TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026
We have those programs at Fox: Joseph Conrad had the realm he chose to explore in Heart of Darkness. The leading authority on the novella thumbnails it as shown:
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, in which sailor Charles Marlow tells the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior. The novel is widely regarded as a critique of European colonialism in Africa, whilst also examining the themes of power dynamics and morality. Although Conrad does not name the river on which most of the narrative takes place, at the time of writing, the Congo Free State—the location of the large and economically important Congo River—was a private colony of Belgium's King Leopold II. Marlow is given an assignment to find Kurtz, an ivory trader working on a trading station far up the river, who has "gone native" and is the object of Marlow's expedition.
And so on from there.
As far as we know, Heart of Darkness remains a challenging work. This week, we've been asking you to focus on a pair of Fox News Channel programs in our morning reports.
This is depressing, tiring work. It raises questions about life inside the zone known as Silo Red, but also about life inside the ramparts of Silo Blue.
This is tiring work. Or maybe it's just from setting our clocks ahead! It could always be something like that!
Tomorrow morning: The mutts who were eager to bark
Heart of Darkness has nothing to do with Gutfeld, Fox, or Trump. It is Somerby’s way of filling space, padding an essay about nothing. Why does he need to do this?
BalasPadamIf Somerby is tired, he should rest, not watch Fox. A life well lived does not involve watching Gutfeld on TV, whether Somerby is red or blue. Calling our media choices “silos” adds nothing to anyone’s understanding of today’s politics.
Trump, in another act of cruelty, is limiting and taxing money sent by Somalian immigrants to family in Somalia. This is money from their own paychecks sent to help family live better lives, buy food and clothes, pay rent, pay for schooling and health care. These immigrants in the US earned that pay through their own hard work, as immigrants have done for 250 years of US history. This is evil.
BalasPadamSomerby could call out such evil, but instead he babbles about silos. I am sending my own extra money to Clinton’s Global Initiative, as a protest against Somerby’s stupid insinuations. It is better than buying gold plated sneakers or phones that don’t work, the way the other silo does.
Nice, I think I will add a donation too
PadamAnonymouse 4:49pm: “Somerby could call out such evil, but instead he babbles about silos.”
PadamSweetheart, who are you kidding? There’s not a soul in the universe who believes that you’d find Bob’s remarks on Somalis to be interesting, or accurate, or germane. That’s not in your job description.
Easy to say, given that Somerby will never mention Trump's bias against Somalis, much less deplore it.
PadamAnonymouse 5:52pm, yes, it’s very easy for me to say that your motives are what they are. I just wish Polymarket would lay odds on it.
PadamSomerby is here to diss Democrats.
PadamAnonymouse 6:06pm, Bob calls it like he sees it on both sides, Miss Apparatchik.
PadamAnother right wing lie. He is advancing talking points not expressing opinions.
PadamAnonymouse 6:30pm, no, he’s a liberal who critiques both teams. For that sin, someone has hired you to call him names.
PadamHe is no liberal.
PadamNow tell us who hired DiC to counter Somerby and worship Trump every day.
PadamAnonymouse 6:56pm, classic anonymouse thinking.
PadamMakes as much sense as you saying someone hires people to criticize Somerby.
PadamAnonymouse 7:05pm, it’s the only way your behavior makes sense.
PadamOn the other hand, DiC is the ultimate Trump apologist, as are you. Inexplicable especially at this blog.
PadamAnonhmouse 8:19pm, no, David and I have both.criticized and agreed with Trump at times. That normal behavior. It’s ordinary behavior that you literally never exhibit with Somerby. Dead giveaway.
PadamDavid is two faced. He would crawl naked through a Paris sewer to kiss Trump’s corrupt ass
PadamAnonymouse 8:33pm, David doesn’t always agree with Trump and you say that’s a pretense on his part. However, anonymices literally never agree with Bob or compliment him and we’re supposed to think that’s normal. You’re the pretender and shill.
PadamTrump is mentally ill and the US is going to hell because of it. Major Somerby premise. You both reject it.
PadamWhat liberal hasn't agreed with Trump that Republican voters are losers, and should be treated with contempt?
PadamOh yeah. Bob Somerby. I almost forgot.
Anonymouse 9:05pm, so? I know this is unfathomable to you, but there was a time when people actually disagreed on politics and still managed to like and admira contrarians who they found likable and admirable.
PadamBTW- this approach to political contrarians is why Somerby says that we are already in a civil war.
