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Long Live New Orleans and All of the Beauty Out There Like Her

A recent study recommended that the city of New Orleans begin a planned evacuation due to the inevitable rise of the seas and the loss of protective...

08.05.2026 10

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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,...

19.03.2026 30

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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 10

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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 30

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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 20

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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 10

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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 20

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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 20

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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 60

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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 30

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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 30

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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 20

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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 20

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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 10

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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 20

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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 10

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