Okay, this diary needed a preface, an explanation for why I am saying this. I think it's Trump. The guy obviously needs to go, like Biden needed to go. The Democrats kept him, Biden, around because they secretly wanted a second term of Trump, and so they got their second term of Trump, and he served his purpose. But they keep him around! It's got to be the big mystery of today's news, of why this guy is still there.
If I recall correctly, Donald Trump threatened to obliterate Iran recently: a threat of genocide. Then came the phony ceasefire, and nothing really change. Should we not worry about Trump's promotion of his genocidal capacities?
I'm okay with bigthink.com . If I had any objection to it, it would be that it gives the impression that philosophy is some sort of "big think," whereas in real life philosophy is an activity on the order of rubbing your belly or going for a walk. Philosophy, then, like rubbing your belly or going for a walk, is a reaction to conditions.
-- where any change at all that looks like it might simulate real change starts to look really good.
The official beginning of summer and a three day weekend, the fourth means my dog is a little skittish and the celebration is for something good for a change.
The fourth of July celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and one of the most famous sentences ever written.
Not a lot to say this week.
I'm reading these books about architecture, design, and urban planning, which are amazing. I hope to write about them as soon as I'm done.
Good morning, everybody!
My partner, Kate, was hospitalized again last week. She's home, and doing reasonably well, but that didn't happen till last night. It was a hell of a week. So today this is just an Open Thread. No essay.
Yeah, that's the ticket.
Well here's the show the ticket got us into. Here's Ian Welsh:
Key passage:
America, great calamity of the world.
We're the country that believes that charging enormous amounts of money for pills and for medical services and taking advantage of medical bankruptcies counts as "hard work and dedication."
