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Trump and the Press

Thursday June 16, 2016

Mr. Trump has now yanked the credentials of several newspapers, magazine, and digital news sites. Apart from adding the role of a free press to the fast-expanding list of topics on which he reveals collosal ignorance, this also shows his complete naivety about how the system works. The way to improve your coverage is not to exclude journalists, but to keep them close, and let the Stockholm Syndrome work its magic. So keep going Donald (Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times reports that he nearing the point of banning its journalists) and we might get real fair and balanced coverage of his campaign!

Short Take

Summer Evenings in July

I go out to my porch, drink in hand, as the gloaming fades. I sit on a very comfortable rocking chair, given -- maybe loaned; it’s unclear -- by a friend.

My cat, Noodles, joins me, settling on the couch facing me. He tends to his grooming, and I wait for the fireflies to appear.

There are less every year and this is disquieting on an otherwise perfect night. I want them to be fruitful and multiply -- if possible by the millions.

That would be a sign that, perhaps, all is well.

It’s warm, and to my west is a wall of green, dominated by a very tall Linden. Hello, fellow Linden!

As the warm air stills around me, emotions rise. I feel – I’m sure the Germans have a long word for it, but I’m too lazy to search on google – I feel…

Something deep and strong; something like love for the world.

It gives me hope for another day.