Category: Big thoughts
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Imagine Pacifica
I’ve been writing over the past year about the prospects for greater independence of Pacific states—Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. Let’s call it Pacifica, for the moment. See previous pieces here, here, and here. I believe such discussions need to take place as the so-called United States has become irreparably…
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Pacific states, we have a problem
As the abuses spewing forth from the White House become more widespread, serious, and unavoidable, let’s keep one question in mind: How much abuse from a national tyrant are we willing to endure before we walk away from this dysfunctional relationship?
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Divided States, Fractured America
Time for some real talk: The United States of America is over. These states have not been united for many years, sharply divided between red and blue, between two political parties with irreconcilable differences. The Republican Party, already far to the right, has lately experienced a hostile takeover by MAGA…
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Thoughts about political action in 2025
Here are some thoughts about responding the MAGA assault to come this year. Your thoughts? Please post in comments. Respond to specific injustices as they arise. Of course. Remember how people shut down airports when the Muslim travel ban was announced last time? A rapid, forceful response that could not…
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Manufactured fascism
I’ve been reading too many post-election analyses that point fingers in all the wrong directions and completely miss the elephant in the room. The problem is not what Harris did or didn’t do in her campaign or whether some different choices could have moved the vote a point or two…
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