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Category Archives: Political rants
Sifting through the Ashes, pert 48 – a Recap, of sorts
Greetings and salutations; As the year ends, and the election cycle has pretty much finished up, I thought I would post a comment to remind us, once again, why the Republicans have lost their way, and must be turned unto … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged #45., lies, Malfeasance, sedition
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 45 – What will the Future bring?
Greetings and Salutations! Here we are, a few months from the mid-term elections that may well determine whether Democracy survives in America, or we, as a society, continue on the path of fascist authoritarianism that was run down by the … Continue reading
Posted in General Thoughts, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions
Tagged #45 Cultist, politics, Republicants, Trump, Voting
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About CRT, Part 1
Greetings and Salutations; There is much controversy today over “CRT” – which is an acronym for “Critical Race Theory“. In short, it is a focus on how racism has infiltrated and shaped American thought and law from day one. It … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 42
Greetings and Salutations. I ran across the following essay on Facebook, and thought it would be an excellent addition to the commentary here. “Dear Republicans, I’ve been wondering the last several days if there was literally anything that your party … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmology, Ethics, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Vaccinations
Tagged Republicants
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Still Fighting the Civil War! How This Reflects and Affects us today
Greetings and Salutations;FB is a grand source of interesting interactions that are worth considering, even if I disagree with the person making the points. Today’s topic is the Civil War, and how its echoes and emotions influence, and reflect, today’s … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Civil War, Confederacy, Deniers, Slavery, Southern Apologists
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 41: Protests at the Olympics
Greetings and Salutations;In spite of the continuing pandemic, and Japan’s poor vaccination numbers, the International Olympic Committee has decided to go ahead and allow the Games to go on. They are, I know, impatient, because they were supposed to happen … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 38 – Thoughts on the Impeachment
Greetings and Salutations. Today, February 10, 2021, the Senate Trial of #3×2 started with the House Impeachment Managers presenting some very damning evidence and spirited explanations as to why #3×2 should be convicted, and banned from ever holding office in … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 37 – Should the 2d Impeachment happen?
Greetings and Salutations; Today, #3×2’s remaining lawyers spoke at length on the Senate Floor, arguing that the Senate Trial should not happen at all. They supposedly had two major points to demonstrate why this action was illegal. They were planning … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged #3x2, Castor, Constitution, Due process, Impeachement, invalid premises, Schoen
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Some thoughts on Truth…and how complicated it can be.
Greetings and Salutations. A friend of mine posted the image to our right on Facebook today. It, upon first reading, seems nonsensical. Believers know that Christ says “Know the Truth, and the Truth shall set you free”. People always talk … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmology, Ethics, Family, General Thoughts, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged changes, colonial actions, Fascism, greed, The Other, violence, war
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 36 – A Warning to Democrats, Liberals and Progressives.
Greetings and Salutations; The smoke has yet to clear over the events of the 6th of January. However, it is obscuring fewer truths. I want to address one issue that has been discussed in a number of venues over the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged coup, Democratic Party, Fascism, problems, Trump
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 35 – INSURRECTION
Greetings and Salutations; It is 2021/01/11 as I write this essay. It has taken me a few days to begin to digest the amazing events of 2021/01/06. I am not fully there yet, but, I have some things I want … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged cultists, fueling the flames, Insurrection, January 6th, Trump, violence
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 34, More Election Reflections
Greetings and Salutations. This is the Second collection of musings on the political situation in America. My first (somewhat lengthy) discussion is located Here. What would I like to see changed in the political landscape of America? First off, I … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged 2020 Election, cultists, Division, Hate Groups, lies, Militias, politics, problems, Trump
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Sifting through the Ashes, Part 33 – Election Reflections.
Greetings and Salutations… Now that the smoke is clearing a bit, and the dust settling from the 2020 Presidential Election, I decided to take a look at the event, and explore some of the problems and successes of the event. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged 2020 Election, cultists, Division, Hate Groups, lies, Militias, politics, problems, Trump, Truth
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Sifting through the Ashes, Part 32 – Good Vs. Evil
Greetings and Salutations; We are reaching the end of a very long and chaotic time. The numbers are in, and without some shenanigans, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the President and Vice-President Elect. I will probably discuss the election … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Election, Evil, good, Nazis, Responsibility, White Supremacy
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Charter Schools – Boon? Or Bane?
Greetings and Salutations; Last year, I wrote an essay on the issue of education in America. I covered many topics there, but, left off the difficult challenge of Charter Schools. Since it has been brought to my attention again, I … Continue reading
Sifting through the Ashes – Part 31. The SCOTUS and the Congress
Greetings and Salutations. The events of these past few years have caused me to rethink some aspects of Government. I have, over the years, felt that the Court, and the Congress, while sometimes staggering around the path of wisdom like … Continue reading
Ruth Bader Ginsberg – A Giant Leaves Us.
Greetings and Salutations; This last Friday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died, of metastatic pancreatic cancer. The fact that she held on so long is a testament to her strength of will, and her determination. The airwaves have been flooded with … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 30, The Postal Service
Greetings and Salutations… The closer we get to November, the more insane the actions of the administration become. Over the past week or so, it has become obvious that #3 (or at least, one of his advisors) understands how allowing … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 29 – predicting the future???
Greetings and Salutations; I wanted to take a minute here, to look at the path the Republican Party is on. It is, alas, a pretty self destructive one, it seems to me. Every day the powers in the Senate allow … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged #3, elections, Fascism, Projections, tea party
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Covid-19 Thoughts, Part 04…The FULL costs
Greetings and Salutations; Time has progressed since the first bunch of cases of this pandemic showed up in America. As the news shows us, it is not improving. For example, as of today, Tennessee has over 61,000 confirmed cases, and … Continue reading