Consent Of The Governed

#73 · September 30, 2026

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A worried boy in a blue hoodie sits at a homework desk holding up a tablet that reads TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK - ESTIMATED TIME: 6 HOURS, with the six hours underlined in red. His mother leans in behind him with an exasperated gesture and a droopy beagle rests its paws on the desk. A banner on the wall reads HOMEWORK: BECAUSE FREE TIME IS OVERRATED. A stack of textbooks reads MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, ENGLISH and LIFE SKILLS, beside a pot of pens, crumpled paper and an open notebook.

Previously

61 days so far.

Somebody has to talk about all this.

Dave and Sean are both in there, unsupervised, announcing things before they’re ready.

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One more thing…

I always check the weather before getting dressed, then look outside to see if I believe it. I’m not sure what qualifications I think I have that the meteorologist doesn't. Looking at a tree from the kitchen window counts as a second opinion.

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