War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Sunshine, deep-blue skies this late-afternoon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — due to a chilly breeze, the temps are down a bit. However, time cometh — we’re forecast for maybe mid-80s by the middle of next week, so the seasons come and go, as this morning came forth this year’s Spring Equinox. Yeah, quick…
Clear blue skies and sunshine galore this near-noon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley—after heavy, blistering rain this past week, today is a full sigh of relief. Reportedly, we’ve a dry weekend, but more wet shit expected on Monday. No big deal, ’tis the season. However, no matter how horrible we expected the T-Rump to…
UPDATE: In sloppy resistance from Democrats, the Senate this afternoon passed the MAGA/T-Rump endorsed House bill– an “…an attack on everyday Americans” — to fund the federal government through September, averting a shutdown. Via the Guardian: ‘Ten Democrats joined with Republicans to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure. Democrats confronted two painful…
Clear and quiet this early-evening Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. (Illustration: “Collapse Of Perfection,” oil on canvas, by Peter Kim, and found here.) Shit’s getting deeper by the day. I’ve found it hard to post nowadays with such pessimistic ugliness polluting the news cycle nearly at a 24-hour-a-day clip. Nothing but horrifying shit-bending scope…
An alteration for the current nowadays: I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence And so the days float through my eyes But still the days seem the same And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations…
What we really need in these anxious, shit-hitting-the-fan times: An afternoon’s moment within the next couple of hours. And a particular doomscroll on how America is getting fucked, and fucked in a hurry. We’re currently cracking up, way off the rails, and displaying sad, harrowing signs we’ve maybe reached the end of the track for…
