She needs her security blanket.
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One benefit of this mess is that we realize that Nazis are not so uncommon as we once thought.

Netanyahu and Trump have the same playbook: do something to create a crisis, then later stop doing it and claim victory and the Nobel Prize when the crisis goes away.

One evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries consoles another evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries for not getting an award for which neither evil man is even remotely deserving.

Zum Trost für alle, die Angst vor der Nacht haben :
„Die Nacht, in der das Fürchten wohnt, hat auch die Sterne und den Mond."
Gute Nacht mit Mascha Kaléko


The tangled roots of Peter Thiel and J.D. Vance. Worth a read from Wired.

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What Trump is promising his followers is that he's going to put the genie back in the box. Who's dumb enough to believe that will happen?

When I was in college, there were two main types of students--those who were there because they wanted a good job later, and those who were there because they wanted to learn and grow.

Sometimes I think that before long, there'll only be one type of student in college. Not sure which it will be.

If we replaced Donald Trump with a laptop running ChatGTP, would anyone notice? Or would there be a massive celebration?

Back in the 80s I was working a lot in computer science, and people were saying computers would never pass the Turing test. Then it happened, and it seems like no one even noticed. We just said, "Heh, my computer can talk to me. My buddy."

Like it's no big deal.

In grad school I used to buy the San Francisco paper for Herb Caen. These days I guess it would be someone on Substack.

One of the most charming parts of the new Berlin.

How did we become polarized? One way is that new technology allowed media to pander to our personal biases.

What is more important for a government than law enforcement, defense, health and education? If a republican has a list, is it: law enforcement, defense, a growing economy?

Ok, that makes sense. We've certainly trained foreign pilots for years. So this is just more performative bullshit?

I think Germany and Singapore. Germany kinda makes sense because they buy a lot of our stuff. Not sure about Singapore.

I hold that knowing is more important than believing. But then I am old.

Authentic news media exercise judgment. They are not echo chambers.

Freedom of movement. People want to be free.

Of course, there are side deals going on under the desk, insuring Trump gets huge bags of money to go along with his free 747.

Good for my graduate alma mater! 👏👨‍🎓

Back in the day, even a farmer with a hundred slaves could be president. Today you have to be an internet influencer or a TV show host.

Regarding the proposed Qatari air force base in reactionary, racist Idaho, we should remember that Singapore and Germany also have small training bases in the US. It's about money. It guarantees that Qatar will continue to buy American planes. Follow the money.

Around the world, reactionary ultra-conservative forces are on the rise. They are the voice of discontent from the people left behind.