It's been five long years of blogging the Trump years. We've laughed, we've cried, we've pulled some of our remaining hair out, but we've made it. It is almost done and our democracy, nation, and souls are still largely intact. Unfortunately, we're not through.There is much more to come as we stitch ourselves back together like some kind of common Frankenstein monster as we recover from the PTSD that Trump gave us and the needless deaths and suffering from #COVID19. We also have to keep #BidenHarris honest & progressive, oppose Republican obstructionism anti-democratic tendencies, and whatever other black swans await us. All of which will be addressed using good old-fashioned snarcky, sarcasticky, profaney fun and psychological insights.
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The Republican effort to undermine the Biden administration makes it that much more likely that #Putin will win in #Ukraine. Putin is literally attacking the Western democratic way of life. We must see ourselves as one people in order to win this war.
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It’s been a busy and hectic week at Ye Olde Blogge and that was before the Ukraine invasion! There’s good reading about all our favorites (dogs, Shirley Chisholm, and earth’s core) and updates on the doorknob and passport sagas!
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On 26 February 2012, Trayvon Martin was mercilessly gunned down in cold blood. Take a moment to remember the young man’s death that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement and to renew your commitment to fighting for justice, equality, and democracy.
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It takes less than a minute to find out how you can help the brave citizens of Ukraine resist Putin’s invasion. Please make a donation today.
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Putin has been playing the long game: weaken the liberal Western democracies with divisive politics a la Trump and then remake the world order to favor oligarchs and authoritarianism. Trump was a means to this end.
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The conservative members of our society are being very destructive in their response to the pandemic and promotion of racist conservative social issues. Is it the case that people with dark tetrad personalities are drawn to conservative politics?
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The highlight of my week was being trapped for 90 minutes in my bathroom. Otherwise, I’m a bit depressed, dysthymic, really. How was your week?
#Depression #Dysthymia
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This week, I’ve felt like that there chicken roasted and stabbed through the back on the altar of some kind of spirit or ancestor. I hope they thought I was yummy! And, lots of interesting stuff to read about.
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By now we’ve all heard about MTG’s malaprop of Gazpacho-Gestapo, and we’ve made our jokes and collected up a bunch of likes, shares, and follows. But there is more to her statement than just her own ignorance. It is the very real threat to our democracy that she and our response to her poses.
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As if things weren’t stressful enough, I’ve managed to lose my passport… in my HOUSE! That there’s some amazingly cringeworthy links in this week’s readings from tarot cards to you did WHAT to your dick?
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There are many ways to steal an election, you just look for the weak links and exploit them. Here’s all the ways that the Republicans will use to steal Election 2022.
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Everybody loved Molly Ivins, but few remember her without some prodding. Here’s your prod on the anniversary of her death. The vacuum she left has never been filled. Ye Olde Blogge misses her greatly.
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The events of Ye Olde Blogge’s week have been eventful! Incredible visits to places around Phnom Penh, with pictures. Forgetting a patron saints holy day. Out of #COVID19 quarantine. None of that is mentioning the blogs and news I’ve read this week. It’s top stuff.
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The coming #GOPDystopia will be small subtle shifts in the way we do things for white people. Small enough for them to convince themselves nothing has changed. For PoC’s and progressives, though, life will be much harder immediately.
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Feeling frustrated? Fatigued? Exhausted? Being more sarcastic, cynical, or negative? Is it impossible to achieve your goals? Well, then, bucko, you might could be burned out! How can you take care of yourself so you can #SaveOurDemocracy?
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It’s been an eventful week with appearances from both snails and #COVID19 at Ye Olde Blogge. Stories no one wants to miss as well as links to interesting reading in the media and blogosphere that you might’ve missed.
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Forewarned is forearmed. Planning ahead on what you’ll do when the GQP refuses to seat Democratic winners and ties the 2022 election up in court will help ensure you do it. Starting to organize and train now for the mass peaceful protests that will be necessary to #SaveOurDemocracy is imperative.
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Our democracy died when we started electing politicians who thought it was more important that they get re-elected than representing their constituents or political positions.
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Take a moment to remember MLK, his legacy, and what he fought for as we head into one of the darkest chapters of America’s history.
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Join Ye Olde Blogge in remembering Betty White on her 100th birthday.
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