Indians came over the Himalayas on the way to China with much treasure and were awed by the Dalai Lama, who is now no longer loved or welcome in his own home, but is loved the world over - and left that treasure there) and the abdication of Muslims in the West in order to protect their borders from the Middle East and repopulate the region with people more aligned with the government...at any cost. These are the truths that have been hidden from the Chinese people for decades. I suppose the Party hasn't even managed to notice that, in the rest of the world - far more developed nations, we have allowed religious freedom and, in some cases, even pluralism. The reason for that is not because we are 'such wonderful countries with such wonderful leaders'. It is because - to do otherwise is political, economic, social and utter suicide. It is only a matter of time...before the people begin to push back, which they already have, in China. For my part, I understand these things very well, but I don't get involved. It is not the business of foreigners to fix this tragedy - but the business of the Chinese people and, so far, they have not really taken that action...not effectively. I continue to not get involved, but the people must understand that they have no future under the current status quo and that nobody can fix it but them - the people....society - not the Army, not the Party, not the leadership. They are the ones at fault. When you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Truth be told, there is no reason for foreign nations to even bother with the Communist Party in China or even expect them to kowtow to the policies of the rest of the world because they can't even get their own nation in order. They are destroying themselves. If the rest of the world simply cut them off, their reign of illegitimacy would be over and the world might actually be able to help China recover under a different sort of (more realistic, responsible and honest) leadership. In the history of the world, no nation has ever been able to survive a war against foreign powers while also fighting one from within - and that is precisely what will happen if the Party tries to make good on all their threats. They will suffer the ire of the entire world from without and the anger of their people, whom they have victimized for centuries, from within. This is also the truth that much of the world is unaware of...but times, they are a'changin'! There is no way to stop the evolution of social education, no matter how much you deprive your citizens of education or how many firewalls you build around your country. It just simply isn't going to happen. The people in Beijing really should begin to remove their heads from their asses. There is no future for the Party. Not in its current condition. They are sinking like a stone. I couldn't care less how many people are 'disappeared' (myself included), murdered, illegally charged and jailed and so on - in their efforts to try to convince the world, both inside and outside of China, that they are legitimate. It is not going to happen anyway. The proof is all over the global media. It only requires people to believe in what can hardly be believed (but is true) and to give up their optimism of seeing China make progress, which is not going to happen under the current leadership. People in China are getting very tired of the bull$&*#! (y) There is nothing more to say... - A recent map shows that China's religions have become increasingly diverse.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Corrals the Supply of Fresh Fruit

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Corrals the Supply of Fresh Fruit -  

Stark Beauty of Supersonic Shock Waves

Stark Beauty of Supersonic Shock Waves -  

Bernie's the man with the plan! (y)

Bernie's the man with the plan! (y) - Wall Street's dangerous manipulation of our economy has helped divert most of all new income to the top one percent, contributing to the most unequal level of wealth and income distribution of any major country on earth. We need a system that works for all of us, not just the billionaires.

I feel honored...and I cannot dispute the result. _______________________________________ Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Selfless and Morally Sound, your story unfolds within the heartbreakingly honest pages of Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. Tried, true, and honest - yours is a life of helping others. Intolerance and bigotry infuriate you, and you have a very hard time understanding how anyone could think in such a manner. You are driven to do good by others, not only because it's right - but because that's simply who you are.

I feel honored...and I cannot dispute the result. _______________________________________ Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Selfless and Morally Sound, your story unfolds within the heartbreakingly honest pages of Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. Tried, true, and honest - yours is a life of helping others. Intolerance and bigotry infuriate you, and you have a very hard time understanding how anyone could think in such a manner. You are driven to do good by others, not only because it's right - but because that's simply who you are. - I got: Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird! Selfless and Morally Sound, your story unfolds within the heartbreakingly honest pages of Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Tried, true, and honest - yours is a life of helping others. Intolerance and bigotry infuriate you, and you have a very hard time understanding how anyone could think in such a manner. You are driven to do good by others, not only because it's right - but because that's simply who you are.

Profound wisdom... (MUST watch!) (y)

Profound wisdom... (MUST watch!) (y) - Julia Roberts is breaking the internet with this video!

Life... You're doing it RIGHT! (Part 2) Just imagine if everyone did this...we would ALL want for nothing. United we stand - Divided we fall... (y) [Thanks for sharing, Russell Fuller!]

