It's Dred-ful Out There
Tensions were high in this small Ohio town. US Marshals had just captured John Price, and the locals were not happy about it, and so fierce was their opposition, that Marshals grabbed Price and smuggled him to a town down the road, hoping to avoid problems. It had become pretty
On Cowardice
This past weekend, the President summoned the California National Guard to the streets of Los Angeles because its citizens were incensed that ICE would raid Home Depots looking for undocumented immigrants. Yesterday he announced he would be deploying Marines against US citizens. Stephen Miller, Trump’s Senior Advisor and Temu
Tacos Changed My Mind About Tariffs
You Will Not Change Their Minds
A group of knowledge seekers ran through their experiment’s design one last time. They arranged multiple pylons, evenly spaced over a large distance, with a hole the exact same height above sea level in each, except for the last one. When cued, one of them would shine a tightly
First World Problems. Second Order Effects.
They Are Who We Thought They Were
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. - Maya Angelou War profiteering is age old problem, and deep into the Civil War that profit came from cotton, but the Confederate states were a bit busy trying to maintain their grip on enslaving humans for profit.
It's a Long Fall From the Top
Many years ago, a young Vietnamese man left home in his early 20’s, hoping to build a life abroad. He spent some time in Europe before landing in New York, eking out a living. Like many immigrants, his homeland was never far from his heart, and they were under
You Can Get with Gish, or You Can Get with Fact
I met Jake when I was in 2nd grade. My family had just moved into the neighborhood, and he was the first kid I met. We were in the same grade, and he seemed pretty cool. He gave me the lay of the land on the street, he had a
Once More Unto the Breach
In the spring of 1945, Allied Forces swept across France towards Germany. Normandy has been breached, the Nazis are in disarray, and soon to be defeated. David Ayer’s 2014 film, Fury, captures this moment as four grizzled veterans, one greenhorn, and their eponymous tank, with the end of war
Doomed to Repeat: The Newsletter!
I won't lie to you. Things are not looking great right now and there's a lot to be worried about, but as Mariame Kaba says, "hope is a discipline," and the best way to keep hope alive is to keep living and fighting for