Scheduling Content in a Failing Republic

Turning 42 in a world on fire, I’m trying to hold steady—nurturing small rituals, resisting numbness, and naming what’s happening. From a childhood fight to today’s feed, I’m sorting survival, outrage fatigue, and why writing keeps me human.

Josh Wittge

08 Oct 2025 — 9 min read

A messy desk scene with a notebook reading “WTF?” alongside a controller, drink, makeup bag, and candy.

Oh, hello. We're in the thick of it.

Welcome, reader, to These Trying Times. It feels necessary to speak and write truthfully about things happening, the real world implications and impact, and to connect with people who see what I am seeing. I imagine others wish to see evidence of the same. Saying anything here is less about

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Oh, hello. We're in the thick of it.