Empire of Blood

A Tanka of Lament

#JenniferEgan is a #Pulitzer prize-winning #author:

“#HappyBirthday, President #Trump! By any measure, you have racked up a staggering number of accomplishments in your 80 years.

You’ve managed to nullify the bulwark against #fascism that our three branches of government were meant to provide.

You’ve transformed the presidency into an orgy of #corruption and self-dealing that would make last century’s robber barons blush.

You’ve #erased whatever #goodwill and #respect America commanded internationally, and ceded our relevance in the realms of science, medicine and climate technology for the foreseeable future.

You’ve elevated #racism and #xenophobia into law, #hobbled HigherEducation and #gutted #WomensRights.

The sheer quantity and variety of your assaults has rendered your detractors punch-drunk, faced with a daily choice between trying to confront your lawless Hydra and maintaining some semblance of normal life so that our kids will believe they still have a future.

I like to think that your rampage has exposed areas of weakness in our government that needed exposing – that, when you and your minions are gone, we’ll know what steps to take to ensure that your like will never again be able to #hijack and #ransack our country. But then, I’m an optimist.

One thing is certain: having been effective beyond anyone’s wildest imaginings, you’ve more than earned an early retirement. Take it! Enjoy your remaining golden years on the golf course, buoyed up by the knowledge that you’ve exceeded the expectations of virtually every person in the world.” #uspol #auspol

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Asko gustatzen zait pintore hau. #respect

#HadakaShizenyoku is rooted in #respect, #mindfulness, & harmony with #nature. It does not seek excitement or indulgence. Rather, it encourages a calm appreciation of existence exactly as it is.

#Mukyōhō #NoClothes #JimNaked #ZenBuddhism #JimNude #ClothesFree

So I have a small pile of lithium-ion cells sitting beside me, freshly charged. From the count of cells, their rated capacity in amp-hours, and the nominal voltage of 3.7V, I calculate the stored energy as being close to 850,000 #joules.

One megajoule - only 17% larger - is described in Wikipedia as the amount of #kinetic #energy of a one-tonne mass moving at 161 km/h [1]. It's also traditionally described as approximating one 190g stick of #dynamite.

#Respect.

[1] Despite specifying the mass in metric tonnes, they give this velocity as "100 mph" primarily, thus displaying a Canadian-like schizoid approach to #unit systems.

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#LithiumIon #cell #battery #boom