A Big Dose of WTF

Today I made some time to watch some shorts on the film list...namely, an excerpt of "The Red Book," Bruce Connor's "A Movie," and "Motion Painting Number One."  All of them, it turned out, were avant-garde/expressionist films that were, to put it mildly, steaming bowls of crap.  But, they are gone, and we are up to 520.

Speaking of...I think the latest pronouncements from Trump -- about NATO, Russia, and the like -- are the things that trouble me/the GOP/everyone else.  I mean, not that he is wrong about, say, our allies boosting defense spending, or wanting better relations with Russia, but no one seems to remotely think that the Russians can be dealt with...in any way, shape, or form, save by the use of maximum force.  Maybe Trump thinks he can play them, or he is playing us, but it even unsettles me...

Then of course, the Chelsea Manning pardon...well, let's just say that at least with the new President, that sort of nonsense won't be happening anytime soon.