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The Great Game
Remember when Tyrion told Daenerys: “You’re part of the great game now. And the great game is terrifying.” He could have said that to almost anyone of us today. If you take a stand, if you demand your voice be … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical, Political
Tagged Alt Right, Dr Ford, Fascism, Game of Thrones, politics, protest, Social Media, supreme court, the Left
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The World Can Be Better Than This: Part II – The Future
Fortunately for the powers that be, one of the most effective methods for tearing down their old world and casting it into dust of history is building our new one. It’s also the most important. Anger, even justified, may spark … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropological, Political
Tagged better future, building a better world, future, recycling, revolution, sixth mass extinction, survival, sustainability
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The World Can Be Better Than This: Part I
A few years ago one of our family dogs got sick. Her name was Sugar, she was a Bijon Frize, she could steal and drink your coffee without spilling it, and she was one of my best friends. We took … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropological, Political
Tagged American poverty, better world, climate change, debt, economy, politics, poverty wage, sixth mass extinction
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Holocaust By Attrition
Plenty of people have compared Trump to Hitler, including me, but we’re not saying he’s currently equivalent to Hitler in the arena of mass murder. What we are saying is his rise to power resembles that of Hitler’s and other … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged Discrimination, GOP, healthcare, Holocaust, Jeff Sessions, Nazi, Poverty, Private Prisons, Republican, Trump
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Betsy DeVos Against The World?
Recently, one of the most questionable nominees in the Trump Cabinet gained the limited support necessary to be confirmed as Secretary of Education. The Senate vote resulted in 50-50 split, but Mike Pence fulfilling his duty as Vice President broke … Continue reading
Fake News, Fake Problems: The Right’s Alt-Reality
Republican, or more broadly conservative, issues are no longer real issues. The “issues” and talking points that seem most important to the Right include opposing progress and reality itself. Their reasons for believing some of the things they believe can … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged bubble, church and state, climate change, conservatives, fake news, fake problems, fossil fuels, global warming, GOP, healthcare, homosexuality, immigrant crime, immigration, marriage equality, minimim wage, political right, politicians, politics, President Obama, President Trump, Racism, reality, religious conservatives, Republicans, same sex marriages, science, secular, secularism, supreme court, treason, voter fraud, voter ID laws, wealth inequality, xenophobia
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The Iron Astrolabe 