Category Archives: Genocide

The Anthem Protests & the Big Lie that Most Vets Fought to Defend Freedom

My take on the Anthem Protests, the demands of so-called patriots that failure to stand for the anthem, say the pledge of allegiance or wave the flag, disrespects our military, and the true history of who and what our vets … Continue reading

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Charlottesville and the Crisis of Identity and Tribalism in America

I’ve given a great deal of thought to the events that went down in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12th, when the now infamous “Unite the Right” rally degenerated into a street fight as police stood by and did nothing. We … Continue reading

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There will be a Trumpian war, but will it win its Berlusconi time slot

By ann summers Truck Nutz Nation will get its war, what becomes important is that while there will be protest, resistance (and enlistment), and ultimately destruction and death regardless of outrage, the consequences and aftermath must be anticipated. After all, … Continue reading

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Screw Political Correctness – DAESH is Salafi-jihadism

By ann summers “PC” as a RWNJ / GOP media canard: reactionary language licenses for LIVs in a pluralist democracy President Obama on Tuesday offered one of his longest public explanations yet for why he doesn’t use the phrase “radical Islam” … Continue reading

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Goodbye Person of Interest, gone but forever prescient

Despite appearances, I am not that avid a Person of Interest fan, I just like the strength/flaws of Shaw/Root…a symphony.  The program was basically the problem of machine intelligence and the role of human ethics in its construction with a … Continue reading

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Morning Open Thread – Flying over evil with a drone

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The growing hobby of quadricopters, when mixed with high definition video cameras, has opened doors to places, people and things we could only imagine before. … Continue reading

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After week III, another two months of Bundystani insurgency, now with moronic extra-Constitutionality

By ann summers Evoking New York language values, Slate magazine has now labeled the East Oregon Bundystani as Jamokes trying to enforce Shania(sic) Law in an incursion by outsiders. We may not understand public land laws, but we understand how to … Continue reading

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What the Global War on Terrorism(sic) National Monument should embody

 By ann summers I wrote a very early story a couple of years ago on trying to think about a virtual or actual monument to this war and thought that even though we have ceased(sic) combat operations, that a national monument … Continue reading

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