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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

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  • 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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  • Slices of Life, #16

    “People robbed of their past seem to make the most fervent picture takers, at home and abroad. “As humans, we’re born naked and will leave with nothing,” yet another monk speaks.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Bill Gates, Primo Levi and Max Beckmann in Vietnam — Nov 13, 2025.

    Just before 5AM, I got a… 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

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  • Slices of Life, #15

    “No life is boring if properly recounted. His given name, Quyết Chiến, means Determined to Fight. Quyết Thắng means Determined to Win.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Nguyễn Quyết Chiến — Nov 05, 2025.

    An extraordinary story imperfectly told is better than one simply ignored. I will now tell you about a Vietnamese-American in Oklahoma.… Continue reading

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  • 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 SNAPocalypse

    “Even on an aesthetic level, you annoy if not disgust them, so their mass killing won’t just continue, but intensify. This entire world is just Gaza to them.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Bonanza of Deprivations — Nov 03, 2025.

    West Bridgewater is a village of 8,000 25 miles from Boston. Judging from online photos,… Continue reading

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  • Slices of Life, #14

    “I walked past a McDonald’s, Starbucks, 7-11 and Kentucky Fried Chicken, all lined up, cheek to cheek. America’s icons will survive its collapse.”

    with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.

    Go There! — Oct 29, 2025.

    Walking a couple miles, I got a last look at everything, that square with the serene stupa and Tibetan temple, KTM… Continue reading

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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  • 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