The Universe

The universe looks pretty good from here. Why do we want to go mess everything up out there too?

We just want to fick everything up. There's already a stratospheric layer of scrap metal and radioactive waste circling above us ready to fall anytime gravity says so.

I know a few artists that would love to turn that into something more akin to art rather than leaving it chicken little artifice.

The sky is falling. Or it will be.

Trump. The Prince. Netanyahu may be the harbingers of evil we've been secretly waiting for but don't recognize until it's too late or all three have that stupid glazed look of ignorance and hate and crooked smiles to boot.

If there's any Jew in America who is still thankful for the 1948 Accords that gave Israel a homeland and the reason to isolate themselves from the outside world with walls, there will be many neo fascists who will shake their hand for lending a helping hand in the biggest suicide mission in history outside of lemming biological tendencies anyway.

If the world isn't going back to a bizarre form of tribalism, I don't know anything.

One other thing. The chemical makeup of crude oil is dinosaur and weeds all melded together in high pressure, a hot chemical soup we run our industry with. Now tell me, would ya. If that isn't a harbinger of things to come given a few million years down the road I don't know what is.

Revolution

I hear there's screaming in the street, 

Sirens and horns signifying retreat

Don't let the bloody banner hit the ground

The revolutions finally come to town

There'll be plenty of time to suffer later.

Once the tyrants hit the ground.

Don't take their heads for they only grow another.

Just make them suffer then turn them loose without their wallets.

Be humble about your revenge.

agrihoods

(I put this up a couple of years ago and have always been interested in sustained progressive communities. The fact that revolutions, both fascist and progressive are reliant on some sort of resource management. You have to have resources and sustain them, work them for any social change to happen. The problem is, of course, fascists, especially current, modern day fascist movements do control resources from the top down, whereas progressive sustainable movements usually begin from the bottom up. The co-housing movement was co-opted by "system" managers and the same people who overburden city, state, and local building/design restrictions and land use requirements. In other words, no revolution there.)

Below, I am republishing something I ran across on internet while looking for co-operatives/collaborationist/ different types of community that I feel the alternative progressive world needs to endorse for any type of revolution. And Revolution is the key word here. How these (largely middle class) communities are organized or how they vote is not important here. This is an example of what needs to be done worldwide, the development of real sustained community un-reliant on state, national interests, like the quakers or other farming communities, such as Amish, without the reliance on religion or national politics for its internal organization.

There is no doubt in my mind that unless we (progressives, anti-violence, freedom loving people) have to eat and we have to work, and we have to live in accordance with our values and beliefs and still leave room for those who don't share some of our values, BUT those natural divisions shouldn't interfere nor destroy social cohesion.

And, of course, some will be left out or leave themselves out. I'm giving you the link to the full, advertised, and "corporatized" link but if you want to skip that, read the excerpted version (copied) to get the basic idea and do your own research.

If anyone has visited any of the seven or any other communities based on sustained living, such as co-housing, cooperative, or collaborationist, farming, let's start a conversation by you sending your links, conversation to this blog via comments.

And since, like millions of others, i am completely flustered and horrified that the fascist cat is out of the bag, we need to forget that dissent and our beliefs are always going to be targets for those who not just disagree but are willing to throw us under the bus of oppression.

https://farmonaut.com/blogs/planned-agricultural-communities-7-agrihoods-youll-love

Historical Context and Evolution of Planned Agricultural Communities

While the term “agrihood” may be new, the concept is rooted in a long legacy of intentional, land-based community development. Let’s take a brief look at the history that shaped modern agrihoods:

Freedom Farm Cooperative: An Early Vision of Community Self-Sufficiency

Long before today’s organic farm neighborhoods, pioneers such as the Freedom Farm Cooperative in Mississippi (founded 1967) set a transformative precedent. Led by acclaimed civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, Freedom Farm provided Black families with access to land, food, housing, and education. This cooperative model not only supported self-sufficiency and food security, but also championed economic empowerment and social justice. It remains a testament to the power of communities coming together through agriculture, blending political participation and daily livelihood.

From 20th Century Intentional Communities to Modern Agrihoods

Throughout the 20th century, intentional communities with farms attracted people seeking shared values, communal living, and direct connection to nature. By the 1990s, agrihoods became a formal part of urban planning — not just relief from urban sprawl, but blueprints for sustainable living communities built around food production and environmental principles.

Today, we see this legacy reflected in the best agricultural residential developments: purpose-driven neighborhoods where food, farm, education, and environmental care are central to an inspired lifestyle.