PadamWas that before or after Newt Gingrich?
PadamCecelia,
PadamYou can still admire and respect me, even though you don't agree that every single Republican voter is a piece of shit.
It's only your tribalism, per Bob Somerby, that's stopping you.
Anonymouse 9:20pm, my guess is after.
PadamAnonymouse 9:26pm, I do find myself liking and admiring you. Goodness knows you must really need the money.
PadamIn a Capitalist society?
PadamPshaw.
Heart of Darkness was supposedly the inspiration for the plot of Apocalypse Now, the film about the Vietnam war. Perhaps Somerby is working up to some parallel with Iran bombing, but there is little similarity there historically. But that never bothers Somerby. War is war, amirite! Being tired leads to lazy pseudo-thinking, apparently. And Lincoln is just like Trump because there were blues and grays in the civil war and now we have reds and blues! Heavy, man!
BalasPadamYou must be tired.
PadamYou must be an asshole. Fuck off.
Padam"President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, because it was “more fun” than capturing the vessel, even though the ship posed no threat.
BalasPadamThough death tolls vary, Iran’s state media organization, the Islamic Republic News Organization, reported on Sunday that 104 crew members were killed in the attack and that 32 others were injured when a US submarine torpedoed the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean on March 4 as it departed from the Milan Peace 2026 naval drills hosted in India.
The Dena was more than 2,000 miles away from the Persian Gulf when it was attacked, far from the hostilities unleashed last weekend when the US and Israel launched a war against Iran. Contradicting US claims, Iranian and Indian officials have said it was not armed."
This is a war crime, to which Trump has admitted. I am ashamed that this man is our president and that our country is engaged in such activities. This is akin to the bombing of the girls school. This is evil.
@5:30 - Some people's definition of "war crime" is "an act committed by the US or Israel." I don't see you complaining about a whole laundry list of atrocious acts
Padam-- Massacring, raping, kidnapping, and torturing 1000 innocent civilians at a music festival.
-- Sending missiles to attack non-military targets in a bunch of countries.
-- Killing 3200 of their own citizens who are out demonstrating
- Using one's own citizens as human shields by intentionally putting military installations in civilian areas.
-- Putting military installations in hospitals and schools
There is international law defining war crimes. This is not a matter of political opinion. I hope Trump is eventually tried in the Hague (international court) and put in prison. Other people's crimes do not excuse Trump.
PadamDavid in Cal, who would like you to believe comparing Israel's actions against Palestinians with the actions of the Iran is anti-semitism, is just asking you to compare Israel's actions against Palestinians with the actions of Iran.
PadamIs that so bad?
Any nation like Iran, who believe "border security allows us to kill our own citizens who question government agents" should be bombed into the stone age.
PadamYes, that justifies killing 120 school girls.
Padam@5:48 - Are you aware that in WW2 the US sank innumerable Japanese non-military ships. Are FDR and HST war criminals?
PadamWe are not at war with Iran.
PadamDavid -- Yes, that would've been considered war crimes under the Geneva convention, which was signed in 1949.
PadamSurely, dickhead must be referring to the Second World Excursion
PadamIlya - AI disagrees with you
PadamThe Geneva Conventions do not specifically ban the sinking of non-military ships, but they establish rules for the treatment of shipwrecked individuals and require parties to a conflict to assist survivors. Violating these rules can constitute a war crime if the obligations to rescue and care for the wounded and shipwrecked are not met.
We are not at war with Iran, you depraved inhuman bastard. Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, we launched a surprise strike on Iran.
PadamYou missed the point: the Geneva convention was not signed until 1949.
PadamDavid in Cal is a troll supporting three war criminals stuffing billions in their pockets while they burn the world. Bibi, Putin, and our own felon. Definition of a fucking Nazi troll.
PadamDon’t forget his two idiot sons, Uday and Qusay turned war profiteer. Can’t let a good war controlled by daddy go to waste
PadamIlya -- OK I got your point. My point is that for the US to sink a non-military ship was not a war crime in any sense of the word.
PadamMany people just repeat things that someone else said, even things that could be instantly debunked. I think it was Cecil Adams who called these people -- people whose comments had no intelligent thinking behind them -- "NPCs".
I think its cool that we can sink a ship with torpedoes since it hasn't been done in awhile, and it's nice to know we haven't lost our touch. This isn't going to be a messy conflict unless you consider its effect on the US and world economy. In which case it will likely be shitshow. The Chinese are laughing at us. Once we've taken on Cuba after this, maybe Greenland and NATO will begin taking us seriously.
