You're Kidding?
I’m in the middle of moving my Substack over to Ghost—just a slight glitch that should be cleared up by Monday. While that sorts itself out, I’m taking a quick breather and cook up You’re Kidding. Stay with me. I'll be back in force
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Steinbeck
No PrumpTutin today other than to say Rupert reports trump is in the Epstein files. John Steinbeck: California’s Patron Saint of Lettuce-Based Suffering Let’s talk about John Steinbeck — the man, the myth, the dude who made California’s dust storms more famous than its beaches. If Hemingway was
A Song for Trumpers
Originally posted on Substack before Substack cheated me of three months' work. America was cranky; folks were screeching “Sad!” They wanted someone spicy, loud, and fabulously mad Then came Don with orange, tan, and hair like cotton candy He promised gold and winning streaks and slogans oh-so-dandy! (Chorus) Springtime
EU Strikes Back
the 27 are not amused Europe gets the bill for another PrumpTutin tantrum—and this time, they brought receipts Listen0:00/270.4293651× So here we are again: another week, another economic grenade tossed across the Atlantic by Donald J. PrumpTutin, who seems to think global trade is just another
Epstein & trump
This Is What Breaks Him? Wouldn’t it be something if this is what finally does him in? Listen0:00/369.8197731× Not the coup. Not the stolen classified documents next to the toilet. Not the blatant extortion of a foreign leader, or the attempt to overthrow democracy in a
Taming the Press
PrumpTutin vs. The Press: How One Man Declared War on Truth, at Home and Abroad TamingthePress0:00/372.7175281× Donald J. trump—PrumpTutin in full makeup and grievance—hasn’t just attacked the media with insults and slogans. He’s tried to sue it into submission, defund it into silence,
Blockchain Nation, Banana Republic
How Trump turned decentralized finance into a centralized swindle—and made off with billions while the regulators were fired. Crypto is here. Not the outlaw version. Not the digital revolution. Not the decentralized, power-to-the-people fantasy it sold itself as. What we got—again—is the con in a suit. A
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Are ICE Agents and Marines Happy Deporting People? It’s not a question anyone in Washington seems interested in asking. Are they happy? The agents. The guys in uniforms. The ones who yank people out of bed at 3 a.m., pull sobbing kids from their parents, shove families onto
Stolen by Any Other Name
Hi, we're in Santa Cruz, California near Wilder Ranch and I was reminded of its history. This is also an attempt to stop writing about PrumpTutin and Elon. I don't think it will last as TrumpPutin offers lots to write about. Wilder Ranch: Where the Land
Congress to PrumpTutin: Please Sir, May We Watch Silently?
So, Can the President Slap Tariffs on Whatever He Wants? A lot of folks—including trump—think the President can just wake up, spill his coffee, and slap tariffs on anything he’s mad at that day. Not quite. The Constitution gives Congress the power to impose taxes and tariffs.
A Merry-Go-Round: Medicine and Money
Money brings out the worst in our medical system. I asked how much the procedure would cost. “Don’t you have insurance?” Yes. “Then your insurance will cover it.” Right. But again—how much does it cost? She smiled. Not the helpful kind. Nobody knows—or so they say. Not
AI (2)
AI (2)0:00/18.4366441× The number of programmers is falling. Fewer students are enrolling in computer science programs. Meanwhile, the tech industry keeps insisting AI is the perfect replacement for human coders: tireless, cheap, and improving at a pace that’s hard to track. But here’s the