Russia is the only economy projecting growth?

Either it’s a lie or Putin’s puppet is winning for his master.

💬 Gaping Void Commentary

The first of a two parter I dropped onto LinkedIN yesterday.

🔗 The Age Of Reason Has Ended

In a sentence …

"A fresh newsletter that calls out our obsession with control and why clinging to old structures is exactly what’s keeping us stuck."

If you like and feel inspired - all the usual LinkedIN features are at your disposal.

If you don’t. Apologies in advance. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/age-reason-has-ended-john-philpin-v7tkc

Experimental. Experiential.

Switch if off switch it on solved the problem. Again.

It’s just that switching it off had to be preceded by logging out of iCloud and disabling ‘Find my Phone’ and ‘Un synching ’ and god knows what all on both my Mac and my Phone and then reversing the whole process.

Why does it have to be so hard?

S... john.philpin.com https://john.philpin.com/2025/04/29/switch-if-off-switch-it.html

Wondering what happens if I set the same name at all my domains for the Fediverse?

(There is a haiku in there somewhere.)

I’m very happy that Costco is finally cracking the beer market - and with Descheutes no less. Just one thing. Elizabeth should have popped into her local Costco to take the snap ..

Trolley/Flatbed ✅ Shopping Basket ❌

12 Pack ✅ Loose Cans❌

12 Pounds of Spring Onions ✅ a couple of stems of same ❌

You often see 3 leaf … even 4 leaf clovers .. but 6 leaves? Very fancy.

God help us .. what on earth makes anyone think he’s right .. he’s operating as if this is BAU .. he got the ‘B’ right .. BS .. we need new blood .. and when I say new I mean not OLD.

Same conference where we are reminded that the Dems .. that would be the Chuck Brigade .. lost to the orange clown twice .... john.philpin.com https://john.philpin.com/2025/04/27/god-help-us-what-on.html

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I can’t think of any meaning of the word ‘moot’ that makes any sense. Then again - who knows?

The source is a well known center for deep thinking behind military strategy and socio-political thinking.

Did @odd leave? https://micro.blog/odd

I just added 5 albums to my ‘🎵 Neo Progressive’ (don’t you just love pretentious genres) list on AlbumWhale.

The List of Posts that start on AlbumWhale https://albumwhale.com/johnphilpin/neo-progressive https://albumwhale.com/johnphilpin https://albumwhale.com/johnphilpin

"Tara Copp of the Associated Press reported that Hegseth directed staffers to install Signal on his desktop computer so he could use Signal in a secure area where his own cell phone was not allowed. The computer was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, making it highly susceptible to hacking."

Ever wondered how fake news took hold?

Found Line …

"Re defining meaning after the fact so that the narrative aligns with the outcomes was the modus operandi of corporations long before the political class adopted it as their own."

**Corporate Marketing - where fake news was invented. **

Someone far wiser than I needs to explain why it’s better for me that Google don’t own Chrome and openAI does.

💬 About that trade war …

💬 Not sure how far back this quote goes. But on investment - even today, the unspoken request lurks … when are you moving here? If you happen to live outside the US .. good luck with the visa.

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Pretty much describing Pay and Play .. not Purpise or Passion. And the commercially viable part .. isn’t that just a twist on others perceiving value. #Thinking

Why is India going to trust Vance?