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An adversarial police state isn’t necessary…but it’s by design

April 28, 2021 by Samuel James
A tattered-looking triangular street sign like a yield sign, but with an exclamation point on it

My girlfriend and I were in Sweden. She has family there and I have friends there and this was during a time when you could just go visit people in another country. It seems so long ago… Anyway, we covered a lot of ground driving around Sweden and I discovered a few things. One is …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events, Uncategorized 1 Comment

A solitary victory in Chauvin verdict, but we need more

April 21, 2021 by Samuel James

I cried when I heard the verdict. The tears were a long time coming. And they were complicated. They began out of relief because I honestly didn’t think he would be found guilty of all three charges. I thought maybe one or two, tops. Then my tears continued at the realization of exactly how justifiably …

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We are beyond “awareness,” and the pain is too much

April 17, 2021 by Shay

Despite still being trapped in a pandemic, the world is clearly coming back to life, because we have decided that after 13 months, we are done with COVID. Never mind that COVID hasn’t quite signaled that it’s ready to exit. Or that it’s done with us.  And, in America, a return to normal means two …

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