USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters

The earthquakes haven’t stopped … this round hasn’t! … “Puerto Rico lies on an active boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates, with the northeast corner of the Caribbean plate moving eastward about two centimeters (less than an inch) per year along a strike-slip fault. There is geologic evidence of earthquakes that probably took place millennia ago, while history records earthquakes and tsunamis in Puerto Rico as far back as the 1500’s.”

Repeating Islands

The recent (June 28, 2020, 2:42am) magnitude 4.8 earthquake that occurred in southwestern Puerto Rico (3 miles from Guánica) has kept the population on high alert. They have not forgotten the January 7th 6.4 earthquake that caused quite a lot of damage to southern cities on the island. The recent earthquake—which, according to USGS, also affected the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Caribbean Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Antigua and Barbuda, and Anguilla—has been followed almost daily with smaller tremblors ranging from 4.4 to 3.6 magnitudes. Here are excerpts from an article that sheds light on this constant activity: “USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters” (USGS, 26 May 2020).

Many islanders have lived through hurricanes, but the last major earthquake to be felt on Puerto Rico, a magnitude 7.2 that occurred…

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A White Woman Listens … Really Listens

A real talk: Caroline and Ernest … “What a difference between this, and the couple in St. Louis pointing guns at people marching peacefully down their street in protest of Mayor Lyda Krewson’s decision to publish the names and addresses of people in favor of police reform.”

Filosofa's Word

We have a serious problem in the U.S.:  we don’t listen to each other.  Okay, yes, we have many serious problems in the U.S. today, but many of them could be solved if we simply took time to listen … really listen … to each other and consider what the other person is saying.  Instead, we have preconceived ideas and, so sure that our own ideas are the right ones, we barely listen to those with opposing viewpoints, or from whom we might learn something.

Yesterday, I came across a Facebook post by a white woman who took the time to listen to a black man, who asked questions and pondered the answers, who learned from someone whose life experiences differ vastly from her own.  Her post has thus far received more than 220,000 views and some 182,000 shares.  I think this piece is well worth sharing, for we can…

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Something to Think …. “🙏🏽 As We End this Month …. Be Kind 🙏🏽 …. “!!

~~June 30, 2020~~

BE KIND

During these days of uncertainty, personal strife, health crisis due to global pandemic, civil unrest and an unknown future, emotions and strong feelings, the best thing we can do it be kind to one another!

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“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

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Borowitz Report …. “🇺🇸 Happenings in Drumpfland: Taliban, Intelligence and Putin 🇺🇸 …. “!!

Tuesday Thoughts …. “🙏🏽 ‘Wanted to Change because of Mistakes’ 🙏🏽 …. “!!

~~June 30, 2020~~

CHANGING BECAUSE OF MISTAKES

It can go either way: change for the better or remain the same.

Maybe for the better is best!

HortyRex©

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Alicia Keys …. “🎶 ‘Perfect Way to Die’ (Official Video) 🎶 …. “!!

~~June 30, 2020~~

PERFECT WAY TO DIE

A few days ago, I posted this Alicia Keys new song ‘Perfect Way to Die’. Her initial video only included the lyrics. Here we have the actual filming of her performance.

It’s a haunting song that woefully applies to the American reality we are going through after George Floyd’s murder, at the hands of Minneapolis Police.

This murder unsurfaced and brought to the forefront all the many others who had lost their lives in this fashion: at the hands of the cops!!

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Playing a grand piano in the middle of an empty city street, Alicia Keys performed her new song “Perfect Way to Die” at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday (June 28).

The song is written from the perspective of a mother who’s watched her child become yet another fatality of systemic racism and police brutality in America.

After singing the gently heartbreaking ballad, Keys stepped back from the piano and took a knee in protest. The camera pulled back to reveal the names of many lost Black lives written in chalk on the street.

