Tag: politics
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: in this whelmed world :
What isn’t on fire is flooding. What isn’t flooding is frying under an unrelenting sun. Or quaking. Or collapsing. Or sitting in the path of a hurricane, meteor, monsoon, typhoon, contagion, or oppressively monstrous tyranny. Pick one or many. The world as we knew it is blowing apart all around us and where does the […]
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: dear mr. trump :
It’s already been 97± days. Please, don’t forget to build your wall. Build it high and build it mighty. But don’t stop at the southern border, keep going. Surround America with cement and barbed wire, electrify every centimeter, add guard stations and land mines, spend trillions and zillions of dollars. Cost is no object. Put up a […]
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: surviving a weaponized Liberace :
The constant drama and bomb-throwing; the tastelessness and ostentation; the hair-proud flamboyance; the glittery distractions. It’s too much stress for me. So I’m in a self-imposed exile from the Internet and television and DJT. I’m simply worn out. The fuming over foolishness I can’t stop and can’t possibly fathom is too exhausting. If the last […]
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: don’t bother with long term plans :
We won’t be here long. In less than one week, a single unstable, self-absorbed individual has shoved civilization closer to annihilation. One person. Thanks to Donald Trump, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists today moved the Doomsday Clock ahead by thirty seconds. It now stands at 2½ minutes to midnight. The Republican Party, meanwhile, does nothing. They […]
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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 […]
the whirly girl 