We are no longer alienated and passive spectators but interactive extras; we are the meek lyophilized members of this huge “reality show.” It is no longer a spectacular logic of alienation but a spectral logic of dis-incarnation, no longer a fantastic logic of diversion, but a corpuscular logic of transfusion and transubstantiation of all…
Biopoliticsbecoming immunopolitics…The latent catastrophecoursing through and troubling the early decades of the century. The catastrophe is ungovernableand brings to light all the limitsof neoliberal governance. It has the tone of the irreversibleand the timbre of the irreparable.Nothing will be like it was before. Yesterday’s world appearsas a remote, collapsed worldthat has now slipped away.In…
NASA: Earth is trapping ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat, warming ‘faster than expected’Catherine Garcia, Night editor Wed, June 16, 2021, 6:41 PM Since 2005, the amount of heat trapped by the Earth has roughly doubled, according to a new study by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers. This is contributing to warming oceans,…
Several days ago a friend sent me this graphic. The three fates are pictured attending to their respective duties, measuring and allocating the course of good and the not-so-good fallout of “chance” in the life of the individual and also of nations. Our ancestors understanding of “determinism” had to do with the meta observation…
ProPublica yesterday published a scoop on the tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans. Included were the returns of Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Aside from the issue of how ProPublica obtained the returns, is confirmation of what well informed Americans already knew. One would…
We visited the Flea Market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. Pandemic restrictions have recently been lifted here in Illinois. We are eager to freely move about in public. The fairgrounds had more exhibits of bric-a-brac, colorful 1950s vintage serving bowls, a collection of solid brass doorknobs embossed with a cross, — than we could…
Saturday morning, and there is much to do. There’s just not the spark to launch myself into a “to do” list. My quotient of energy is at low ebb. On account of many concerns, there does not seems to be a lot “left in the tank.” Is not every genuine concern a personal concern?…
We walked tree lined streets. Springtime is the best time for a walk through Batavia neighborhoods. Homes are embellished by the growth of spring flowers, trees, the ornamental plants selected with care by townspeople with a love for working the soil. Walking with a friend, we discussed topics of interest, of concern to both…
Relieved due to a wider dissemination of the covid vaccines more of us are able to move about without wearing a mask. The danger is not over though, as some countries are struggling with a rising outbreak, and many deaths. Poor countries remain essentially unvaccinated. Virologists warn that the virus is mutating as long…
Saturday morning. The air is clear and clean, the green of spring is iridescent. Birds are calling, hidden in the foliage. I heard report that we received a half inch of needed rain. For now that goes a long way to relieve the mild drought we’ve experienced. Perhaps my neighbors have not noticed. I…
