Two butterflies, four turtles

They say the establishment was OK with MLK's racial talk. It was the socialist talk that got him killed.

That shouldn't come as a surprise. That's the kind of talk that makes capitalists nervous, which perhaps accounts for the lack of corporate sponsorship for MLK. Contrast that with the BLM relationship to Big Money.

That's just one thing that I find disturbing. There's plenty more disturbing shit happening around the world while we're mesmerised by the coronavirus and the racism virus and Trump's latest tweet.

Look at Syria. Having mostly won the regime change war sponsored by the US, it desperately needs to focus on rebuilding. Fat chance. The Americans choose this moment to impose even tighter sanctions on this tormented nation. In a just world, the architects of this crime against humanity should be sitting in cells in The Hague, and the US treasury should be paying for the reconstruction of Syria.

Just as disturbing is the complete lack of interest in this story by our mass media, who are otherwise champions of human rights when it comes to our "adversaries."

And the bullying of the other naughty nations who won't kiss Uncle Sam's ass continues apace. Iran, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba... pandemic or not, they can expect no mercy.

I don't know if the world is becoming a scarier place or if it just seems like it. After all, there's been a lot of time these past few months to read scary shit on the internet.

That's not a good thing. Anybody who spends all day reading "news" is gonna end up being depressed. I suspect this is by design. Anxiety makes us vulnerable.

Been trying to dial things down by spending more time outside. Old Boomer is still good for about a two kilometre walk, and this morning we encountered four snapping turtles between here and the corner, mostly around the bridge. Seems to be peak egg-laying time for them. Most of them will be dug up and eaten by raccoons within twenty-four hours.

Also saw the first monarch butterflies of the season. Mind you, it might have been the same one seen twice, about twenty minutes apart. Either way, it's good to see them again.

Time spent in the yard watching the birds and the butterflies is far more rewarding than watching Fox or CNN.