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2017: A List Of Mostly Dire Predictions
I’d originally written this at the end of December and thought I’d scheduled it to post on New Year’s Day. It didn’t. Then I debated posting it all and forgot about it. I came upon it again while cleaning up … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, climate change, Donald Trump, global warming, natural disasters, nazis, neo nazis, news, predictions, President Trump, prognosticate, prognostication, protests, Racism, the future, US, world politics
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Standing Rock: A Modest Suggestion Of Strategy
A war is being waged right now against indigenous people by state-backed corporations to make profit from a dangerous and increasingly obsolete resource. The protestors and even journalists covering the conflict at Standing Rock are having false charges brought against … Continue reading
Fighting ISIS and Ideology: A New Approach
In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris the other night, that ISIS has claimed responsibility for, (or any abhorrent act of extremism) our initial visceral reaction is to literally fuck’em all to death, nuke the entire Middle East, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropological, Philosophical, Political
Tagged Afganistan, Aid, Aid Money, France, Ideology, Iraq, ISIS, justice, Mercy, Paris, Refugees, Revenge, Strategy, Syria, Terrorist, war, War on Terror
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Black Lives Matter Damnit!
Where the fuck do you even begin with this? I feel dirty for writing this because it feels like it’s politicizing tragedy. It shouldn’t be a conservative vs. liberal, but it kind of is. Fox and conservative media outlets spin … Continue reading
Are Millennials The Worst Generation Ever?
Are we, Millennials, really the worst generation ever? That clip from “The Newsroom” is always making the rounds on Facebook and the character’s stats are all accurate within a point or two- fact checked it myself a while ago. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomers, Liberal, millennials, Newsroom, Social Media, Vote, Worst Generation
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Why Both Sides of The Flag Stomping Debate are Bullshit
Flag stomping seems to be all the rage lately and people are either completely against it finding the the practice disgusting and disrespectful, or think they are in the right simply protesting using their freedom of expression. But both sides … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged 1st, amendment, american flag, bullshit, disrespectful, first amendment, flag, flag stomping, flag walking, free speech, politics, protest, symbolic, veterans
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5 Reasons To Not Say The Pledge Of Allegiance
Before we get into this I’d like say that, unlike some of my other posts, I intend no disrespect towards anyone here. I believe we can all be proud of our country and it’s accomplishments and at the same time … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american flag, congress, flag, homeless veterans, justice, liberty, patriotism, pledge of allegiance, Republic, veterans
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Feminism – About 78 Percent of a Penny for Your Thoughts?
Feminism is a hot topic right now and it’s great that we as a society are finally talking about so much: GamerGate; #YesAllWomen; cat calling and street harassment; wage discrimination; weak and over sexualized female characters and the epidemic of … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropological, Political
Tagged #YesAllWomen, cat calling, equality, feminism, feminist, GamerGate, gender equality, gender inequality, harassment, street harassment, wage gap
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Higher Eduction is a Bad Fucking Joke: The Plight of the Millennials
Remember the good ole days when you could go to college, work and pay for your own way through, and then get a decent job that paid enough so you could support yourself and your family? I don’t, because I … Continue reading
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Tagged bad joke, college debt, economy, education, education spending, environment, generation y, higher education, millennial, millennials, no jobs, oppurtunity, plight
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Economy and Climate: The Perfect Storm?
In case everybody hasn’t noticed we can all literally see the climate changing. You don’t have to be a psychic, or even a scientist to notice whats going on. Each year the weather is becoming more extreme. It seems now … Continue reading
The Iron Astrolabe 