My Best of 2024 According to My Readers
And a very Happy New Year to you all
2024 was a rough year for my family. We were flooded out, powered out, and started off the year with three cats and ended it with one. But compared to a billion or so other people on the planet, we had it good.
Such is the everlasting irony of living in a declining empire.
It’s something of a tradition to look back on the previous year as the hangovers of New Year’s Eve begin to fade, so I thought I’d do that based on my writings you liked the most. What follows are my most popular posts of 2024, according to the likes.
And it tells a story.
January
Israel Has Written Its Own Death Warrant in the Blood of Children
The Israeli government has chosen the path of extinction, deliberately, and with malice aforethought. Benjamin Netanyahu and his pack of genocidal maniacs think that, no matter what they do, the United States will keep supporting, financing, and arming them.
February
March
The First Bell Tolls for Israel
Over a month ago, I wrote a post describing how I thought Aaron Bushnell’s sacrifice was the beginning of the end for Israel.
April
Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: History Rhymes in Darkness and in Light
Babi Yar, Ukraine, 1941-
May
A Paradigm Shift is Happening in America
I’ve never met the woman in this video. I’ve never been in Westchester County where she’s from. But I know her. Most Americans do.
June
Israeli Jew Meets anti-Zionist American Jews and has a Meltdown
I am updating this post to add Jimmy Dore’s take on this incident, and more importantly a video with far better audio for the protesters here. With some additional comments below.
July
Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: Things Come Undone
Chief Genocidal Maniac Benjamin Mileikowsky Netanyahu addressed Congress today, and before he did he was treated to a passionate Jewish American welcome! Jewish Voice for Peace briefly occupied the US Capitol to protest his visit and call for an arms embargo of Israel,
August
American Orthodox Rabbi: Israel is Satanic and Other Bad Things
Russell Dobular of Due Dissidence made this brief interview with an Orthodox Rabbi named Weiss protesting at the DNC in Chicago, so it’s kind of hard to call this anti-Semitic, but Zionists and liberals will anyway.
September
The US Empire Tells Its Citizens We Cannot Think for Ourselves
Once upon a time, Russia was a staunch American ally.
October(I’ll brag a little here—I called every state right 3 weeks out)
The Tuesday Follies: Harris is Slip-Sliding Away in the Swing States
In the last week Kamala Harris appeared on three of the easiest possible venues for her to be interviewed—The View, Stephen Colbert, and CBS’ 60 Minutes.
November
The American People Vote for a Reprieve From the Ultimate Madness
Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. I confess to feeling relief for one, and only one, reason.
December
And that’s it! Thank you for reading, good day or night, good luck, and may 2025 be better than 2024. Thank you all, and please become a paying subscriber if you can. I’m retiring this year and my income will drop.
Since Elon Musk says killing a CEO is bad, but letting people die by withholding health care is just good responsible business, I do not have any hopes, just am interested in what new or revamped bullshit will be rained down on us.
Just say no to the upcoming bird flu plandemic.
Thanks for reminding us of Aaron Bushnell's sacrifice but why do I feel his sacrifice was in vain, I hope and wish that he be remembered.