by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
Dara, inside the economic blockade
What do you know about cities inside economic blockades? I know about the Prussian siege of Paris, when the trapped Parisians had to eat their zoo elephants. I know about the Dutch Hunger Winter, when the Nazis were, as ever, acting like Nazis and starving babies and everyone.
But here’s what an economic blockade looks like in a 21st century American city.
Another must read if you want to know what life is (still) like here.
Opinion | This Is Not a Drill – The New York Times
A president who doesn’t care about the law, who commands an obedient Congress and is supported by a radicalized base of tens of millions of people who believe his lies, represents a threat to the next election. I fear that millions of citizens are still too complacent. They aren’t aware of the peril we face.
I’ve been beating this drum for a while now.
We may be tough, but there’s an enormous cost.
How Minnesotans Faced Down MAGA – The Atlantic
No matter how many more armed men Trump sends to impose his will on the people of Minnesota, all he can do is accentuate their valor. No application of armed violence can make the men with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path with empty hands in defense of their neighbors.
This. So much this.
Release it Clean | Hunter Gatherer 21C
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a fan of self-publishing (for two main reasons: control over your MS and short time to market). Such readers will also know that I believe your book needs to be delivered with perfect text i.e. error free. Many readers have written to ask about my approach to ensuring errors are close to zero. Tomorrow we’ll look at that but first it’s useful to understand a little terminology as there are different levels of editing or preparation
Useful.
Revisiting Minnesota’s “Open House” Exhibition in the Age of ICE | The New Yorker
This was Beatrix’s favorite exhibit growing up. She made us visit it regularly — usually several times a year. We were last there on its final day.
I wish we could see it again. Especially now.
Because even in the worst of times, humor is how we keep our sanity.
I don’t know what to write here | Bethany H
Our kids are seeing things happen that at a “normal” time, any one of which would become a national scandal, but today doesn’t reach a level of atrocity to break through the baseline level of daily atrocity. If you are a praying person, please pray for all of us.
What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota?
This mirrors what I’ve been hearing elsewhere on social media and from friends. The Trump regime’s secret police force has invaded the Twin Cities to kidnap, torture, terrorize, and murder its residents — and Minnesotans aren’t having it.