PadamNotice how Cecelia and DG both arrived within minutes of each other. Coincidence?
BalasPadamAnonymouse 5:54pm, I’d have come in with DG if I hadn’t dropped my fries.
PadamYou can’t both type at the same time if you are the same troll.
PadamSherlock, all I have to do is to simultaneously hit ‘return’ on two devices.
PadamShow me.
PadamAnonymouse 6:35pm, I like you guessing.
PadamFraud
PadamAnonymouse 6:47pm, either way, huh?
PadamTrannytroll is a creep.
PadamSomerby has no opinions. If he did, he would express them clearly instead of obfuscating and quoting irrelevant excerpts he pretends are relevant.
BalasPadamAnonymouse 6:37pm, if Bob is all those things then get the hell out of here.
PadamYou go first.
PadamAnonymouse 6:46pm, anonymousethink.
PadamI’m old enough to remember when Cec supported trump because she was opposed to foreign interventions.
PadamAnonymouse 7:33pm, sure you do. I’ve never made that sort of blanket assertion.
Padamlol, sure Cec.
PadamTrannysorostroll needs to get lost.
PadamAnonymouse 7:59pm, then it should be easy for you to find a quote.
PadamYou’re not honest, Nazi bitch
PadamAnonymouse 8:19pm, you mean not “honest” enough to allow you to put absolutist quotes in my mouth.
PadamAs I said, you’re not honest. You explicitly rejected the old neo-con foreign adventurism. Don’t fucking deny it
PadamAnonymouse 8:30pm, no thinking person flatly rejects foreign intervention no matter the circumstances. Get someone to help you with your accusations.
PadamOh I see, you excepted an unprovoked sneak attack on Persia .
PadamAnonymouse 8:45pm, no. Reservations with Iran. None with Venezuela.
Padam“no thinking person flatly rejects foreign intervention no matter the circumstances.”
PadamTrump campaigned on rejecting it.
Anonhmouse 8:55pm, sorry, but no president has ever campaigned on the notion of there being nothing that justifies going to war. That’s just the argument of a 12-year-old.
PadamIt’s fine Cec, get ready for Cuba next. 😆
PadamAnonymouse 9:00pm, 100% on board for going into Cuba.
Padamlol. So it was all bullshit like I said.
PadamAnonymouse 9:06pm, exactly. Your blanket assertions are all childish bullshite.
Padamlol. I understand your humiliating embarrassment, Nazi bitch
PadamFor the Right, everything but the bigotry is negotiable.
PadamAnonymouse 9:18pm, does your Aunt Corby know you’re playing on her computer?
PadamAnyway it’s good to know the “excursion” is almost over
PadamI wonder who will be the Viceroy of Cuba, little Marco is already taken
PadamRoger Stone.
PadamHow about Newt Gingrich’s 3rd wife?
PadamAnonymouse 9:35pm, no, Roger has the wardrobe for it.
PadamPart of the reason Republican administrations are so bad for the economy is the amount of money wasted on wars for which there are no national defense imperatives. At least there was some debate about the significance of the aluminum tubes, and Congress gave Bush 2 the authority for his disastrous blunder. Here they can't even get their stories straight about the urgent necessity for this war, because there was none. And without consulting Congress, it is inherently illegal. As has occurred in Venezuela, the regime is unchanged, but in this case the new leader has a dead father, wife and daughter to think about as he makes his plans for the future.
PadamHeart of Darkness was about the contrast between the beautiful world women imagined, and men trying to preserve their illusions. Conrad would be rolling in his grave if he knew the shit world liberal women have actually created once liberal men abdicated.
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PadamHeart of Darkness Summary - A Research Guide for Students
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) follows sailor Charles Marlow’s journey up the Congo River to find Kurtz, a renowned ivory trader who has gone rogue. Witnessing the brutal corruption of Belgian colonialism, Marlow finds Kurtz has become a tyrannical, god-like figure to the locals, ultimately dying after uttering "The horror! The horror!"
Nothing about women.
hahahaha!
PadamSome Freudian psychoanalysis might be a good path for you.
PadamI love my new FannyMaster 2000!
BalasPadamNot only does it build the glutes, but it also helps to relieve gas.
In a striking turn of events, Trump has converted to Islam with the intention of martyrdom for the jihad, having learned that it may give him access to underage virgins.
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