Scripting News: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025 WordLand v0.5.15 is out. # Masked secret police is pure terrorism. We should ask NYPD what we have to do to protect ourselves from them, and then do it. # I, like a lot of other people, assumed that Americans would be terrible at authoritarianism. Shows we have a lot to learn. Americans are pretty good at it it turns out. # Krugman doesn't understand what's coming for NYC. And doesn't understand the leadership Cuomo uniquely provided at the height of Covid. It's pretty likely what's starting in NYC will be worse than Covid or 9-11. Funny thing is Krugman did get it, a few weeks ago when the crisis in Los Angeles was peaking. He wrote a piece that was terrified, and realistic. The National Guard had been nationalized. Marines were invading California. But now that Calif hasn't been in the news, it's easy to swing back. I bet if the election had happened during the worst of it, Cuomo would've won. # ...