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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We’ve got a bit of everything happening this week at Ye Olde Blogge from adventures with tissue to poking eyes out to fun and sad animal news to catalogues of food, statehood anniversaires, and questions better asked than answered.
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Our democracy rides on the 2022 election. The GOP has passed numerous voter suppression and nullification laws in many of the states. The Senate is a stalemate. How likely is it that MAGA Nation is going to accept Democratic winners in 2022?
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Given the accepting attitudes towards political violence by those polled and the amount of violence in general in our country, we’re likely to see substantial political violence surrounding the 2022 election.
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It was a real week what with the anniversary of the 6 January Insurrection and the Cambodian Genocide and two major speeches and back spasms plus all the Internet blog reading that you could want to to do. You’ll not want to miss a moment!
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Join Ye Olde Blogge in commemorating the Cambodian Genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge. Commemorate this day to remind yourself that it could be happening very soon in the US.
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It is increasingly seeming like it is too late to save our democracy or avoid much of the hardship of restoring it, especially since one side isn’t willing to participate in democracy any more. Polarization is the demise of democracy. Conclusion: be ready for a real fight.
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Are we becoming less racist? There’s good news and bad news! Good news until 2016, we were becoming less. After 2016, we don’t know, but you know, don’t you?
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2021 went out like it came: giving us its best shot. But, we’re still standing. Most of us, anyway. We cover it all from hockey year end blog posts, to grieving those we lost, to the cartoons and comics. 2021 isn’t done until you’ve seen its snarky, sarcasticky, profaney end!
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Our last chance to pimp our best posts and greatest accomplishments of 2021. We had goals and we met them! Ha! Take that 2021! Bring on 2022!
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Another year slips past. Another year of the #COVID19 pandemic. Another year of growing authoritarianism. Another year of Democrats delivering the goods but not getting the credit. It is all summarized here in Ye Olde Blogge’s stats for the year.
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A report on mathematical models of our democracy as Complex Adaptive Systems suggests we are at the tipping point in the fight for our democracy. 2022 will be the year that we fight for our democracy. Should we lose the election, we will have lost our democracy, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over, though.
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Christmas is always a busy time of year, and squeezing out a blog post is always challenging, so here’s this week’s Whaz Up telling you how we spent our Festivus and Christmas and all the good reading from the blogopshere and MSM we did including tales of viscous monkeys and Christmas stories
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MAGA Nation seems to be stuck relitigating the 2020 election hoping for a different outcome. They have all of the symptoms of prolonged grief disorder, but instead of wrecking their own lives, they are destroying our democracy.
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What ails the Democratic Party in the run up to the 22 elections? Can it be diagnosed? Can it be cured? Yes, Yes, and YES! Will they? Who knows? Ye Olde Blogge does!
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Hey, we missed a week! It’s bound to be a bit longer. Anywho, here’s what we managed to read and do during the past week and a much longer of things we didn’t do but wished we had! Thanks for reading!
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Take a stroll through Festivuses past at Ye Olde Blogge. Learn about the history of the holiday, the traditions, the food, the decorations, and so much more! It’s #FestivusMiracle
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The cards speak for themselves! Download ’em and share ’em widely! And let us know your Festivus plans in the comments!
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Sad to say, but I’m overwhelmed with IRL stuff and can no longer maintain the pretense of blogging on a regular schedule. We’ll be back on or about Saturday 18 December! See y’all then.
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La Petite Fille has her first dose of the vaccine and a workable game plan to get her other doses and the rest of her vaccines updated! Otherwise, Ye Olde Blogge is just holding on during this crazy school year. Through it all we managed to read some good stuff to share.
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Every election cycle, the GQP drums up some racist dog whistle to seduce the middle-class suburban voter with, accuse Dems of socialists, and claim credit for the things they haven’t done. The Dems stumble and fumble their messaging. Why can’t the Dems ever learn?
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