Day 2,583: immaculate, indefinitely
Even though he has been criticized by his opponents, his public record is immaculate.
America could have defended Afghanistan’s flawed but democratically elected government indefinitely, but chose not to.
https://economist.com/leaders/2026/08/13/the-taliban-are-vile-democracies-must-still-engage-with-them
Artwork of the day
Title: The Immaculate Conception
Artist: Guido_Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
Date: 1627
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 105 1/2 x 73 in. (268 x 185.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Victor Wilbour Memorial Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.32
Curatorial Department: European Paintings
Word of the day
immaculate: spotlessly clean; without stain or blemish
indefinitely: for a period of time with no fixed end:
Quote of the day
“Out here on the perimeter there are no stars. Out here we is stoned. Immaculate.”
― Jim Morrison
