-I wonder what Trump and Zelenskyy were talking about at the Pope’s funeral. I wonder if Volodymyr finally got through to him, or if Trump told him he’s on his own from here on out. It’s sounding like maybe Donald has softened his stance a bit and taken a dimmer view of Putin, but there’s little reason to think that anything substantive will develop. If something does change, it’ll only be in service of procuring a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump, because he really wants one of those.
-Isn’t the Hollywood Empire, such as it is, built on sand? It’s an entertainment “industry,” plying escapism and imitation and make believe, known for taking “dramatic license,” with a wildly inordinate amount of money and attention paid to it and its self-important “stars.” One might argue that its prominence in American society has made us weak and distracted, self-indulgent, shallow, seduced by fame and fortune. We need more Tysons and Curies, fewer Hankses and Johanssons and Kardashians.
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