Category: Back It Up Or It’s Bullshit
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It’s No Secret What Conservatives Want — It’s In Their Name: They Want To Live In The Past
I call myself a writer (regardless of what anyone else thinks) because I write. I call myself a Californian because I live in California (and an Angeleno cos I live in LA). I call myself a Progressive because I want to see humankind progress. If I wanted humans to live in the past, I’d call…
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We’re Confused About “Leadership” Because MEN Have Fooled Us Into Thinking THEY Were “Leaders”
One of the first games we play with each Democrat who jumps into the crowded pool of 2020 presidential candidates is “Gotcha!” with their past. The current environment has finally swung toward the Progressive wing of not just the Democratic Party but of the American Electorate, too. Joe Biden, for instance, is being hoist on…
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Connect-The-Dots For Dummies
I should be sympathetic to our over-burdened Mainstream News Media. How do you cover a story that’s always in Breaking News mode? Maybe part of the reason the story’s always IN Breaking News mode is because the American News Media lack the perspective to see the picture their dots are connecting until the very last…
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The ‘Good News’ Is The Bad News: We’re ALL Making It Up As We Go Along…
What “is”? Maybe the better question is: “What ISN’T?” What isn’t TRUE? Every single one of us faces that question multiple times every single day. We base the success of a day on how well we navigate that question. “What should I wear today? The weather forecast said rain but they’re wrong so often…?” In…
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Dear American News Media: It’s Gut Check Time… Are You Up To It?
I’ll admit it straight up. I’m a “news addict”. I keep my office TV tuned to the news (mainly MSNBC) most of my waking hours. In between I’m tuned in to the same place via satellite radio and my phone. I dare not look away. I don’t watch for the news — except for the…
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A Democracy’s Bottom Line Must Be Its Principles – Not Money or Power
Let’s take it a step further: OUR Democracy’s bottom line must be its principles — not money or power. Let’s frame it correctly though. OUR Democracy’s principles started off un-principled. We cut a deal with slavery. We accommodated it and it cost us dearly. We fought a Civil War because we compromised our principles. We…
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It’s Time For “Benefit Of The Doubt” Journalism To Be Put To Sleep
Dear American Main Stream Media: I’m going to give you “the benefit of the doubt” here and assume that the REASON you employ “benefit of the doubt” journalism isn’t because you’re malicious assholes but because you suck at your jobs. While I know that, on the surface, “benefit of the doubt” journalism is just you…
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Our Dirty Secret: We Now Accept A Shitload Of Corruption As “Normal”. Spoiler Alert – BLAME THE MEDIA
Spoiler Alert Redux: BLAME THE MEDIA. They betrayed our trust in them. I bet money had something to do with it… Yeah, yeah — it’s not entirely the media’s fault. We aren’t sheep out here, beyond the media bubble. But most people don’t have all day to sift through or triangulate all the information pouring…