I don;’t expect every day to be a good day, but damn, can I get one? If that sounds like a sound byte level statement usually relegated to the end of the post and probably tagged in a numbered list, it is. In fact, it is all I really have the mental and physical energy to say. In fact, all I plan to do today is fill in…
Some Thoughts:
- Bonkers headline of the day: “States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections” I’ve been reading The Ballad of Black Tom, which is already a head trip, but to see it in the context of what is happening now feels a little too terrifying.
- Here’s another piece of madness I read: The original Vietnamese document titled “The 2nd U.S. Invasion Plan” was completed by the Ministry of Defense in August 2024. It suggests that in seeking “its objective of strengthening deterrence against China, the U.S. and its allies are ready to apply unconventional forms of warfare and military intervention and even conduct large-scale invasions against countries and territories that ‘deviate from its orbit.’”
- We are in quite the odd times, you and I. More and more I stumble into feeling that I am not writing about the right things and the moment that is happening is passing me by without me truly speaking out or saying enough about it. But what is there to actually say? We all know it is wrong. We all know what it remind us of. We all feel powerless to stop it or at least don’t care enough to try. So many people don’t see it as making any serious difference–like a stain on a coat or a blip. Yet I don’t feel like this is a blip anymore. “They” planned too long to make this happen and managed to align with the ‘right’ leader to push it over the edge.