So Here We Are

 The April roundup of news coincides with Donald Trump hitting his stride after 100 days in office. The resulting craziness is best understood from the notion that 'governing a country' is not his intention. As a consequence, the 'ugly' sections of this post are a little more lengthy than I would like. Nevertheless, they need to be noted: memory holing is a dictator's secret sauce. Indeed, a theory I have as to why Trump was allowed in a second time involves the stress induced amnesia of several years of Covid lockdowns. Consecutive social media postings can sometimes exhibit a snarky synchronicity But 'in' he is and, with him going all in to destroy the economy for his own benefit this time (an intention he stated in 2014), it is more important than ever to note the good, inspiring, even slightly silly things that are happening. As Alex Steffen once said: "Cynicism is obedience. Optimism is a political act" .   So with the caveat that 'Pollyan...