In praise of bubbles

Platforms are called 'social networks' for a reason. They're aimed at facilitating social exchanges. You build social circles on them. Round things, like bubbles.

The week's doomscrolling in review: Issue 3

Another week's run through the headlines that capture the mudslide of carnage, corruption and 'banality of evil' that you can say is why you still drink.

There is no escape, only movement

After the news dropped that Donald Trump would be moving back into the White House, Google Trends showed that a lot of Americans started searching up how to get themselves out of the country. Here's some notes on doing that.

The week's doomscrolling in review: Issue 2

Welcome to the second session of my favourite hits from this week's morning coffee doomscrolls, a mix of cyber threats, the ongling political fenestration in the U.S. and some notes on the various upheavals around the globe.

Lists for the bad times

As people move through the various stages of grief, over what the U.S. did to itself this week, and speculation as to what it will do to the world next, there is no shortage of advice out there on how to do that.

No predictions, only warnings

A short election night rant. I'm only putting it on semi-main. You've got to subscribe to see it and I make no promises of it being with the trouble.

The week's doomscrolling in review: Issue 1

Casting your ballot in bad times

There's been enough said about newspapers that are withholding editorial endorsements this election year, but when optimism isn't journalistically honest, how should an editorial section do its job?

Insurrection is a value-neutral term

As we get ready for another election in the U.S., insurrection may became a left wing value again. That's fine.

Hello friend

This was the "hello world" post that every new website always comes with. I've simply given it a mild edit to more reflect my snarky yet approachable and affable tone that you'll eventually come around to.