Category Archives: Current Events

When the Going Gets Tough

I’ve had an idea for a political post as of late, the main concept being the obsession with leaders being tough. Tough on crime, tough on immigration, tough on foreign policy, etc. The best ways to deal with anything are … Continue reading

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Malignant Melania

I’m sure you know by now that the movie about Melania Trump has been released. We even saw a commercial for it when watching something on Amazon last night. And there have been reports of offers to pay people to … Continue reading

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The Slop Around the Corner

I’ve become increasingly irritated with all the attempts to force so-called artificial intelligence down people’s throats, and I know I’m far from the only one. But at the same time, it seems to have become pretty normalized in society, to … Continue reading

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Control vs. Consistency

There’s a lot about the Trump presidency that has exposed already existing prejudices and problems in our society. Immigration is definitely one area where this is the case, where the traditional arguments against it have more or less broken down. … Continue reading

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Big Secrets

This article, which I saw linked on Slacktivist, connects the recent attempts by Donald Trump and his supporters to censor the Smithsonian with the Nephilim, a topic that has long fascinated me. When I did a Google Image search for … Continue reading

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Dire, Dire, Pants on Fire

I’ve seen some things about dire wolves recently, so I thought I’d look into what they actually are, or were. The dire wolf was an actual animal, native to the Americas, which was slightly bigger than modern wolves, and had bigger … Continue reading

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Chaos Control

Something I was thinking about recently was how Donald Trump’s desire to cut health care is kind of at odds with his wanting to be an authoritarian dictator. The thing about sickness is that it’s so unpredictable. Sure, it’s mostly … Continue reading

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Vibe Wreck

Comic by Steph McMillan There are a few topics regarding economics and corporatism that I’m been seeing a fair amount of information on recently, and I thought they might be worth writing about, even though they’re not things I know … Continue reading

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Women in the Pictures

I had an idea of writing about pictures I’ve seen misidentified online, and I’m going to do that, but also go off on some tangents. To begin with, this was a meme I saw online. It’s a sentiment I agree … Continue reading

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Blessed Are the Billionaires

I’ve pretty much only been writing about media I’ve consumed as of late, and I kind of want to mix it up a bit, but I’m not entirely sure how. I keep wanting to write a political post, but I … Continue reading

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