Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Let it snow ❄️ #happynewyear2026

The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.

Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.

They're right.

R: What does your inauguration tell us about what’s possible in American politics

“The days of us constructing an ever lowering ceiling of possibility must come to an end — we have to finally usher in an era where the ambition of our vision matches the scale of the crisis in front of us” — Mamdani

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Mogens Ballin - Landscape, Brittany (1891-92)
Oil on canvas, 56 x 64 cm

Some are using the cash to build new AI companies, while others are cashing in on AI hype while they can.
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe... (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

All good wishes in the coming year. Fanx ta ra for your visits.
#cats #hedgewatch #gratitude #happynewyear

RIP Tatiana Schlossberg, you lovely writer and presence.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...