Rutger Hauer, rugged Dutch actor known for an inhuman role, dies at 75

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Wednesday July 24, 2019 · 1:01 PM PDT

2019/07/24 · 13:01

Actor Rutger Hauer at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013. (Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

This is sad news today, from Washington Post:

Rutger Hauer has died.

Rutger Hauer, a rugged Dutch actor who played action heroes, Nazi villains and bloodsucking vampires, but who was best known as the android outlaw in “Blade Runner,” died July 19 at his home in Beetsterzwaag, the Netherlands. He was 75.

His agent, Steve Kenis, confirmed the death but said he did not know the cause.

I have a friend who did a bunch of stunt work in the 70’s and 80’s. I remember him telling me about one job as stand in for Mr. Hauer on the movie Ladyhawke. And of course the 1st Bladerunner!

Introducing “The Report”: A Podcast Series from Lawfare

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Saturday July 20, 2019 · 2:43 PM PDT

2019/07/20 · 14:43

Various folks have made efforts to make the document easier to consume: the report is now an audiobook; it’s been staged as a play; there have been live readings. We (Lawfare) took a different approach: a serialized narrative podcast.

Introducing “The Report”: A Podcast Series from Lawfare

I’ve only started to listen to this. It seems to be extremely well done. Easy to listen to, I even recognize the voices of so many members of Congress from earlier, 2018 hearings, plus Rosenstein, Mueller, Clint Watts and so many others.

Rachel spoke about this last evening. She implored us to listen. Even if you have already read it.

Over the coming dozen or so episodes, we will walk through the entire report, we hope in an engaging fashion that is at once thorough, true to the document, and genuinely engaging to listen to. The hope is that “The Report” will provide a way for folks who aren’t going to read the document itself to absorb its story.

Part I: Active Measures, goes really fast. Puts together in about 40 minutes wtf happened 2+ years ago. Even with all of the still unanswered questions.

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Friday May 17, 2019 · 2:37 PM PDT

2019/05/17 · 14:37

Canny AI and The Hive Studio did a darn good job using world leader images and John Lennon's Imagine.

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Another Great Web Site I Found Today, Earth Day 2019

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Saturday April 20, 2019 · 11:10 AM PDT

2019/04/20 · 11:10

A very short diary with video and links.

Watching the music video is a great first step. The profits generated from Earth streams and views will be donated to select groups of nonprofits that tackle issues like climate change, the energy crisis, and sustainable farming.

It’s called we love the earth dot org and has a bunch of stars in it’s 7 min film.

YouTube Video

From their web site:

Act Now

There are some easy ways you can help right now. Sign a petition to protect nature, take a quiz to test your carbon footprint or, if you’re in the United States, register to vote to make sure your voice is heard!

Lots of good links here.

Seems to be geared toward teens, with some of the language in their short video, I’d say PG13.

Buy Merchandise — Even some fun merchandise.

In Honor of President Carters 93rd Birthday! Some Photos Taken in August at His Center in Atlanta.

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Sunday October 01, 2017 · 10:18 AM PDT

2017/10/01 · 10:18

It was a very warm and humid day August 14, 2017

This will be mostly photos, and few words. After NN17 this year, on Monday Aug 14, I visited the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta. It was so very good to be reminded what a true humanitarian in a president looks like.

The Carter wedding clothes. My own parents were married in 1945 and mom says hers was a blue suit

There was a wall of well deserved awards

Look closely and see this painting is all buildings, his fingers are boats and trucks

He came to the office with so much work to do

This quilt, depicts a simple solution to getting rid of Guinea worm.

Guinea worm disease is set to become the second human disease in history, after smallpox, to be eradicated. It will be the first parasitic disease to be eradicated and the first disease to be eradicated without the use of a vaccine or medicine.

That solution was to cover water holders with a fine mesh, which stopped the bug from getting in.

It’s called a measuring/walking stick. So many people went blind, this was the system set up.

This is located next to a beautiful small lake outside the center.

Well, thanks for stopping by my summer vacation pics. And thanks to Leslie Salzillo for her beautiful post yesterday honoring Jimmy Carter.

Show Your Taxes Rally in Seattle.

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Sunday April 16, 2017 · 12:39 PM PDT

2017/04/16 · 12:39

Show us the taxes rally in Seattle, Saturday 4-15-2017

Here are some pics of my time in Seattle yesterday, at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Bldg. for the tax rally. There were nowhere near the number of people as had come to march on January 21, and the atmosphere was also different. People seemed more somber. I guess cause we’re living it now.

Seattle Tax Day Rally — A beautiful spring day.

Lots of posters and people selling buttons.

