dlbassman politiku journal 2026

("i'm not mad at you, bro") renee nicole good - live long in the hearts and minds of the awakened --------------- 2026 - prologue clever are humans to explore mysteries and pathways to power perhaps we should heed a warning from herman hesse .. be not too clever some say uncharted ground lies ahead - but we know history repeats boundless corruption and power go together like a horse and cart ----- when we turn our back on our own conscience - bad things will likely happen ev'ry breath can be a meditation - our breath carries a message --------------- january (venezuela rendition) to swap one despot by another no better is no cause for joy ----- do you want to know what sick tyrants think of you - ask them if they care another monster - a murderous hate monger gathers his power ----- nothing more damning than the claim ice murderers are noble hero.s they rendered no aid - thier only duty that day was kill somebody ----- i detest hearing the locusts of hate who drone over our meadows even the zombies are more musical - who dance at the devils feet ----- donald trump stop the hate you are making a big mistake we don.t want another war we.ve had enough we don.t need more --------------- february happy valentines day, and a note to those who face the advent of aging! rubaiyat valentine ----- these times try our souls not merely flooding the zone - poisening the well merrily we go warp speed the wrong direction fools are made not born do you plug into a wall socket when you want an energy boost --------------- march (an outbreak of war between a coalition of u.s. and israel vs iran has begun. no one knows where this will lead ... what other nations may weigh in? the value of every life lost cannot be computed.) chains of oppression whether of gold or iron what does it matter *1 peace is the jewel of communal harmony nations - judge your wealth --------------- april (the nuclear option) the abyss yawns wide - when the doctrine of .first strike. justifies a war destroyers of earth slaves of self - there's place for you on alcatraz isle all of us will pay the wages of delusion even deluders ----- catholic pontiff - most courageous of leaders in the world today a tiny spark of clarity illuminates the bleakest of days we hope the wartorn and oppressed peoples of earth become our kindred ----- the lord asked peter who is worse - a hate monger or monger of fear they.re both bad opined the saint - war mongers are worse - who despise your name ----- notes *1 paraphrase of mustafa kemil, an egyptian nationalist at the turn of the last century