Author Archena Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025Categories Current, TuesdayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Leave a comment on Putin’s Blunder

Putin’s Blunder

Bwahahahahahahaha! I swear, I thought about this possibility but would have had to edit a whole lot to include it in the earlier post and was way too lazy for that. Also, I’m slow enough as it is. But anyway, what a difference a day makes, huh? I did wonder if Putin was stupid enough to capitalize on the reduced intelligence that Ukraine was getting. Trump had made it crystal clear he wasn’t taking sides. The smart move was to … Continue reading “Putin’s Blunder”

Author Archena Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025Categories Current, MondayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Immigration: The Two Edged Sword

The issues around immigration to the United States are mired in hype, hoopla and plain old snake oil. Ninety percent of the time legal and illegal immigration are conflated as if they were the same thing. They aren’t. Yes, America is a nation of immigrants. The American continents are entire continents of immigrants, if anthropologists are to be believed. There are no native Americans because there’s no moral difference between 250 years and 20,000. We’re all immigrants. Except it’s total … Continue reading “Immigration: The Two Edged Sword”

Author Archena Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024Categories Current, MondayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is the World Going Crazy?

Nope, it’s just straightening out a few messes. Unfortunately, political messes are seldom straightened out quietly. So while there is a lot of stuff exploding at the moment, it’s a relatively minor readjustment. Major readjustments involve world wars. I vote we skip that this go around. At present, no one is doing anything that involves the US showing up with our idea of overwhelming force. While quite a bit is going on, it’s not world war level. It’s mostly Keystone … Continue reading “Is the World Going Crazy?”