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— Grace Paley, The Little Disturbances of Man
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Second Open Letter to the WEF-Switzerland

To the WEF-Switzerland (post festum) St. Gallen, 24 January 2026 Dear WEF-Switzerland, Now it’s over. Now it’s behind us. It was even more spectacular, even more appalling than last year: private jets, presidential suites, a... Read More

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Zweiter Offener Brief an die WEF-Schweiz

An die WEF-Schweiz (post festum) St. Gallen, am 25. Januar 2026 Liebe WEF-Schweiz Jetzt ist es vorbei. Jetzt haben wir es hinter uns. Es war noch spektakulärer, noch grässlicher als vergangenes Jahr: Privatjets, Präsidenten-Suiten, Sicherheitszirkus... Read More

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To WEF Switzerland

To WEF Switzerland St. Gallen, 15 January 2026 Dear WEF-Switzerland, The Great Bully—the man who governs by threat and blackmail—is in the process of swallowing Greenland, and you are rolling out the red carpet for... Read More

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An die WEF-Schweiz

An die WEF-Schweiz St. Gallen, am 15. Januar 2026 Liebe WEF-Schweiz Der Große Wüterich – der Mann, der mit Drohung und Erpressung regiert – ist dabei, sich Grönland einzuverleiben, und Sie legen ihm den roten... Read More

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy It was on page nine, Metro section, tucked below the fold like something shameful. A boy—thirteen—had gone missing. “Misprocessed,” the paper said, as if he were a faulty... Read More
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There is a crack in everything

Long before the Dutch arrived with their dikes and deeds. Before the grid was drawn and the sewer laid. Before the men in boots came to measure madness with clipboards and good intentions... Read More