War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Cool and clear this early-evening Friday here in California’s Central Valley, and my sense right now feels a bit like a way-dark comedy seething with measurable trepidation — an unhinged monster is calling the shots in some serious shit, especially with a part of that shit, a vast war machine. Domestically, the T-Rump has been…
Into dangerous uncharted waters this Tuesday evening as reports of Iranian rockets falling onto a couple of Iraqi military bases housing American troops, first retaliatory strikes in the wake of the T-Rump’s command to assassinate Iranian general Qasem Solemani last Thursday. Apparently too early for a response from the T-Rump, but there’s still time… The…
A short new year and we’re up to our asses in dangerous shit in a hurry. Despite acting DHS honcho Chad Wolf declaring this morning there’s ‘currently no specific, credible threats against our homeland,’ the fallout from the T-Rump’s command to take-out Qasem Soleimani is still creating diarrhea for just about everybody that’s has walking-around…
Wet and breezy this late-evening Wednesday on California’s north coast — heard/witnessed some thunder and lightning a little while ago in our first real storm of the season. Dark clouds threatened our dog run mid-day at Ma-le’l Dunes, but we only felt a few droplets right at the end of our walk. The beach was…
Deep-looking white-gray skies this Monday evening on California’s north coast, making it a short space to darkness ahead. A dog-run to Little River Beach in early afternoon carried thin clouds, emphasis on ‘thin,’ allowed faded-yellow sunlight, occasionally a slice-shot of brightness. And warm, too, not much of a breeze. The NWS calls for ‘Showers‘ the…
Rain in the gutters this early Wednesday on California’s north coast — the NWS calls it ‘showers,’ and this system is forecast to be fairly light, pass-by-gone by tomorrow, and more possible wetness over the weekend. One hot news item — the GOP’s Iranian letter, “unprecedented” maybe in American history. Veteran political writer Michael Tomasky…
An example of how way-insane the terrorism game — all CIA “lies” the most-fabled al Qaeda has lost its terror-touch (via Reuters): “Whatever slip-ups or errors (regional branches)…may have committed are limited in number in the midst of mountains of good deeds and successes,” said Hossam Abdul Raouf, an Egyptian veteran of the militant group.…
Iran not unplugged: Oil prices on Friday briefly spiked to the highest level in three weeks following a report that Iranian oil exports dropped significantly this month. … Benchmark U.S. crude rose by $1.52 to finish at $106.87 per barrel in New York. Earlier, prices jumped by $2.95 per barrel in 13 minutes to $108.25,…
Woke up in a sad funk this morning, worked hard for a long time to concentrate on some kind of post, but couldn’t wrap my dull brain around nothing — cold air held in shaking hands. One item did slap my face, then produced a scare: The National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., says…
A few days ago, I put another $20 worth of gas in the old Jeep, and this time the pump price had dropped six cents since the last gas-station visit, down to $3.83 a gallon for regular. Although prices here in northern California have dipped a bit, it’s still freakin’ high compared nationwide — the…
