Tag: weekly news

Move Over, Communism, Terrorism, Wokeism, Hitler. Now It’s Political!

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Politics

If Donald Trump will walk away from the White House one day with nothing else to show for his half-assed efforts but a ridiculous East Wing ballroom, a trade war no opponent will have strictly adhered to, his face on Mt. Rushmore or, God forbid, a potential third term, he can at least take pride, … Continue reading Move Over, Communism, Terrorism, Wokeism, Hitler. Now It’s Political! →

A Summary of the Trump Administration after However Many Days It’s Been in Office (May 31, 2025)

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Politics, Weekly news

And, though I hate to say it, Donald Trump isn’t a complicated man.  I could argue no president in history has so publicly displayed his emotional triggers to an audience of supporters and reporters, so posted temper tantrums on social media to the point of making a ten-year-old question the concept of adulthood and so admittedly based policy decisions on nothing more than “gut feelings” more than he has.  The man really is an open book. Even his political MO follows a pattern. Which you can actually read about by opening a book.

Steam Whistle News Feed – January 3, 2025

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

End of the year/beginning of the year summary here.  Overall, nothing’s really changing in the world since the last.  Developed societies progress as their largest industries secure more commodities, obtain more investor capital, use more taxpayer money to fund that society’s pharmaceutical, military, technological, travel or agricultural advancements, and history gets left in the dust, … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – January 3, 2025 →

Steam Whistle News Feed – August 23, 2024

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

Politico released an analysis this week, after reviewing the cross-tabulation data of almost a dozen polls aiming to find out what key voters are now saying about Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and the results, they indicated, were “eye-popping.”  Whatever that means.  Mainly, it pointed to a Kamala Harris surge in popularity.  Honestly, a better … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – August 23, 2024 →

The Socialist Biden Regime vs. Trump’s Fascist Agenda 47 (July 26, 2024)

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

Joe Biden released a short letter on Sunday, July 21, announcing, by dint of the disproportionate weight of the most valuable and influential members of his party, that he will not be seeking a second term as president.  It came in just a single line, his decision did, yet from out of those few words … Continue reading The Socialist Biden Regime vs. Trump’s Fascist Agenda 47 (July 26, 2024) →

Steam Whistle News Feed – April 19, 2024

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

Hey, what’s the world?  The whole world?  What’s it made of?  Anyone?  I don’t mean geology and volcanology and sh--.  I mean socially.  Societies.  The collective, intertwined societies that fall under the different classes of government—democracy, theocracy, autocracy, you name it.  You’re going to find significant differences in each one, but you’re also going to … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – April 19, 2024 →

Steam Whistle News Feed – March 29, 2024

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

When I was around 12, my local parish told me I had to start “studying” to receive the right to what all tweenage Christians realize is the awesomest part of going to church: communion—which, among the Lutherans, meant you had to understand the wine before you could chug the wine.  I remember one day in … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – March 29, 2024 →

Political Addiction and the Fabric of American Society

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

Trump’s won the nomination for Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential election.  People just can’t let go of the addiction, apparently.  I mean, with good reason.  Just ask any addict.  Any of them—or anyone who engages in arguably compulsive patterns of behavior, e.g., remaining in a physically abusive relationship, say—in their own mind, it’s perfectly … Continue reading Political Addiction and the Fabric of American Society →

Steam Whistle News Feed – March 1, 2024

Posted on by Joseph C. Kolkas in Weekly news

Alexei Navalny—whose body had to be almost wrested from the hands of the Russian state—was mourned by thousands during an orthodox ceremony on Friday (which several churches refused to officiate), before being borne to a nearby Moscow cemetery and finally laid to rest.  Though he started his career as a nationalist in Russian politics, and … Continue reading Steam Whistle News Feed – March 1, 2024 →