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A Letter in Spring
It is March 3, 2021, here in my corner of southeast Michigan, the Great Lake State. It’s been sunny and windy these last few days: 15-20 mph, gusts to 30. March has come in like a lion, albeit one with sunshine over its shoulder. This odd predilection for leaning on fauna for assistance with our weather prediction is problematic. Groundhogs on February 2nd notwithstanding, I am doubtful that one’s adoption of animals leonine and ovine to guide meteorological prognostication is useful. I speak as a man with a degree in zoology
By David Louis Stanley5 years ago in The Swamp
Saving the plant, marketing ploy or reality
Saving the planet-- marketing ploy or reality? Can we really save the plant while ignoring population numbers? Is the slogan “we must save the planet,” the greatest marketing and sales aid ever found? Or is it really possible to reverse global climate change without halving the total population of the world? Would halving the population actually cause a reversal of climate change?
By Peter Rose5 years ago in The Swamp
A Grey Woman In A Black And White World
We live in such a black-and-white world. A world where we are split right down the middle. A World where seeing and trying to understand both sides is almost criminal. Sharing your views is frowned upon. If you don’t see things in all white or all black, if you don’t fit into one mold, you’re an outsider. You’re not meant to be heard and you will be shut up.
By Christiana H5 years ago in The Swamp
Dr. Seuss and the Great Purification
It has been announced by Dr. Seuss' Enterprises, the company who manages the Dr. Seuss catalogue of books, that they will stop publishing six of the good doctor's books because it is felt that some material in them is racist and hurtful.
By Chris Hearn5 years ago in The Swamp
The Real Enemies
This image is a golden statue of former scumbag-in-chief Donald John Trump seen at the CPAC. As you all expect, his supporters were bowing to his image, taking photos of themselves with this False Idol and even the Evangelicals were placing their hands on this "thing" as if they were blessing the Orange Fuhrer himself.
By Johann Hollar5 years ago in The Swamp
Knock It Off!
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. Were an opinion a personal possession of no value except to the owner; if to be obstructed in the enjoyment of it were simply a private injury, it would make some difference whether the injury was inflicted only on a few persons or on many. But the peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.” – John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
By Caleb Robrahn5 years ago in The Swamp
Changing Faces of A City: How London Sold Its Soul to The Private Equity Devil.
On the 17th of May 1984, nearly 37 years ago, Prince Charles gave the most extraordinary speech, about the changing face of his beloved city, which interestingly, has aged spectacularly well.
By Adebayo Adeniran5 years ago in The Swamp
A New Suggestion For The Biden Administration About Fannie Mae
Questions remain about what the Biden administration will do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. However, a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Economic Studies Group offers insight into what could happen to the government-sponsored enterprises. It suggests that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be used to drive more racial equality in the housing industry, something the Biden administration could get behind.
By Jacob Wolinsky5 years ago in The Swamp
An Open Letter to All Americans
Dear Americans: I write this letter because I love the beauty and magic that exists within every human spirit. I write for the human spirit’s mesmerizing ability to perform and bring to life thought provoking reality bending machinations of the mind. I write in earnest desire to protect the humanity that exists within our individual spirits, and threads us together as one society. I write in hopes that we may meet, deliberate and debate the truths we uncover as we explore society’s sacrosanct principles and ugly truths. I write because America the bold, America the beautiful, and America the idea …is dying!
By Donald Wiggins Jr5 years ago in The Swamp
My Presidential Run
Before I start, I already know I have no chance of winning any Presidential election. I am still going to run though, so that’s that. The only people that can win are those with a lot of money that are not concerned with the average American. How can they possibly relate? I have worked in restaurants and retail and seen firsthand how we are treated by customers and employers. I worked at a fast-food burger joint were this lady got a call that her son was seriously injured, and she needed to get to the hospital and guess what the manager said to her, “Which is more important, your son or your job?” So, this lady informed that little mindless woman that her son is more important and left the job.
By Ferrari King5 years ago in The Swamp
The Spy Who Played Them All
It can certainly be said that to a portion of the American people, President Donald Trump is the most reviled man in America. In the April 2017 issue of Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter called him “a preening narcissist who takes himself terribly seriously...” to which I ask the simple questions: What presidents of recent years haven’t been narcissistic? Nor, as the most powerful man in the free world, taken themselves terribly seriously? Doesn’t it kind of go with the territory?
By Eric B. Ruark5 years ago in The Swamp
