Friday, April 26, 2024

The world sure is in a state of chassis

Conor Cruise O’Brien was prescient when he coined the acronym GUBU when he referring to a political scandal in Ireland during a Haughey government.

Its application goes well beyond the Irish shores. Grotesque, Unbelievable, Bizarre,Unprecedented.

The state of the world at present.

The Trump story continues to evolve. The big cars, the security detail and Trump shouting his mouth off. And while all that is going on the poor, the young, women and men are being slaughtered across the world.

Thirty/40 years ago AI meant Artificial Insemination, today it stands for Artificial Intelligence.

The growth of the far-right.

Climate change.

Too much.



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