voder (55)in #politics • 5 years agoKurds and Catalonians get the Federalist stick (no carrot provided)Studies of Federalism for me really started this summer in a Virginia bookstore with a $2 copy of the Federalist…voder (55)in #informationwar • 5 years agoA few words about SyriaSo Orange-Man-Bad has successfully started to limit foreign wars. I called it , two years ago. When Erdogan said…voder (55)in #informationwar • 5 years agoVirginiaJames Madison as a junior congressman from Virginia, wrote half of the Federalist Papers. He was experiencing…voder (55)in #informationwar • 5 years agoThe Statist DivideTo protect your pharmaceutical induced delusions, you'll be wise to cut me off early. If you want to believe in…voder (55)in #photography • 6 years agoDo the right thing, or keep your job?In the nineteen forties, some people did horrific things for reasons of self preservation. To kept their jobs (and not…voder (55)in #photography • 6 years agoCalifornia Fires update, forest management and 8 original photos of AmericaThe day after the smoke inversion gave us that orange sky, the particles apparently descended to our level. Although…voder (55)in #photography • 6 years agoCalifornia Fires - 13 original images, Nov 8 2018We saw the cloud roll in. At first it seemed like fog, then a brown cast became subtly visible. Looked again minutes…voder (55)in #informationwar • 6 years agoSocialism and the Means of ProductionGallup just released a poll regarding modern perspectives on socialism. (link) One question allowed respondents…voder (55)in #informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Questions for democratic socialistsThe DNC just tried to stop the appointment of Kavenaugh with 40 year old accusations (that pale in comparison to…voder (55)in #informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Love is a weapon - How people reflect their governmentA professor was big on culture and spoke of athenian theatre between dative conjugations. A mask on a stick was the…voder (55)in #informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A liberal dinnerSo it was me with a pile of preconceived notions. Expecting four democrats to argue the relative merits of big…voder (55)in #informationwar • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.What team decides your perspective?Tonight we are hosting four liberals. One of my first times ever I have an opportunity to really hear directly from…voder (55)in #politics • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.bring Byzantium back againThey say Byzantium was founded in 667BC, but that is clearly not true. I think wiki meant in 667 BC it was first…voder (55)in #california • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.construction in norcal - not exactly chronologicalI like hanging out with plumbers and electricians, guys who cannot really write in english, who don't access email…voder (55)in #california • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.mendocino fires 2018 - a photo essayThe two big fires started a few miles from here. We've really had an incredible view. That was shot a week ago…voder (55)in #california • 6 years agoover - exI am really quite good with silicone. Painting french windows, ceramic tile, I can even rock drywall trowels. But…voder (55)in #california • 6 years agobegin the beginningIt took a couple years. Bank loans and engineered drawings, I helped frame a house (shown prior), cleaned some…voder (55)in #photography • 7 years agoCatholicism (and 12 mardi gras photos)"Sin tonight, for tomorrow we repent." A good protestant would consider that an abomination. Yet inlies a…voder (55)in #liberty • 7 years agoAnarchy ( + 13 original landscapes of south Florida)Cabeza's walk from Florida to Mexico 1527 - 1531, ( link ) is the story of anarchy. Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca…voder (55)in #liberty • 7 years agoCapitalism ( + 9 street photos from San Francisco, Dec 2017)Trump's SOTU proved he is just another Democrat. More spending, more government, more of everything except fiscal…