The World Economy is ALREADY collapsing, before Trump

I keep rolling my eyes when I hear the exasperation about how Trump's actions are going to "collapse the world economy".  He certainly is hastening it,  much more quickly than the collapse currently underway.  But , people,  the "Economy" has ALWAYS been "calculated" for us by mainstream economics,  which has NEVER considered the costs of ecological damage in it's "assesments" Continue Reading

The Even Larger Tsunami Wave of Ecological Collapse

Thinking about how stressed so many healthy, decent Americans are right now about the dangerously corrupt powers taking things and smashing them. I am also stressed about it, and worried. And then I think about how we have already been facing, for decades, a danger even more dangerous and life threatening, but has been hitting in places and ways that Continue Reading

When Culture Is Mammon

“The problem with making Christianity a cultural force rather than a redemptive one is that anything culturally normative becomes the Gospel. When the fruit of discipleship are measured by anything other than Christ's example, it's not Christianity … it is merely mammon.” — Thoughts from Bonhoeffer's Child on Substack https://substack.com/@bonhoefferchild/note/c-95292286

To Trump, ALL protests are illegal when he is the target

We all know the protests THEY consider “illegal” : ALL of them. The reply (w/comment) to this RT of Trump’s insane blathering on Truth Social is oblivious, typical of attempts to “normalize” and obviously ABNORMAL personality. (Except for the part where he is serving oligarchy. Unfortunately, serving oligarchy is FAR from ABNORMAL in our society. May it become more so Continue Reading

Conan is one of just a few brave ones at the Oscars

“Anora is having a good night,” the comedian said, referring to the success of Sean Baker’s film, which picked up several awards… “That’s great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.” https://buff.ly/wQITsjg   I had caught the tail end of that joke, and forgot to look it up Continue Reading