How very tragically Russian. A Russian Rachmaninoff-playing child-prodigy pianist died from a hunger strike in a Russian prison while awaiting trial on charges over his anti-Putin comments. No one knew about his hunger strike until now. bbc.com/news/articles/cj35lk…

Well folks, that's a wrap for the old conservatism . . . #RNCConvention

CNN straining really hard to swallow gnats trying to work out if the Trump shooting was a real assassination attempt.

"Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials" As a father of a son with hemophilia, bbc.co.uk/news/health-688310…

Jeremy Paxman: Parkinson's 'makes you wish you hadn't been born'. Well, after 18 years with it, I wouldn't go that far but I am impressed with and support the UK Parkinson's Charter. Patients in the US would benefit from the same. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68795161

You could start by searching for intelligence in the Senate, artificial or otherwise . . .

If I were the type to feel uneasy about the state of world affairs, I would lookout for a sudden convergence of stupidity.

Random Thoughts on Young Onset Parkinson's Disease . . . open.substack.com/pub/tommys…

An essential explainer answering your questions on Hamas, Iran, the occupation, and more. Proud to co-publish this with @tabletmag. Please read and share widely: thefp.com/p/hamas-war-on-isr…

Guess where SC ranks in road safety? 50th - right behind Florida. "2023’s Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips" wallethub.com/edu/best-worst…

He's just channeling his inner Johnny Rotten, man . . .

Does an AI generated digital image a graven image make? apnews.com/article/germany-c…

Cormac McCarthy - Another great writer of Gothic Southern gone. open.substack.com/pub/tommys…

Just heard that Martin Amis has passed. Just last week, I was looking through my yellowed paperback editions of London Fields and The Rachel Papers . . . and my favorite, The Zone of Interest.

Short Reflections on Chronic Disease and the Atheism of God . . . only at tommystringer.substack.com/p…

And now the South Carolina Legislature is trying to legalize betting on horse races here . . .

The honor shown for the remains of this enemy British soldier killed at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina comes from the understanding of concepts like Bravery, Courage, and Valor. The respect shown was uplifting. #SouthCarolina250 youtu.be/TmAJ5fBankE

Earth day is as inscrutable as groundhog day Do they celebrate a war's end, like independence day or armistice day? If so I understand Earth day for we can easily declare victory in our war on that planet. But I do not remember any large-scale skirmishes with groundhogs Are these religious holidays then Do they require a belief in their namesake gods of earth and groundhog Because of course I acknowledge the existence of the groundhog and must count myself a believer. He eats the roots of my flowers and mocks me with his toothy snare every Saturday morning As for the earth I am an agnostic. Other than my garden I rarely see earth any more. The world is a sandblasted morass of pavement and asphalt

I reckon 3pm counts . . .

Exeter Season 3 is out! True Crime fiction set in the Upstate. Listen only on Audible. audible.com/pd/B0BZJQSQZ1?so…