Come Friday, I'm Exhausted...

But don't let appearances fool you.

I can still look forward to the Friday Ark,
Sunday's 118th edition of the Carnival of the Cats
hosted by the always interesting Watermark
and
Weekend Cat Blogging!

Supreme Court Blocks Trials at Guantanamo...

"...the justices also rejected an effort by Congress to strip the court of jurisdiction over habeas corpus appeals by detainees at the prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba."

For now, enjoy the gift of freedom.
Then brace yourself for the swiftboating of
the 5 "activist" Supremes.

Cool Cats Make Peace...

Take a moment today to visit The Hiroshima Peace Memorial


and

become more informed about Right Wing Authoritarianism.

Your cats will thank you for it!

Favorite Watering Hole...

Proof for
Friday's Ark,
Sunday's Carnival of the Cats,
&
Weekend Cat Blogging
that Taboo does not sleep all the time, though she'd be entitled at 17!

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I welcome you to visit the Jelly Pizza home page.

Taboo, Pretending It's Not Friday...

Or that she cares about appearing on Friday's Ark
or
Sunday's Carnival of Cats
and
Weekend Cat Blogging!

For Dooce & Leta...

In honor of mamas everywhere who have
kids with wild & crazy hair!

Here's My Other Earwing...

I hear it's almost Sunday, time for another great
~ Carnival of the Cats ~
hosted tomorrow by
~ Gigolo Kitty ~
[yay.]

Go here in case you missed the first one!

I Hear It's Time For Friday Ark...

Here's my earwing ~ I have another just like it.

Wanna See it?

Maquis, Nos Coeurs Reconnaissants Se Rappèlent...

Photograph by Donald I. Grant, Department of National Defence,

now in the collection of Library and Archives Canada, PA-166396

In Honor of The French Resistance

Many of the earliest resistance groups were formed by political parties that the Nazi government had earlier banned. Communists and Socialists were persecuted under the Nazi regime. Partisan groups with political ties, such as the Socialist Comité d'Action Socialiste and the Communist Front National used their extensive media and member network to produce and distribute anti-Nazi propaganda. As resistance groups began to arm themselves and carry out acts of sabotage, the papers published coded messages that communicated instructions to members. During the course of the war, underground newspapers supplied information to over a million readers.

The resistance relied on coded messages to communicate with members and plan operations. Members were called by code names, and operational units had their own cryptonym or symbols. Underground newspaper published coded articles and drawings. Poetry was even used as a means of sending coded messages or identifying oneself as a member of a resistance group to other members.

Poetry!

Humane & Political...

If you have time to read just one piece THIS YEAR,
check out Jane Smiley's
Hi, Mom.

Hurry...

I can't stand to be last in Friday's Ark!