Do NOT Ape Apis Mellifera!

Midterm Elections’ Deadly Variant!

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Defeat rightwing Killer Bees; the hardcore; hardly humble
Who swarm campaign trails; to stump speechify; stumble
Mummified, mucked up buzz words; they too oft mumble
Are just mumbo-jumbo; mostly, tossed word salad jumble
That sting rationality; with tasteless, stumblebum bumble

To ensure their hive thrives; they’ll even try for a fumble
Yet, prefer rabble rousing; goading each voter’s grumble
They live to see to fruition, Trump’s Jan 6th riot / rumble
To demolish Democracy; eyewitness our stateside tumble
Our Land of Milk and Honey; doomed to sour & crumble?

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A Rough Patch On Life’s Journey

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Mere moments ago, I posted a blog comment, which I hope will help ease the angst of a blogger who I follow / who follows me; one who, like most of us, these days, is experiencing a rough patch on life’s journey.

Upon the realization that such counsel may be of some service to others, I’ve opted to also post this all across the www. While my reference to mourning may not immediately apply to you, I ask, is that really so?

IDK about you, but, considering how, so far, Covid-19 has claimed nearly 6 million souls worldwide (900 thousand of them right within my American homeland); well…

The very thought of the oceans of their families’ and friends’ tears rarely fails to well up and overflow my own eyes; hence my aforementioned comment…

“The uncertainty of day to day life is what’s triggering your angst (mine, too); this all getting amplified by both your being in mourning and the extraordinary circumstances we’ve been forced to tolerate since early 2020. That you can still question what you’re feeling is a good sign. Don’t be concerned about reaching out to others. We, who truly care about your well-being, will be there for you both in good times and bad.”

Take Care Everybody,

Tom

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Deliriums

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Foreseen by foresighted; flipped off by benighted
Behold the unsparing, scorching, ill winds of change
Gusts too sultry to be balmy; too balmy to be sober
Insufferable summer’s forever fever; flails fall; seasons all

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Conceives, too, the cruel crucible; the unnatural incubator
Spawning, spreading its swarming insectoid pestilence
And ongoing global, inveterate microbes’ death sentence
Deliriums that indispose, inhume humankind; unkindly

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All aided, abetted by intemperate, insurrectionist firebrands
Hotheaded, hotshot power sots; feverish praise junkies
These know it all, no-nothings are far from proficient
Capricious, petulant fools, call all the shots, as if omniscient

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Foreseen by foresighted; flipped off by benighted
Behold the unsparing, scorching, ill winds of change
Gusts too sultry to be balmy; too balmy to be sober
Insufferable summer’s forever fever; flails fall; seasons all

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Plumbing 101 ~ 1 Quick Limerick

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What spurs the limp little “leader” named Vlad?
His by fluke, bygone, boyhood peek at dad?
With his wee “paint brush” in hand
He “yellows up” Ukraine’s sand
A crude prelude, to intrude like rude lad?

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Triple Tribulations ~ Haiku

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Planet neglected
Pandemic’s unprotected
Planned coup suspected

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Anniversary

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6 Year Anniversary Achievement
Happy Anniversary! You registered on WordPress.com 6 years ago. Thanks for flying WP. Keep up the Good Blogging.

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I’d like to thank the WordPress Team for establishing this user friendly platform; for building a vibrant, global blogging community. I’d also like to express my undying gratitude to all the talented, good people who, over the course of these past six years, have been spending their precious time reading, liking and commenting on my content; our virtually connecting / mind melding taking on an even deeper meaning, ever since the pandemic began redefining our society two years ago.

Take Care,

Signed: CommonSenseTom

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McConnell shows us who he/his GOP is

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When a reporter held Senator Mitch McConnell / his Trumper-Republican Party (GOP) accountable for lynching the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; asked him what he had to say to the people of color who he/they had just screwed over (AGAIN), get a load of what that sagging, swaggering with white privilege, Klansman Kentuckian had to say…

“Well the concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.”

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell • January 19, 2022 [View Twitter Clip]

Well, Mister Mitch, what’s actually misplaced, here, is your brain. Hmm, on second thought, seeing how “misplaced” implies that you just might be able to find your mind, someday, let’s amend that to read:

What’s actually LOST, here, is your mind.

