The Earth Beneath Us

I wanted to do a post on something different and so I looked around and noticed a small story that I think worth visiting. I know that I touched briefly on this topic before with my Yellowstone post, but that was a narrow focus on something that is truly global in nature. We have talked about global climate change, but there is also a certain amount of unpredictability in what lies beneath.

The interior of the Earth is molten and there are times when it reminds us. This is what is happening currently in Hawaii, in a spectacular show for those who visit the area.

In Ethiopia a lake overflows:

In Italy, living in a volcano:

And volcano footprints:

The Earth can teach us a lesson in humility. We are but a small part of its ecosystem.

Resistance

Someone once said that America was a sleeping giant. Those words were spoken at the start of a world war, but they still resonate today as we see protest marches sweeping the country, town hall meetings disrupted by catcalls, and our elected representative's phones ringing off the hook.

The ill conceived Executive orders that have come spewing out of the Oval office have brought chaos and anger. Mr. Trump seems intent on erasing policy that has been long standing. Not just policy implemented by the Obama administration, but policy that has been created over successive administrations. Our new President has managed to offend our friends and our trading partners even while he praises our adversaries.

We are seeing a bully who believes he can control and force others to bend to his will. But America has never been a pushover. We have strong people who believe in the values that were the goals of our founding fathers. We are seeing resistance from sea to shining sea to a man who apparently believes he can ride roughshod over the American people as if they have no say in their lives.

From California...

To Minnesota..

In our immigrant communities...

And in our entertainment...

No one is exempt from being called to account...

We are the people and we will be heard.

(And that last one is seriously funny.)