There's No Such Thing As History

[mallorys_camera]

In the lifetime I can remember, few events have been as subject to political reinterpretation as the incident on January 6, 2021, when 2,000 to 2,500 Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Was it a failed coup d'état?

Insurrection implies some degree of internal organization—and, indeed, pipe bombs were planted that day, too: one in a building containing Republican National Committee offices, another under a bush at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Bipartisan pipe bombs!

The pipe bomber's case is still being adjudicated. The perp's lawyers claim he qualifies for the "full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021" that Trump issued shortly after he regained office. The pipe bomber did believe the 2020 election was stolen. Still. There's no real evidence linking him to the flash mob, so the Justice Department is kinda on the hook over that one.

And I have a hard time believing that the flash mob members themselves were actual insurrectionists. They were just too stupid.

Regardless of my opinions, though, two years ago, the flash mob members were traitors. And now, they're heroes.

There's no such thing as history. There's just endless reediting of propaganda.

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Meanwhile, temps, which have been hovering in the low 20°s, are projected to go up into the 40°s for the next week—and I am really excited about no more agonizing 10-point turns in the icy driveway!

I was all set to go to the gym yesterday, & then it started to snow, so I wimped out. The snow stopped after 10 minutes, but I remained wimped out. To atone for my wimpiness, I spent 90 minutes in the extreme cold solving the chickens' water situation. Will be dragging my sorry ass to the gym shortly.

Also, after three years, my FitBit battery no longer holds charge for more than 20 hours. I'm having to charge it daily, which is a drag-gg-ggg. Do I really need a FitBit? The damn thing doesn't do a great job tracking activity, since if you don't wave your arms during said activity, the activity won't register. Mostly, I use the Fitbit to monitor my sleep patterns, about which I am very neurotic. But does it do a good job with that? Who knows?

Comments

[michaelboy]

Perspective is apparently truth, albeit different on either side of the fence that one happens to situate.

[mallorys_camera]

Very true.

[asakiyume]

How did you solve the water problem? You located the flaw in the piping? ... In any case, well done.

[mallorys_camera]

I tested the extension cord relay with my phone charger until I found the dead extension cord. And then I replaced it.

[asakiyume]

Extension cord, not piping! My bad memory.

🎉 🎉 Well done.

(So there are bunches of extension cords plugged one into the next? ... I wouldn't have known to use the phone charger to check them: I'm impressed!)

[mallorys_camera]

Thanks for being impressed! 😀 Gotta say, the phone charger idea was one of those lightbulb-over-the-head moments that came to me as I was standing there thinking what a drag it was going to be to unplug each & every one of those extension cords and drag them into the house to test. I was kinda proud of myself for coming up with it. 😀

[wayfaringwordhack]

Hope you found a viable and longterm fix to the chicken water problem. It is such hassle dealing with constantly frozen water for animals.

Yes to what michaelboy said about perspective...

[mallorys_camera]

Longterm? Dunno. But fixed for now.