Or, should I have titled this Wither our Middle Class because that’s exactly what the policies of the last ten years have been doing. This is a report from Russia’s 24/7 English broadcast station. Isn’t it ironic?
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The Sky Dancing banner headline uses a snippet from a work by artist Tashi Mannox called 'Rainbow Study'. The work is described as a" study of typical Tibetan rainbow clouds, that feature in Thanka painting, temple decoration and silk brocades". dakinikat was immediately drawn to the image when trying to find stylized Tibetan Clouds to represent Sky Dancing. It is probably because Tashi's practice is similar to her own. His updated take on the clouds that fill the collection of traditional thankas is quite special.
You can find his work at his website by clicking on his logo below. He is also a calligraphy artist that uses important vajrayana syllables. We encourage you to visit his on line studio.
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Watching this broke my heart. It made me think about my dad and all of the other WWII veterans as well as the non-military people who sacrificed at home during that time. They gave up so much, fighting for the American dream, and it’s all disappearing so quickly.
I love the implication of surprise that’s being communicated.
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Thousands march on Wall Street to oppose New York City budget cuts
Several thousand protesters marched past Wall Street and New York City’s financial district late Thursday to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $600 million in budget cuts. These cutbacks will cripple social services as well as programs for youth and the elderly, close firehouses and eliminate over 6,000 teaching jobs in the public schools system….