I am still thinking of the essay one of your daughters wrote a few days ago. I think it was Shanley. In the essay she was describing how disconnected the dream of "owning your own home" now, in this current time is so disconnected from actual reality. I remember the dot-com crash 2002 and the housing market crash of 2008. Both of these disasters were preceded by incredible boom times for the elites and later incredible losses for the rest of us. Millions of ordinary Americans lost jobs and homes; only later to be bought up in huge housing tracts and rented back to the very people who used to own them. How is that even possible? I have often wondered if that was actually the plan.
I heard once that "a fish stinks from the head down". Whatever happens in the hallowed halls of Corporate, eventually makes its way south.
Personally, I have never seen so much chaos and overt corruption in any Administration up to this point. How much of that is stifling job growth and causing lenders to hedge their bets? Is it possible to connect the dots from this essay to the essay Shanley wrote just a few days earlier? If so, then, is it possible to achieve an entirely different outcome if everyone of those key decisions that got us here were reversed?
I don't know. But, what I do know is that having a mortgage is probably the single most important asset you could possess when it comes to shielding income from taxes and leveraging its value to allow for more options. Wouldn't that in itself create a more prosperous America?
Ok, there's one other thing I know. Stability is a big deal. When the U.S. is unstable, risk increases. People/institutions pull in, take fewer chances and wait for better times.
I am hoping that all we get out of this is a really good scare. But, so far, if history is any guide, we haven't been that lucky in the past.
The United States is starting to resemble a rogue nation—belligerent, erratic, and increasingly unwelcome. Once the imperfect adult in the room, we now look like a drunk giant on a year-long bender, knocking over furniture, picking fights, and daring anyone else to do something about it
My image of your vigils calms and encourages me. Thank you.
To add to MAGA’s rampage through decency and competence in governance: For the first time in decades, in order to calculate manmade environmental risks to humans and therefore what industries must pay to mitigate their pollution risks, the EPA just reset the value of human life from $12M to zero. Meaning: it’s open season for dangerous emissions.
To the billionaires who now rule us without taxes or regulations to curb their greed, we appear to be ants on an anthill, expendable and replaceable.
I’m keeping printed versions of some of your posts so I can quote you. Some day, you may want to check out my account which suggests that the profound resource divide is contrary to our species DNA. Before agriculture, we were egalitarian & formed tight bonds for survival.
Normal has no meaning as we are thrust daily into the abyss of chaos and vile behaviors largely ignored by most Republicans. It's hard to imagine where and when we will surface to face the everyday issues we expect from our government, but I fear we are not even close. The time to impeach is now! The time to abolish is now! The question is who does what and will it actually rid us of 45 and his vile administration. Come in, Houston!
What is the matter with the GOP? Don't they have families? Don't they see all this shit?? When are they going to wake up... (and the DEMs who go along...) I cannot fathom what they are thinking about...it is certainly not their intergrity or oath to office. We could have an Impeachment....... at the very least. Or am I too naive?
You’re the bees knees! Yowza!! I used to think they were such nincompoops that that would save us. Now I’m not so sure.
The BBC often begins its newscast with something about Trump. It’s so embarrassing. We probably need a do-over. And you know he and Musk finagled the 2024 elections and really did not win.
Please carry on with your delightful, albeit scary news. I always look forward to your writings. Love and light. Dixie.
Chilling facts that must be made public more widely. Thank you, Mary, for fitting the vast, evil jigsaw together so neatly... Looks like those moonlight vigils are very much needed.
Mary always informs me of things I did not know. She's often funny. Sometimes she's a little mad but still can amuse me. In "The World is Taking Notes" she's mad, frustrated, concerned, and I appreciate the satire but struggle to smile these days. Meanwhile, Ripley is asleep, lightly snoring, and close enough to be petted. All by design, obviously.
These are surely scary times. The incompetence and clown like actions of this regime should be alarming to everyone, but people still support all the shenanigans going on. Grab a brain on your way out.
China is patient because they have over a 4,000 year history and we only have 250 years. They understand Americans are relatively short-sighted.
I really wish more of us had paid attention in History class.
