* Julian Assange's father, after visiting his son in prison, where he is ill and held in solitary confinement 22 hours a day, is asked by an interviewer what are his concerns if his son is extradited to the U.S. under the Espionage Act. "They will murder Julian one way or another," says John Shipton.
Why do so few Americans and Aussies care that their countries are run by mass murderers?
"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda," Liam Clancy
* Radio announcer: "I'll talk about the weather with you in a few minutes."
Is this the intimacy we crave?
"The Dangling Conversation," Simon and Garfunkel
* A big sign on the wall inside a General Dynamics military defense plant announces: "Nothing important ever shows up in the newspaper. Reality is top secret."
What is this reality that we are not supposed to know?
* The local community college announced in the fall of 2018 a new certificate program: Training to become an Addiction Recovery Assistant to work in the substance abuse field. In the fall of 2019, as the college's enrollment continued to fall and pot stores were springing up all around the area, the same college offered a new certificate program: A Cannabis Certificate Program that offers students training in cannabis cultivation, processing, preparation, retail, and outreach.
Guess what's next?
"Sunday Morning Coming Down," Kris Kristofferson
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