jb and I just read through some essays, open threads, and comments here and there in c99.
Don't know about you, but we think this place is worth supporting.
Where else can you get this kind of digest of things that matter, art, music, ideas? There are a few places, surely, but this one rocks imo.
These two needed to find a new way to make money what with her being a two/time loser who tried to rig an election and Slick with his own #metoo problems, although he pretty much gets a walk from diehard ‘lefty’ ladies. I wonder if it rankles that The Empty Suit can and does haul in way more than she ever did. Bill’s $500,000 speech to the RUSSIANS! during the Uranium One scandal isn’t even the litmus test for ‘speechifying’ anymore. Although their foundation got millions in donations.
Jair Bolsonaro is called the "Donald Trump of Brazil", but that totally undersells just how scary this guy is.
Consider some of the controversial things he's said.
Things always get nutty late in a credit cycle, when overconfidence reaches irrational levels. This time is no different.
But that doesn't mean that the craziness looks like the last time.
Here are some good examples of what to look for when the next crisis hits.
October 8 is also Sweetmorn, Bureaucracy 62, 3184 YOLD (discordian)
The Michigan government passed a landmark law in June that received very little media attention. It is mostly a symbolic law, but in this case the symbolism is important.
Europe, especially the Baltic states, are terrified of Russian aggression.
Or so we've been told.
Today Latvia had an election.
As I was washing windows this week, I reflected on this column and it's origins. I started compiling these pieces a couple of years ago trying to consolidate, summarize, and make sense of the week's news. I'm just back onto the news cycle after a month away...only Kavanaugh's genitals and T-rump's trade sanctions got coverage in the main EU news. Yet somehow it all seems the same...the same old aggression, distraction, and manipulation...some things never seem to change: Many are suggesting we prepare for a coming economic crash, we are warned of the exponential growth of our climate crisis, we see ongoing war and threats of more and more. So I'm washing windows, seeking a little literal clarity while listening to some pretty interesting interviews. I hope you'll chime in with your stories and insights as well.
Good morning to all!
