I was listening to an interview with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson a few days ago who said we need more stories in Hollywood depicting a solutions oriented future beyond dystopia. My first thought: Star Trek’s been there this entire time. Gene Roddenberry+ have given us a lot on which to build.

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Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't. snyder.substack.com/p/the-strong...

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Incoming Trump admin attacks on federal employees are reminiscent of the Tory party’s attacks on British civil servants, and demands they be “on message” about Brexit; but on an entirely different level of vindictiveness and destructiveness. My latest piece for @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Americans are finally starting to get relief from inflation, but that reprieve may be short-lived if President-elect Donald Trump does impose sweeping tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office.

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Bluesky from my town.

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