I am still thinking of the essay one of your daughters wrote a few days ago. I think it was Shanley. In the essay she was describing how disconnected the dream of "owning your own home" now, in this current time is so disconnected from actual reality. I remember the dot-com crash 2002 and the housing market crash of 2008. Both of these disasters were preceded by incredible boom times for the elites and later incredible losses for the rest of us. Millions of ordinary Americans lost jobs and homes; only later to be bought up in huge housing tracts and rented back to the very people who used to own them. How is that even possible? I have often wondered if that was actually the plan.
I heard once that "a fish stinks from the head down". Whatever happens in the hallowed halls of Corporate, eventually makes its way south.
Personally, I have never seen so much chaos and overt corruption in any Administration up to this point. How much of that is stifling job growth and causing lenders to hedge their bets? Is it possible to connect the dots from this essay to the essay Shanley wrote just a few days earlier? If so, then, is it possible to achieve an entirely different outcome if everyone of those key decisions that got us here were reversed?
I don't know. But, what I do know is that having a mortgage is probably the single most important asset you could possess when it comes to shielding income from taxes and leveraging its value to allow for more options. Wouldn't that in itself create a more prosperous America?
Ok, there's one other thing I know. Stability is a big deal. When the U.S. is unstable, risk increases. People/institutions pull in, take fewer chances and wait for better times.
I am hoping that all we get out of this is a really good scare. But, so far, if history is any guide, we haven't been that lucky in the past.
The United States is starting to resemble a rogue nation—belligerent, erratic, and increasingly unwelcome. Once the imperfect adult in the room, we now look like a drunk giant on a year-long bender, knocking over furniture, picking fights, and daring anyone else to do something about it
This is How the World Ends:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jaywilson1/p/this-is-how-the-world-ends?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
"Starting to resemble a rogue nation"? That ship has sailed.
The thousands of people involved and willing to actively participate alarms me.
My image of your vigils calms and encourages me. Thank you.
To add to MAGA’s rampage through decency and competence in governance: For the first time in decades, in order to calculate manmade environmental risks to humans and therefore what industries must pay to mitigate their pollution risks, the EPA just reset the value of human life from $12M to zero. Meaning: it’s open season for dangerous emissions.
To the billionaires who now rule us without taxes or regulations to curb their greed, we appear to be ants on an anthill, expendable and replaceable.
Excellent piece.
I’m keeping printed versions of some of your posts so I can quote you. Some day, you may want to check out my account which suggests that the profound resource divide is contrary to our species DNA. Before agriculture, we were egalitarian & formed tight bonds for survival.
Normal has no meaning as we are thrust daily into the abyss of chaos and vile behaviors largely ignored by most Republicans. It's hard to imagine where and when we will surface to face the everyday issues we expect from our government, but I fear we are not even close. The time to impeach is now! The time to abolish is now! The question is who does what and will it actually rid us of 45 and his vile administration. Come in, Houston!
What is the matter with the GOP? Don't they have families? Don't they see all this shit?? When are they going to wake up... (and the DEMs who go along...) I cannot fathom what they are thinking about...it is certainly not their intergrity or oath to office. We could have an Impeachment....... at the very least. Or am I too naive?
You’re the bees knees! Yowza!! I used to think they were such nincompoops that that would save us. Now I’m not so sure.
The BBC often begins its newscast with something about Trump. It’s so embarrassing. We probably need a do-over. And you know he and Musk finagled the 2024 elections and really did not win.
Please carry on with your delightful, albeit scary news. I always look forward to your writings. Love and light. Dixie.
Chilling facts that must be made public more widely. Thank you, Mary, for fitting the vast, evil jigsaw together so neatly... Looks like those moonlight vigils are very much needed.
Mary always informs me of things I did not know. She's often funny. Sometimes she's a little mad but still can amuse me. In "The World is Taking Notes" she's mad, frustrated, concerned, and I appreciate the satire but struggle to smile these days. Meanwhile, Ripley is asleep, lightly snoring, and close enough to be petted. All by design, obviously.
These are surely scary times. The incompetence and clown like actions of this regime should be alarming to everyone, but people still support all the shenanigans going on. Grab a brain on your way out.
How do you see this ending? Surely it must end, but how?
If Lie, Cheat, Steal is the way they deal with elections, I do not know.
One more time, thank you, Mary Geddry.
Witkoff is singularly unqualified to negotiate his way out of a paper bag.
Thank you once again for your clear-eyed reporting on the dismaying demise of our once-great country.
Thank Mary for your gifted words. Your effort to bring clarity is greatly appreciated. So too are your moonbeam vigils.