Political Reactions The Internet as We Know It Might Die (& the Resultant Changes to theCarbonFreeze) 19 Dec 202019 Dec 2020 For those unaware, a draconian, short-sighted, impossibly destructive bill will most likely be passed by Congress in the near future. This bill will effectively nullify the ability of content creators…
Media Analyses… Yet Another Lost Media Rabbit Hole [UPDATE & A Defense of Sex] 16 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 I found another compelling lost media rabbit hole. So, I love most of the Radley Metzger films I've seen, and the amazing European erotic films his company distributed to the…
Political Reactions… Beautiful Thanksgiving Fantasy 25 Nov 202025 Nov 2020 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I wrote this diatribe well in advance, it predates the entire COVID pandemic and…
Political Reactions Quick Thoughts on the 2020 Election Results and Leftist Strategy Going Forward 24 Nov 202024 Nov 2020 The cover image is the Bennington Flag, often used in conjunction with the bicentennial. In this context, it's actually a reference to a movie I watched on election night, which…
Political Reactions… My Thoughts On Trans Issues & Experiences 18 Nov 202024 Nov 2020 So, I try to walk a fine line with my blog. I'm transgender, and I don't shy away from that fact because I feel like visibility is important and I…
Political Reactions Beautiful Election Day Fantasy 2 Nov 20201 Nov 2020 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I remember back in 2016 when I first saw this clip of former President…
Political Reactions Protected: The Tiberian Platform (3/3) [COMMUNAL DRAFT, WORK IN PROGRESS, PUBLIC VERSION COMING SOON!] 21 Oct 20202 Nov 2020 This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password:
Media Analyses… A New Milestone Has Been Reached! (What’s Next For theCarbonFreeze?) 18 Oct 202020 Oct 2020 As of the publication of this entry, if you include all prospective blog posts that are in the editing process or already finished and scheduled to launch at a future…
Political Reactions A Progressive’s Call to Arms (What to Prioritize & How to Win) 17 Oct 202031 Oct 2020 The cover image for this essay is an emblem taken from the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment's flag, used during the Revolutionary War. In a previous entry, I discussed where I…
Media Analyses… The Dream of a Perfectly Designed, Progressive Metropolis… 15 Oct 202016 Oct 2020 I just saw this great documentary from Defunctland about Walt Disney's original plan for EPCOT as a futuristic metropolis. I'd heard of his plans before, but never in such detail,…
Media Analyses… 4 Brief, Miscellaneous, Not-Depressing, Poli-Sci Musings 13 Oct 202013 Oct 2020 The title says it all, these are some thoughts regarding politics I've wanted to share, but didn't have enough content on their own to be standalone blog entries. A Poli-Sci…
Political Reactions 2020: The Most Fateful Election in Our Lifetimes (& Quick Notes on the ’20 Debates) 10 Oct 202010 Oct 2020 As discussed in an earlier blog post, where I greatly condensed US history, there are certain realignment elections which change the electoral coalitions of the major parties for decades into…
Political Reactions A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (3/3) 7 Oct 20207 Oct 2020 The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (2/3) 7 Oct 20207 Oct 2020 The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (1/3) 6 Oct 20206 Oct 2020 The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions Bernie Sanders vs Ted Cruz Debate on Healthcare 28 Sep 202028 Sep 2020 Remember kids, not paying thousands of dollars for a hospital visit is SO-CHUL-IZ-UM!!! I had this last debate analysis waiting around in the wings. I was unsure if I'd post…
Political Reactions… In Defense of Mother Nature; Contemplating Our Predicament & Coping With It 10 Sep 202026 Feb 2021 You can think of this essay as a spiritual successor to the three-part Post Modern Religion series I have shared previously. There's some heavy crossover with my political philosophy essays…
Media Analyses… Beautiful Labor Day Fantasy 7 Sep 20206 Oct 2020 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I usually try to be pretty upbeat on this blog and focus on the…
Political Reactions Police Brutality (2/2) A Comprehensive List of Excessive Force, Misconduct and Cover-up 2 Sep 20206 Oct 2020 The cover image for this post is the Veterans Exempt Flag from the War of 1812. It was flown during the Battle of Plattsburgh, New York, by a company of…
Political Reactions The Tiberian Platform (2/3) Declaration of Grievances Against the US Government 30 Jul 202031 Jul 2020 The emblem for this series is the Sword of Damocles piercing a crown, symbolizing the idea that the powerful are not invulnerable. The name of the series derives from Tiberius Gracchus, one of…
Media Analyses… 60+ More Attempts at Designing Flags 22 Jul 202027 Sep 2020 I love vexillology (the study of flags) and in a previous blog entry, I offered some designs I'd made for various political philosophies. For fun, because that's just the kinda…
Political Reactions… The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (2/2) 19 Jul 202019 Jul 2020 This post is named after Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus (who, in turn, was Cornelia Africana's father) and husband to Sempronia (Cornelia's daughter and sister to the Gracchi.)…
Political Reactions… The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (1/2) 19 Jul 202019 Jul 2020 This post is named after Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus (who, in turn, was Cornelia Africana's father) and husband to Sempronia (Cornelia's daughter and sister to the Gracchi.)…
Political Reactions… The American Education System is Terrible (2/2) 8 Jul 20208 Jul 2020 The cover image for this post is the Pine Tree Flag, used by several Naval squadrons during the American Revolutionary War. Here’s a few significant changes we could enact to…
Media Analyses… As Both a Film Buff & a Leftist, I Hate Hollywood 6 Jul 202023 Aug 2020 I mean, post Weinstein and all the other #MeToo bombshells, that's hardly a hot take I guess, but it's true and I feel the need to say it. I'm sick…
Political Reactions… Our Society is Mean-Spirited, Selfish & It’s Making Us All Miserable 5 Jul 202014 Jul 2020 The cover image for this post is the Easton Flag, supposedly designed during Revolutionary times and used by the division of Captain Abraham Horn in the War of 1812. It…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (10/10) Green Party 2000 5 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions… Beautiful Independence Day Fantasy 4 Jul 20206 Oct 2020 This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Once, in a stressful situation, my boyfriend told me to imagine something reassuring in…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (9/10) Libertarian Party 1988 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (8/10) Republican Party 1940 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
