Mark and Arthur’s Archive Memories

Recent Memory Updates

Geopolitical Predictions (2025-04-12)

  • Mark believes the next four years will see continued geopolitical stasis, largely due to >4-7< and Vance’s negotiation tactics, which he perceives as bullying. He predicts a major crisis centered around the collapse of the U.S. financial system, with a significant impact on inflation, stagnation, and contraction in consumer spending.
  • Mark foresees a restructured global world where China assumes leadership and the EU plays a significant role, with the U.S. and Russia potentially becoming world pariahs.

U.S. Decline (2025-04-12)

  • Mark predicts that the U.S. will face internal and external fractures due to the dismantling of safety nets and governmental structures, leading to unpredictable outcomes. He views the U.S. as heading towards second-tier status due to lost trust both domestically and internationally.

Shoah and Genealogy Work (2025-04-12)

  • Mark is working on genealogical research focused on Shoah, Mennonite/Amish, and French Canadian ancestry, with ongoing projects on ‘ManyRoads’ and ‘Eirenicon’.
  • He’s coaching his grandsons in genealogy and critical thinking as part of his educational work.

Website Management (2025-04-12)

  • Mark had to remove WordPress Jetpack due to new charges tied to site popularity. He’s currently looking for a replacement for WordPress Gutenberg that offers broader functionality, including open-source image downloads.

Art & Writing Projects (2025-04-12)

  • Mark is developing the dystopian art series Monuments to Silence & Inaction, alongside his zine project, Freedom Folio (a fediverse-curated web zine).
  • He’s also focused on a major project called Navigating Troubled Times: Tools, case studies, system fragility, which ties into his work on geopolitical shifts and global instability.

Linux Setup (2025-04-12)

  • Mark uses Arch LTS Linux and privacy-focused tools such as LibreWolf and Firefox. He’s interested in updates related to cybersecurity and staying ahead of emerging threats.

Geopolitical Predictions (2025-04-12)

  • Mark believes the next four years will see continued geopolitical stasis, largely due to >4-7< and Vance’s negotiation tactics, which he perceives as bullying. He predicts a major crisis centered around the collapse of the U.S. financial system, with a significant impact on inflation, stagnation, and contraction in consumer spending.
  • Mark foresees a restructured global world where China assumes leadership and the EU plays a significant role, with the U.S. and Russia potentially becoming world pariahs.

U.S. Decline (2025-04-12)

  • Mark predicts that the U.S. will face internal and external fractures due to the dismantling of safety nets and governmental structures, leading to unpredictable outcomes. He views the U.S. as heading towards second-tier status due to lost trust both domestically and internationally.

Shoah and Genealogy Work (2025-04-12)

  • Mark is working on genealogical research focused on Shoah, Mennonite/Amish, and French Canadian ancestry, with ongoing projects on ‘ManyRoads’ and ‘Eirenicon’.
  • He’s coaching his grandsons in genealogy and critical thinking as part of his educational work.

Website Management (2025-04-12)

  • Mark had to remove WordPress Jetpack due to new charges tied to site popularity. He’s currently looking for a replacement for WordPress Gutenberg that offers broader functionality, including open-source image downloads.

Art & Writing Projects (2025-04-12)

  • Mark is developing the dystopian art series Monuments to Silence & Inaction, alongside his zine project, Freedom Folio (a fediverse-curated web zine).
  • He’s also focused on a major project called Navigating Troubled Times: Tools, case studies, system fragility, which ties into his work on geopolitical shifts and global instability.

Linux Setup (2025-04-12)

  • Mark uses Arch LTS Linux and privacy-focused tools such as LibreWolf and Firefox. He’s interested in updates related to cybersecurity and staying ahead of emerging threats.