Life, The Universe And Everything
(Formerly The Arty Blog) Musings, ramblings and cogitations
Monday, January 19, 2026
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Tuesday, January 06, 2026
January Sixth Remembered
Five years ago today, Donald Trump and his Stop the Steal movement, based on the lie that he won the 2020 election, inspired the first armed attack on the US Capitol since 1812. Although the assault ultimately failed, and with it the insurrectionists' goal of overturning the results of the 2020 election, its effects on the American psychi and on our country as a whole are deep and longlasting.
Thursday, January 01, 2026
Happy New Year!
I’m delighted to see the back of 2025, a craptastic year if ever there was one. Problem is, I'm scared out of my mind what 2026 is going to bring.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Jack Smith Deposition Released Outlining Evidence of Trump's Alleged Crimes 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt'
We end the year with a shining point of light.
BREAKING: Jack Smith Deposition Released Outlining Evidence of Trump's Alleged Crimes 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt' by Aaron Parnas
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
And the rich get richer
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ICE Abuse Continues Apace
Luis Ruiz, a private ICE contractor, allegedly engaged in severe and pervasive sexual harassment including requesting sexual favours and sending explicit texts.He did this from 2023 until 2025.The woman he abused reported him and was deported the very next day.She had been in the US almost 40 years and is a mother of 8.This is not the only time ICE has retaliated against a woman for speaking out about abuse. Alma Bowman is a disabled woman who spent 30 months in an ICE camp during the first Trump regime. She got out, and worked as a whistleblower to expose atrocities including forced sterilizations. In March of this year, ICE grabbed her again. She’s been held in a detention centre ever since. There’s a lot of abuse and misogyny happening in addition to the egregious violations of human rights.
- Broadwaybabyto
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