Life... You're doing it RIGHT! (Part 2) Just imagine if everyone did this...we would ALL want for nothing. United we stand - Divided we fall... (y) [Thanks for sharing, Russell Fuller!] - I have no words to say about this video. Watch yourself & feel.

The Lonely Mountain

The Lonely Mountain -  

Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea

Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea -  

Here's another interesting one: Landscape art from human bodies. (Sadly, if they used my body, it'd probably look like a rocky, country road). :P There are also several other works made from other objects. Have a look! (y)

Here's another interesting one: Landscape art from human bodies. (Sadly, if they used my body, it'd probably look like a rocky, country road). :P There are also several other works made from other objects. Have a look! (y) - Carl Warner was born in Liverpool, England in 1963. Carl blends photography and art to make highly conceptual visual images. Based in London, Warner’s 25-year career spans still life and advertising photography. In this series of photographs, human bodies have been contorted, lit, and manipu...

I really like the Dali eye art! What do you all think about this? Ladies?

I really like the Dali eye art! What do you all think about this? Ladies? - Israeli make-up professional and blogger Tal Peleg (31) says that Art has been a huge part of her life ever since she remembered. Tal loves Illustration, photography and makeup. Eye Art is one among the following where all these passions were mashed up by a thin line using eye as the canvas. Ar...

A Hubble Cosmic Couple

A Hubble Cosmic Couple -  

Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at 'Buckskin' Drilling Site on Mount Sharp

Curiosity Low-Angle Self-Portrait at 'Buckskin' Drilling Site on Mount Sharp -  

Testing on Deck

Testing on Deck -  

Fair enough! (y) Thanks for the 'heads-up', Mark Iacampo, and I'm with ya' on that last one... Mind: Blown! :P

Fair enough! (y) Thanks for the 'heads-up', Mark Iacampo, and I'm with ya' on that last one... Mind: Blown! :P - Men are born with this knowledge.

Aurora's Colorful Veil Over Earth

Aurora's Colorful Veil Over Earth -  

It's only interesting because it's from The Onion (Though, much of that is truth-based sarcasm). It won't be funny, however, when it happens for real and, at the rate we're going... -=:oO

It's only interesting because it's from The Onion (Though, much of that is truth-based sarcasm). It won't be funny, however, when it happens for real and, at the rate we're going... -=:oO - SCHAUMBURG, IL—In a turn of events that has stunned the worldwide medical community, local infant Nathan Jameson, born just six days ago, has become the youngest person ever to permanently and irrevocably lose all faith in humanity. “This shat...

Chasms on Dione

Chasms on Dione -  

Hubble Sees a "Mess of Stars"

Hubble Sees a "Mess of Stars" -  

Welding Preparations For Orion Spacecraft at Michoud Assembly Facility

Welding Preparations For Orion Spacecraft at Michoud Assembly Facility -  

For Anniversary of Orbiter's Launch: Seasonal Flows in Mars' Valles Marineris

For Anniversary of Orbiter's Launch: Seasonal Flows in Mars' Valles Marineris -  

mmmmHmmmm... 👀

mmmmHmmmm... 👀 - Check out this great listen on Audible.com. He was the most powerful Sith lord who ever lived... but could he be the only one who never died? “Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he ...

Good Morning From the International Space Station

Good Morning From the International Space Station -  

"Mother of Ghod!!!" -=:oO (Sadly, they'll probably be making a comeback, by the looks of things...)

"Mother of Ghod!!!" -=:oO (Sadly, they'll probably be making a comeback, by the looks of things...) - Gun from the 1800's named the Punt Gun banned for the amount of water fowl killed.

Life | You're doing it right! ;) (y)

Life | You're doing it right! ;) (y) - Hundreds of houses in Pachuca’s Las Palmitas neighborhood painted into swirling rainbow in effort organizers say has changed character of the area

Pure Awesomeness... (y)

Pure Awesomeness... (y) - “540 people experiencing space is a novelty. One million people experiencing it is a movement.”

Well, if you're gonna' get canned from that worthless, thankless, underpaying, overworking tragic excuse for a job, I guess you'd better 'Go Big or Go Home'! :P (y)

Well, if you're gonna' get canned from that worthless, thankless, underpaying, overworking tragic excuse for a job, I guess you'd better 'Go Big or Go Home'! :P (y) - This could be hazardous for your health.

