Two New York Times articles by Thomas Pynchon

The Deadly Sins/Sloth; Nearer, My Couch, to Thee (1993)

and a book trailer narrated by Pynchon:

Bluesky post on satisfaction with the country

Looks like Republicans approve of Trump’s terrible and illegal actions.

“A 76% point gap between how satisfied Republicans are with the country versus how satisfied Democrats are. The largest partisan gap ever.”

King Corn documentary

I recently watched King Corn (2007), a documentary that follows two guys who grow an acre of corn in Iowa. It is enlightening about government subsidies, bad trends in farming and the harmful effects of corn products used as sweeteners. Worth seeing.

Trump’s obsession with a Nobel prize is pushing India to ally with Russia and China

Trump alienates everyone. He wanted India to lie and they wouldn’t do it.

Down is up – The disgraceful MAGA rewrite of January 6th

January 6th was an attack by criminals on the US government who were trying to overthrow the election.

Trump has pardoned the 1,600 people who were convicted

Trump has fired about 20 prosecutors who led the cases against them

Trump has treated terrorist Ashli Babbitt as a hero

Now the criminals want compensation from the government

money amounts

Bad New York Times opinion column on guns

I blame Republicans 100% for the lack of good gun safety laws. They are fine with children getting killed so they can keep assault rifles. This column makes it sound like everyone is to blame. That’s a lie.