Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, Op. 16, by Ludwig van Beethoven
The quintet is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon. It is alleged to be inspired by Mozart’s Quintet, K. 452 (1784), which has the same scoring and is also in E-flat.
Enjoy, Jack
jack, thanks. seems to my untrained ear that
ludwig’s “ta dah ta dum ta dum ta dah”
must not have been inspired by
amadeus’: “dum ta de dah ta de dah dum”
but more by the choice of instruments and key.
both pieces beautiful in their own way though.
happy hog day! [note the expression on phil’s face – perfect for the times we’re in]
Attribution: Groundhog Day official holds up a groundhog by Bruce Plante, PoliticalCartoons.com
one more for the road
Attribution: Punxsutawney Fear by John Darkow, Columbia Missourian
and now to gather together ingredients for the traditional groundhog for lunch meatloaf — that’s ground hog & beef that has a sculpted face made with mushroom eyes, nose and tiny ears plus the requisite internal mix of veggies..
this pic not mine, but gives you the general idea

looks like this is where they’re headed to trim in order to pay for their tax-cut for the filthy rich.
might as well prepare that your retirement will be spent on an ice floe floating out to sea with the rest of the elderly.
Elon Musk’s DOGE gains access to Social Security payment data | Fortune
Only two weeks in and the “impeach Trump” petition already has over 100,000 signatures.
It’s been less than 2 weeks, but 100,000 have already signed petition to ‘Impeach Trump Again’
Jack, Thank you. This is beautiful.
I love the sound of E-flat in the morning
When will this monster spark protests in the street? I’ve got my pitchfork ready. Of course, that’s probably what he wants so he can “shoot them in the legs or whatever” (per his Sec of Def Esper)
Happy Groundhog Day! Our guy not only was a strange color, he went in the wrong direction to escape his shadow.
They’re all just sitting around drooling over the thought that soon there will be protesters to mangle.
The real excitement will start when other countries retaliate.
Are Levi’s and Wrangler still made in the US? Just wondering how tariffs will affect jeans prices.
They’ll be going up…. A little Googling research.
and
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All from Wiki.
thanks Jack!
today’s meme…
meme #2…
Craig – There are 50 marches protest in all states on February 5th. There are protests going on here and there that you can find clips of, but MSM evening news is not covering them.
“The revolution will not be televised.” Gil-Scott Heron
(Probably not what he meant.)
https://www.historicalamericana.com/product/9-star-flag/
This is the 9-star flag now appearing on US government websites.
Surely someone who is not an idiot has explained how tariffs work and he’s doing it anyway. So obviously whatever the effect of the tariffs is also is the intended goal of the tariffs
So: Tariffs—pro quo bono?
sturge, in his mind threatening tariffs = holding gun to their heads.
wall st journal
Trump Kicks Aside Congress With Sweeping Claims of Presidential Power
Sturge
It’s about the grift.
You slap on broad tariffs, then grant exceptions to favored businesses.
Jack
Kind’ve annoying
it’s just a display of power
“dick-swinging” you might call it
the “America First” crew handed a foreign nazi the key to our empire
FOR NOTHING
just the biggest group of craven bitches imaginable
you think he’s not installing malware into these systems?
Last try for groundhogs
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/groundhog-day-2025-punxsutawney-phil/
Trump doesn’t actually believe in anything much on the policy front, no real ideology EXCEPT he is ridiculously passionate about tariffs for reasons I have not been able to figure out. In all the rally speeches I watched he never failed to speak of tariffs with religious fervor, waxing on about how he even loves the sound of the word, repeating it several times. Just part of his psychosis I guess. He loves to punish.
So I guess this insane tariff war is about annexing Canada. He’s a FUCKING MONSTER!
drunk with power
The Suoet Bowl, the National Anthem, gonna be interesting. We should adopt “Lift Every Voice and Sing” once someone rids us of the n@zis.
Did Elon rig the election? He’s certainly going to create devastating chaos now that he has gained access to Treasury Department data.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act
“Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, U.S. legislation (June 17, 1930) that raised import duties to protect American businesses and farmers, adding considerable strain to the international economic climate of the Great Depression.”
(F)Elon crashing the economy so they can pick up the remnants for next to nothing. GD them to hell!
Probably this. Elon will siphon it off into both their pockets.
“Tariff money goes into the government’s treasury. Tariffs are taxes on imported goods that are collected by customs and border protection agents.”
DODO gets the payola.
