Tag: government
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: do americans deserve democracy? :
Here it is, 4:05 in the morning and I can’t find the ‘off’ switch on my brain. It’s wide awake and in overdrive. You see, I fear for Ukraine and, at the same time, I marvel at their single-minded resolve. Although they’re outnumbered and under-equipped, they’ve mounted a united and fearless defense against a power-hungry […]
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: please pardon our dust :
The United States is undergoing an implosion. Now under new, um, management, a complete demolition of the foundation is in progress. Reason, logic, and good judgment are quickly being replaced by vanity, self-interest, and corruption. So be careful where you step in your mad dash for an exit. Any exit. Although an unstable, twitchy individual […]
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: oh, crap, the year is ending :
Mayday, mayday, abort the landing. Turn around, I want a do over. As harrowing as 2016 has been, and it was a stark, raving disaster, I’m scared to see it end. Right here is a good place, cocooned in a harmless limbo. The campaigning is over and the upheaval hasn’t begun, so this is a […]
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: this isn’t about politics, anymore :
This is about sanity. Boycotts and threats and malicious disinformation abound; hatred, backlash, and vengeance are the new order of the day. What is going on? We need to get a grip and soon. Kellogg’s, provider of Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes, is the newest addition to an ever-growing list of targets. Know why? They pulled their […]
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: greetings from the land of lincoln :
Hello. We’re closed. We don’t have much to celebrate in these parts, but we’ve got Lincoln and today’s his birthday. So step aside, buster, it’s party time. We’re good at that, partying. It’s the billions in debt, high unemployment, and towering tax rates that have us stymied. People have actually suggested Illinois is the worst-governed […]
the whirly girl 