why i rarely write about politics

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I write to explore questions that are possessed of depths that I want to explore and, at the present, politics / the state of the republic / etc etc is so objectively shit on a surface level that there's nothing for me to explore.

It reeks of it, it pours and seeps out of every vein: fascist authoritarian cankle tumors and toady lickspittles running ripshod over admittedly broken systems and institutions (worst solution to very real problems humanly possible) while feckless, woefully inadequate-to-the-task opposition leaders (a term I use charitably with the current Democratic leadership – and yes, good job on shutting down the government: you should've done it in March; doing it now is the legislative version of a perfect attendance certificate) pretend they're replaying their greatest high school football victory (the 2006 midterms) when the other side's playing some fucked up horror show and the Dems who are more up to and of the moment are sidelined in the name of decorum, seniority, and/or fear of straying too far from the impotent.

None of this means that I don't have opinions or that I won't use my voice or my wallet where I can and where it's of the most benefit to those most in need (any Democrat running in '26 possessed of genuine, heartfelt solutions on how to make the lives of everyone better: my writing skills are yours for free); it means that using what little brainpower I have left writing about it is a waste of whatever time I have left. Case in point.

sat/20250201

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Temp dropped below freezing last so the mud bog backyard of the last several days is under a frosty coat. Nice to not sink on my walk to The Shed to plug it in for its post-nighttime heating recharge. Little victories, little victories – which, speaking of, I'm continuing to celebrate yesterday's homemade record cabinet and subsequent recognition of what Lon's final form will be. Looks like I will, indeed, get to get him there later.

Haven't been writing or thinking much about politics here because, like the first go-round with King Tumor, everything is so on-the-surface horrible there's no meat on the bone to write about. I donate to where I can (recurring contribution to the ACLU) but am holding off any and all donations to Dems until they grow a pair and act like a fucking opposition party (AOC is doing great, but she can't do this alone forever) and not the kumbaya party of reconciliation and ass-ring-kissing. I mean, come on.

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Were anyone on the Biden campaign to ask me – and they haven’t – how they should answer the “are you doing better now than four years ago” question, I’d proselytize building a site or daily newsletter that lays out exactly what was happening on this day four years ago every day until the election. Would be a far more beneficial use of my monthly campaign contribution than emails and texts from Joe and Jill and Kamala and Bill and Barack asking me for more money. Hell, I’ll buy them the site to do it. Hit me up.

links/2023w28

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