Never would have guessrd the VA employs twice as many workers as any other federal agency
6 things to know about the federal workforce that Trump wants to cut : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5280417/federal-workers-workforce-facts-cu
Ivy – background – carpenter bees have been chewing up my house since before I moved in. I fought them, not using pesticides, for years. One day I saw one of the males fly in to the patio door and drop. I deciding how to end its stupid life when this bird fly around me, landing right next to the bee. It looked at it, the bird looked up at me, I suppose asking me if I wanted lunch, then opened its beak and swallowed the bee. I had never seen anything like it before. I looked it up it was a bee eater bird. After that I left as many bees on the deck as I could, that little bird deserved all I could get it.
BlueB your story reminds me of how I accidentally learned to breed tree frogs in an old hot tub — we barely had mosquitoes again. They love to eat their eggs. I called it Hillbilly Pesticide. Only trade-off is they’re very noisy at night.
That ain’t noise, that’s the Froggy Choir.
https://thedesk.net/2025/02/ntsb-moves-plane-crash-press-updates-x-twitter/
“NTSB forces reporters to get plane crash updates on X. The agency says it will no longer notify reporters about plane crash press briefings via email.”
How do you delete a comment?
Cowards in hiding.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-agrees-trump-win-economic-crash-1235146307/
“ELON ON ECONOMY CRASHING IF TRUMP WINS: ‘SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT’
The world’s wealthiest man is loudly declaring that his expected appointment under Trump will screw over Americans”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/elon-musk-trumps-economic-plans-cause-temporary-hardship/story?id=115316405
“If Trump succeeds in forcing through mass deportations, combined with Elon hacking away at the government, firing people and reducing the deficit – there will be an initial severe overreaction in the economy,” an anonymous user posted on X.
There will be no strong recovery for anyone; this is using yt supremacy as means to overthrow the world. It doesn’t stop here, it upends the world and something unsavory probably will happen to stop this chaos.
And the VA hospitals are still understaffed.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china-2024821
“After The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board wrote an op-ed titled, “The Dumbest Trade War in History,” published Friday, Trump took to Truth Social to discuss the newspaper, calling it a “Tariff Lobby.”
“Even very high tariffs could only replace a minority of the revenue raised by income taxation, and such high tariffs would cripple the economy.”
“Trump then reassured Americans that his presidency would be “the golden age of America” and admitted that they might feel the “pain” from the tariffs, but that “it will all be worth” it. “WE ARE A COUNTRY THAT IS NOW BEING RUN WITH COMMON SENSE — AND THE RESULTS WILL BE SPECTACULAR!!!” his post concluded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wf4exIiQr
“Blew it up real good.” SCTV
Jamie, hit this thing right here, then you’ll see your comments with a delete icon. I think there’s no time limit.
Just so y’all know what kind of talking points are making their way through MAGAtLand, I’m now being told I don’t care about Fentanyl deaths if I’m against tariffs. Jesus H. Not sure if it’s just a gaslighting maneuver or if folks are actually that stupid.
Wait until the MAGAts or their spawn get drafted.
https://www.threads.net/@hannahpenfieldart/post/DFlG9XXyYTR
kenklipp
1h
about an hour ago
“Elon Musk was at USAID this weekend trying to access a SCIF [Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility], State Department source tells me.”
Hmmm, it sounds like treason, which would be a reason to denaturalize MuskRat, dispossess him if his taxpayer-funded companies, and deport his n@zi aSS back to Pretoria.
they are that stupid
Maggers are stingy but when their preacher tells them to pony up to the collection basket, they do.
Yep, gotta go with stupid.
gullible
they repeat whatever the right wing influencers say because they are devoid of thoughts
My Canadian friends are angry today.
https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/spacex-plan-expand-rocket-landing-zone-outrage-20038362.php
‘Clearly a sham’: Hawaiians, Texans unite against Elon Musk company – “It looks like there’s a magical line drawn around these protected areas, where space junk is going to fall on either side of these areas and magically will not fall on the protected areas,” said Stephanie Fried, a former alternate member of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council, during public comment. “This just does not make sense.”
So, MuskRat has a magic Sharpie, too?
I stand with Canada.
I stand with Panama.
I stand with Denmark.
i curl in fetal position
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-ends-protections-thousands-venezuelans-ny-times-reports-2025-02-02/
“President Donald Trump‘s administration has terminated deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing U.S. government documents that it obtained.
The move affects more than 300,000, or about half, of the 600,000 Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) living in the United States, and could take effect within two months, according to the Times.”
“The more than 300,000 Venezuelans had TPS through April, according to the notice reported by the Times. The other half, not impacted by the pending notice, have protections through September.”
