politics – Quiet Bonnie

Prognosticating about Politics: Map Changes and Trump’s Dream of Collecting Countries Like Baseball Cards

14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026

Magical Shape Shifter and Spark, from the Enchanted Map Oracle. I had misplaced my Enchanted Map Oracle deck and found it again this morning. To celebrate, I promptly asked it…

When the probability field collapses around you like a sticky spiderweb: A warning about guns and power

This morning, I'm listening to NPR's Sunday Story, which today is about the trends in who is buying guns, when, and why. (You can scroll down if you just want…

A reading for international students: How do things look?

It's been a long time since I have posted here, though if you want to know my views on current news and politics, you can always follow me at my…

Reading the news divinatorily

To hear me read this post aloud (length: 3:46), click here. I originally put this on Threads, but decided to copy and paste it here. I have gone back to…

The cards aren’t always right and neither am I.

To hear me read this post, click here: audio for August 5 post Kamala Harris has picked Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate and I think that's…

Prognosticating about politics: We’re the fun people!

To hear me read this blog post aloud, click here: audio of this post I once heard reader Enrique Enriquez make the comment (on the Hermit's Lamp podcast) that "you…

Prognosticating about politics: the relationship between Biden and Trump

To listen to this blog post, including an audio description of each card, click below. It's so interesting how, when we talk about Biden and Trump, most people look at…

Prognosticating About Politics: What’s Up with Mr. Pouty Face?

To hear me read this post, use the embedded audio player below. So I'm not particularly following Trump's case in New York this week. But I caught a blip of…

Prognosticating about politics: checking in on the debt ceiling again

11 May 202311 May 2023

To hear this post read aloud, click here: https://voca.ro/15EQwSYYVRdI [This post is actually from a reading yesterday--I wrote the post but didn't have time to edit and add the Vocaroo…