Category: Politics

Jimmy Carter: ‘Here Was A Man Entirely Free Of Airs And Graces, Let Alone The Narcissistic Pomposity That Defines Power; A Humility That Was Not Contrived’

by Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, Media, Politics, Rosalynn Carter

Overcast and getting darker this early-evening Sunday here in California’s Central Valley, a foggy impending conclusion to a rather beautiful, sunshine-filled day, though, a bit on the chilly side. In tolerable levels well beyond any required whine, however. Posting off a rather nice feature I read this afternoon on Jimmy Carter, whose funeral is upcoming,…

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Madhouse Time Melt

by Bullshit, elections, Politics, Republicans, Scratching Sounds

Drizzling-misty rain and cold this late afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — wet, chilled weather seemingly for the times. First post in two weeks, and only the sixth since election day. Shitty, but I’ve not had anywhere-near an overwhelming desire to write/postulate/or wax whatever about our current, real-time experience. One which seemingly already…

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Nefarious Chaos

by Donald Trump, elections, History, Kamala Harris, Media, Politics

Cold and foggy this late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — although there’s still some daylight flickering, it’s a gloomy, dark-shadowed end to another work week in this festered era of non-seasonal melancholy. Seemingly, this year’s tule fog version is worse, thicker, and deeply damp — join the festivities. This is my first post…

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‘Don’t Let It Bring You Down’

by Bullshit, Dolly Parton, Donald Trump, Emily Dickinson, History, Media, music, Politics

Thick-colorless, gloomy-rainy skies bathed in a downer-gray, ash-flavored ambiance this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. A few words right up front guaranteed to immediately bring you right down. However, young Neil begs to differ: One of my favorite go-to-sad-fun songs for now going on 50 years. Snarky-righteous Young jokes in his intro on…

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Two Weeks Later — Still Shitsville (And Maybe Worse)

by Donald Trump, elections, History, Media, Politics

Clear-blue skies and plenty of sunshine this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — the beautiful outside is way-tempered by chilled-ass wind bursts, which conspired with mid-50s temps to create in real-time/real-life the first ‘cold-as-shit‘ day of the year. In my view, anyway, a seasonal quick adjustment from fried-heat of a seemingly never-ending summer…

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Screaming Soundlessly

by Donald Trump, elections, History, Kamala Harris, Media, Politics

(Illustration out front: Edvard Munch‘s ‘The Scream,’ lithograph version, found here.) This early-evening Wednesday is still too premature to adequately address the absolute horror shock from this morning. I turned out the lights last night before going to bed, even after re-checking CNN for further election update results (as a stress-reducer of sorts, I’d been watching “Castle”…

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Election Day Time-Reality Break: ‘The Ballots Of Eternity’

by Donald Trump, Doomscrolling, elections, Kamala Harris, Media, Politics

(Image: ‘Election Day Brawl,’ by Woody Guthrie, and found here.) Overcast and cool this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. In this new back to the old standard time of darkness coming too quickly in the PM is depressing enough. Finally, that day has come — Election Day 2024! And so far, with all…

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Day-Before-The-Day: Ballot-Box Disquietude

by Donald Trump, elections, Environment, Health, History, Media, Politics, Republicans

Bright sunshine tempered with chilled temperatures this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley. If this is Monday, tomorrow is tomorrow no matter how you look at it. Of course, it will be Tuesday, and, of course, it will be election day in the US of A — an election like none other I’ve witnessed…

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‘I Voted’

by History, Media, Politics

Clear and chilly this close-to-evening Monday here in California’s Central Valley — another fine autumn day as we hurdle toward tomorrow a week away. I voted today! Well, posted my ballot envelope per in-mail/early voting, and although I’ve always kind of preferred the same-day/election-day, in-person experience, this particular election is too way-important to dribble about…

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