Relief

08:44 Friday, 9 January 2026
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Words: 110

Fortunate feed items:

"Too much 'I'm brilliant' by the author." I made the mistake of reading The Bomber Mafia, even though I pretty much knew better. I'll never read another Malcolm Gladwell book, but it's nice to have my prejudice validated nonetheless. This actually made me smile when I read it, which is a priceless gift.

"Gluing the hood shut." Another priceless gift. Thanks, Jack.

Here's an example of a blog that doesn't offer a full-text feed, but has a web site that makes my eyes hurt. (And why can't I select Reader View? Is there a setting somewhere that defeats Reader View in Safari? I hate that.) Unsubscribed.

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Depression

07:55 Friday, 9 January 2026
Current Wx: Temp: 42.96°F Pressure: 1014hPa Humidity: 77% Wind: 21.88mph
Words: 384

It's nearly impossible to generate any enthusiasm for anything as I witness this country being destroyed by Donald Trump and his sycophants, his mob, his cult.

Who are these people who sign up to work for ICE? Are they damaged? Broken, somehow? Angry? They want to dress up in tactical gear, get guns and run around bullying people? That's what's fulfilling to them?

This "administration." This assembly of clowns. Horrible people. Not a shred of "good faith," or "good will" among them. Despicable people. Liars. Proudly lying. Manifest incompetence masquerading as "leadership." Do they think we're blind? Stupid?

Stephen Miller. Vomitous, arrogant, racist prick. Or, "Assistant Chief of Staff." Because of course.

This civilization is in collapse, and this is just one dynamic of that process. We're not even pretending anymore. "Obey or die," and millions cheer.

Lindsey Graham. Another clown. A caricature. A spineless lickspittle. Proudly submissive, obsequious. Makes me want to puke.

This gets worse, and I don't know that it will ever get better. It just gets worse until it reaches some bottom where nobody cares anymore, because everyone is just trying to survive. I think we've passed the tipping point. It's all accelerating collapse from now on.

Sure, "life goes on." Until it doesn't. There will be a Super Bowl. There may, or may not, be mid-term elections. China takes Taiwan. World semi-conductor supply chains are thrown into chaos. Who knows what happens between India and Pakistan in a world of cascading climate catastrophes. Nuclear exchanges? Probably.

What does an emboldened Russia do?

The tech bros? Delusional. Utterly detached from reality. Or selling swampland to buy time until they can use their fortunes to build their fortresses.

Learn to grow food. Practice good oral hygiene. The future will be full of opportunities for exercise. "Run, hide, fight."

What the actual fuck?

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!

Is this one of those posts I should just delete?

I guess I'll return to "normal" posting later. Pretending that what's happening isn't happening. Writing about how fucked up Apple's UI has become, or the weather, or something super-relevant like that. Oh, like what font the State Department uses. Because that's a hill to die on in some alternative universe somewhere.

And no, I do not feel better now. Thanks for asking.

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