Additionally, in response to Mitch’s bogus claims of it being easy to cast ballots, at least for now, that may be true for WHITE voters. However, IF… correction… WHEN his fascist peers eventually get their way (and when do fascists not get their way, huh?) even Caucasians will wind up screwed over!

And, that all duly noted, let’s move on to the multitude of responses to accurately assess that ass, Mister Mitch, for, in essence, having said that African American voters are not Americans.

Let’s have Ol’ McConnell try these three on for size…

The Good Fit:

Mitch’s Freudian Slip Is Showing

The Better Fit:

Tired, has been, Mitch, digging in on his white supremacyst (<–not a typo) roots, riding atop his high white horse, donning his spooky, white robe and white hood costume, has trotted out / Trump-eted / spoken his “mind”.

The Very Best Fit:

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

Maya Angelou • 12:01 PM · Jun 12, 2015 Tweet [View Twitter Post]

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No Bull Tish! All the Way Real!

8 Second Wonder Gap Refilled

Yesterday, I posted a CNN video of Motown music legend, Stevie Wonder, presenting his NO Bull Tish, wake-up call TO / calling out OF Washington’s wishy-washy, washed out, washed up Senators, who’ve been debating / dickering over whether or not to protect Voter Rights.

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Whether or not to protect Voter Rights…
WHETHER OR NOT TO PROTECT VOTER RIGHTS?

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As most critical thinking champions of sweet liberty would remind…

“WE are all entitled to Fundamental Human Rights; regardless of our race, hue, creed, national origin, gender identity, age, infirmity, station, résumé, zip code and credit score. WE are speaking of birthrights that… dammit… are Inalienable and, as such, are ABSOLUTELY Nonnegotiable; NEVER open to Debate!”

CommonSenseTom • January 18, 2022 | 8:20 am | Post Title: “They Dare to Haggle o’er Human Rights”

And, YES, the Right to Vote is just one of those Inalienable, Nonnegotiable, Never Debatable, Human Rights!

As bad as it ALREADY is that moronic Senators have the audacity to question, whether or not, we should secure our elections; i.e., to prevent partisan, fascistic Trumpian hacks from gutting Election Days of all freeness and fairness, this gets even worse.

You see, for reasons only CNN and various other news airers / streamers know (and we can only suspect), they had opted to expurgate 8 seconds worth of Stevie Wonder’s worthwhile message.

First, let’s review what they did allow him to say…

“Any Senator, who cannot support the protection of voting rights, in the United States of America, cannot say that they support the Constitution. Stop the Hypocrisy. Cut the Bull Tish! If you care and support our rights, do the hard work. You can’t please everybody but you can protect all of us.”

Now, let’s check out the video footage that wound up on somebody’s editing bay floor…

“And to keep it all the way real, the Filibuster is not working for Democracy. Why won’t you?”

See how the omission of that key segment drastically debilitates Wonder’s vital to Democracy’s survival message?

So, let’s…

  • now head back to the editing bay to retrieve and e-splice these two segments
  • experience the full impact of Wonder’s wondrous words as originally intended

“Any Senator, who cannot support the protection of voting rights, in the United States of America, cannot say that they support the Constitution. Stop the Hypocrisy. Cut the Bull Tish! If you care and support our rights, do the hard work. You can’t please everybody but you can protect all of us. And to keep it all the way real, the Filibuster is not working for Democracy. Why won’t you?”

Stevland Hardaway Morris (Stevie Wonder)

Hey Trump Sucker Republicans, WHY WON”T YOU?
Hey DINOs Joe Manchin & Kyrsten Sinema WHY WON”T YOU?

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“Cut the Bull Tish!” ~ Must See Vid

Wonder & King Speak Truth to Power

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Click to view the Clip (Courtesy of CNN)

Seeing how videos are oft here today/gone tomorrow, I’ve opted to also present / preserve, in text form, their vital to Democracy’s survival, wondrous and king-sized thoughts…

“Any Senator, who cannot support the protection of voting rights, in the United States of America, cannot say that they support the Constitution. Stop the Hypocrisy. Cut the Bull Tish! If you care and support our rights, do the hard work. You can’t please everybody but you can protect all of us.”

Stevie Wonder

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“For all the elected leaders out there, who are Tweeting, posting and celebrating my Grandfather, Dr. King, today, my message to you is simple, Do Not Celebrate, LEGISLATE!”

Yolanda Renee King

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