At their heart, agrihoods thrive on the powerful synergy between agriculture and community-oriented residential living. Let’s explore the defining characteristics that set them apart from typical housing developments:

Centralized Working Farms and Community Gardens

• Integrated Farm Spaces: Most agrihoods are built around a central organic farm or community garden that supplies residents with a constant stream of fresh, locally grown produce.
• For example, Agritopia in Gilbert, Arizona features an 11-acre certified organic farm, while Cobb Hill in Vermont maintains extensive vegetable fields, orchard, and pasture.

Sustainable Design and Eco-Friendly Building Practices

• Homes and community spaces are constructed with green building methods: high-efficiency insulation, solar orientation, smart resource use, and energy-efficient appliances.
• Communities such as Cobb Hill lead the way in sustainability, minimizing their ecological footprint and supporting renewable energy.

Community Engagement, Education, and Social Interaction

• Educational programs — workshops, youth camps, farm tours — aim to cultivate knowledge of organic practices and healthy living.
• Frequently, design features (like shared gardens or narrow, pedestrian-friendly streets) encourage meaningful neighborly interaction.
• Serenbe in Georgia, for example, boasts regular farm-to-table dinners and wellness workshops, fostering a close-knit communal spirit.

Mixed-Use and Accessible Living Spaces

• Agrihoods blend housing with commercial and recreational areas —think farmers’ markets, small shops, playgrounds, and trails.
• This maximizes walkability and provides diverse opportunities for community gathering, food sales, and leisure activities.

Commitment to Environmental Stewardship and Health

• Most agrihoods implement organic farming, water conservation, wildlife-friendly landscaping, and reduced pesticide use.
• Direct access to locally grown fruits and vegetables not only benefits nutrition but encourages a deep sense of place and purpose.

“Agrihood residents can access up to 70% of their produce needs directly from on-site community farms.”

To help us understand the landscape of modern agrihoods, here’s a comparative table that highlights each community’s location, population, acreage, percentage of land dedicated to agriculture, main crops, sustainability practices, and unique features.

Agrihood	Location	Population (Est.)	Total Acres	% Farmland	Main Crops/Products	Sustainability Practices	Unique Community Features
Agritopia	Gilbert, Arizona	~1,000+	166	7%	Organic fruits, vegetables; chicken eggs; honey	Certified organic farming, sustainable irrigation	Farmers’ market, on-site restaurants, community gardens, front-porch housing
Serenbe	Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia	~850	1,000	2.5%	Vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, flowers	Organic certified farm, natural building, energy efficiency	Hamlet clusters, community events, charter school, wellness center
Cobb Hill	Hartland, Vermont	~60	260	23%	Dairy, maple syrup, vegetables, flowers, mushrooms	Solar orientation, shared resources, forest stewardship, green building	Co-housing, community work days, rotational grazing, maple production
Prairie Crossing	Grayslake, Illinois	~400	677	~15%	Certified organic vegetables, grains, grass-fed beef, eggs	Renewable energy, wetlands preservation, organic crop rotation	Community barn, farmers’ market, nature trails, edible landscaping
South Village	South Burlington, Vermont	~350	220	30%	Vegetables, berries, cut flowers	Green building, shared gardens, wildlife corridors, water conservation	Organic CSA farm, pond, walking paths, solar installations
Willowsford	Ashburn, Virginia	~2,000+	4,000	4%	Vegetables, pastured eggs, honey, maple syrup	No-till farming, pollinator habitats, conservation easements, green design	Demo farm, adventure park, culinary programs, CSA, farm-to-table events
Harvest	Argyle, Texas	~1,200+	1,150	2%	Fruits, vegetables, herbs, community

Recant the incantation.

Recant the incantation.
I've been watching and listening to alot of you tube dissenters, but mostly the Young Turks, who I actually like most of the time but recently they had an episode trying to recycle the "I love America, but not what America does" incantation in order to alleviate concerns, I suppose, of regular people who listen to their righteous spiel, yet think they may be anti-American as well as anti-Semitic.
Frankly, I don't know what America is. It's kind of like Gertrude Stein's statement about Oakland, "There is no there, there." Don't get me wrong, I like Oakland in the same way I think of America. I lived there and live here in America. I born here, my parents born here, and eventually, as for us all, and I mean all, go back far enough and all our ancestors born somewhere else. Whether by land bridges, boats, by foot path, air, and ambition, we have all come here, tried to live here, made here in spite the unnatural obstacles thrown up in front of us by false pretenses, lies, promises, and all the incantations of the mystical, cultist, political systems we live under.
So, America to me is the Grand Canyon, places like that. Nativism means nothing to me. If there's anything left of a native/indigenous "place" on this earth, it has been usurped, corrupted, misused, abused by sometimes the native as well as the settlers themselves. The land is free, it's just as Rousseau said, "When the first person built a fence or wall, and the rest of us walked around in deference to that fence, that "ownership" by King, Prince, or wealthy man, we all became some sort of slave and serfs and working for others rather than for ourselves, we all became owned.
If there is an America like what people say they believe in, like a personality, like they have made God, presidents, and other authoritarians, it is something with a fence or wall between you and your freedom.
I'd rather believe in the Grand Canyon version.



