The Post-Partisan Emporium

  A Game of Musical Chairs John Michael Greer Some turning points in history are impossible to miss. They involve battle-cries and the clash of weapons, gatherings making decisions that can never be undone, and equally obvious events. Then there are the turning points that slip past unnoticed by most of the people whose lives they will overturn. I’ve come to think that one of those latter is taking place around us right now. One of the very few announcements I’ve seen so far didn’t involve bugles or proclamations.    It appeared in a news story covered in a few corners of the tech industry press last month. The story’s simple enough.  Ryan Breslow, founder and returning CEO of hotshot financial-tech company Bolt, laid off the company’s entire human resources department and replaced it with a smaller and more focused team with much more limited responsibilities. His explanation for the change? “We had an HR team, and that HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” he was quo...

Thanks to Who D. Who for recommending this article... LA fires clear the way for SmartLA 2028 and 2028 LA Olympics The coincidences continue to pile up, leading many to declare that the massive neglects, mistakes, and failures resulting in devastation from the LA wildfires was more than a natural disaster. Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin Jan. 9, 2025 4 pm ET. The LA fires are unprecedented in  the number and size of the fires  that have  broken out  in and around the  second largest city in the US . Over 1000 structures and 45 square miles are destroyed. More than 380,000 people have been under warnings or  orders to evacuate . Over  450,000 people are without power . More than 24 school districts are  partially or totally closed . Fire hydrants have run dry. Arsonists in Santa Monica have been  caught on camera setting fires . The LA County Sheriff says  some areas look  like ‘a bomb was dropped.’ President Biden  commented on th...