The Last Day?
- Mike Dickey
- 2 hours ago
- 2 min read
"It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine"
-R.E.M., 1987
So early this morning Dear Leader promised "A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight". We sit here less than eleven hours from his bogus deadline. Will this be a TACO moment, yet again? If he directs the Air Force to murder most of the 93 million people in Iran with a nuke strike, will anyone in uniform refuse to follow that blatantly unlawful order? If they do, will one of the scores of white Christian nationalists who've infiltrated the military step up and enable the crime, figuring he's fulfilling his preacher's desire to bring back Jesus by starting a Middle Eastern nuclear apocalypse?
The fact that we've become a really stupid country with several thousand nuclear weapons at our disposal has consequences for humanity. Maybe we'll see that play out tonight. I hope not, but there aren't any existing data points that make it possible to predict what that imbecile will do next.
In other news that made me smirk a little, then smile . . .
There's the smirk--California's economy is now the fourth largest in the world, growing at phenomenal rates despite its challenges and the naysaying of the pundits from economic powerhouses like Oklahoma City and Shreveport.
And unlike Texas, which has had similar but somewhat slower growth over the same time period, California's economic explosion relies on smart people rather than pumping oil out of the ground. I've been listening to the rest of the country predict the Golden State's demise for as long as I've been reading the paper, which is a very long time indeed. Turns out that was just a bunch of wishful thinking.
Meanwhile here in the Big Apple, despite claims that putting a Democratic Socialist in charge would destroy the greatest city on earth, commercial real estate is healthier than ever.
While out in flyover country, those MAGA stores are closing their doors as the rubes begin to sense they've been played by the most famous grifter to come out of Queens.
All worth a smirk.
But what made me smile is this short video of Mayor Mamdani working in the 311 call center as he learns firsthand about the work of the many folks who keep the city running. Earlier he was on the news and youtube filling potholes, shovel in hand while wearing his signature suit. What makes it all so endearing is that the guy is so genuine, so self-effacing, so positive and polite to a fault. What a contrast. Too bad he's ineligible to run for president because he was born in Uganda.
Anyway, worth the three minute watch:
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