It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. Only 48 hours for DemocracyHere's Reason #467 to Boot Bush: After the Bush administration spent more than two years drafting an energy bill in secret and hoarding records of meetings regarding the bill, the text of the bill was finally released on Saturday, November 15, giving Democrats and the public only 48 hours to read it before voting was scheduled to begin. This is not how democracy is supposed to work. Politicians like Bush only use secretive tactics like this when they have something to hide. Go to the U.S. Senate website to find the names and contact information for your Senators, then give them a ring. Let them know you're aware of the debacle and won't stand for it. If your Senator is a Democrat, ask them to filibuster in order to -- for lands' sakes! -- give the Senate and the American people enough time to read the bill before it is shoved into law. Return to the Irregular Times Main Page
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