As expected, the SCOTUS ruled in favour of Trump (again), confirming that he is allowed to remain on the ballot & that Colorados move to exclude him was unconstitutional, despite the words in the constitution that bans insurrectionists from holding office.

Now, whilst this is on one hand galling, the fact is that I can’t muster up too much emotion ( Read more... )

I just need to hold things together for another 48 hours and then I will be clear for the rest of the year.

Of course, these last 48 hours in the lead-up to the holidays are going to be horribly busy, with Rolf scheduling meetings on the afternoons of both days - but such is life. Moreover, there is the outside chance that Rolf will decide not to ( Read more... )

Just as a note for my future self, my expectation for the coming year is that:

- there will be no peace in Ukraine in 20204 ( Read more... )

Allie visited for several days in the week just gone by and - tragically - I barely saw her ( Read more... )

I wish I could care that Trump is going to be re-elected. I mean, I know that its going to be hellish - my life will be filled with a 24/7 gyser of barely comprehensible self-pitying gobbledegook & bombastic whining - but if the voters in the USA decide that - given a choice between the fanta fascist & an old man and decides for the fascist, then ( Read more... )

I had the weirdest dream last night. I dreamed that the Ukrainian government decided to assassinate former President Trump, to ensure that he couldn't be elected & cut off the aid to Ukraine ( Read more... )

Well, I have mixed feelings about Who being back. Firstly, its fantastic to see it back & on good form again - Chibnal did his best to kill the show dead with his half-baked 'clever ideas', specifically:

(1) the timeless child

I cannot express just how much I dislike this storyline as it means that ( Read more... )

I've done a metric ton of overtime this week - gained 10 hours of extra time in 1 week - and even arranged my 2nd German speaking practice (due to start in about 70 minutes, give or take). As such, I feel rather frazzled, but now have much more slack in the system (and have managed to close off a lot of annual tasks). Also I'm relatively confident ( Read more... )

Not seriously unwell, thank god, just "have lurgy" unwell.

Other than that, I watched the news from the UK today with the far-right marching to "protect" the Cenotaph & going out of their way to attack the police - the day after the home secretary went out of her way to stir up the chaos.

Personally I think she's a nasty piece of work and is doing ( Read more... )

...is reported in the Daily Mail as being pencilled in for 31st October 2024.

So we have one year to go of this do-nothing self-enriching solve-nothing plattitude-spouting reactionary knobheads.

Gods, I hope that the government collapses sooner & we can kick out this cabinet of clowns, charlatans & cronies ( Read more... )