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Monthly Archives: December 2015
tRumpian policy and the triumphalism of the LIV / LoFo legions
By ann summers Donald Trump makes great strides forward on the winged feet of many tireless RWNJs in $1500 Princetown shoes by Gucci Naive, rather than critical realism is the norm in US politics at least at the Congressional level, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Austerity, Capitalism, China, Communism, Congress, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, Economic Policy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Financial, Foreign Policy, Humor, Investing, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Racism, RNC, SEC, Stock Market, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States, Wall Street
Tagged china, Congress, economy, falseconsciousness, IMF, psychology, Republicans
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“like Slavery, only with extra steps…”
a full array of Chocolate Weapons that will let you satisfy your sweet tooth, with a tastefully tactical appearance except when you want to get past airport security By ann summers Ice cream can taste like so much Death … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Capitalism, Communism, Cosmology, Economic Policy, Energy Policy, Humor, information Technology, Internet, Media, Nanotechnology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, Quantum Mechanics, Science, Socialism, Sociology, Technology, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged cartoon network, Culture, Media
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Word Cloud: WABI-SABI
by Nona Blyth Cloud Wabi–sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.” Rust, asymmetric shapes, age … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged Billy Collins, Jane Kenyon, Japanese aesthetic, Shel Silverstein, Susan Elizabeth Howe, Wabi-Sabi
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Word Cloud: SOLITARY
by Nona Blyth Cloud . Stanza If they snatch my ink and pen, I should not complain, For I have dipped my fingers In the blood of my heart. I should not complain Even if they seal my tongue, For … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Islam, Pakistan, Poetry, Word Cloud, World History
Tagged Exile, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Hafez Shiraz, Lenin Peace Prize, Political Prisoner, Solitary, Sufi, Urdu
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Word Cloud: GUNFIRE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD GUNFIRE Someone picks up a gun and points it, At some famous face they think they know, Then pulls the trigger — The bullet nicks the heart of the world And we all bleed. Someone picks … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Art, FDR, Holocaust, Nazis, Poetry, Politics, Religion, Terrorism, United States, War, Word Cloud, World History, World War I
Tagged Assassination, Firearms, Gunfire, Guns, Murder
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Questions for the GOP candidates at their December 15 debate: 70,000 Cuban refugees coming to the Southern US border
By ann summers Dear GOP POTUS candidates in the 15 December debate on CNN: In the fervor to deny refugee status to Syrians because TERROR, what of the possibly 70,000 Cubans now trying to gain egress past the as yet … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, California, Communism, Conservatives, Foreign Policy, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Immigrants, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Media, Mexico, Neoconservatives, New Mexico, Nurses, Physicians, Presidential Elections, Terrorism, Terrorists, Texas, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Law Enforcement, police, Racism, Republicans, Terrorism
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Spree Killings in Colorado Springs & San Bernardino: 2 types of not dissimilar political extremism
Let’s be clear: These spree killings are all, in their own ways, acts of terrorism. Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership. It … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, Biology, California, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Colorado, Conservatives, Crime, Democracy, DHS, DOJ, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, FBI, Government, Islam, Justice, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Mental Health, Murder, Police, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Propaganda, Terrorism, Terrorists, United States, War on "Terror", Women's Rights
Tagged Congress, Ferguson (MO), Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Racism, Republicans, Terrorism
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