Notices by David Todd McCarty (davidtoddmccarty@me.dm)

Apparently, if you’ve been indicted in America, where famously, an experienced prosecutor can get a ham sandwich indicted, we are justified in using lethal force to invade a sovereign nation, to kidnap a foreign national and bring them against their will to be tried in our kangaroo court.

Definitely what the founding fathers were envisioning when they established the separation of powers.

#Venezuela

The AI bubble is going to burst and Trump is going to bail the big guys out using taxpayer money because he can’t afford the economy to collapse. The rich will stay rich and we will get increasingly poorer. #AI

When even the plebes aren’t buying your bullshit. @WarnerCrocker
https://warnercrocker.com/2026/01/02/souring-on-artificial-intelligence/

That is amazing. Full stop.

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

If you burn wood in a fireplace or stove in the winter, you spend a lot of time worrying splinters out of your hands. You just do. It’s the less glamorous side of having an authentic fire. #Fireplace

The way the NY Media talks about Mamdani, you’d think the city elected a gopher or a dauchsand, and they just have no idea what to expect.

“How will he govern?” They ask breathlessly. “Can he even do it?”

Compared to what? Have you not been paying attention to the dipshits that have held this job. Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor. Twice!

I’ve got a grandson who is five but can drive a tractor. I’d let him have a go. Mamdani beat everyone at their own game. I think he’s got this.

#NYC

@ianbetteridge

An elephant can create “art,” as can a four year old. It’s not good art. It’s not art just because you say it is. If I hand you a leaf, it’s an amazing work of art, but I didn’t design it, or have anything to do with its creation.

@WarnerCrocker

@ianbetteridge

No doubt. :)

@WarnerCrocker

When I was growing up during the 70s and 80s in a northwest suburb of Philadelphia, the creek near our house regularly froze over and the neighborhood kids would play hockey on it. Occasionally, you’d lose a puck down a muskrat hollow.

I wonder how often that creek freezes over today.

Even where I live in South Jersey, the local cedar lakes used to freeze over fairly regularly. Haven’t seen anyone placing ice hockey outdoors in a long time.

#ClimateChange

“The comedian Tim Minchin once gave a commencement address at the University of Western Australia, wherein one of his bits of wisdom was that young people should avoid defining themselves simply by what they dislike.”

I think it applies to our global problems as well. (Gift link at the top)

#Writing #Creativity #Philosophy #Medium

https://medium.com/ellemeno/get-caught-trying-d8f1a855dcb0

@WarnerCrocker Three more?! Oh, no.

Am I the only one who gets lost during the holidays? Too much rich food and pointless booze and the days blend together, just flying by? I’m done. I need rice and broccoli, seltzer water, and some sunshine.

Ironically, one of my clients is having a big luncheon on Jan 2, as thank you to all their vendors and employees. It’s a lovely idea, but I can tell you that by Jan 2, everyone is over it all. We don’t need free-flowing booze and fried food in warming trays. We need yoga and a sauna.

Scrolling through the BBC website and I come across an article titled, “The Top 25 Films Of 2025.”

I’ll be honest, I would not have guessed that there even were 25 films that came out in 2025, let alone that were 25 good ones.

#Cinema #Films

Interesting take. #USPol
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/28/donald-trump-legacy-maga-2026-tyrants?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It’s Grandie’s Eve!!

https://medium.com/ellemeno/the-rewilding-of-christmas-508ab7d7ddec

#Christmas #Holiday #Writing #Medium #Essay

Been listening to a podcast season by Michael Lewis on the scourge of sports gambling. It’s so predatory, so evil, you can’t believe it’s legal.

I now think all gambling should be illegal. Congress can’t be trusted to regulate anything. America is a fucking train wreck.

#gambling

Did anyone think they were actually going to release any evidence that made Trump or any of his allies look bad? Give me a break. The good news is, this story will continue to be a story, and will likely take on a life of its own, because now there’s no reason to NOT believe there are mounds of relevant evidence that will never be released.

I think it’s all pretty obvious and not worth spending any time on, but let that be the focus, I suppose. The rich have their own rules.

#EpsteinFiles

A deeply apologize for posting a vertical video. I expect to struck down in my sleep by a vengeful god. But the content is good. Someone passed this along to me, but I don’t remember who. #USPol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=444ve4KLSgo

When they say AI might one day achieve human-level intelligence, I have to wonder which humans? There are some dumbass motherfuckers out there that I wouldn’t trust to shovel shit, let alone run anything. #AntiAI

The thing about kids is, I don’t really care for them. They’re fine one-on-one, and I’m quite fond of all my grandchildren, but when you get several of them together, they lose their minds and become little more than feral banshees. They like to repeat sounds and words, over and over, like psychotic Buddhist monks on a meth-infused bender. It’s exhausting and pushes my addled brain to the limits of human composure.

#Christmas #Essay #Writing #Grinch

https://medium.com/ellemeno/maybe-the-grinch-wasnt-all-that-wrong-244b237cec3a