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[John G.]

Onward!

[John G.]

Eight!

[singdaw]

It's progress.

[singdaw]

As opposed to Progresso.

[singdaw]

.

[singdaw]

Progresso is the root of all evil.

[singdaw]

As is coffee in a cardboard cup.

[Freddie]

Sometimes at the end of the work day I forget to remove my headphones.

LOL!

[singdaw]

We could stay all night and sing 'em all!

[singdaw]

THAT would up the post count.

[singdaw]

OK. I think that's it for me.

[singdaw]

Good night, friends.

[singdaw]

And others.

[DR Iris]

John G., I just read today’s New York Times article about Shen Yun.
Rather disturbing.

A Times investigation in August found that performers in Shen Yun — many of whom were minors — were often discouraged from seeking medical care for injuries. They also worked grueling hours for low pay.

Shen Yun promoted an atmosphere of fear, stoking distrust of the outside world and discouraging dissent. Performers were prohibited from reading articles from unapproved news outlets. Managers told them that any mistakes they made onstage could doom their audience to hell.

[DR Iris]

Shen Yun is run by Falun Gong, a religious group that has been banned in China and persecuted by the Chinese government for nearly three decades. The two-hour performance includes dance pieces that are intended to spread the message of Falun Gong and its living founder, Li Hongzhi, to a mass audience.

[DR Iris]

The lawsuit, or one them.

In addition to the Labor Department’s inquiry, a former Shen Yun dancer filed a federal lawsuit in November that accused the group of forced labor and human trafficking.

The former dancer was recruited at age 13 from Taiwan and stayed with Shen Yun for 11 years. After arriving at Shen Yun’s headquarters, performers are plunged into “a system of coercion and control that extends to nearly every aspect of the dancers’ lives,” the lawsuit said.

[DR Iris]

One *of* them, that is.

[DR Iris]

There is a good PBS production of ‘Collected Stories’ by Donald Margulies on YouTube, starring Linda Lavin and Samantha Mathis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-7NzvzpQvo

[DR Iris]

Good night, all.

Hope to join everyone tomorrow night for the always excellent HHW New Year’s Eve partay!

[John G.]

Thanks, Iris. I believe it.

[John G.]

Good night, Iris.

[John G.]

I just tried a new recipe for pie crust.

[John G.]

It says it only takes five minutes.

[John G.]

It took me about 8.

[John G.]

But then it has to rest an hour or overnight.

[John G.]

I’m opting for the latter.

[John G.]

Tomorrow it becomes a chocolate chess pie.

[John G.]

Here’s the recipe:

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chocolate-pie/

[John G.]

It’s not really a chess pie as there is no corn meal. But it sounds darn snacky.

[John G.]

Onward!