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   The Bigly Illustrated Encyclopædia of Trumpworld Editor’s Note: All information verified by “many people,” all of them very smart, the best people, maybe the smartest ever. 🌍 Continents & Regions Biglyland — The largest continent in the history of the planet, possibly the universe. Its cities rise on gold-plated stilts, and every building boasts that it’s taller than the last one (often by just one golden brick). Maps must be printed in landscape orientation to fit it, and sometimes even then it doesn’t all fit — “because it’s so big, everyone says so.” Covfefestan — Permanently cloaked in typo mist, this region’s national motto is “???”. Scholars debate whether it’s a country, a mood, or an accidental tweet that became self-aware. Its national sport is confidently finishing other people’s sentences. Hamberderia — Known for its fast-food palaces and golden cheeseburger orchards. Here, ketchup flows from fountains and fries rain gently each afternoon. The curr...

  Not a TikTok Breakout: The Agony Behind Real Fame Scholx Thoughts and Reflections – May 21st, 2025 The Physical Risks of Fame: The Beatles in Hamburg, 1960–1962 “Fame is a furnace. If you come out unburnt, you probably weren’t in it.” I. In the Red-Light Laboratory of the Gods There’s something almost mythological about it now: five young men, half-cultured, half-feral, stumbling into a neon netherworld called Hamburg. August 1960. They were unpaid apprentices of the Dionysian arts, boys on the cusp of something terrible and transcendent. The Beatles didn’t arrive in Hamburg as legends. They arrived as hired noise. Their venue: the Indra Club—a dive with sticky floors, suspicious wiring, and the scent of last night’s regrets. Their task: play until the drunks forgot they were miserable. Or until the band did. And yet, this was the beginning . The grindhouse where greatness is born, but never guaranteed. Their world wasn’t studio-polished. It was viscous, physical, and in...

PeePee Will Get on your Shoes Everytime, And Your Like It STEP 2: Psychological Profile of Pierre Poilievre and his Indirect Utility to Foreign Actors 2A. Personality and Political Style To understand how foreign actors might strategically utilize Pierre Poilievre's profile, we need to dissect both his public persona and psychological traits . Traits Based on Rhetoric and Behavior : High Dominance (Authoritarian Tendencies) : Poilievre often uses strong, combative language to position himself as a leader who stands against the "elite," which appeals to those frustrated with the status quo. This positions him well to be leveraged by foreign actors who benefit from weakening liberal, technocratic institutions. Anti-Establishment : He frequently targets institutions (like the Bank of Canada or the CBC), echoing populist themes that delegitimize mainstream authority figures and institutions. This parallels tactics used by Russia and China to erode trust in liberal...

  March 15, 2025 – Saturday Save A Jew St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner—a day when people celebrate Irish heritage by drinking so much they forget where Ireland is. I went out to mark the occasion, though my mind was on other things. Namely, whether anyone was keeping track of Trump’s latest shopping list. He’s publicly said he wants Panama, Greenland, Canada, and Mexico. Most people treat it like the ramblings of a man who thinks the Louisiana Purchase was a checkout option on Amazon. I figured Panama was already in the bag, bought out like a Vegas casino. Turns out, not quite. The country’s still pretending to be independent while BlackRock quietly buys up both entrances to the Panama Canal. They don’t own the canal, but once they control the gates, they can charge whatever they want to let ships through. It’s the geopolitical equivalent of Airbnb: technically, they don’t own the house, but they decide who gets to sleep there. If an AI summarized it, it’d say: Trump’s c...

  The Psychohistory of a Global Economy: Predictions and Realities In 1989, I undertook the ambitious task of applying psychohistorical equations to the global economic system, inspired by the foundational theories of Isaac Asimov. Unlike the past, where economic models focused on national or bilateral comparisons—such as Country A against Country B, or occasionally regional economic blocs—by the late 20th century, the world economy had transformed into a singular, interconnected entity. The increasing integration of financial markets, supply chains, and multinational corporations rendered traditional economic theories insufficient for understanding the true dynamics of global events. My premise was that economic and geopolitical events could no longer be analyzed in isolation but had to be understood as part of a complex, interwoven system. Using psychohistorical modeling, I was able to predict several major economic crises with striking accuracy. One of the most significant fores...

 "Re-contextualization, Appropriation, Remix, Reinterpretation, PROJECT Zeitgeist" by 江戸門戸 Scholz©2025 offers a compelling prism through which Trump’s constructed self-image and broader public persona are dissected. By creatively juxtaposing elements such as reimagined Time magazine covers, critiques of artificial intelligence's capacity for mimicry, and satirical takes on Men’s Health that mock his famed fast-food preferences, the project incisively underscores the dissonance between Trump's self-styled projection and societal perceptions. Through a blend of satire and visual metaphor, the work interrogates themes of authenticity, well-being, and intellectual rigor within the sphere of political authority. By reappropriating these familiar cultural artifacts, the artist not only deconstructs Trump's "stable genius" claim but also reframes it as a symbol of the interplay between self-perception, media manipulation, and the public's appetite for spe...

Wednesday, March 16 2016 My foot had healed, with minor swelling. What has it been two or three weeks? Only one really bad week of utter, terrible crippling pain. For those weeks only death was wished for, as ever pain killer I could find keep me some what fuctioning. Then, slowly the distractions of watching Television and Digital video Disks and s few attempts at reading (failed bccaue of the pain.)       Now the pain is always their, but a single round of pills will end it. My thumb is still not functioning, but it no longer hurts to exist. For the first time in weeks  I feel more or less well!                        World Events  I was reminded that the world has only a few short months to exist before Trump rules us all and the missiles fly. What, we have until November, maybe March of next year to exist? The odds are I will not be here for the main event, but I may stay around for that - ...