February 13, 2026

Frank McCulley

13 Feb 2026 — 1 min read

Every day, every damn day. Every day we get news of corruption at the highest levels of government. Every day we hear about some new depravity among those whose wealth gives them an outsized influence in our society. Every day there is news of war or threats of war. And every day we read about how science is wrong and unchecked capitalism is right.

If we every get back to days were the news cycle is not filled with one outrage after another, I hope we learn to appreciate the normalcy of half and half days where only a part of the news coming out wants to make you find an abode on some other planet.

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