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How This Ends: Escaping the Dark Triad

We have all come across those in our lives who display the characteristics now known as Dark Triad Personality. It's a combination of narcissism,...

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How To Build A Monster: The Man-Child Goblins Who Never Heard “No”

We’re seeing the results of raising wealthy mediocre men in a bubble—a bubble free of pesky limitations to their horrendous behavior. A rarefied...

27.02.2026 8

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RFK Jr’s AI Gives the US Some Needed Health Advice: What Foods Should I Put Up My Rectum?

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Yes, the United States...

18.02.2026 20

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When the Oligarchs Don’t Need You Anymore

I’m not sure what else will be required as evidence that our government and society is being run by men who view the rest of us as poor quality...

11.02.2026 10

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The Tyranny Apologists

There’s always been a wide chasm between what Americans typically think they are and who they really have been over the years. Terms like rugged...

27.01.2026 4

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Why Aren’t All Americans Protesting?

Being an American with a firm grasp of reality and a dose of empathy is pretty difficult at this time. We see the comments after articles from our...

22.01.2026 10

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Another Day, Another Coup: Tawdry Addictions of the Oligarchy

We definitely should not be surprised that this happened. Venezuela is known for that addictive substance, used the world over. The use of this item...

07.01.2026 7

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Redacting Our Reality, One Epstein at a Time

Another Lucy with the football moment has occurred in the United States. Less than 1% of the Epstein file information has been released, and what was...

25.12.2025 40

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The Freedom to Use AI (or Else)

In human relationships, a key need is consistency. People need to know what to expect and what the agreed-upon rules are. When life feels like there...

19.12.2025 20

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Unite and Untie Healthcare

We all know the story. Someone gets furious at the behavior of a health insurance company. Perhaps they are exceptionally irate at the words and...

10.12.2025 10

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I Bet I Know Where You Got Your Jackboots: Immigration Sweeps in New Orleans

Another city is readying itself to be the recipient of an immigration force “deployment”. This time, it’s the Crescent City that’s up to bat....

03.12.2025 10

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Hop Out of the Boiling Pot, if Only for a Bit

Well, I took time off from writing (and from following major news for that matter) . A detox of sorts. Mine was somewhat required due to life...

26.06.2025 10

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A Sea of Feces: Philosophical Musings From the Techno Feudalists

We now have nonsense wars on pretty much everything, in particular, notions of wokeness, DEIA, the list goes on and on, but perhaps the most damaging...

14.03.2025 9

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Trying to Drink from a Fire Hydrant or Keeping up with Bad News in Broligarchy America

I usually try to write a piece weekly, but last week I simply couldn't find words. Not for lack of them, no, just the opposite. I suffered the...

05.03.2025 9

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The Many Hands that Hold Up Billionaires

We have deep needs for connection, purpose and egalitarianism. The first contact with native peoples in the Americas clearly indicated many offered...

21.02.2025 9

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How Did We Get Here? I Simply Drove Mindlessly Forward

Many on the left were pointing out that the Democratic Party was dangerous, due to their mendacity and hollow promises. The voicing of this concern...

13.02.2025 10

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A Government Led by Bathtub Stranglers

No, the emails aren’t from a Nigerian prince, but whoever is writing them seems to use the same style, cajoling and repetition. The sad thing is,...

05.02.2025 10

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The Blood Bag Economy

Now that Trump and, as some have termed it, the broligarchy, are firmly in power, it might make sense to look at what conditions made this possible...

29.01.2025 10

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The Red (Note) White and Blue

The impending ban on TikTok pushed many in that oh so American way to do the opposite of what those in charge wanted them to do. Americans are a...

21.01.2025 9

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The Empathy Inequality Index

There is something of a loose, informal social contract inherent to a successful human society, and that is the condition of reciprocal empathy. When...

14.01.2025 10

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Half a Trillion Reasons for Shame

A report released on December 27 from hud.gov dropped an extremely startling new statistic. In the last year the number of homeless individuals in...

01.01.2025 7

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Perp Walk 101: Don’t Make the Guy Look Amazing

It really shouldn't come as a surprise that the ruling class failed in their attempt to make CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione look terrifying in that...

25.12.2024 7

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