This is depressing

But I think it's important.

UK perspective:
The Revenge of the Idiots by Umair Haque
Maybe Brexiteers and Trumpists are Smarter Than We Think

US perspective:
Unnecessariat by Anne Amnesia (Blog Author)
Silence = death

And in a song, now 20 years old...

You'll never watch your life slide out of view, and dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do.

Amidst the gloom - hope for humanity

'The vote made people just explode': Polish centre reeling after graffiti attack
Polish Social and Cultural Association in west London has had flowers and cards after message was scrawled on its doors

Words to remember

I was at 1,167 rejections when I finally signed with my first agent. If you quit, you can't get to yes. https://t.co/NUI0Yuh8eN

— Saundra Mitchell (@SaundraMitchell) June 28, 2016

Via my flist

It’s Still the Iraq War, Stupid

(Re. Corbyn.)