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Ken And Karen

Thank you for this post … the full story is here!! … “This story started because St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson publicized the names and addresses of her constituents who had written to her about defunding the police department during a Facebook Live stream. Protesters were on their way to her house, in a rich and snooty neighborhood, to let her know how they felt about that. Along the way, they encountered this charming couple.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are personal injury lawyers, went out onto their lawn to point weapons at the protesters as they passed by. They were identified by St. Louis Today because, in 2018, they were featured in St. Louis Magazine about finishing renovations to their midwestern palazzo. What the fuck is a palazzo?” .. got it!!

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If you’re on social media, that’s probably how you became aware of this story.

This story started because St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson publicized the names and addresses of her constituents who had written to her about defunding the police department during a Facebook Live stream. Protesters were on their way to her house, in a rich and snooty neighborhood, to let her know how they felt about that. Along the way, they encountered this charming couple.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are personal injury lawyers, went out onto their lawn to point weapons at the protesters as they passed by. They were identified by St. Louis Today because, in 2018, they were featured in St. Louis Magazine about finishing renovations to their midwestern palazzo. What the fuck is a palazzo?

I don’t like to get my news from social media, but I will follow a tip. I wanted…

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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

Puerto Rican Icon … “Astrologist Walter Mercado may have departed Earth for a new adventure in the cosmos, but his memory will last indefinitely thanks to the Netflix’s Mucho Mucho Amor, premiering July 8.” … will watch for sure!!

Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Larry La Fountain for bringing this item to our attention.] Rosy Cordero (Entertainment Weekly) writes, “Watch Walter Mercado offer Mucho Mucho Amor in first trailer for Netflix documentary.” Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) was directed by Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch. It premieres on Netflix on July 8. [A personal note: Being raised in Puerto Rico, both Lisa and I grew up watching this beloved, enigmatic, and always buoyant figure. In fact, Lisa’s mom, a talented seamstress, created some of his detailed, extravagant capes, but she’ll have to tell you more about that! Also see our previous post Paying tribute to beloved TV icon Walter Mercado.]

Astrologist Walter Mercado may have departed Earth for a new adventure in the cosmos, but his memory will last indefinitely thanks to the Netflix’s Mucho Mucho Amor, premiering July 8.

In EW’s exclusive…

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The Reign Of Terror …

This is a warning … “The sad thing is that it is all but forgotten with all the “patriotic” BS … it is history and to ignore it means that it could happen again … and again … “

In Saner Thought

What do we mean by the term “Reign of Terror”?

A period of remorseless repression or bloodshed……the most famous Reign of Terror was that during the French Revolution…..a period of the French Revolution, from about March, 1793, to July, 1794, during which many persons were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

… the Terror was a brief but deadly period where Maximilien Robespierre, the Committee of Public Safety and the Revolutionary Tribunals condemned thousands of people to die under the falling blade of the guillotine.

The realities of the Terror were more complex. The Reign of Terror was not driven by one man, one body or one policy. It was a child with many parents, triggered and driven by different forces and factors.

The Reign of Terror

Anyone that knows a little history will know of the barbarity committed during the French Revolution….what about the Reign of Terror here in…

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Walking. In White.

Daily routine … in quarantine? … “Day 5x something, just shy of two months. Not a single day missed. Same route. Near the same time. A five mile walk. Walmsley to Linden to Hollow Tree Ridge Road to Hillside to Anthony to Brookside to Post to Weed Avenue to Cove Island Park. And back again.”

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3:35 a.m. Restless. Lousy night’s sleep. (Again.) Co-pilot is fast asleep next to me. She dreams of bunny rabbits and puppies. I’m being chased by failure and mortality. Any wonder why you don’t sleep?

Yesterday morning: “Are you getting tired of the same walk?” Translated, she’s getting tired of flipping through the same shots, the same landscapes, morning after morning. “No,” was my monosyllabic response, short, curt, clipped, after 3x years of marriage (I didn’t want to do the math), there was no need for more words.

4:28 a.m. Gear check. Backpack. Camera. Battery. Memory Card. iPhone. Earbuds. Audible Book re: Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking.  I adhere the strap to my right wrist, synch it up, and clip it to camera, listening for the satisfying snap. Secure.

4:33 a.m. I’m out the door.

Day 5x something, just shy of two months. Not a single day…

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