Darkness Descending

Darkness Descending -  

I approve... (y)

I approve... (y) -

^_^ (y)

^_^ (y) - From the 2007 album 'OI VA VOI'.

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(y) - From the album 'Travelling The Face Of The Globe' (2009).

Here's some auditory awesomeness from one of my favorite folks, Vitalij Kuprij. This guy's nearly superhuman, with legendary talent to rival the best that history's blessed us with, to date. ^_^ (y)

Here's some auditory awesomeness from one of my favorite folks, Vitalij Kuprij. This guy's nearly superhuman, with legendary talent to rival the best that history's blessed us with, to date. ^_^ (y) -

Ok... I don't care who you are...if this doesn't play your heart strings like Joe Satriani after slamming 12 pots of coffee - then you have no soul! ^_^ (y)

Ok... I don't care who you are...if this doesn't play your heart strings like Joe Satriani after slamming 12 pots of coffee - then you have no soul! ^_^ (y) - Of the thousands of hours of footage, this is the cutest moment on Sesame Street

"Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'!" ;) (y)

"Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'!" ;) (y) - by Anna LeMind Reality is not as obvious and simple as we like to think. Some of the things that we accept as true at face value are notoriousl

Now that's what I call... "Doin' what you love & lovin' what you do!" ^_^ (Thanks for the share, Travis S. Marion) (y)

Now that's what I call... "Doin' what you love & lovin' what you do!" ^_^ (Thanks for the share, Travis S. Marion) (y) - Michael Jackson + Dubstep = Awesome

Hmm...I'guess I'd better buckle up. This one might make it all the way up here! At least it won't still be the SuperTyphoon it was yesterday. -=:oO

Hmm...I'guess I'd better buckle up. This one might make it all the way up here! At least it won't still be the SuperTyphoon it was yesterday. -=:oO - Soudelor remains a powerful typhoon as it barrels toward Taiwan with destructive winds and life-threatening flooding rain. Eastern China will then become Soudelor’s final target.

Oof! Looks like I'd better buckle up! This one might make it all the way up here. At least it won't still be the super typhoon it was yesterday! -=:oO

Oof! Looks like I'd better buckle up! This one might make it all the way up here. At least it won't still be the super typhoon it was yesterday! -=:oO - Soudelor remains a powerful typhoon as it barrels toward Taiwan with destructive winds and life-threatening flooding rain. Eastern China will then become Soudelor’s final target.

Hubble Finds a Little Gem

Hubble Finds a Little Gem -  

:) (y)

:) (y) - [Video #23] from http://www.youtube.com/user/MetalGuruMessiah the address for MetalGuruMessiah's Musical Paint Box! Check out my other videos! My 23rd video ...

^_^ (y)

^_^ (y) - This statement reflects the wisdom of the Spiritual People of the Earth, of North and South America, working in unity to restore peace, harmony and balance for our collective future and for all living beings. This statement is written in black and white with a foreign language that is not our own an…

Stormy Seas in Sagittarius

Stormy Seas in Sagittarius -  

I s'pose this is an example of how technology DOESN'T help in the ridiculous, farce of a 'War on Drugs'. You gotta' love karma! ;) (y)

I s'pose this is an example of how technology DOESN'T help in the ridiculous, farce of a 'War on Drugs'. You gotta' love karma! ;) (y) - MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a drone has dropped a package of drugs into an Ohio prison yard while inmates were outside, sparking a fight.

Hilarious...and tragic at the same time. Even more tragic - some are still trying to run and those who have replaced the brainless, unenlightened stooges who shot themselves in the foot last time have nothing better to offer... And then, there's Hilary. What a depressing situation, indeed! Bernie...you gotta' be the one. These folks are about as ready for politics as a 3 year old.

Hilarious...and tragic at the same time. Even more tragic - some are still trying to run and those who have replaced the brainless, unenlightened stooges who shot themselves in the foot last time have nothing better to offer... And then, there's Hilary. What a depressing situation, indeed! Bernie...you gotta' be the one. These folks are about as ready for politics as a 3 year old. - Presidential debate season is underway, and our 2016 candidates should take a few lessons from the past. The Fix's Chris Cillizza revisits the 2012 Republican debates and some of its most "oops" moments.

Testing Hardware for Growing Plants and Vegetables in Space

Testing Hardware for Growing Plants and Vegetables in Space -  

Algae Bloom in Lake St. Clair

Algae Bloom in Lake St. Clair -