“TPS is available to people whose home country has experienced a natural disaster, armed conflict or other extraordinary event.”
https://thespun.com/nfl/there-are-growing-boycott-calls-for-super-bowl-59-commercial
“There Are Growing ‘Boycott’ Calls For Super Bowl 59 Commercial “My Bud Light boycott is never ending. I don’t care how funny they get,” one fan wrote.
***
https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/07/25/project-2025-joe-coors/
“We are in the process of the Second American revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be,” warned Kevin Roberts, president of Project 2025 creator The Heritage Foundation, during an appearance this month on Real America’s Voice’s “War Room.”
“Joe Coors was the grandson of brewer Adolph Coors. Though his family is famous for building one of Colorado’s most successful business empires, Joe Coors’ most consequential efforts came in conservative politics. He hitched himself early to Reagan, having cast a vote for the future president as a Republican delegate from Colorado at the 1968 Republican National Convention.
Over the next several years, he was among a group of conservatives who saw the need for a right-wing think tank in Washington, D.C., and, with $250,000 in seed money from Coors, the Heritage Foundation was born in 1973. Coors, commonly called Heritage’s founder, provided the think tank an annual grant of $300,000 for years.
“There wouldn’t be a Heritage Foundation without Joe Coors,” former Heritage president Edwin J. Feulner said.
Beer Wars
https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/massie-reintroduces-bill-to-abolish-the-department-of-education/
“Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has once again introduced legislation to abolish the federal Department of Education, continuing his push to return education policy decisions to states, local communities, and parents.”
“Massie announced the move on X Friday, stating, “I just reintroduced H.R. 899, a one-sentence bill to TERMINATE the federal Department of Education and return power back to teachers and parents.”
now that ellen can get to IRS records info he can have a field day “tweaking” those records, audits and such however he wants to both help himself or best buddy and to hurt his enemies. it may even occur to him to make use of that power to bully, extort and threaten those in the future.
I got so mad at Nixon my stomach hurt and I began cursing at the radio and TV. Reagan…another degree, worse. I probably wrote 100 letters to newspapers expressing my hatred for Reagan’s policies and idiocy. This clown now, his hatred , his retributions, his installing of sycophants into Cabinet positions, now attacking Somalia…what’s the solution? Pray for a quick Vance presidency? It is awful now.
I have the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro-Am on my phone now…I used to live up the road at Fort Ord and hung around just under the tenth green on Carmel Beach on my off hours. It’s just TV but it rekindles memories of fun times as I awaited my ticket to Viet Nam. I had just under a year of fun in California, with a car…I saw a lot of that state.
https://latinbayarea.com/a-day-without-immigrants-bay-area/
“This initiative carries out a national strike of the immigrant community in the United States, “A day without immigrants,” which seeks to demonstrate the importance of this sector in the country’s economy.
A DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS
WE ARE ESSENTIAL, WE ARE STRONG, WE ARE COMMUNITY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025
• NO SCHOOL
• DO NOT WORK
• DO NOT BUY
LET’S RAISE OUR VOICES FOR OUR RIGHTS AND OUR FAMILIES.”
Easy enough to be at least a partial ally; buy nothing.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-protests-merz-migration-afd-ab8c5513ade9068534bbd6278d97a4d7
“Protesters rally against German party leader who pushed migration proposal backed by far-right”
“Tens of thousands took to the streets across Germany on the weekend to protest against the center-right leader and front-runner in a Feb. 25 election for sending to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that received the backing of a far-right party.”
“Angry protesters in Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Leipzig said that Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke Germany’s unwritten post-Nazi promise by all democratic parties to never pass any rule or resolution in parliament with the support of far-right, nationalist parties such as the Alternative for Germany, or AfD.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/2/protesters-rally-against-german-leaders-support-from-far-right-afd-party
“Hundreds of protesters temporarily blocked offices of the CDU in different cities, with some 160,000 people pouring into the streets of central Berlin, a police spokesman told the AFP news agency. Organisers said that more than 200,000 people turned out.In separate protests on Saturday, more than 220,000 people protested across the country, according to figures compiled by public broadcaster ARD.”
“[We want to] make as much noise as possible to call for the self-described ‘democratic’ parties to protect this democracy,” Anna Schwarz, who attended Sunday’s rally in Berlin, told AFP.
The Grammy Awards are tonight. What statements will be made?
The Super Bowl is next Sunday. What statements will be made?
Canadians are booing our national anthem at sporting events. Good. The US is in distress.
https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-immigrant-groups-super-bowl-strike/
“Pro-immigrant groups are calling for a general strike on Super Bowl Sunday in Philadelphia in order to show how important immigrants are to the regional economy.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-effort-withhold-federal-funding-will-trigger-imminent-legal-act-rcna189583
“The Trump administration’s attempt to withhold federal funding is fueling a long-brewing legal battle over the core constitutional principle that Congress gets to decide how to spend taxpayer money.
