I am presently reading Nelson Mandela's autobiography. The events in South Africa in the late 1940s and early 1950s are astoundingly similar to what is happening in the USA today. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Wa...

"2025 was a very difficult year for me. The political climate was overwhelming. I was filled with fear, rage, and an ongoing sense of powerlessness. I knew I had to make a change... ... I came to understand that the only reliable change I could make immediately was within myself."

Good news! pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/09/s...

What I have come to understand is that all of us suffer miseries, even those intent on doing me harm. I do not need to excuse or justify their transgressions, but extending compassion to others helps alleviate the misery within myself.

Don't use phones. Get small sports cameras (gopro clone, etc) you can mount underneath a hat or other article of clothing www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Friday, January 26, 2026, Culver City Center: photos.app.goo.gl/F8eSNejkUD1a...

Physical AI is not Yet Another Buzzword. The premise is that AI technologies should incorporate bodily awareness, including an object’s sense of space, motion, and interactions. That may sound like another way to describe robotics, but there is a distinction. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

"For a few hours a day, I live in a political world that suits me, albeit one based on a contorted version of reality. But now things have changed, and my world of illusion has given way to the reality of the events that transpired on a cold winter street in Minneapolis, Minnesota."

My sadness is beyond description.

How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint - for free zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social There’s still time to switch from #Windows10 to #Linux. Just saying!

Increasing Trust in Automated Driving It is one thing for automated driving to be safe; it also has to be _perceived_ as safe. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

"So, I will be moving away from mainstream social media.... We are in dire times. The leaders of the MAG7, the people who control the operational foundation of all the social media platforms, have shown their true colors. Now it's all about Plan B." reselbob.substack.com/p/not-my-typ...

Video of the incident is in the lower right of the web page here: ktla.com/news/local-n...

Huntington Beach, CA.

In my lifetime, I saw the towers go up as a boy driving into Manhattan with my father, and I saw them come down from my office window. My life changed profoundly after September 11, 2001. I am sad, both for the time that has passed and for today.

And, in this week's cartoon: theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/state-of-t...

"A U.S. Department of Justice deputy chief said the department would “redact every Republican or conservative person” before releasing its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...

"... as the most powerful executives in America continue to kowtow to a president who is systematically dismantling the foundations of democracy, it may be time for another axiom: The only principle is power." www.wired.com/story/tech-c...

And, in this week's cartoon... theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/velocity-a...

“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.

And echo from the past that rings true today: youtu.be/wIzGAsGQi20

"The BLM terminated the contracts with Table Rock Forestry Inc. and ASI Arden Solutions Inc. ... and escorted the 42 workers off federal land, the release said. The two arrested were taken to the Bellingham station on charges of illegal entry and reentry, authorities said." abc7.com/post/border-...

Well, peeps in Iowa, this is big news! Do we see the ghost of Tom Harkin hovering above the boundless fields of soy and corn?

"The firefighters at work combating a wildfire in the state of Washington likely also felt the indignity inflicted by the government today when ICE agents showed up and made them line up so the agents could check their IDs. " heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-27-...

"I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health." www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-resign...

This week's cartoon: theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/at-the-car...

Remember, cruelty is the purpose.

This is very close to home. Handy J, the place where ICE did its deed, is the car wash I frequent. I was there last week. The people who work there are about as far from the "violent, criminal" type as one can get. They just clean cars. Welcome to Trump's America. abc7.com/post/socal-i...

And in this week's cartoon: open.substack.com/pub/theworld...

Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning. The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

"Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches." abc7news.com/post/federal...

"Celebrities play to the crowd, garnering their attention and, in turn, make millions, whether on purpose or by accident. ... But to think they are just like you and me, that they’re the type of people we could have a beer with, is delusional. They're not." reselbob.substack.com/p/no-dinner-...

And in this week's cartoon: theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/careers-of...

Remember when people who followed the law weren’t getting thrown in jail? I sure do!

And, in this week's bonus cartoon, which you can subscribe to for free! #satire #humor theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/market-magic

And in this week's cartoon: (PS: Subscribe! You'll never miss out on the weekly satire. And.... it's free!) theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/data-input

I've moved my weekly cartoon over to a dedicated location on Substack. This week's post: theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com/p/data-input #media #cartoon #satire #humor

Heads up: After taking a year off to observe and reflect, I am publishing my cartoon at a dedicated location on Substack. Feel free to subscribe. theworldinwhichwelive.substack.com

America, America, God shed his grace on thee.

This is just too distressing not to share. If there were a genie and I had a wish, my wish would be to be saved from stupid people.

Today's cartoon: Correlation? The charts were created using Claude.ai, using data the AI service discovered: claude.ai/chat/72a3cae...

"...humane incarceration, free of cruel and unusual punishment, is useful in a penal system when the government intends to rehabilitate prisoners for a return to society.... But, what if the government never intends to release those who are incarcerated?" reselbob.substack.com/p/your-body-...

Scott’s done so many remarkable, thoughtful things in his career — when he says this one stands out, you know it’s special.

After a year's sabbatical, watching and thinking, I am happy to announce that the cartoon is back!

Andrea Velez: US woman detained by ICE after being ambushed by unmarked cars | FOX 11 LA youtu.be/G5MvmFS-rmw

BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, per @eorden www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/maurene-comey-fired-doj-00458921

Sleepy Don strikes again.

A Grand Unified Theory of what's wrong with the economy and why China is beating us up: https://mitchw.blog/2025/07/15/a-grand-unified-theory-of.html