Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus is a work for string orchestra and harp by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The composition is based on the folk tune “Dives and Lazarus“
here’s the original story but let’s for the fun of it call the rich man Elon or Don for short, maybe rename the poor guy Jimmy and refer to the brethren as the magats: There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on… Read more »
Another pleasant tune for web surfing, Jack. Thanks.
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Anonymous
2 days ago
Bannon ain’t wrong
The person in question may be evil or not, i couldn’t say, but he certainly has disjointed thinking in a lot of contexts, an easy example being when he said “unrepentant racists must be purged from the Republican party” after purposefully using his platform to turbo-charge racist influence
A repentant racist is what they call “woke”, i.e. Democrat
…and playing both sides might have even been a form of bipartisanship in the past, but the Republicans for whom the person in question unethically leveraged his vast wealth to ensure they won everything don’t allow that
So, i agree, gtfo outta my country and take them shitty cars with you
Yep Anon, it might take a while but the Elon Trump bromance will end badly. Meanwhile I just posted that bannon “hels evil” quote to Elon’s X account. I find that when i troll Musk in replies to his X posts I get lots more Bluesky followers (now at 11.3k). He forces his posts on everyone, haters included, so it’s fertile ground.
Personally, it seems like denaturalizing and deporting Elon, while confiscating his US government-subsidized businesses, thus knocking him down from his richest man status, would be kinda fun to see. Then, if tax breaks for Elon and his ilk were not extended and the money actually went to SS, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans, farm/food assistance (and if RFKJ focused only on healthy food and water), maybe MAGAts wouldn’t turn on tRUMPsky. The Elon thing woke up some MAGAts. Some will happily hit the snooze button if Elon gets publicly dumped (and not just for show), and they’ll want Vivek gone, too. No more DOGE nonsense. But, there is an Elon-shaped crack in the MAGAt sky, and that light won’t allow some to drift off, again. Let’s not forget Project 2025, though; the agenda, by any name will hurt Americans. Let’s not pretend fascism won’t officially cross our threshold on January 20th. Let’s… Read more »
Trump defenders never say what he did was OK, just complain that he got caught.
Jonathan Turley:
“The conviction should be overturned on appeal. However, the most lasting judgment will be against the New York court system itself in allowing this travesty of justice to occur”
Dex, I forgot to post this yesterday. I love French press coffee – assuming the water and coffee are good. Mrs. P is fond of Dunkin’ Hazelnut, which I, as a supportive spouse, dutifully brew in our trusty Cuisinart drip maker and drink most days. However, when I just want coffee, I pull out the Bodum ( bought for $10 at a thrift store) and make a couple of cups of dark roast and just love it.
Anonymous
2 days ago
i definitely don’t want to overstir the pot they’re boiling themselves in
Ok, I read Turkey’s screed. I don’t reflexively disagree with Turley; I think he has good observations and knows how to apply the law although he does so through a conservative political filter 9 times out of 10. He may be right about the ultimate outcome of an appeal, but he may also be wrong. I’m not sure how an appeals court might view the application of the federal laws violated as the basis for a state felony, but I doubt that will be the basis of a reversal and vacation of the verdict. Turley’s hatred of democrats clouds his judgment- WTF does Kamala getting fewer votes than Joe had gotten in NYC or whether Alvin Bragg or Leticia James wanted to find a way to prosecute FF have to do with whether there was a legal basis for the case brought by Alvin Bragg against FF? The answer is… Read more »
Presidential homes and libraries are always on our bucket lists. I got that from our dad who took us to The Hermitage when I was 8.
The optimism in Plains is grounded in the experience of other small towns known almost exclusively for their ties to a former president, which history has shown can still attract a crowd decades or centuries after that president has died.
Please Don’t Eat Your Christmas Tree, Belgium Urges the Public
The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter.
Another new feature for our 20th birthday year: A SEARCH button in the sidebar!
here’s the original story but let’s for the fun of it call the rich man Elon or Don for short, maybe rename the poor guy Jimmy and refer to the brethren as the magats: There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on… Read more »
Steve Bannon is on the warpath against Elon
Another pleasant tune for web surfing, Jack. Thanks.
