Trying to make sense of the story of Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn is hard; trying to look for the angles in the media’s reporting of the story is worse.
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Trying to make sense of the story of Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn is hard; trying to look for the angles in the media’s reporting of the story is worse.
The Trump Administration is swirling around the drain, but they’re probably too chunky and stubborn to flush. Instead, we’re going to wind up with nasty-water all over the place and blocked political plumbing. The republicans are playing the “blocked toilet” strategy in every state where they still have enough power to cling to, why would anyone in their right mind expect a party of power-hungry authoritarian goons to let go and walk away nicely?
2019 looks like it’s going to be a good year for drinking games.
In my recent posting about Glamour Bees[stderr], I mentioned that it’s a good idea to plan for what happens if your free photo hosting service decides to change their business model, as photobucket did. Astute Commentariat(tm) member Jenna K. pointed out that I appear prescient.
As you probably recall, I am not a fan of Psychology. It too often relies on naming things and passing the name off as an explanation for the thing. It’s simple appellomancy [oglaf] – names have power.
Leaders of the world, you must lead. The continuation of our civilizations and the natural world on which they depend – is in your hands.
It’s fascinating to see the different ways that the “trade truce” is being reported. It also scares me because it illustrates how unquestioningly the press reports from government-issued press releases.
It’s got to suck being a Mississippi voter, right now. They’ve got to either look in the mirror and realize they’re a garbage-human, or that a majority of their friends and neighbors are.
I’m going to be doing the usual drive-pilgrimage that will leave me exhausted, sleepless, and disoriented – but thankful.
What if your “good guys with guns” turn out to be the Keystone Kops?