Kathleen Wallace

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Writer from US Midwest, Articles seen on Counterpunch 🍉

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Hop Out of the Boiling Pot, if Only for a Bit

2 days ago | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

Well, I took time off from writing (and from following major news for that matter) . A detox of sorts. Mine was somewhat required due to life circumstances from a very large move across the country. An imperative that simply didn’t allow time to focus on much of anything else. I probably wouldn’t have had the ability to hold off on scrolling and bemoaning without that forced interlude, but we will take our spiritual prods where we can get them.
Time to Smile: Things I struggle with

2 months ago | chronicleonline.com | Kathleen Wallace |Kathleen Wallace

I need help. I am having such a hard time. I have so many unanswered questions. When I can’t wrap my mind around something, it drives me crazy. I feel like I have failed. I have failed to reach you, and I have failed to understand you. I get some of it. I get the frustration, the perceived unfairness, the struggling. That I understand. You don’t need to write to me and tell me how the liberals are destroying the country. I understand those grievances, and I may agree with a few of them.
Another fun event sponsored by the Friends of the Dunnellon Public Library

2 months ago | chronicleonline.com | Kathleen Wallace

The Dunnellon Public Library hosts an Idea Studio event monthly, and last week’s was a really fun one. The Canvas Swap class went from 5-6 p.m. In this class, the group had several minutes to start their drawing, then an alarm went off, and the picture moved down to the next “artist.” This artist then had a few minutes to “enhance” the painting. The masterpiece returned to the original painter after everyone had made modifications to it, at which time final touches could be made by the artist.
Ungovernable

Mar 28, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

The current mayhem going on in the US is of course, nothing new—but for citizens, it’s more of a blinders off situation, where the pathology is clear to all who remotely open their eyes. The ongoing struggle for humanity can be simply distilled to a few clear dilemmas. The overarching issue with a clear subgroup of individuals is that they view all matter present in the world as a commodity, including fellow humans, and simply cannot fathom a world of reciprocity or any kind of decency obligation.
A Sea of Feces: Philosophical Musings From the Techno Feudalists

Mar 14, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

Those advancing such deranged notions seem to have a vision of future society that will bring happiness to no one, including themselves. They claim empathy is a bug present in Western Civilization that is inherently suicidal. It’s a sick and twisted path, to come to these conclusions– that somehow having empathy will lead to a collapse of civilization. It’s a heady blend of racism, eugenics and internal woe that brings one to such ideas.
Trying to Drink from a Fire Hydrant or Keeping up with Bad News in Broligarchy America

Mar 5, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

I usually try to write a piece weekly, but last week I simply couldn’t find words. Not for lack of them, no, just the opposite. I suffered the presence of a verbal diarrhea absolutely impossible to present in a linear written fashion. And who would want to come across a written piece like that? It sounds like something that should be quarantined; it’s just as nasty and unhinged as it sounds. It struck me that this is exactly where the current administration wants our head-space to be.
Time to Smile: I was gobsmacked!

Feb 26, 2025 | chronicleonline.com | Kathleen Wallace

The literal translation for gobsmacked is putting one’s hand to one’s mouth, usually due to shock or awe. It can be used as a positive or a negative. One might be gobsmacked to learn they won the lottery or to find out a healthy young person has passed away. I remember my grandmother Mal always telling her brother-in-law Bill to shut his gob when they started to argue. I have to say, the few times in my life that I have been gobsmacked, it has usually been with a negative connotation.
The Many Hands that Hold Up Billionaires

Feb 21, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

Envisioning a society not based on competition, on artificial scarcity, or even one based on a foundational level of respect for every member of society is a concept considered to be fruitless unless you are writing Sci-fi for Lucille Ball (yeah, she was involved in Star Trek). That is to say, it’s a non-starter in serious quarters.
How Did We Get Here? I Simply Drove Mindlessly Forward

Feb 13, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

Sometimes when you drive in a certain direction for long enough, something amazing happens. You arrive in just the place that you were heading. It is quite an ability to be able to deny the consequences of straight lines, movement and time. Those who speak of such unavoidable destinations earn names like Cassandra and are very unpopular at parties. This seems to be just such a time in history.
A Government Led by Bathtub Stranglers

Feb 5, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Kathleen Wallace

No, the emails aren’t from a Nigerian prince, but whoever is writing them seems to use the same style, cajoling and repetition. The sad thing is, these aren’t from some poor guy in an internet cafe circa the 2000s, no–these emails have been pummeling the inboxes of federal workers from their own government. These workers have had their email inboxes flooded with bizarre imperatives to basically go away.