Bannon ain’t wrong
The person in question may be evil or not, i couldn’t say, but he certainly has disjointed thinking in a lot of contexts, an easy example being when he said “unrepentant racists must be purged from the Republican party” after purposefully using his platform to turbo-charge racist influence
A repentant racist is what they call “woke”, i.e. Democrat
…and playing both sides might have even been a form of bipartisanship in the past, but the Republicans for whom the person in question unethically leveraged his vast wealth to ensure they won everything don’t allow that
So, i agree, gtfo outta my country and take them shitty cars with you
Yep Anon, it might take a while but the Elon Trump bromance will end badly. Meanwhile I just posted that bannon “hels evil” quote to Elon’s X account. I find that when i troll Musk in replies to his X posts I get lots more Bluesky followers (now at 11.3k). He forces his posts on everyone, haters included, so it’s fertile ground.
at least bannon acknowledged they couldn’t have gotten the felon without including the elon part.
https://www.politico.eu/article/steve-bannon-rome-right-wing-gladiator-school-populist-nationalists/
The enemy of my enemy is my frenemy, not my friend, lest we forget Banananazi is a fascist.
ps -Is that “gulf” between Lazarus and the rich man called The Gulf of America? 🙂
marlette on the egg-spensive issue
FOX Trump bullshit aside, it was a Biden Boom for the history books. More jobs have been created under Biden than during the full terms of Trump, Obama, or Bush 43. https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/iden-job-gains-obama-trump
Personally, it seems like denaturalizing and deporting Elon, while confiscating his US government-subsidized businesses, thus knocking him down from his richest man status, would be kinda fun to see. Then, if tax breaks for Elon and his ilk were not extended and the money actually went to SS, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans, farm/food assistance (and if RFKJ focused only on healthy food and water), maybe MAGAts wouldn’t turn on tRUMPsky. The Elon thing woke up some MAGAts. Some will happily hit the snooze button if Elon gets publicly dumped (and not just for show), and they’ll want Vivek gone, too. No more DOGE nonsense. But, there is an Elon-shaped crack in the MAGAt sky, and that light won’t allow some to drift off, again. Let’s not forget Project 2025, though; the agenda, by any name will hurt Americans. Let’s not pretend fascism won’t officially cross our threshold on January 20th. Let’s… Read more »
Trump defenders never say what he did was OK, just complain that he got caught.
Jonathan Turley:
Nice Jack. Something different. I like that
Dex, I forgot to post this yesterday. I love French press coffee – assuming the water and coffee are good. Mrs. P is fond of Dunkin’ Hazelnut, which I, as a supportive spouse, dutifully brew in our trusty Cuisinart drip maker and drink most days. However, when I just want coffee, I pull out the Bodum ( bought for $10 at a thrift store) and make a couple of cups of dark roast and just love it.
i definitely don’t want to overstir the pot they’re boiling themselves in
double double toil and trouble
Ok, I read Turkey’s screed. I don’t reflexively disagree with Turley; I think he has good observations and knows how to apply the law although he does so through a conservative political filter 9 times out of 10. He may be right about the ultimate outcome of an appeal, but he may also be wrong. I’m not sure how an appeals court might view the application of the federal laws violated as the basis for a state felony, but I doubt that will be the basis of a reversal and vacation of the verdict. Turley’s hatred of democrats clouds his judgment- WTF does Kamala getting fewer votes than Joe had gotten in NYC or whether Alvin Bragg or Leticia James wanted to find a way to prosecute FF have to do with whether there was a legal basis for the case brought by Alvin Bragg against FF? The answer is… Read more »
In 2026, we’ll be old enough to drink!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/11/warren-davidson-republican-disaster-relief-california-wildfires
“Republican congressman calls for halting of disaster relief to California”
“Warren Davidson of Ohio says aid should be withheld until the state ravaged by wildfires reforms forestry management”
*What a heartless idiot.
He thought that was important to say while people are actively being burned alive
ok i was never here 🤫
today’s meme…
So many Cucks-for-tRUMPsky/Putin on the morning shows. All church-goers, too.
Jesus wept.
Oh, how I miss Katie Porter. Schiff is such a politician.
Presidential homes and libraries are always on our bucket lists. I got that from our dad who took us to The Hermitage when I was 8.
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