Yes, would love that! I’ll dm you.

Hey @Diyana, sorry for the delay – I’ve been offline.
I would assume that the Rogan interview didn't reveal too much about Trump’s politics (that you didn’t already know); his interviews focus on making him appear personable (which he is). For real insight into his political stance, his rallies provide a clearer picture. Many of the speakers at these events are likely to form his future cabinet and administration. For example, the recent rally at Madison Square Garden would offer more context than a Rogan interview.

And I was referring to insights from Trump’s inner circle in his last administration. A quick look into what some of his highest-ranking officials have shared is concerning. For instance, just search for statements from former White House Chief of Staff, Gen. John Kelly, and former Secretaries of Defense, James Mattis and Mark Milley. Their comments on Trump in respect to a potential second term provide an important counterpoint.

Not a popular or short opinion:
When I think about this election, I think about my grandparents…

My grandmother spent five years in a Japanese concentration camp when she was 19.
My grandfather just a little older fought in the resistance in occupied Holland.
My other grandfather was a bomber pilot (and at the tail end of WWII, was part of the 15-month-long Berlin airlift to fly in food and water when they were blockaded) however the majority of his friends didn’t survive join in that mission. Meanwhile, his wife took shelter in the London bombings with their infant child.
All enduring, fighting or imprisoned for years by a dangerous political ideology that unfortunately (and for whatever reason that I cannot fathom) Trump shares and even aspires to. Look to General Kelly’s statements this week for confirmation, (and similar statements made by many of Trump’s previous administration and inner circle).

What I learnt from my elders, is that the world is more fragile than it seems. It can turn. Quickly.
And there is a Fourth Turning due, (if you follow the theory).

For many of us, we’re extremely privileged to not have experienced these things, but sadly our generational history is fading fast from our collective memory. It has been just long enough for us to not take it seriously. To think it can’t happen.
The water simmers for quite awhile but when it boils and the bubbles rise, it happens in an instant.

If Trump is elected (but is likely a Trump/Vance Presidency which no one seems to discuss much) the inevitable will likely happen, institutions will deteriorate, freedoms and sovereignty will have to be fought for again. Freedoms our grandparents won, will instead be handed over for entertainment, bravado and brand. (Because admittedly Trump is very entertaining and brave and on brand). And then perhaps in four more generations it will all rhyme again. Unless, just maybe, ‘the people’ decide to break ‘the cycle’.

This feels very much like a question of whether we have collective free will, or are instead resigned to repeating our intergenerational political patterns.

Nicely Controlled Net. 😉

Turns out he was quietly sending the test kits to Putin instead. 🤦‍♀️

When you ask about the Doctors posting warnings in Jan 2020, the answer is yes. They did.

Yes, sounds like maybe you also know someone with long Covid. It’s devastating, underreported, and rarely discussed. Brain inflammation, nervous system dysregulation, completely life altering. Thought you had another 30-40 years of career, inspiration and productivity? Long Covid says ‘fuck no, you’re done’.

But more importantly consider this: we’ve built up herd immunity, Covid will always kick around with us now along with influenza and other nasty AF viruses (do not google ‘dormant virus DNA’ because we all have some and it be freaky), but seriously we are all less likely to have Covid mess with our cardiovascular and parasympathetic nervous systems as much as it did, when it first stepped out of the lab (whoops…I mean wherever. Don’t ask me. I absolutely wasn’t reading Chinese doctors’ posts in Jan 2020 when they were trying to get the word out before all of it was scrubbed from the internet in March - and yes, I am way too online) *ahem*

But. To be fair everything’s a risk.
Even stepping outside your home each morning. But that’s okay. And more than that, it’s totally worth stepping out. Because all we have is the time to explore this world and live our best life and to love and be loved.
So live this life.

Sorry to interrupt your solipsism, but those jackets are not ‘findable’ on Amazon prime or handed out as swag at an international tech junket. Few know this.
Like I said. It’s a big wide world out there. Do not let that intimidate you. Instead. Travel more. It’s good for the mind. Trust me. It really is.

If you can read jackets you’d know this wasn’t in America. Not everything is.

5.
Although I may be hallucinating.

Yes. This is the anxiety I feel. Every time someone says "have fun staying poor" it makes me want to cry, because those are my extended family, your extended family. Stay humble, my friends.