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Apocalypse Now Remains a Christmas Classic Apparently the coda for US imperialism is nation building, according to the NYT, given their take on the invasion of Venezuela. There is some sort of distinction between Venezuela under Trump and Iraq under Bush. The nuance at this time escapes me: “Instead, they vaguely sketched out an arrangement…
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First time the NYT introduced me to Mamdani it was in the style section. The commentary referring to the look and feel, and the social media presentation of the candidate and the campaign. He was seen by the NYT as a competitor, but not a threat to Cuomo at the time. It was late May,…
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For all the chaos and want in the world I appreciate the gift that a new collection of essays by Zadie Smith is, Dead or Alive. One of the great English writers and thinkers of our time with an unpretentious approach to her thoughtful prose and opinion. Smith is a rare combination of eloquence, percipience…
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Happy All Hallow New Year My rambling epistle of this year is as much directed at me as it is to share with you. It is about the accountability of writing; what we owe to ourselves and others as individuals who are vocationally mandated to communicate to our community and, our own individual ethical obligation…
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The Tenet media story broke. Rolled across the border. Report on the Canadian wildfires of last year: researchers found the blazes produced more planet-warming carbon than almost any country. Canadian forests are now a net carbon contributor vs the sink they once were. The legacy media seems intent on sanewashing Trump’s rambling madness. Vance calls…
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