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Bonus track, a little older. "Petrichor", original composition by Jonathan Wood, with Jonathan on lead, Allan on rhythm guitar and...

Bonus track, a little older. "Petrichor", original composition by Jonathan Wood, with Jonathan on lead, Allan on rhythm guitar and me on bass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-278322384/petrichor-sc

Enjoy!

#Music #NewMusic #Guitars #Fusion
3/3

Second: "Aldbury", original composition by Allan Seago, with Allan on rhythm guitar, Jonathan Wood on bass, and yours truly on...

Second: "Aldbury", original composition by Allan Seago, with Allan on rhythm guitar, Jonathan Wood on bass, and yours truly on lead (reconnecting with my beloved Strat, yay!).

https://soundcloud.com/user-278322384/aldbury-sc-1

#Music #NewMusic #Guitars #Fusion
2/3

Two new tracks just dropped.🎶 🎸 🎶 Featuring yours truly with "The Subtle Chord".1st, a cover, "All of me"....

Two new tracks just dropped.
🎶 🎸 🎶
Featuring yours truly with "The Subtle Chord".
1st, a cover, "All of me". Jonathan Wood on lead guitar, Allan Seago on rhythm guitar, and me on bass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-278322384/all-of-me-gerald-marks-and-seymour-simons

#Music #NewMusic #Guitars #GypsyJazz

1/3

#UsPol #DoomIt's up to the rest of us to find a way to derail this plan.I don't see much progress in this sense, but I know that if...

#UsPol #Doom

It's up to the rest of us to find a way to derail this plan.
I don't see much progress in this sense, but I know that if we keep mislabelling him and his actions as "stupid", we won't get very far.

Got to start from the correct purpose!

Hence this rant, which is now finished.

🧵 16/16

#UsPol #DoomVoilà: you get the chance to transform the USA, so to join China and Russia in being a textbook Fascist society, and a...

#UsPol #Doom

Voilà: you get the chance to transform the USA, so to join China and Russia in being a textbook Fascist society, and a superpower too.

I'm ready to bet that he doesn't "see" beyond this point, and that all his thinking/planning is directed towards this single, all-adsorbing aim.

🧵 15/16

#UsPol #DoomPower confers one main advantage: more degrees of freedom. In a crisis, those who have the more options available have the...

#UsPol #Doom

Power confers one main advantage: more degrees of freedom. In a crisis, those who have the more options available have the definitive advantage.

That's the rationale.

So, the plan is:
1. Consolidate power.
2. Manufacture one or more REAL crises, making sure you can deny that they were deliberately manufactured.
3. Use the crisis to justify a 3rd term, to start with.

🧵 14/16

#UsPol #DoomIran destroying a few US military bases in the middle East? Oooh, that would be too good to hope for it.And so forth.IOW: by...

#UsPol #Doom

Iran destroying a few US military bases in the middle East? Oooh, that would be too good to hope for it.
And so forth.

IOW: by disrupting the world order, he's making sure some big, but not huge crisis WILL happen. He doesn't know what, but he knows he needs it within the next 2 or 3 years.

🧵 13/16

#UsPol #DoomOooh, now we're talking! Deploying the National Guard to restore order in several medium sized cities inside the USA? Yes,...

#UsPol #Doom

Oooh, now we're talking! Deploying the National Guard to restore order in several medium sized cities inside the USA? Yes, please. That will do nicely.

China invading Tawian and triggering unrest all across South East Asia?
Be my guest!

🧵 12/16

#UsPol #DoomIt doesn't matter what crisis will in fact materialise, but it HAS to be big enough to feel like a credible threat to the...

#UsPol #Doom

It doesn't matter what crisis will in fact materialise, but it HAS to be big enough to feel like a credible threat to the existence of the USA as we know them. While being controllable.

Putin dropping nukes on Europe is too big, might not be controllable.

Widespread riots, though...

🧵 11/16

#UsPol #DoomSo, what does he do? He spreads the seeds of chaos wherever he can, scattergun-style.[Much like Musk did, when transforming...

#UsPol #Doom

So, what does he do? He spreads the seeds of chaos wherever he can, scattergun-style.
[Much like Musk did, when transforming Twitter into X: try lots of things, stick with what works, reverse the rest.]

The only requirement is to have some sort of narrative that "fits", so to justify his visible actions to his core base (which is demonstrably begging to be conned, let's not forget).

🧵 10/16

#UsPol #DoomAnd that's where the otherwise inexplicable things he's doing start making sense. Given that 1 and 2 are going very...

