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Quick Thoughts on the 2020 Election Results and Leftist Strategy Going Forward

24 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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My Thoughts On Trans Issues & Experiences

18 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…
Thoughts & Memories

Very Quick Advice Before a Crazy Day

3 Nov 2020
It can be hard sometimes, but we should all try to make the best possible impression and be the best version of ourselves we feel we can be in every…
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Beautiful Election Day Fantasy

2 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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Thoughts on Groundhog Day (and the Meaning of Life)

31 Oct 2020
I've had this old review of Groundhog Day waiting around literally from the very first day I started the blog. I have held off on posting it until now because…
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Protected: The Tiberian Platform (3/3) [COMMUNAL DRAFT, WORK IN PROGRESS, PUBLIC VERSION COMING SOON!]

21 Oct 202018 Jun 2021
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A Progressive’s Call to Arms (What to Prioritize & How to Win)

17 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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The Dream of a Perfectly Designed, Progressive Metropolis…

15 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
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,…
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2020: The Most Fateful Election in Our Lifetimes (& Quick Notes on the ’20 Debates)

10 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (3/3)

7 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (2/3)

7 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (1/3)

6 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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Bernie Sanders vs Ted Cruz Debate on Healthcare

28 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…
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In Defense of Mother Nature; Contemplating Our Predicament & Coping With It

10 Sep 20204 Mar 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…
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Beautiful Labor Day Fantasy

7 Sep 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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Police Brutality (2/2) A Comprehensive List of Excessive Force, Misconduct and Cover-up

2 Sep 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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The Tiberian Platform (2/3) Declaration of Grievances Against the US Government

30 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (2/2)

19 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
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.)…
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The American Education System is Terrible (2/2)

8 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…
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As Both a Film Buff & a Leftist, I Hate Hollywood

6 Jul 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…
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Our Society is Mean-Spirited, Selfish & It’s Making Us All Miserable

5 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
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…
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The American Education System is Terrible (1/2)

26 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image of this post is the Moultrie Flag, a banner used during the American Revolution. It's like the title says. I had a terrible experience in secondary school,…

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