What a week, friends. What a YEAR in 7 goddamned days. In case you missed it, which if you did, lucky you:
A roundup of five things I found interesting in the past week
I'm in no way diminishing anyone's grief because grief is grief (in principle), but this seems to be a very white, middle-class privilege to grieve at a perceived cataclysm because you were caught out in your complacence, arrogance and ignorance. Related: the kids will be ok
Fascinating – the Minangkabau people in Indonesia are one of the few matrilineal and matriarchal societies left in the world. Does irrigation have anything to do with it?
I've always argued in favour of a great reset, but it will be messy. At this point it seems only a miracle will give us that.
Fresh hell is white and entitled.
Is this Rome in 410? No, the US Capitol in 2021. Strange times, my friend. Strange times.