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If you look, meaning read, or know, about cosmology

If you look, meaning read, or know, about cosmology, and new theories of universes, and black holes, you'd realize that infinity and God and everything we can see through the lens of both telescopes and microscopes have nothing to do with us.
The chances that there is someone like you with almost the exact DNA is both obscure and a surety, that's how random it all is. And how unnecessary any of us are in the real scheme of things.
With that in mind, I can say we aren't really a nation of law and order but a cosmology of beliefs, both true and untrue, time worn out traditions and false assumptions and unfortunately there is a small amount of people who are willing to admit this or realize its consequences. Human societies, especially the most authoritarian, those who completely disregard any legitimized law and are skeptical, which they should be, of any commonsense law have so bound their citizenry with the ropes of legalities, making it impossible for most common people to even justify risking their freedom to protest. Most protests begin with the value of people and end up with evaluating property.
The left-wing portion of the January 6 right wing portion all mean the same thing to the media. It's news with a hidden message. Businesses themselves think that in this case where their customers are being rounded up and flown out of the country are divesting themselves of their own wealth.
By the way, I can hardly wait for ICE to start raiding the mansion class of those working for the wealthy. Maybe even places like Home Depot, a corporation owned by Maga supporters will think twice about how much those day workers supply the little contractors who spend their money there, actually contribute to the circle of life. Exploitation is a double-edged sword. You can't exploit people by paying low wages, high rents, and then support their eradication or whatever you want to call it.
Everyone calls for law and order and the right to protest but no one on the other side calls for legal deportations according to the laws established over decades of immigrants in this society. iCE breaks the law, then someone else breaks the law, and that someone is punished. What kind of sense is that? It's all about theater and who controls the stage?
I'm sitting down amidst the fire and ICE of today,
Sitting down


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Shame

Shame
Here's one problem with democrats and democrat constituents. Shame. I don't feel sorry for those who don't vote because they are ashamed to vote on benefit type of issues. Medicade, Snap. Social Security, Free public education. Regulations to protect the health, and, possibly the most important, vote to protect the constitutional rights of due process and justice for all. If you can't arise above lessor issues, such as the ones that only affect you, to unite over the most important issues of your lifetime, then so be it.
Don't be ashamed. Being on food stamps, other benefits, disability payments, homeless, because you are a part of this society as much as anyone.
The truth has become, along with freedom of speech, like a sack full of kittens thrown into the swamp. There is plenty of reactive, oppositional talk to every notorious and anti-humanitarian political lesson out there, but, sadly, we are trapped in what scientists might describe as a heat dome, translated to non-scientific life, a virtual imprisonment of freedom to anything, except singular and defenseless amelioration of our consciousness. In other less wordy words, were fucked.
The land has been confiscated and redistributed, the politics, democratic or even revolutionary defense of ideals has been thwarted by government, solutions controlled by capital or political interests and not by necessity or practicality or even common sense, the institutionalized political process has been dismantled, and even terminology that historically had significance, such as international law, ethnic cleansing, genocide, Justice for all, due process, human rights, and many others, have become like the Tower of Babel.


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Living in America is like being a child in a house

Living in America is like being a child in a house with many other siblings and a couple of abusive parents, where you think you're a little bit safer since there are 300 + million people, you're a alot less likely to be singled out because the chances you're going to be picked for retribution are a lot less. So, you go along, ignore the sounds from the bedroom next to you, and just hope and pray you'll be lucky this time. It's called the herd we live in but always, like the lottery, always a slim chance the predators will target you.
Being an American means Israel can have atomic bombs but another sovereign nation can't have bombs because although Israel repeats it over and over and over again, Iran doesn't have a bomb, like Iraq didn't have a bomb, and would rather not have a bomb, because Americans have been told that Iranians are evil, not just a nation in conflict, like every other nation, like America, Iran is supposed to be controlled or allow themselves to be controlled because America and Israel say so, says so.
There's no need for any of this. It's the same as Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza and now Iran and unless, for some obscure reason, America wakes up to its own hubris, that the world with whoever is in it will not survive, except under some sort of authoritarian, power hungry FOOL.
It's not very soothing to know the sands of time will eventually bury the most powerful nation on earth, in this period, and be forgotten, but preserved in a line in a history book along with the Persian empire, the Roman Empire, and any other "empire" that outlived its own idealized dream.


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