Old Federal Bldg seen thru arch. — Our ‘old’ Fed Bldg visible thru the arch. Pramila Jayapal speaking.

Sound carried well, and people were listening.

This young girls jacket says Join A Girl Gang.

Same puppet head from Jan 21, minus the Putin w/chain thru this one’s nose.

Our new Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is proving to be quite a fighter!

The ever present SPD. Waiting for the marching part of the afternoon toward Seattle Center.

And the march begins after speakers done at rally.

I was not able to march this time. I spent my hour there wandering around taking pics. Oh, I wore my Hillary cap, and got some “hey I like your hat” comments and one young guy asked if I thought it could still happen. I told him, we take back the House in 2018, Nancy Pelosi is appointed Speaker,get rid of both DJT & MP, Nancy moves in with Hillary as VP, then steps down and whala Madam President! Anyway, it was a worthwhile rally and I don’t see anyone giving in. RESIST.

Women's March In Seattle

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Sunday January 22, 2017 · 2:09 PM PST

2017/01/22 · 14:09

My sister and I went to participate Saturday, in Seattle, along with her 2 daughters and a couple of girls still in grade school. It was awesome! The staging area at Judkins Park was crowded and filled with hope and determination by all there. Mostly I’ll post pictures of the long and upbeat day. I tried to catch as many of the artistic creations I could.

As the crowd was waiting for the word to start marching, 2 mature bald eagles circled overhead, a loud cheer went up and they circled again! It was so awesome. What a beginning to a long beautiful day. Of course I can hardly move today!

The design was in $$ He turned around and offered $$ to be his friend. I declined.

She was talking voter suppression and getting rid of WA Dem caucus.

This was the turn onto 4th Ave from 18 blocks up where we started at Judkins Park. Only 4 more miles to go.

Paddle in Seattle Saturday (photo diary)

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Monday May 18, 2015 · 10:23 AM PDT

2015/05/18 · 10:23

no image description available — One of four staging areas as I arrived

One of four staging areas as I arrived

There was a festival feeling all around

Colors were everywhere

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Sunday May 17, 2015 · 4:13 PM PDT

2015/05/17 · 16:13

Before all the attention/I took this from the Jack Block side

Thursday afternoon, 05/14/15, I heard you could see the Polar Pioneer coming into view from Alki Beach. I went to Jack Block Park adjacent to terminal 5 where it was towed to check it out. Following are just a few (and too many) photos of the 3 hours I spent there.

Now it's even with the Space Needle, there are 4 Foss vessels with it

Center is Cheif Seattle's great great grand neice Cecile Hansen

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Wednesday April 29, 2015 · 10:47 AM PDT

2015/04/29 · 10:47

I’ve been busy lately attending a number of rallies in the Seattle area. I’ve been joined by many others. We’re all saying Shell No!

I learned the day before Easter there would be an "Encouragement Rally" in the West Seattle junction (a business district) 5 blocks from where I live.

Encouragement rally a family affair.

The encouragement part of it was to the Port of Seattle to rethink their allowing Shell to bring in the Polar drilling rig and all that entails to Terminal 5 on the Seattle waterfront. A group of about 50 people walked close to terminal 5 which is less than 2 miles from where I live. The plans for Terminal 5 are to dredge deeper for larger vessels to be able to dock, as well as refitting all there, big orange cranes included, to allow for the mega ships now being built/used around the world.

Terminal 5 at our left. Anyone want to buy some big orange cranes?

Terminal 5 is left on last leg of our trek

Terminal 5 has sat empty for a few years.

Even some woozles got involved

Great signs and good people

Polar bear spotted

Kyaktavist training I'm in the far right yellow one in back

A week later I took "kyaktavist" training to participate in what is hoped to be a large flotilla, 1,700 or so boats. That will happen on May 16 with a large direct action planned for May 18 (Mt St Helen day).

This is entering the park

This last Sunday was a much larger rally at Myrtle Edwards Park. I was there for awhile and took some pics but The Stranger link has great pics and names of those who spoke.

Hundreds of people—one organizer estimated more than a thousand—attended the event. Leaders from Bayan-USA, Got Green, Gabriela Seattle, Greenpeace, Plant for the Planet, and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation delivered speeches before the crowd marched south to Port of Seattle headquarters with big signs and a red kayak full of handwritten messages to port commissioners. JOSHUA KELETY

Some good crowds Sunday last

Had to get the Space Needle too!

I took some photos of these 3 events and want to share them along with some links from a few different sources who were there and have much more information.

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Rutger Hauer, rugged Dutch actor known for an inhuman role, dies at 75

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Just saw this and wanted to share.

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Show Your Taxes Rally in Seattle.

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