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“The evil that men do lives after them.” Shakespeare, the play “Julius Caesar.”

“Writers! We would save ourselves a great many disillusionments if we did not call everyone who can “write,” “a writer.” I knew those “writers.” They were usually persons of rather superficial intelligence and quite narrow horizons who, as far as I can remember, did not become anybody so that today they don’t really have much to give up.” Witold Gombrowicz, Diary, Volume 1, 1953-56.

“AI’s future…it becomes just better than we sort of have a conception for.” Sam Altman, AI billionaire. The Financial Times, May 10, 2025.

“Senator John Barasso, R-Wyo., dodges multiple questions on Sunday about whether he would support suspending habeas corpus for undocumented immigrants in the country, ultimately saying he did not think the issues would come before Congress. His comments came up after top White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters on Friday that the administration was examining ways to end the due process protection for undocumented immigrants.” Meet the Press, NBC, May 11, 2025.

The phrase ‘the writing on the wall’ shows us what we’re dealing with—the sad truth, the true truth, the ugly truth, and the liar’s truth.