T.C. Boyle@tcboyle.comSo it was even worse back then than it is now? At least they didn't have Trump to deal with . . .hume1711.bsky.social@hume1711.bsky.socialen.wikipedia.org/wiki/1729en.wikipedia.org1729 - Wikipedia27/10/26, 6:03 pm·0 reposts·0 likes
Victor Y Pyrrhic@phyrricvictory.bsky.social3hThe course of humanity can maybe best described in Defoe's plague journals:
%20--%3E%3Cmetadata%20xmlns%3Ardf%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1999%2F02%2F22-rdf-syntax-ns%23%22%20xmlns%3Axsi%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2FXMLSchema-instance%22%20xmlns%3Adc%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Felements%2F1.1%2F%22%20xmlns%3Adcterms%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Fterms%2F%22%3E%3Crdf%3ARDF%3E%3Crdf%3ADescription%3E%3Cdc%3Atitle%3EShadows%3C%2Fdc%3Atitle%3E%3Cdc%3Acreator%3EDiceBear%3C%2Fdc%3Acreator%3E%3Cdc%3Asource%20xsi%3Atype%3D%22dcterms%3AURI%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebear.com%3C%2Fdc%3Asource%3E%3Cdcterms%3Alicense%20xsi%3Atype%3D%22dcterms%3AURI%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F%3C%2Fdcterms%3Alicense%3E%3Cdc%3Arights%3E%E2%80%9CShadows%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebear.com)%20by%20%E2%80%9CDiceBear%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9CCC0%201.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22shoulders-wide-0950eb29%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M0%2050C0%2017%2017.55%203%2039%203s39%2014%2039%2047Z%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22tops-braid-0950eb29%22%3E%3Cg%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%229.9%22%20cy%3D%2226.5%22%20r%3D%224.5%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2218%22%20cy%3D%2217.7%22%20r%3D%224.5%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2228%22%20cy%3D%2215%22%20r%3D%224.5%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2238%22%20cy%3D%2217.7%22%20r%3D%224.5%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2246.1%22%20cy%3D%2226.5%22%20r%3D%224.5%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22heads-oval-0950eb29%22%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22matrix(.95%200%200%20.95%204.47%201.84)%20rotate(-3%2C%2028%2C%2025)%22%20href%3D%22%23tops-braid-0950eb29%22%2F%3E%3Cellipse%20cx%3D%2231%22%20cy%3D%2238%22%20rx%3D%2218%22%20ry%3D%2221%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22clip-0950eb29%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Cg%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23clip-0950eb29)%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20fill%3D%22%23e3e6ed%22%2F%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(11%2051)%22%20href%3D%22%23shoulders-wide-0950eb29%22%2F%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(19%201)%22%20href%3D%22%23heads-oval-0950eb29%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
%20--%3E%3Cmetadata%20xmlns%3Ardf%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1999%2F02%2F22-rdf-syntax-ns%23%22%20xmlns%3Axsi%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2FXMLSchema-instance%22%20xmlns%3Adc%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Felements%2F1.1%2F%22%20xmlns%3Adcterms%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Fterms%2F%22%3E%3Crdf%3ARDF%3E%3Crdf%3ADescription%3E%3Cdc%3Atitle%3EShadows%3C%2Fdc%3Atitle%3E%3Cdc%3Acreator%3EDiceBear%3C%2Fdc%3Acreator%3E%3Cdc%3Asource%20xsi%3Atype%3D%22dcterms%3AURI%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebear.com%3C%2Fdc%3Asource%3E%3Cdcterms%3Alicense%20xsi%3Atype%3D%22dcterms%3AURI%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F%3C%2Fdcterms%3Alicense%3E%3Cdc%3Arights%3E%E2%80%9CShadows%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebear.com)%20by%20%E2%80%9CDiceBear%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9CCC0%201.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22shoulders-sloped-eec21390%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M3%2050C3%2013%2019.2%205%2039%205s36%208%2036%2045Z%22%20fill%3D%22%233b3b42%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22tops-bun-eec21390%22%3E%3Cg%3E%3Cellipse%20cx%3D%2228%22%20cy%3D%2231%22%20rx%3D%2221%22%20ry%3D%2219%22%20fill%3D%22%233b3b42%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2236%22%20cy%3D%2210%22%20r%3D%227%22%20fill%3D%22%233b3b42%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22heads-round-eec21390%22%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(3%203)%20rotate(6%2C%2028%2C%2025)%22%20href%3D%22%23tops-bun-eec21390%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2231%22%20cy%3D%2238%22%20r%3D%2219%22%20fill%3D%22%233b3b42%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22clip-eec21390%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Cg%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23clip-eec21390)%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20fill%3D%22%23deedc2%22%2F%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(11%2051)%22%20href%3D%22%23shoulders-sloped-eec21390%22%2F%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(19%201)%22%20href%3D%22%23heads-round-eec21390%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
%20--%3E%3Cmetadata%20xmlns%3Ardf%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F1999%2F02%2F22-rdf-syntax-ns%23%22%20xmlns%3Axsi%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2FXMLSchema-instance%22%20xmlns%3Adc%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Felements%2F1.1%2F%22%20xmlns%3Adcterms%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Fterms%2F%22%3E%3Crdf%3ARDF%3E%3Crdf%3ADescription%3E%3Cdc%3Atitle%3EShadows%3C%2Fdc%3Atitle%3E%3Cdc%3Acreator%3EDiceBear%3C%2Fdc%3Acreator%3E%3Cdc%3Asource%20xsi%3Atype%3D%22dcterms%3AURI%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebear.com%3C%2Fdc%3Asource%3E%3Cdcterms%3Alicense%20xsi%3Atype%3D%22dcterms%3AURI%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F%3C%2Fdcterms%3Alicense%3E%3Cdc%3Arights%3E%E2%80%9CShadows%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dicebear.com)%20by%20%E2%80%9CDiceBear%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9CCC0%201.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22shoulders-uneven-855f35a8%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M6%2050C6%2015%2020%200%2039%201c18%201%2033%2018%2033%2049Z%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22tops-beanie-855f35a8%22%3E%3Cg%3E%3Cellipse%20cx%3D%2228%22%20cy%3D%2229%22%20rx%3D%2223%22%20ry%3D%2217%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2228%22%20cy%3D%228%22%20r%3D%225%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22heads-round-855f35a8%22%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(3%203)%20rotate(6%2C%2028%2C%2025)%22%20href%3D%22%23tops-beanie-855f35a8%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2231%22%20cy%3D%2238%22%20r%3D%2219%22%20fill%3D%22%235e3b87%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22clip-855f35a8%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Cg%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23clip-855f35a8)%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20fill%3D%22%23dfe8ed%22%2F%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(11%2051)%22%20href%3D%22%23shoulders-uneven-855f35a8%22%2F%3E%3Cuse%20transform%3D%22translate(19%201)%22%20href%3D%22%23heads-round-855f35a8%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)