War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
We’re on the outer edge, looking in. Funny, yet not at all — from The Onion (h/t Miss Cellania): PHOENIX—Following this week’s landmark Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity against criminal prosecution for official acts, Donald Trump’s campaign released an ad Wednesday that consists solely of a montage of people he will have killed…
Just short of the noon hour Friday here in California’s Central Valley — another hot one again as we hurdle into the weekend with our county’s future at stake on a day-by-day basis. The view from our political/media system is freaking f*cked. Despite ongoing contrary notion, The New York Times this morning tapped it out…
Awaiting the sound of fireworks this late-afternoon Thursday, July 4th, Independence Day, here in California’s Central Valley — explosions in stifling heat are wondrous. We’re sitting at 105 degrees right now with darkness and the fireworks still a couple/three hours away. In the wake of the SCOTUS immunity decision and subsequent shitstorm this week, and…
Blistering hot just short of the noon-hour Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley, and has been the whine for days, we’re in the middle of a heat-domed boil burbling across not only my state but scalding the entire US southwest — records will fall (you can count on it) the next week or so. The…
In the sharp shape of modern American life, there’s always room for a real-good, high-pitched scream, and this morning is an example. Our SCOTUS just shit our country’s mess kit. Via The Washington Post: The Supreme Court held Monday not only that Donald Trump could not be prosecuted for official acts but that those acts…
Across the news cycle this Sunday afternoon is still the debate with supposedly everybody and his brother calling for Joe Biden to quit, throw in the towel, and walk away. Despite the obvious. I want to scream. Nancy Pelosi tagged the flipped reality: ‘“How can you have a legitimate debate when somebody is totally lying?…
Glaringly hot with just a faint whisper of a breeze this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re just under 100 degrees right now, but forecast to enter the dreaded triple-digit zone tomorrow and boil into maybe 110-to-113 territory by the middle of next week. Welcome to the future. And of the future,…
Breezy and warm this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — a nice respite from the heat-domed boil that has been part of being alive in these parts the last couple of weeks (supposedly, the ‘boil’ moves to the eastern US next week) and we’re scheduled to stay this way for a few days.…
Cool, clear, and sunshine-sweet this near-noon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — a wondrous respite from the ‘heat dome‘ influence of the last couple of days, but it’s reportedly only a short spell as we’re forecast to be back into triple-digit temp territory come Tuesday. Similarly, in defiance of the horror of modern life…
Bright sunshine in hot air just past the noon hour Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — we were hoping to make it to Wednesday before the heat set in this week, but no way. Temps are at triple digits for already today, and not a stir-wisp of a breeze either. Weather the heat with…
