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  • Tuesday

    Tuesday, November 8th 2022 It’s election day in America. I’m saying that now but we have a long, long way to go on this. First of all, it’s just election day right now because on the east coast of the United States, we have just ticked past midnight. Here, it’s 7:30 a.m. and I am… Continue reading

  • Monday

    Monday, November 7th 2022 Seriously, of all of the videos that get produced in and around our relationship with the Russians or Eastern Europeans or the business, military or social ideas flying around, I think I like this guy the best. It’s the most straightforward and the most honest. Nothing here is staged, he doesn’t… Continue reading

  • Sunday

    Sunday, November 6th 2022. Week 44 It’s a quarter to four on a rainy Sunday morning. I’m watching game 6 of the World Series and thinking about cleaning up. I am expecting my ex partner today but possibly also an important guest. I don’t absolutely know about whether this gift is going to show up… Continue reading

  • Friday

    Friday, November 4th 2022 It’s really only 8:00 on Thursday evening. But I want to make sure that this is the first thing I post today. I think we should all enjoy watching this video. Also this from the Barents Observer: U.S aircraft flew Norwegian airspace on surveillance mission outside Russia’s nuclear sub bases Norway’s… Continue reading

  • Thursday

    Thursday, November 3rd 2022 I am sitting in my ex partner’s kitchen thinking about the end of this World series game number four. Christian Alvarez was taken out of the game after throwing a no-hitter for six innings. The Astros eventually closed out the no-hitter, the second no-hitter in the history of the World series,… Continue reading

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 It is 3:23 a.m. and I guess this is how I sleep these days. This seems to be a habit. I don’t particularly mind it. I like what it feels like late at night when the world is quiet. These are the most peaceful moments of my life.  This is someone… Continue reading

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday, November 1st 2022 It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m in the office working on this translation about the inept and corrupt follow-up of the 2020 Norilsk Nickel oil spill. I did the translations for the original articles about this as well as some of the follow-ups. This piece is from a different writer but it… Continue reading

  • Monday

    Monday, October 31st 2022 I guess this is Halloween. It’s a day that we are supposed to be frightened. Well, here is some frightening shit I found on the internet. Psychological torture in Ukraine. This is a short piece from vice where a reporter goes into Ukraine to talk to people who have been amidst… Continue reading

  • Sunday

    Sunday, October 30th 2022. Week 43 It’s 5:15 a.m. and I guess I’m about ready to get back into the world. I feel pretty good. I actually feel a little fat. I did a bit of eating last week. I’m not sure if I’ve come out of it yet but I guess there was a… Continue reading

  • Friday

    Friday, October 28th 2022 It’s a little before 5:00 a.m. and because it’s friday, everything has to get done. That’s just the way it goes and it’s part of the weekly cycle that I live by. Saturday is exactly my day off. Nothing takes precedence. I have to prepare for it exactly so I can… Continue reading

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