And like President Donald Trump’s early executive order on birthright citizenship, the fight is leading to immediate litigation that could quickly end up at the Supreme Court.”
“In a new memo issued by OMB on Tuesday, the administration said the order did not constitute a funding freeze and is not subject to the Impoundment Control Act.”
MAGAt Mussolini is going after ALL monetary benefits. Folks will be homeless, starving, and desperate. Cruel-ass Elon will laugh. Putin will laugh. Adolf won’t laugh, because his sick daddy called it a sign of weakness…but he will enjoy it.
https://abc7.com/post/dozens-march-101-freeway-downtown-los-angeles-during-protest-deportations/15857649/
“Hundreds march on 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles during protest against deportations”
You’re not wrong, these people are sadists
NYU Professor Slams MSNBC ‘Bending F***ing Knee’ To ‘Fascism’ After Morning Joe Hosts Shut Down His Calling Trump a ‘Rapist’ https://mediaite.com/a/fnbcq
NYU professor is correct
Yertle is on 60 Minutes, and he can not shuffle off this mortal coil quickly enough. What an utterly evil POS to the very end.
Like Professor Galloway himself said, it’s the practical thing to do…so as not to get stephanopoulized. I don’t know the answer but getting your own ass sued off the air ain’t it.
Mitch’s fault, no matter what else he says.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/02/musk-doge-treasury-payments-system-halt-us-govenment-contractors-lutheran-charity/
“Musk says DOGE is halting Treasury payments to US contractors”
“Musk said DOGE was shutting down payments by the US Department of Health and Human Services to Lutheran Family Services, a faith-based charity that has been providing social services to refugees.”
So, food pantries. That n@zi POS is going after food pantries, and nursing home assistance, and things that provide relief.
Power is a helluva drug, except he should have any. He was elected to nothing. Power is a helluva drug, and so is ketamine, and I hope he ODs before the next sunrise.
If you voted for DODO you also voted for DOGE.
Boiled frogs know not.
Blue Bronc, your bee-eating bird has me stumped. A woodpecker?
“I’m a coward.”
– Moscow Mitch
We were sorry we watched the Mitch interview during dinner. Just got mad all over again.
Jamie, did you find the delete button up top where Ivy showed (nice job with the screen shot Ivy). Wish it was with the edit button, but not something I can change, although I have sent a note to the plugin creator with that suggestion.
Young lady clearing out grandparents house preparing it for sale. Finding strange rectangle boxes. “What are these? If you know let us know in the comments”. Oh do I want to let them know what VHS is?
Ivy – it is a bee eating bird. The one I saw is common to the Mid-Atlantic region.
federal workers under siege are posting some chilling updates at this site:
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/
Blue Bronc, maybe one of these?
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Wood-Pewee/species-compare/65681481
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5121838-eu-warns-trump-it-will-respond-firmly-to-tariffs/
“EU warns Trump it will ‘respond firmly’ to tariffs”
He’s not just going to tank our economy, he’ll tank the global economy. He’s not untouchable, nor is MuskRat. Fix it now.
Inadvertently making Canada and Mexico great again.
Tariff Boogie Woogie
Government has another funding deadline in mid-March. The MAGAts are going to cut food assistance, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and ALL of it will go to fund tax breaks for (F)Elon & co. The US Treasury is being robbed.
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/us-stock-futures-tumble-as-trump-imposes-trade-tariffs-3844159
“U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Sunday evening after President Donald Trump imposed trade tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China over the weekend, marking the start of a new global trade war.”
“Losses in futures also came following a negative session on Wall Street on Friday, as PCE price index data grew as expected for December, indicating that U.S. inflation remained sticky. Trump’s tariffs are expected to add to inflation.”
The new admin & a South African n@zi & MAGAts in Congress & the a-holes at Heritage might get Luigied for the sake of the rest of the world. Oh, and Putin, please.
Started: We fix EVERYTHING on day one.
Now: Um, get ready cause things are going to be terrible for awhile…heh heh….but soon we’re going to start making things great again.
2/5 Protests in all 50 states
3/15 General strike (stay home, no shopping)
A guy who couldn’t make money on casinos is running our economy.
https://apnews.com/article/president-jimmy-carter-2025-grammy-awards-0b8a1c1fa8c8887b945a2b893b7e59e5
“Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons”
Meanwhile, Elon and his helper monkeys have probably accessed the nuclear codes by now.
NEW THREAD
Yep