The Becoming What forms before it is named, what lingers after movement, and what remains when effort loosens its grip

The country is told this is strength. What it mostly looks like is improvisation with consequences, governance by tantrum, and a deep commitment to never admitting a mistake, even while standing inside it. It’s not just chaos. It’s curated chaos. And somehow, it’s still just enough bullshit.

Nothing Left to Prove After effort there is a softer posture No audience No argument Just the quiet relief of no longer having to arrive #artbasel #painting #oilpainting #artoftheday #art shop.wallenhof.com

Nothing Left to Prove

Where the City Ends

The Weight of Light

The Shape of Leaving

Learning How to Stand Still

One Day I’m Gonna Grow Wings

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White House Warns Republicans That Forcing Vote on Epstein Documents Is a ‘Hostile Act’ Against the Administration. So it wasn’t a hoax after all? thedailyadda.com/2025/09/03/n...

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While unions accused the president of being the most hostile on labor issues, Labor Day in the US was marked by more than a thousand protests under the slogan Workers Over Billionaires 🖖 english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-...

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Most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are clearly illegal. There is a special court, the Court of International Trade, which is supposed to have jurisdiction over these issues, and it ruled the tariffs illegal on May 28. 🖖 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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The Fed will soon be as politicized as everything else in the federal government. 🖖 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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tRump has helped create the present terrible situation in the air over Ukraine, by protecting Russian industry as it ramps up production while limiting Ukrainian access to air defense open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

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We know that thanks to payroll cuts, the National Weather Service was short-staffed. Its forecasting was fine, but the official in charge of “warning coordination” had taken the DOGE buyout and hadn’t been replaced. 🖖 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...