War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
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…
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…
In the afternoon Interweb-news scroll, I ran across some serious pointers for the upcoming midterms — now just 13 days away. We’re facing some serious shit: Some righteously-chilling shit from Kevin Kruse, professor of history at Princeton University, in an interview at Aaron Rupar’s Public Notice earlier today — in less than two weeks, a…
In the stream-scream of things, I haven’t felt like writing these past few days — too much depressing, ugly shit on the news wires, seems to strangle any creative posting on just about any subject matter. Plus, I just feel sad. Zilch for laughs until I spied this: Giggle and then silence, yet here we…
Overcast this late-afternoon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — maybe a warm preview of our fog days coming in a couple of months. Although not uncomfortable, still carries a depressing, sad ambiance, which does seem to fit into the scope of things nowadays. Scrolling through my normal afternoon news cycle earlier with the UK’s…
Another fine autumn episode this near-noon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley. Weather pretty-much as good as it gets around these parts — a comfortable space before the dread of winter. Further upcoming dread is the participation of right-sided assholes in today’s political river of election bullshit — Republicans are not only cruel, shitty, and…
(Illustration: ‘Significant Event Note: Oct 27 1980,’ gouache on paper, by Jimmy Ernst, and found here.) Today three weeks from now a major event, more than what the artwork above suggests as ‘significant‘ as we work the ballot box down to the slightest degree — the future of America is held sway in the results.…
Weekend sensibilities this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley with nice weather coupled with seemingly not much way-horrible news makes relaxing sense. Yet even some good news was reported just a short while ago — a police surveillance team in Stockton, a city about an hour’s drive from where I’m located, has arrested a…
In session, the Jan. 6 committee hearing this afternoon continued to impress on American viewers that the Republican party, and especially the T-Rump of turds, are not playing by any kind of rules, ethics, or any form of acting normal. Despite the over-abundance of actual proof T-Runp tried to ‘steal’ the 2020 election, reweatching the…
Autumn cool this near-midday Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — despite being three hours behind, I’m watching most-likely the last public hearing of the House Jan/ 6 committee, and supposedly it’s going to be a barnburner of an event. Hottest item so far, apparently the T-Rump could be nailed in testimony — via The…
