War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
An overcast, humid late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley. Infused with gray clouds, the temperature hasn’t been out-of-control hot as forecast last week. The last couple of days have been nice, though the air has been muggy and warm. Reportedly, in the low 90s right now — livable. Not livable or believable: Note for…
Happy fourth, Miss Liberty! In the celebration of a celebration, it’s about the country, not T-Rump’s insatiable, cruel scam of our history: Tom Sullivan today at Digby’s place nutshelled it right-spot on — no way could I record it any better: Our modern mad king has bulldozed the East Wing. He has wrecked the Reflecting…
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…
Embedded into our character nowadays: Horrifingly weird, a good majority of the shit fucking with the planet has its origin stories in the bowel-brain of the T-Rump — now: Details (Newsweek): A viral photograph of a dead duck floating in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has intensified scrutiny of the landmark’s recent $14 million renovation,…
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;…
(‘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…
Quiet and bright this early-evening Sunday here in California’s Central Valley. This whole weekend has been a turnaround as both days were sunshine and clear-blue skies with way-little wisps of that nasty, depressing tule fog we’d been inundated with the last couple of months. First post in nearly six weeks — too heart sick and…
Deep gray-cloudy, ominous skies this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re in the aftermath of an AR and the ground is most-likely way-close to being saturated with rainwater. The downpour stopped a few hours ago, but looks/feels like it could start back up any minute. Reportedly, in for a breather for the…
Overcast with an occasional light sprinkle of rain this near-noon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — another day in the life. And that life is spiked with nasty diseases via the vile, corrupt T-Rump and all his manifestations, completely indicating the horror of his shitty, nasty, and cruel position of currently sitting in America’s…
Early-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley. A quick-snap view of some current goings-on (and an attempt to slowly start posting again) — first, the horror of Ukraine: Straight-faced lying is mainstream nowadays, from T-Rump to the Russkies: The twists/turns of the Epstein saga continue: Further: Via NBC News: Family members of a prominent victim…
