The scale of alleged crimes committed by Sean Combs, aka “P Diddy”, as alluded to in recent disclosures from the prosecutor in multiple sexual assault cases, is mind-boggling. Out of 3000 sex trafficking or sexual assault complaints against Combs, prosecutors have advanced 120 charges in which the plaintiffs are credible and the evidence is solid. […]
Kevin McCarthy: who let the dogs out?
In the first week of January 2023, it took the US House of Representatives 15 rounds of voting before they could finally award Kevin McCarthy the coveted role of Speaker of the House. While watching the horse-trading, name-calling, and body-slamming among Republican House members, I was reminded of an observation from the late comic George […]
King of Crypto dethroned
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on December 12th. He has since been extradited to the USA to face trial in the Southern District of New York, likely for wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. SBF, as Bankman-Fried is frequently […]
Bernardo and Homolka: Barbie & Ken of sexual homic
In the mid-Nineties, a crime story out of Toronto horrified the rest of Canada. Paul Bernardo, a clean-cut boyish-looking accountant was arrested and charged with the sexual assault and murder of two teenage girls. The key Crown witness against Bernardo was his attractive young spouse Karla Homolka who’d participated in the two rape/murders but negotiated […]
David Berkowitz: Son of Sam
For an entire year, from late July 1976 to late July 1977, the New York boroughs of the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn were in a high state of anxiety. Young women with long dark hair cut it short, dyed it blonde, or bought wigs to disguise their looks. A serial killer was on the loose, […]
Planetary wars: Russia & Ukraine
For most Vedic astrologers, graha yuddha is an abstract thing. This time it’s different. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the pre-dawn hours of February 24th, the planetary war in the heavens has come to Earth. February and March of 2022 will have seen a highly unusual celestial drama played out. After coming out of […]
Paris Jackson: you canât go back to Neverland
Paris Jacksonâs name turned up on social media last month when TMZ reported that sheâd allegedly made a suicide attempt back in February. She vehemently denied this, but itâs not the first time sheâs been in similar circumstances. Can astrology confirm or deny a rumor such as this? Normal people donât understand depression, let alone […]
Kala Sarpa: the astronomical rationale for âyoga
As I discussed in last monthâs article, one of the great uncertainties among devotees of jyotisha is whether Kala Sarpa is a yoga or a dosha. The existential question is: does it promise success or threaten destruction? As I explained in that article, there are multiple consequences when the chart is split in two by […]
Sean Hannity, “opinion journalist”
Many serpents are immune to the venom of their own species. Perhaps this explains the cozy relationship between two current examples of the Kala Sarpa pattern â president Donald Trump and âopinion journalistâ Sean Hannity. Snakes also have forked tongues, lurk in dark places, and are noted for their peculiar mating habits, wherein they engage […]