Diaries
Open Thread - 01-30-2026 - Down the Rabbit Hole
Submitted by studentofearth on Fri, 01/30/2026 - 6:36am
Morning,
The moving pieces on International and Domestic policies keeps going in circles faster and faster. No time to catch a breath. Up is down, down is up. Danger stalks the local communities and in far away places. Is it possible to focus on creating some calmness? Is the constant spinning to keep US off balance?
It is an odd moment in time when on the same day Pepe Escobar, Erik Prince and Alex Jones are doing videos trying to prevent a disastrous a war with Iran.
The Evening Blues - 1-29-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 01/29/2026 - 3:52pm
Open Thread - Thurs 29 Jan 2026 - Ice, Ice, Baby
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 01/29/2026 - 5:00am
Ice, Ice Baby
Like just about everyone else, I like the song which is the title of this post better than Ice. And I don't even like that song that much (I'm too old).
A couple of days ago Ken Klippenstein wrote an article about what at least some immigration officers are saying about how ICE is acting now. It's a good article. Apparently there is quite a bit of division in the Homeland Security Peeps (calling them that is mean to baby chickens, isn't it?) over the killings of Alex Pretti and others.

Bovino. He's out, as I'm sure you know, and is going to end up in California. What the hell did California do to deserve that? He should be in Mar-a-Lago, arresting men who abuse young women... ohh wait, he'd have to arrest Trump... (image from Klippenstein's substack article)
The Evening Blues - 1-28-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 01/28/2026 - 3:32pm
OT WE 28 JAN 26 ~ Another day in paradise
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 01/28/2026 - 5:00am

The Evening Blues - 1-27-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 01/27/2026 - 5:42pm
NYTimes posts slow motion video of Minnesota murder by Feds
Submitted by fire with fire on Tue, 01/27/2026 - 11:23amHere is the text. Confirm for yourself:
Powering through the storm.
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 01/27/2026 - 9:59am
Good morning everybody.
Overcast morning here.
Hope the big freeze back east isn't causing too many problems. I've been following the comments online from various sources and it appears everyone is handling things ok.
This clip of the snowpocalypse in Kamchatka, Russia (H/T QMS) makes everything here look tame by comparison.
Happy Birthday Anniversary to Elmore James
Submitted by QMS on Tue, 01/27/2026 - 7:38am.
1918 vintage. Some of his singles:

