An empire that was in slow systemic decline unravelling in a matter of weeks. Borderline incredible to watch. US has lost the war through a level of strategic ineptitude and impatience that is so on-brand for Trump - and for his many and glaring flaws; branding is the one thing he's good at.

Watching the MAGA commentator Civil War. The fissure in MAGAland is grimly fascinating. It's (loosely) "Jews vs. Gentiles" (to quote Michael Wolff) over Trump's Iran misadventure. Tucker Carlson is using the split to become heir-apparent to MAGA as a viral influence on the American body politic.

America for all its military might has truly never looked so feeble.

Bored of Peace it seems.

Can Americans stop saying "we are better than this" when this is patently, repeatedly and demonstrably false. Water's boiling. Overthrow the orange wretch before you have ChatGPT powered systems telling you American free elections are a great idea(!); right before Palantir drones and ICE swarm you.

Gastric Flu - but in safe hands under careful supervision. That or it's nearly feeding time...

Er ist Wieder Da - or "Look Who's Back" by Timur Vermes is about Hitler waking up in Angela Merkel's Germany c. 2014 and proceeding to become a massive reality tv star despite (or perhaps because of) being, well, Hitler. A useful commentary on vapid celebrity culture, and the tolerance paradox.

The penalty for attempting to dive into the bin like a trash panda is that he gets a minute of bemusing me with his Mother Purresa impersonation.

youtu.be/V8H2ETMpRFw?... This is 3 years old. Aged like a fine wine lol

Happy Chinese New Year!

I would tell you all how any of this works, but that boldly assumes any of us still knows how to read; this deep into the third term of the Vance Ascendancy (c. 2031).

Oh my god. "You forgot my girl's blankie. You're fired." "Very well. Who is going to fly you home?" "... you're hired." Clowncar fascists - the absolute state of them.

As my wife drives me to madness in the superstitious prep for Chinese New Year I have decided, in the interest of mutual cultural Sino-Celtic awareness, to go full-send pagan next Halloweeen. Which shall be henceforth known as Samhain. I shall be in the field. Wearing a goat skull, chanting.

youtu.be/9etjAosHGzA?... A long one but worth your time. Good riddance to Charlie Kirk and his ilk.

Washington Post: "Democracy Dies in Darkness." Bezos: "I AM THE NIGHT."

Claude did not wish to be relocated to the transport crate. He is settled now - I shall collect him on Sunday. Wilful child.

The DOW might be doing well for the priveleged few who own shares. But how is your tourism going? Soft-power and reputation? "At what price, victory?" for Pax Americana. This next century is China's to lose. It will be up to the EU, Canada and our ANZAC allies to keep the flame of democracy alive.

The Big 40. Brussels is some spot. New capital of the free world; not a bad place to spend it.

I wonder if the Romans were perceived as dangerous idiots by the rest of their contemporaries..

If the US invades Greenland Americans are going to learn just how big - and dangerous - the rest of the world is. Your treatment of Denmark, a staunch ally, is disgusting, dishonourable and fundementally traitorous to the geopolitical system you yourselves created and benefitted from.

I have never watched Emily in Paris but this actresd was very gracious with her time after my wife ran into her on a stairwell in a pub in Meribel. ❤️

Blue Skies!

I think I speak for all Irish people when I say we're sure glad there's no oil here, otherwise Operation Soaring Emerald would have found us neck deep in fentanyl trafficking accusations real quick!

"Kidnapping is such a strong worrrd." US foreign policy would be far more transparent if they simply had Jeremy Irons narrate it.

Watching Pluribus and what's great is its applicability - is it about the dangers of hyper-convenience, the insidious way AI erodes our critical thinking or passivity in the face of a great evil? Perhaps all three! Great show, would recommend.

Happy New Year. I see we're running the '03 American playbook again. Fentanyl of Mass Destruction, was it? I'm sure randomly bombing Venezuelans will not have any long term consequences to US domestic security. Nope, none at all! (Sarcasm for the 1/5 of you fucks who simply can't read.)

Posting pictures of Claude napping until Trump dies, entry 2.

Hamilton in 2025 is like watching the Star Wars prequels knowing just how shite the sequel trilogy is - but my wife and my Mum had fun!

Claude presents: Plan B.

Raging Moderates withers my shite. Two Zionists - one a wealthy boomer, the other a witless nepo-baby (who worked for BoJo, of all fucking people)- hand-wringing over inequality whilst agreeing that yes, perhaps more neoliberalism is what the poors need. Absolute waste of space.

Out waiting for a fire engineer to show up at one of our buildings and out of nowhere the most ridiculously dapper gentleman strolls by and wanders into the French consulate. Ever see somebody so stylish you had to take a photo? Yep, that's where I'm at now. Photographing strangers like a wierdo. 😅