[…] The only people who have “stolen your hopes and dreams” are the adults lying to you that the world is about to end.

[…] To make war with Turkey, a NATO ally, on behalf of the Syrian Kurds, is an entirely new mission which, if it were considered properly, ought to be put to a vote in Congress. That way, all the war-mongers within the Democrat and Republican ranks who are currently baying for a war and accusing Trump of “green-lighting an upcoming genocide” can put their names to their convictions by the power of a vote and be prepared to stand by it forever.

FARMERS ARE REVOLTING, or at least they’re getting pretty damned mad. Within weeks hundreds, perhaps thousands, of farmers, their families, and those provincial businesses dependent on farmer support, will gather to protest.

Michael Moore has written an essay/review of the film Joker, which struck me as a disturbing tell on Moore’s own psychology:

“[…]if you look away from the genius of this work of art, you will miss the gift of the mirror it is offering us. Yes, there’s a disturbed clown in that mirror, but he’s not alone — we’re standing right there beside him.”

[…] on the basis of this wobbly guesswork, we are being asked – nay, ordered – to fundamentally alter every aspect of our lives, from our energy use, to our travel, our diet and even how many children we are allowed to have.