There's a bunch of unpublished because only half-narrated/written 2cotAED posts, which I aspire to publish (not narrate/write but publish!) daily. Spirit willing, flesh feeble etc. So shit is accelerating - not just with Musk datagrabbing at Treasury, but also the tariffs and the retaliatory tarrifs. Read something (on Bluesky, can't find) pointing out that Trump... Continue Reading →
Reeves and Trump – same energy on climate. We’re so so fubarred. #2cotAED
This year I am going to write something short, mostly daily, about what is going on – “2 cents on the Arrived Ecological Debacle” (2cotAED). I have to write it; you don’t have to read it. If you DO read it, feel free to tell me how wrong I am (and hopefully why). Re: the debacle aspect:... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Make Russia Great Again by Christopher Buckley
The problem for satirists these days is to make their fiction as outlandish and unbelievable as reality. Tricky job. But "these days" is the hostage to fortune in this, because fifty years ago Philip Roth faced the same dilemma with Richard Nixon. And his brilliant "Our Gang" (no, seriously, you should read it) has some... Continue Reading →