Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

pertaining to government, the public sector, governance, democracy, politics, issues pertaining to such, like “freedom of speech” concepts

More from Bill Johnson’s slaughterhouse of ideas

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood 2 minutes ago Due to violations of our Terms of Use, comments from this poster are only visible to registered users. Click here to view comment. Why? This is … Continue reading →

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Merchants of shadows

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Yahoo Mail Sent Re: “Merchants of Doubt” People me Today at 12:35 PM To Peter Drekmeier CC Timothy Gray Tom DuBois Eric Filseth John Fredrich Nancy Shepherd Sidney Espinosa Wayne Douglass Chris Gaither Sea Aram James good call. I recommend … Continue reading →

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Transcript of Mark Weiss 2015 application for Palo Alto Human Relations Commission

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Just today, for about an hour, I was talking with a nice lady from Stevenson House, about elder care. 2. Earlier today, for one hour, I held a vigil at Lytton Plaza, re Susan O’Malley “Community Advice”. 3. Pretty consistently, … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Big Oil doofus

Posted on March 5, 2015 by markweiss86
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State of the horse, Palo Alto

Posted on March 5, 2015 by markweiss86

IF this little magic doo-hickey is not f-ing with me gray matters, Palo Alto before it was a city near Leland Stanford’s farm was a horse owned by Leland Stanford the farmer and driven by his famous jockey Charles Marvin. … Continue reading →

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Waxwings at 250

Posted on March 5, 2015 by markweiss86

Laura Jacobson and I crossed path at Peet’s, she on her way to nearby studio me to this virtual world of 1’s and 0’s and signifying monk keys. Sundry topics flew by, as the lines shrank. One, the line for … Continue reading →

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And when he utters the imperative ‘Hush now,’ in ‘Don’t Explain,’ he could be talking to a lover or a hostage

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

This could almost fit above, in the Jamie Cullum piece. I was imagning or drumming –dramming dam u, stupid cumpooter — it’s a whiskey reference, although I am still on caffeine, and on bike, for what that’s worth, and walking … Continue reading →

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Kickin’ it with Jamie Cullum

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

Dear Jamie Cullum, when you play Hollywood Bowl on August 5, 2015, please swing by Palo Alto and do a free show at Lytton Plaza to raise awareness of “the Great Unwashed”. Thanks, Mark Weiss This is the quinetessentional plastic … Continue reading →

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Who kill Sy Abelmon?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

A serious mon. edit to add: I loves ABHO7K the way Sy loves Larry: and1: I think it would be funny for Marlon James, a Jamaican English professor and novelist (“A Brief History of Seven Killings”) at Macalester College in … Continue reading →

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Keep moving, keep playing, keep dreaming (Susan O’Malley, 1976-2015)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by markweiss86

Joey Piziali sends word sadly that his friend and colleague Susan O’Malley has passed away, at age 38. I wrote this about her Palo Alto Public art campaign, two years ago: Terry and I met Susan O’Malley at an event … Continue reading →

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