War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
A good, interesting interview in the days approaching our 250th anniversary celebration: Dr. Joanne Freeman, professor of history at Yale University, at Public Notice today — some snips: Yeah. Speaking as an early American historian who spent decades immersed in what the founding generation thought about political power — specifically about executive power — this…
Projection: Definition/projection: Projection is one example of unconscious psychological processes called defense mechanisms. Some people find it hard to accept criticism or believe information that they wish were not true. So they seek – and then provide – another explanation for the difference between what’s happening in the world and what’s happening in their minds.…
Babel, bad babel: Ugly reality without an ounce of irony or shame, or just truthful good sense. And a leap into the real ‘vandals’ of our DC heritage sites — one of the most interesting and actually the most obvious view: Dana Milbank at NOTUS: I made one more stop on my tour: the Capitol,…
The nightmare will be televised — green waste edition:: Further: An attitude — Michael Tomasky at The New Republic this afternoon: You’d think a guy who just lost a war would have bigger matters on his mind, but to Trump, matters don’t come any bigger than the Reflecting Pool and the Kennedy Center, because they…
In advance of T-Rump’s state of failure speech tomorrow night: (Ben Jennings’ cartoon found at the Guardian). History reveals even the most shitty of US presidents honored America — Michael Tomasky at The New Republic this morning: We cannot say remotely the same of Donald Trump. He is largely and proudly ignorant of those traditions;…
Bright, late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley — reportedly 71 degrees; I was just outside (in the small, apartment-sized backyard doing a bowl) and the air felt barely-chilled by quiet wisps of a near-about warmish breeze. Preview maybe of a coming scorching-ass summer. Yet for the right now and being a bit selfish, it’s…
Bright, sunshine-filled late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — coupled with some pleasant temperatures about as good as it gets around here for a winter’s day. However, coming this holiday weekend is a forecast of a strong turnabout — seasonal shit of rain, thunderstorms and maybe snow for the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range…
Drizzling rain and chilly just past the noon hour Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — like the rest of mankind, we’re seemingly part of an environment going to shit in a hooped-wire basket. Due to the horror-chaos from the T-Rump and associates, climate change is no longer a vital subject matter, despite the clusterfck…
(‘Spider Of The Evening‘ by Salvador Dali, and found here). Lately, some bit of news reflection strikes me between the eyes and creates a desire to pass on some words signifying/explaining our current political/social/cultural content. This Friday afternoon it’s Josh Marshall’s conclusion to his daily newsletter at TPM (paywall) about ICE-produced, real-time terror/horror activity and…
An accumulation of the shitstorm of a clusterfuck the T-Rump is bringing to the table of life on this planet. It might be a Monday early evening here in California’s Central Valley, but history/time-wise the clock seemingly will strike midnight in seconds from now. Figure worst-case scenario: Amanda Marcotte notes just how I feel: “I’m…
