Probably the healthiest thing to do since that place is such a cesspool. I am so sick of the tribalism on on both sides of the aisle. I was so hopeful for the right for a while. There I was thinking that they were truly going to rise above all of this, but unfortunately, the right has turned into the left, but just with their own policies and agendas. I know it’s difficult when we get super emotional, but anyone who thinks this particular election is unique compared to previous ones, and that were in an existential crisis, is operating from a place of fear which is fundamentally not healthy for us. Fear is our enemy, our main enemy. Fear causes us to behave in ways we otherwise wouldn’t and to give up our values and liberties. The only thing to fear is fear itself. Democrats real discount into a dystopian place because of their fear, and sadly I’m beginning to see Republicans do the same.
30 x Never
George Monbiot | January 30, 2026
https://www.monbiot.com/2026/01/29/30-x-never/
Excellent article by George Monbiot.
EU-India “Mother of All Deals”: The Trade Pact Reshaping Global Power
World Affairs in Context | January 28, 2026 (~11min)
We’re indeed entering a whole new world, and with these new alignment of frictions, and at least the appearance of new factions, it is not Aladdin.
Showdown w/Iran, Trump Ready to Strike/Lt Col Daniel Davis Jan 28, 2026 (~33m)
Despite Iran showing the world it’s capable defense last June, the Trump administration is at the ready with much hardware in the region. Will they recall much of that hardware, in order to not go to war with Iran? Or, is there a third agenda?