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  • Burning Shore

    God is a Fiery Accelerant

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore

    Ganga Burn

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore

    Invisibilities

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore

    Out of the Oven

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore

    Happy Anniversary

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...
  • It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment
    Quotes

    Quote 4

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore

    Into the Cantina

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    Dancing with the Dead

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Big Little, Big

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    Political Weird

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    The Rise and Fall of Earthrise

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...
  • Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
    Quotes

    Quote 5

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    Sad Ear Worm

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    9 min

    War in the Age of Intelligent Machines

    The New Archive, plus News and Notes

    The New Archive, plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Toad Tunes

    Alan Bishop Psychs Out

    Alan Bishop Psychs Out

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    15 min

    PKD’s Divine Interference

    One from the Archive

    One from the Archive

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    5 min

    On the Road

    Spring 2024 appearances

    Spring 2024 appearances

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...
  • There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
    Quotes

    Quote 2

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    A Little Monkey Told Me

    A Hanuman synchronicity, plus News and Notes

    A Hanuman synchronicity, plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Platform Shuffles

    The shifting marketplace(s) of ideas

    The shifting marketplace(s) of ideas

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Monsters of Techno

    From the Archives

    From the Archives

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    You Are the Eyes of the World

    The Dzogchen and The Dead

    The Dzogchen and The Dead

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    AI and the Acid Western

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...
  • But what if the medium is the message?
    Quotes

    Quote 1

    But what if the medium is the message?

    But what if the medium is the message?

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    Techgnostic Times

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Spiritual Warfare

    From the archive: Televangelists during the first Gulf War

    From the archive: Televangelists during the first Gulf War

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    14 min

    Doom Scroll

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    King of the Jinn

    Esoteric Tourism in Morocco

    Esoteric Tourism in Morocco

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    13 min

    Pinky Pat Layouts

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Weird and the Banal

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    17 min

    “AI EEEEEEE!!!”

    Grappling with global weirding

    Grappling with global weirding

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    9 min

    Powerspotting

    Establishing the Alembic

    Establishing the Alembic

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    10 min

    Sounding Off and On

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    The Smoldering Shore

    Back in Slack

    Back in Slack

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Elephant LSD

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Burning Shore Redux

    Plus News & Notes

    Plus News & Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    A Nibble from the Dr.

    More on the Beatles

    More on the Beatles

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    16 min

    Ask Dr. D. 11

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...

  • Burning Shore
    12 min

    Beatles and Blotters

    Plus News & Notes

    Plus News & Notes

    Here is the story I wanted to tell: There is a grinding contradiction at the core of the current MAGA coalition, a fundamental conflict in worldview and values that is so extreme that the temporary expediency that currently cloaks this split is doomed to erode into mutual distrust, rivalry, and even open revolt. Pointing out and articulating this contradiction, I wanted to say, might even help hasten its exposure, as the word gets out that the orange emperor has no...