#UsPol #Doom

And that's where the otherwise inexplicable things he's doing start making sense.
Given that 1 and 2 are going very well, and getting better, requirement n.3 gets more action and attention.

And the assumption that he can manage whatever crisis will happen, without getting ousted, becomes "justified".

🧵 9/16

#UsPol #DoomFinally, he needs:3. An excuse [to remain president indefinitely], which, given progress made on 1 and 2, has enough...

#UsPol #Doom

Finally, he needs:
3. An excuse [to remain president indefinitely], which, given progress made on 1 and 2, has enough "force".

And what could that be? Oh, easy. A big enough crisis. Doesn't matter what, exactly. But can't be small or fake, it needs to be undeniable even to those who don't like him.

🧵 8/16

#UsPol #DoomThe whole pattern of executive orders that are openly unconstitutional is part of this.Allows to identify and crush whatever...

#UsPol #Doom

The whole pattern of executive orders that are openly unconstitutional is part of this.

Allows to identify and crush whatever powers dare to get in the way, making sure that when the time comes, nobody with enough power will still be standing.

It's working very well so far.

🧵 7/16

#UsPol #Doom2. Zero/minimal/crushed resistance coming from the constitutional "checks and balances".Same as above. Whatever is too...

#UsPol #Doom

2. Zero/minimal/crushed resistance coming from the constitutional "checks and balances".

Same as above. Whatever is too decentralised to be controlled directly, gets destroyed.
[Attack on science/research funding is a mix between 1 and 2, TBH.]

🧵 6/16

#UsPol #Doom1. Control public opinion: this is mostly achieved. Evidence: he did get elected. He can control how he appears in headlines...

#UsPol #Doom

1. Control public opinion: this is mostly achieved.
Evidence: he did get elected. He can control how he appears in headlines worldwide.

But, to be sure:
He's bullying anyone in the media who disagrees and he attacks/destroys any knowledge-creation system that is too decentralised to be owned or controlled directly.

🧵 5/16

#UsPol #DoomHe needs lots of things, and it seems to me that his actions, even those that appear nonsensical/stupid, suddenly make sense...

#UsPol #Doom

He needs lots of things, and it seems to me that his actions, even those that appear nonsensical/stupid, suddenly make sense when you list what he needs:

1. Control public opinion.
2. Zero/minimal/crushed resistance coming from the constitutional "checks and balances".
3. An excuse to justify extending his presidency, which, given progress re 1 and 2, can have enough "force".

🧵 4/16

#UsPol #DoomTrump doesn't give a toot about anything but his own power. His purpose is to consolidate it.Hence, the 1st problem that he...

#UsPol #Doom

Trump doesn't give a toot about anything but his own power. His purpose is to consolidate it.

Hence, the 1st problem that he has to solve is how to ensure he can continue into a 3rd term. He's openly telling us this is the case, too. We should believe him (about this).

So: what does he need, to obtain exactly this?

🧵 3/16

#UsPol #DoomFeels like not nearly enough people "get it", triggering one of my rants.Actions are to be judged on the smart/stupid...

#UsPol #Doom

Feels like not nearly enough people "get it", triggering one of my rants.

Actions are to be judged on the smart/stupid dimension with respect to their purpose. Actions likely to bring about the desired outcome are smart, those likely to hinder it are stupid.

It feels like virtually all of the mainstream discourse seems to assume the wrong purpose!

[If I'm right, this needs to change: fast!]

🧵 2/16

#UsPol #DoomI'm going to try this as a little experiment...Some days ago I was annoyed and needed to vent, so I posted a thread/rant on...

#UsPol #Doom

I'm going to try this as a little experiment...

Some days ago I was annoyed and needed to vent, so I posted a thread/rant on Bluesky, because I was targeting the "reasonable" crowd, if you know what I mean.
Got exactly 1 interaction. Disappointing.

The "reasonable" crowd is NOT my bubble on Mastodon, but I'll repost it here, adapted, to see what happens!

So buckle up, friends!
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My #introduction.I've been sure of my age when I reached 50, wich isn't that long ago 🤨 .I'm prone to overthinking, and tend...

My #introduction.
I've been sure of my age when I reached 50, wich isn't that long ago 🤨 .

I'm prone to overthinking, and tend to obsess about work (SW for evidence synthesis).

Leftie (politically and otherwise), I find I'm becoming more radical as time passes.

Outside work, I have interests in philosophy (epistemology/ phil of mind), politics, music and everything.
In fact, I depend on making music (guitars, including bass) to keep me sane. (I'll never be very good at it: it's a hobbie!)