Politics
A lesson that should have been learned long ago, and an epic level of arrogance is why we are where we are today. It isn't going to get better anytime soon.
Tech
Executives are getting antsy that their HUGE investments in AI are not translating into measurable revenue or productivity gains. So they are pushing harder with more potential adverse effects.
Politics
Getting into wars is the easiest part, now comes the difficult choices. The only easy day was yesterday.
Tech
AI is the râison du jour for wave after wave of layoffs, but is it really to blame, or is it feckless executive wanking? You be the judge.
Politics
How are the neocons taking this? They're trying to hide their tumescence while being horrified that this is causing chaos. You go to war with the presidents you have, not the one you wish you had (actual quote from June 2025 by Bill Kristol)
Politics
The question at the end is what weighs on my conscience. We are in a very dangerous place.
Newsletter
A reset, and some housekeeping. The move to hosted Ghost uncovered some irregularities to work through.
Politics
This is not what I wanted to write about today, but I guess we're gonna have to go there.
Politics
These Fucking Guys: They seems shocked that their vaunted, SERIOUS party has become infested with Nazi's. I swear, they are some dumb fuckers for all their degrees and shit.
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A new find, Jazz Sabbath bends genre's melding the genius of Ozzy and Tony Iommi into a small jazz combo, providing ample room for tonal exploration.
It seems that the powers that be in tech are pivoting from their addiction to crypto scams, to just outright gambling, with the rise of Fanduel/DraftKings, and their battle with Polymarket and Kalshi. We, the users will continue to get fleeced by these ghouls
Apparently, there is a wing of Never Trump Republicans that really think they will be relevant in the post Trump ecosystem. Ain't it cute that they think that MAGA is going to allow them back into leadership...
The NY Times once again platforms a fucker. Get a load of this pile of horse-shit.
A transition, a fresh start, and a look to the future
Take Five has become one of those bellweather pieces of music. Always worth listening to, and an iconic groove. Kenny Banks Jr. delivers a superb interpretation for solo piano.
AI is coming for the jobs, or is it? We are at a turning point, and there needs to be a public policy reckoning that will prevent economic collapse.
I posted on this two days ago, but then the revelation of the raid on Twitter in France, and the implications sunk in for me, and the irony is delish...
The merger of xAI and SpaceX makes no sense for what we are told. It is really a way to use SpaceX to help fund the cash bonfire that is xAI.
January 2026 is in the books, and it was the longest month that I can remember having lived through, period. We talk Tesla, David Brooks (for the last time, I swear), and how Substack is enshittifying itself. Strap in, it's gon' get bumpy!
Needing a quick distraction, the DoJ sloppily dropped almost 3.5M files and documents from the Epstein trove. It's not all of it, but it will drive a lot of news cycles.
Why do farmers vote Republican? Is it a kinship, a belief in hardy conservative values? Nah, it's because Republicans give them more $$$
