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Ignoredon Striking a Chord: “Rich Men North of Richmond”Wait, you missed the lines about people dying in the streets? He didn’t have contempt for them. And who is to…Russell Michaels in reply to Chip Daniels
Ignoredon Striking a Chord: “Rich Men North of Richmond”Woody Guthrie was a commie, so this shouldn’t surprise anyone with what he meant by “This Land is Our Land.”Jaybird in reply to Chip Daniels
Ignoredon Open Mic for the week of 9/18/2023Reading what? The sign? Have you considered what a normal person would think when they saw this sign or the "I…Chip Daniels in reply to Jaybird
Ignoredon Open Mic for the week of 9/18/2023And, you're convinced that a normal person reading this wouldn't think it is gibberish?Jaybird in reply to Chip Daniels
Ignoredon Open Mic for the week of 9/18/2023You asked a question: Here, let me quote it: "have you ever considered how normal people react to it?" You're…Andrew Donaldson
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- BRICS Without Mortar
Despite its recent expansion, the BRICS ‘alliance’ is nothing more than vaporware. Claims of the death of the American-led world order have been greatly exaggerated.
- Mini-Throughput: Masks, Redux
I don't like masks but the hysteria over them seems fantastically out of proportion. I'm also not sure that we need to bring back mask mandates under the present circumstances.
- POETS Day! Revisiting Clampitt with Cummings In Mind
There’s a valid complaint about poetry written beginning somewhere in the middle of the last century that claims modern poetry is written for a smaller and smaller audience of attuned readers
- Let Joe Biden Be Joe Biden: Voter Reactions To President Biden’s Events
I showed two videos of Joe Biden to a group of 50 voters who were in their early to mid-20s from different areas of Massachusetts.
- Chrome & Punishment
Why are so many cars getting stolen? Police and city officials point to this: Millions of Kias and Hyundais are ridiculously easy to steal.
- Don’t Look Now But Ukraine is Winning
One of the major outcomes of the 2024 election will be whether we and the West keep up the logistical support that will allow them to keep winning.
- The Brand is the Point: Voting Against Your Interests to Stay in Your Tribe
Normally I'd sit back, decry the situation in Mississippi, vote, and then go get a good stiff drink. I may have to do so again this year.
- I’m Worried About the Gadsden Flag Kid
Adult right-wing influencers are parading the Gadsden Flag kid around the internet like an idol, a life no 12-year-old is ready for.
- Abortion ‘Trafficking’ and the Constitution (Updated)
You don’t have to be pro-abortion to oppose the restrictive intrusion that anti-”trafficking” laws impose on individuals and their right to travel.
- The Spanish-American War and the ‘Empire By Default’
If you like somewhat obscure history, “Empire by Default” is a very readable and comprehensive account of the Spanish-American War.
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