This short 18 August 2025 essay has been floating around the Internet appearing in various memes. It was written by Wisconsin-based writer Oliver Kornetzke. I saw a post on Substack in which the author said this apt description of Dear Leader and much of what ails the US is "AI slop." First, it's not slop … Continue reading Behold. The Festering Carcass of American Rot Shoved Into An Ill-fitting Suit
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How I Realized I Was In a Cult: Seven Questions I Asked Myself
This is an insightful post by Daniel Klein, who describes himself thus: I was born in Jerusalem and raised in a West Bank settlement inside religious-Zionism, before dismantling that ideology. I share testimony and witness in service of human liberation. Einat Temkin, an anti-Israel, anti-genocide Israeli who was born and raised in that country, shared … Continue reading How I Realized I Was In a Cult: Seven Questions I Asked Myself
The Last Laugh: Late Night Television’s Death Knell
Another repost of a Facebook essay by Michael Jochum, an incisive and insightful writer. Not too bad on the drums either. 😀 MAA Well, it’s over. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will sign off tonight, Thursday, May 21, 2026, and with him, something far more meaningful than a television franchise will quietly walk offstage. … Continue reading The Last Laugh: Late Night Television’s Death Knell
A Historian Spent 30 Years Interviewing Nazis. He Identified 12 Warning Signs of Fascism. All 12 Are Present in Trump’s America Right Now.
I feel compelled to repost this spot-on Substack essay by Mitch Jackson. Here's a related post about Robert O. Paxton’s book, The Anatomy of Fascism. Tick-tock, fellow US Americans. MAA The evidence is not opinion. It is public record. And it demands your attention before November. Apr 04, 2026 Listen to the audio version A … Continue reading A Historian Spent 30 Years Interviewing Nazis. He Identified 12 Warning Signs of Fascism. All 12 Are Present in Trump’s America Right Now.
It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
Image created by ChatGPT based on the second paragraph of this post. I often hear this comment from well-meaning US colleagues: "This is not who we are." Perhaps it's a manifestation of wishful thinking rooted in the mistaken belief that MAGA 2.0 is an aberration. My interior monologue always quickly responds, "This is exactly who … Continue reading It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
Americans are Beginning to Notice
This is a repost of a Facebook post by the one and only, Michael Jochum, whose tagline is Not Just a Drummer: Reflections on Art, Politics, Dogs, and the Human Condition. My response to the title of this post: May it be so. Peace & Justice, MAA There are moments in history when the façade … Continue reading Americans are Beginning to Notice
When Ideology tRumps Pragmatism, the Talent Exits Stage Left
Below is a LinkedIn post by Ross Blade that I felt compelled to share. Ross is president of Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Survivors Group Incorporated, a registered charity in Australia. The ongoing talent migration means the US will be left with the "poorly educated" Dear Leader loves so much because they're so easy to dupe and manipulate. … Continue reading When Ideology tRumps Pragmatism, the Talent Exits Stage Left
The Grinding Collapse of Decency
I'm pleased to repost and amplify this 10.2.26 Facebook post by Michael Jochum. It's a brilliant analysis and prescription for much of what ails the US. Peace & Justice, MAA I keep coming back to the same exhausted, nauseating question: where do we go from here? Because whatever this is, this country, this moment, this … Continue reading The Grinding Collapse of Decency
Not a Riot—A Reckoning
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 6: Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) This song was inspired by … Continue reading Not a Riot—A Reckoning
Truth Social Dressed Up With Studio Lighting
Gemini created this image based on the text. This is a brilliant (a word I use sparingly) Facebook post by Michael Jochum. Below are two versions of a song I created, Prime Time Panic, based on the essay. Donald Trump hijacked prime time for twenty minutes and delivered absolutely nothing, no plan, no facts, no … Continue reading Truth Social Dressed Up With Studio Lighting
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