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  • Slices ov da Trumpocalypse, #6

    “God, Guns and Goldfinger: it’s gonna take a Felon and a Hillbilly to fix this.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Universal Self Loving — Nov 15, 2025.

    In 1965, Andy Warhol had his first museum show at Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art. For its opening, all paintings were removed to safeguard them from the… Continue reading

  • Slices of Temple Mount

    “… congressman Wilbur Mills, often called “the most powerful man in Washington,” was a married man from Arkansas. Unlike Clinton, he didn’t settle for Lewinsky or Trump. Sex and war is a permanent 69 in the American psyche…”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Jewish Crusade! — Nov 28, 2025.

    Besieged, Trump is momentarily saved by… Continue reading

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  • The Imaginary Peace President

    “During his first term, Trump became the ultimate causal agent for every one of the current conflicts with Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela.”

    By William Schryver at imetatronink.

    One of the most common claims about the Trump 45 administration is that “He didn’t start any new wars.”

    This is demonstrably FALSE.
    During his first term, Trump became the ultimate… Continue reading

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  • Bubba Blow By Blow

    “Most curious, though, are the 36% of Americans who still swallow Donald whole. The Donald sure knew what he was doing. His muscle memory was still fine.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Bubba Blow By Blow — Nov 16, 2025.

    Before the Internet, you’d never hear from a guy like The Enemy from Within. He’s… Continue reading

  • Slices ov da Trumpocalypse, #5

    “Belligerently, defiantly and gleefully savage, millions march towards their Golden Age.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Leavitt for President! — Nov 07, 2025.

    Trump on 11/6/25, “2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to Walmart. My cost are lower than the Democrats on everything, especially oil and… Continue reading

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  • Slices of Nepal

    “Deracinated is a beautiful word said the Hoi Polloi to the unwashed dog.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Peak Self-Indulgence — Oct 17, 2025.

    Before arriving, I reread this astounding passage from Pico Iyer’s Video Night in Kathmandu, “Nepal’s prodigious versatility was most apparent, however, in the smorgasbord of its menus, which could easily have put… Continue reading

  • Slices of Life, #13

    What matters is Thầy Thím’s perseverance against tyranny and misfortune.

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Holy Water Puddles — Oct 11, 2025.

    I’m typing my first words at 6:03PM. Yesterday, I ate beef wrapped in piper lolot leaves dipped in a fermented fish sauce, mắm nêm, which is very salty. This morning I woke up… Continue reading

  • Slices ov da Trumpocalypse, #4

    “To regain a few brain cells, turn everything off and listen to insects, wind, memories, ghosts, regrets and God. Lie on the hardest ground to stare up at the darkest leaves and branches, or the moon with its nimbus.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Social Orphans Not Quite Lost — Oct 08, 2025.

    Just three… Continue reading

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  • Slices ov da Trumpocalypse, #3

    “Trapped inside a psychotic labyrinth with ten thousand maddening turns, Americans are reduced to worshiping slobbering child rapists who don’t even try to make sense.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    White Nations Scattered Across Ruins? — Oct 04, 2025.

    For two days, I mostly slept. After my predawn session at Coffee Seven, I’d usually go… Continue reading

  • Slices ov da Trumpocalypse

    “… solitary, untraveled men overburdened by practical worries don’t have time to look deeply into anything. As survivors, though, they’ll likely outlast you or me.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    End of the World Sit Rep — Sep 28, 2025.

    After Coffee Seven, I dropped into Cà Phê Cà Pháo with a collection of Sơn… Continue reading

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  • Emblematic Men

    “when US imperialism finally ends, historians and political theorists will perhaps be more flabbergasted at how loyal and uncritical the poor were rather than how obnoxious and greedy the rich were.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Emblematic Men — Sep 27, 2025.

    Having no phone, watch or clock, I only know what time it is… Continue reading

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  • Slices of Life, #12

    Always cheerful and optimistic, I’m hoping Israel and America’s collapse will bring sunshine, relief and laughter to not just Beirut, Damascus, Tehran, Caracas and Kiev, but Juarez, Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Belgrade, etc. Nearly the entire world is anticipating.

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Frantic Noise and Spectacle Utopia — Sep 10, 2025.

    My initial… Continue reading