The Meerkat Muse: 14th of January, 2026
Here we are folks. It’s a new year, with all sorts of new shenanigans to get up to. How has it begun? In the Queue The third part of the Chon’ith Saga has been...
Category: Politics and Society
The Thinking ‘Kat: Training our Protectors
Following some… let’s call it ‘robust’ discussion with Tom of Citizen Tom about the recent ICE incident that left a woman dead, I thought it may be an interesting exercise to more thoroughly compare...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The Rule of Law, and Moral Failure
In the wake of an ICE agent killing a woman as she drove away, the question has to be whether or not Trump and his Republicans will respect the process, permit a transparent investigation,...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Absolute Cowards (Content Warning: Violence, Death)
I’m loathe to discuss the wannabe neo-fascists that seem to make up a not-insignificant portion of ICE ranks, nor their supporters who relish in all sorts of shady behaviour, but the shooting of a...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Respecting Sovereignty
There is deep irony about the current practices of Donald Trump’s US government. Reflect, if you would, on the founding of the United States of America. The colonials had had enough of imperial misadventures...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The New Age of Perversion (Content Warning: Sexual violence, exploitation)
One of the recent trends that people have taken to using AI for is also one that if translated into real life, would be considered a crime (or at least, one hopes it would...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Cash Grabs
I await the inevitable hypocritical defence of his actions, but whilst I wait, let’s consider Donald Trump’s recent actions against the nation of Venezuela. After weeks of intercepting and destroying unarmed ships, he authorised...
The Thinking ‘Kat: AI and Artists
I find drawn back to what is rapidly becoming the pertinent topic of our time, at least in terms of creativity and imagination. There are certainly many other ways in which AI is impacting...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Orange Ego Trips
At the weekend, the world of filmmaking was left reeling at the murder of legendary director Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele. They were found dead at their home, and their son, Nick, has...
The Thinking ‘Kat: When Right is Wrong and Wrong is Right
With apologies for the lengthy title, and with thanks to the evergreen Bruce Gerencser for providing the inspiration, in this post I’m delving into a murky realm, a place where facts meet with dogma,...
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