Sarah Paine (informative military history)

The application of Paine's ample expertise to current events has been blunted by the recent American fascist takeover, to which too few had lent credence prior to its 2025 affirmation.

The rich get richer

Ben Norton explains Argentina's economy

Trump & Vance goad Zelenskyy (WH shitshow)

Ed Zitron explains the AI con

Thomas Dolby (then & now)

Dealing with the American oblast

Dealing with the Nazis

A sense of America's near-future

Technocracy

This Winsor McCay political sermon dates to 2 April 1933. There exists a map associated with the Technocracy Incorporated movement titled Technate of America. Jim Stewartson demonstrates how Elon Musk's grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, figures in this, suggesting that, by way of Elon's mother Maye, the Melon himself became infected with this virus. In turn, the Melon infected the current love of his life, Russian asset Donald Trump, shedding light on some of the Canada/Greenland vibe stinking up his more recent invectives.

The DOGE logo cogwheel origin

Deutsche Arbeitsfront logo

Snowmageddon

The Melon

Two takes

More trouble in paradise

And now for something completely different

The felon and "Ellen"

Trouble in paradise

Perspective

I have to commend the photographer who managed to be in the right place at the right time. The contextual AFP photo may be found here. I'm reminded of Chris Norlund's reluctance in the past to say the N-word in his videos, choosing instead to use a "moustache" euphemism.

I watched "Nürnberg und seine Lehre" on TCM this morning. There's a 23-minute version of it on Tubi. Wait! They cut 55 minutes out of a 78-minute film? That's abridged too far!

Say what?

There's a con in the White House: a felon
Whose intent is a cut of the melon.
His cohort-in-chief
Is a like-minded thief.
Succinctly, in a word, it is Elon.

Here we go — poor rabbits

Tank, Pakistan

Meanwhile, back in L.A.

Pacific Palisades

overlooking (northwest) the beach at Santa Monica (December 1986)
click on the image to enlarge and find the bird

Catherine and I were in Los Angeles at the end of 1986 for the Jerry Slocum puzzle party. At the top-right of my photo (above) would be the location of Pacific Palisades. It was there that Fabian Lewkowicz of Santa Monica Closeup captured the devastating aftermath of the fire:

Takedown

I love the ease with which Owen Morgan inserts his deconstructions.

Bridgewater canal breach aftermath

One week after the collapse of a Bridgewater canal embankment section northwest of Little Bollington (just south of where the River Bollin crosses the canal), Josh Taylor continues to provide daily updates on the situation as the family's moored narrowboat is trapped nearby.

The Elon

Terrorism (Johnny Express)

Terrorism (not what you might think)

Eleven dog years

Bodie on his birthday anniversary

Narrowboats are coming to win us