The Trump administration has frozen regulations, announced its hope to defund essential departments and programs, and seems to be testing the waters in terms of how unconstitutional it can get as it consolidates power and ignores policymaking standards like interagency operational guidance, legal guidance, and review. The set of actions occurring now makes it clearContinueContinue reading “On the dark path towards authoritarianism”
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I’ve got the best new snake oil. Its just phenomenal folks.
Trump is a snake oil salesman. It’s not a new political strategy but it is surprising how well it works for him even after he openly reveals his tendency to flip-flop on slogans and values. One of the first glimpses we had into the nature of Trump as a slimy politician was a strange momentContinueContinue reading “I’ve got the best new snake oil. Its just phenomenal folks.”
Ghost Ship
The day after the fire, as it was for many, the boundaries of chaotic concern and fearful apprehension began to dissolve into grief for me. At first I found myself making panicked deals with the universe, as we do in the worst of times. I promised it could take back all my positive experiences andContinueContinue reading “Ghost Ship”
Fawkesworks
Leaving on November 3rd, we crossed the international date line in the middle of the pacific during the 12 hour flight so the 4th didn’t exist as a day for us, but I’ll remember the 5th of November as the explosively colorful start to the new chapter. We flew in on Guy Fawkes Day soContinueContinue reading “Fawkesworks”
Leaving SF
The hundreds of hours of logistics and preparation over the last few months has lead me here, to a transition, a crossing of a new bridge. The span is not over the Golden Gate, but across the pacific and to the southern hemisphere. It’s also a journey to another season, expanding days of summer, whichContinueContinue reading “Leaving SF”
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