War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
If this is Saturday, then three days and counting until Tuesday. Although there’s still time left to make the right decision and vote, democracy is scrambling to stay afloat — despite losing an hour in the morning. Obama in Pennsylvania this afternoon: Nutshell note via The New York Times this afternoon: In his remarks in…
Another tired, terrible toss at the coming election. If the bad happens, then the worse will follow. At a glance, it seems a shitload of people appreciate just how super-serious this set of midterms is and the consequence if the wrong people are allowed into the wrong places. Of course, there’s only one outlet —…
On the eve of maybe the last weekend of American, old-school-real democracy. a big chunk of those Americans are scared of political violence, primarily as spewed by Republicans. If the tide runs against us, we are indeed f*cked in the dark. Sunny and chilly this near-noon Friday here in California’s Central Valley, but the lifestyle…
Less than a week now to those infamous midterms, and Joe Biden this afternoon pointed a righteous finger at the violent, nasty antics of MAGA Republicans in this serious, ugly fight for democracy. In a speech at Union Station (where else but a beloved train terminal), Joe capped it (CNN): “We can’t take democracy for…
Today week will mark one of the biggest events in recent memory — the usual, ‘normal‘ midterm election that’s anything but ‘normal.’ In fact, it’s a major abnormal. Along with all kinds of life particulars on the line — abortion, Social Security, Medicare, and election integrity, to name just a way-few — but democracy itself…
Darkening skies to the north this close-to–noon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — NWS has forecast a big chance for rain in the upcoming afternoon, 90 percent maybe, and tomorrow, too (40 percent), even into Thursday (30 percent), as the seasonal wet season kicks off. The NOAA predicted a lower-than-usual rainy season and even…
Hello, this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — instead of the usual news-based post on some near-pertinent something-or-another (I do love hyphens), this is another plea to buy my novel, “Brown-Eyed Girl With A Cold Corona,” self-published last March by OutskirtsPress. My author’s page at Outskirts is here. Most importantly, the Amazon/Kindle page…
In a historical diversion to the ugly, gasping news of nowadays with an item this weekend on one of my long-ago heroes — TE Lawrence, the freakish leader of the desert in World War I and accomplished writer/historian.. After seeing the David Lean movie, “Lawrence of Arabia” in ninth grade (1963), I read everything about…
Weekend is slow to the news cycle this Saturday afternoon. Still, politics continue to blare itself onto the media, thusly onto us the doomscrolling addicts of bad shit, but for now, most of that nasty shit is everywhere — you don’t have to really search. A glimmer of yesteryear in the act from the political…
Overcast gray this late-afternoon Friday in California’s Central Valley — rain forecast for next week as the season changes slowly from one scene to another. Although a bit chilly, the outside air carries a strange warmth from maybe this past year’s heat. A bit of whim and fantasy there as it’s just an aftertaste. And…
