Tag: news

Against my better judgment, I wanted to talk solely about two things this week, two things that sum up much of what kind of spurious gruel the world’s figurative fat-cat trenchermen and their private chefs are cooking up and serving to people.  And like the little Dickensian, grime-faced, wall-licking orphans we are, starving for a … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – February 17, 2023 →

For those of you familiar with America’s history in befuddling or outright superplexing the rightfully-elected governments of Third World democracies during much of the 20th Century, particularly when those democracies leaned too far left, you may think America’s looking pretty good these days. And you may think it’s looking absolutely stellar when compared with what’s … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – February 3, 2023 →

It was the end of the year this week, for those of us who choose to follow a Gregorian calendar.  To our graves.  I mean, as opposed to a Chinese calendar.  Which will lead you to a grave, eventually, sure.  It’ll just take it a couple more months.  Or something like that.  It’s been personally … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – December 30, 2022 →

What is the news, if it’s not broadcast with some form of ulterior motive?  Has this ever been the case?  Ever?  Don't know. Don’t think so.  For the organism in question is forever holistically tied to what fuels it and maintains its growth. Mass media is a publicly traded business. And all such businesses fundamentally … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – December 9, 2022 →

So, this week it’ll be back to news on Trump.  Like he were the g--damn president again.  Which you can better believe he won’t be.  Not ever again.  My money's on his not even getting the nomination in 2024.  Plenty of Republican candidates are already pointing out how bad he was for the country, and … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – November 18, 2022 →

What’s wrong with the world today?  That’s me, asking a rhetorical question in response to an actual question that no one actually posed to me, which goes something like, ‘Hey, a--hole, what do you think is wrong with the world today?’  I mean, in those specific words I’ve never been asked it. In so many … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – November 4, 2022 →

It’s election season now in America.  Or has been for the last month, maybe.  That’s about when the candidate flyers started to asphyxiate my mailbox—people who didn’t engage in any political activity the past two years looking to unseat someone in the state legislature or Congress, because hundreds of thousands in outside dollars wants them … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – October 21, 2022 →

Let’s talk about the fascist state.  By which I mean, let me talk about the fascist state. Not of yesteryear, not of days long gone, but of today.  Fascist state meaning fascist government, nation, ruling party—fascism out in the open, trying to hide itself as, what?  Nationalism?  Populism?  Nativism?  Freedom from oppression and tyranny?  Self-rule?  … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – September 30, 2022 →

I haven’t seriously looked at the news in over a week and a half.  Is it true that burnout is directly correlated to intent?  I don’t know.  It’s probably correlated more to duration, which involves prolonged intent.  At any rate, I know I didn’t view the general, erstwhile-worthwhile news as anathema before I began to … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – September 16, 2022 →