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Lick boot, or else ...
By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes.
Sep 26
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A third of America wants its destruction
Apparently?
Sep 25
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August 2025
The Secretary of ... jackassery?
Yeah, it matters if it's the Secretary of War versus Defense. It matters a lot.
Aug 31
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Never Again?
America is not Nazi Germany, not yet.
Aug 14
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July 2025
The Regime Doesn’t Fear Your Rage. It Fears Your Absence.
Political journals are too afraid to touch it: why mass non-cooperation is more dangerous than protest.
Jul 25
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See B.S.: The fall of independent media
You don't cancel a profitable show with high ratings. Period.
Jul 19
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4:00 Minutes to Midnight
We are no longer approaching crisis. We are living inside it.
Jul 15
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Can Trump "deport" Rosie O'Donnell
His Mental Midgitness, the Orange Oaf, and the Joke of Citizenship
Jul 13
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“Alligator Alcatraz” and the Banality of American Brutality
This Isn’t a Return to the Past. It’s the Prototype for What Comes Next.
Jul 7
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June 2025
I Despise Iran. That’s Why This Strike Makes No Sense.
The airstrikes may have hit Iran—but the real impact will be felt in U.S. law, leadership, and civil liberties.
Jun 22
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This Wasn’t a Bug. It Was a Feature.
How austerity, privatization, and decay weren’t policy mistakes—but strategic design choices
Jun 20
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The "Shield Doctrine"
My Advice to Gov. Newsom And What He Should Do Before Trump Pulls the Trigger
Jun 9
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