“'Morality is for suckers,“ Trump might say.

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“So, what are you going to do about it?“

Protest!

“Whatever.“: “Vance ironically acknowledged the yelling and shouts of ‘You ruined this place!’ [Kennedy Center for the Arts] with a smile and
a wave,“ notes The Guardian.

“Department of Education to investigate UC Berkeley for DEI-related claims,“ The Daily Californian.

“...Federal officials told [Columbia] university it must immediately place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under ‘academic receivership for a minimum of five years.‘ The demand was among several described as conditions for receiving federal funding, including $400 million already pulled over allegations of antisemitism,“ AP, i.e., protesting Israel’s degree of military activity. | Mar. 21: But the real reason seems to be revenge for his failing the “art of the deal.” Anyway, Columbia caves in, which creates an extortionist venue evincing considerations of principle by the President of Princeton.

humble attitudes of highland altitude

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Wandering through my textual garden…

Is that a frivolous trope for my library?

No: The work of having gathered preferred flourishings into my own constellation mirrors an oriental holism of value that can prevail over ephemeral news, soon forgotten in disjointing days of our times.

Our times?

We have in common this medium, what may be said, preferring to be here, giving time to this.