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“An avant-garde without a public to shock, without an audience willing to riot, is just masturbation. If Duchamp spoke to the exigencies of modernity, then Cattelan is merely talking about economics. It’s not art.” Ed Simon - Special Faculty in the English Department of Carnegie Mellon University.

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In 2019 here is John Kennedy, the senator from Louisiana, asking the head of the bureau of prisons the following question. “Christmas ornaments, drywall and Jeffrey Epstein; name three things that don’t hang themselves.” Watch the full hearing on C-SPAN. Of course he was murdered.

I never understood why we couldn’t just cut to the chase and believe the affidavits of the victims…

Re: Epstein’s emails

Insanity from an insane administration, call your reps and demand that this bill goes nowhere! www.hcn.org/articles/sen...

"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.” Lennon/McCartney

…this will be a long hard slog! Stay ready ❤️💙

Such a well articulated statement, and it was published in England over a month ago. I can’t imagine, after his last 30 days of antics, and absurd dissertation at the United Nations, what they’re saying about him in Great Britain now.

A healthy democracy puts corrupt presidents in jail. Costa Rica did it three times (see attached). Brazil just did it with Bolsonaro who got 27 years! Today, former French President Sarkozy got 5 years for criminality related to his 2007 campaign. Step up USA! Reclaim the rule of law and democracy!

105 years ago…

Every time I take a walk to clear my head, I return to realize anew how batshit crazy this world has become.

The cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th St. and Amsterdam Avenue NYC. It’s the second largest cathedral in the world next to Saint Peter’s at the Vatican. The Stone Carver put a lot of people and objects and perversions in his carvings. Here’s one I thought amazing…

This man who professes to love his country is absolutely responsible for this lost decade, this waisted energy, treasure, and lives. The obliteration of our good-standing in the world. The final list of what has been destroyed or undermined will be long.

This was clearly murder, and execution. They could have been apprehended. What about due process? Another illegal act by Trump! “Neither Trump, Rubio nor the Pentagon offered further evidence of the boat’s alleged smuggling nor any post-attack word on casualties, survivors or recovered drugs.”

An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. - Sun Tzu

NYT: Prime Minister Modi of India and President Putin holding hands, walking into a meeting hall with world leaders. They head straight for President Xi Jinping, shake hands and form a circle. Putin cracks a broad smile, and Modi lets out a big laugh as all join hands. Trump should be embarrassed.

“Go into the arts…. Arts are not a way to make a living. They are a way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how badly, is a way to make your soul grow. Sing. Dance. Tell stories. Write a poem. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” -Kurt Vonnegut

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment; Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment is intuition.” Rumi

Not quite a Palindrome, but sort of works. Left to right or right to left?

All of the above! Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.

The Republicans in Congress, understanding the danger, could take most of the bullets out of that gun, but they refused to. And they’re blocking anybody else from doing it.

Andreessen, with all the money and power in the world has completely jumped the tracks. How could these people be so unconscious and ungrateful? youtube.com/watch?v=krWC...

China’s changed the balance of power in the Caribbean. As Russia fades, China became Cuba’s main backer, securing influence just off the U.S. coast; reshaping regional dynamics. Obama had it right - opening up to Cuba is the best way to bring them fully into our orbit. Rubio is a vengeful moron.

The cruelness, pettiness and racism seeping into every area of the federal government does not emanate from Trump’s nonexistent intellect. It is what he loudly denied during the campaign. That he would turn our government over to the most insidious forces and callous fascist impulses.

Very true! youtu.be/SS9MJNSlgww?...

The embassy of the United States in San Jose Costa Rica. No kings!

Here’s Governor #GavinNewsom’s speech from today, everyone. It’s important. Please take a moment to listen. 👍 #Immigrationreform #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA 👎 #CNN #BBC #MSNBC #FoxNews 👎 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjp3U1yG/

More than ever, the world we live in is designed to shortcut independent thought and intellectual honesty. Algorithms exploit evolutionary weaknesses in our personal and social minds. Be vigilant. Exercise objectivity. youtube.com/watch?v=Sfek...

It’s the last day of May, 2025. A refreshingly cool and tranquil evening. Oh that this rain could wash clean the contamination of our democracy. The pestilence in the presidency! “Out, Damned Spot!” (Macbeth)

Here is the five minute version of why the BBB is the stupidest and cruelist piece of legislation in US history. Especially at this critical juncture. youtu.be/IAF8vJQeMmQ?...

Remember this 14 second scene? The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to cancel temporary protections that have allowed nearly 350,000 Venezuelans to remain in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons. …people, children, thrown into danger and poverty! youtube.com/watch?v=T575...

**"Feral Cat"** The coffee burns like cheap whiskey, the cat stares like a parole officer. we both know I don’t belong here— him with his mangy pride, me with my lukewarm excuses. the sun climbs in, hungover again. I asked deepseek to write 6-lines in the style of Charles Bukowski.

It rained hard and steady for 10 hours yesterday. Streets were flooded everywhere as streams, overflowed their banks. That might happen rarely in October, but never in May.

overcast.fm/+AAYR83eUWFw Trump, Rubio and Musk are undeniably responsible for hundreds of thousands of children being born with AIDS, all progress on retroviral treatments lost, and millions of the poorest humans to die. And they accomplish this crime over the course of three days!

Magna Carta granted by King John in 1215. “The fundamental principle that a ruler is subject to the law. He can’t just say: ‘Into prison, off with your head! If he wants to act against you, he has to do so by legal process. It’s the foundation stone of the western tradition of law and democracy.”

Here’s a glimpse of the great foyer at the Royal Palace in Abu Dhabi this morning. To call it opulent is an understatement. These excesses only remind me of the suffering and starvation of children around the world that is in our power to end, but for egotists and billionaires.

I’m drinking my afternoon coffee and this feral cat, completely wild, comes up and sits looking at me. If I stand up, she’ll run away.

This species of cactus flower blooms and dies in a single night. It always leaves one feeling privileged to have observed. Not only for its intrinsic beauty, but for the reminder that life continues to unfold much nearer to us than the daily chaos of politics. Notice it!