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Who Owns Mitch McConnell?

I don’t know much about Mitch McConnell.  Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention to him until the impeachment hearings.  So, he could have been a real idiot for decades and I wouldn’t have noticed.  But, as far as the impeachment was concerned, it was pretty clear where he stood, and

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Last Christmas

About 3 million people die in the United States every year.  That’s about 8,000 per day or approximately 6 people every minute.  In fact, depending on how fast you read, somewhere between 10 and 20 people are going to die in the United States before you finish reading this.  They’re

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Truth, Justice or the American Way

According to his bio, Superman fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.  Until recently, I didn’t think you had to chose one over the others.  But I do now.  When I looked at what happened with the 2020 election, I came to see that truth and

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President Trump’s Mute Point

There’s a term that a lot of people mispronounce.  I don’t think they’re misusing it, because the context is generally correct, but the pronunciation is sometimes wrong.  That term is “moot”.  You’ll hear a lot of people pronounce it “mute”.  As an adjective, the word “moot” means doubtful or irrelevant. 

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The Opposite of Gaslighting

There’s a term that I hadn’t heard much before this year, and then I started hearing it a lot.  That term is “gaslighting”.  I didn’t understand what it meant so I did a little poking around.  The term “gaslighting” comes from a 1938 play (and subsequent film adaptations) titled “Gaslight”. 

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MICE and the Corruption of Joe Biden

“MICE” is an acronym used to understand the motives behind why someone would betray their country.  It stands for Money, Ideology, Coercion and Ego.  Ultimately, the cause of someone committing treason will boil down to one or more of those four reasons. Unless you’re purposely trying to stay ignorant, you

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