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20 Years, Trillions of Dollars, and We Have Learned Nothing

Posted on September 11, 2021 by gojohnego

We will never forget. …but will we will need think about a few things. How many people did we kill in Iraq after we invaded a country for no justifiable reason – and when the world knows the real reason … Continue reading →

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Politics. “Honest Education” and why teachers must defend it in the US. 7-7-21

Posted on July 7, 2021 by gojohnego

Critical Race Theory is a college-level theory course in which they examine how laws and economics, whether intentionally or not (but in most cases, it was intentional) created inequalities in society that cut along racial lines in the US and … Continue reading →

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Politics. In Honor of a Leader on the Day of His Birth. 01-18-2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by gojohnego

Usually, when people want the country to sing kumbaya, ignore trespasses and injustice, and not hold racist White folks accountable, they pull a random quote from Martin Luther King Jr. and weaponize his words for their convenience, much like oppressors … Continue reading →

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Politics. The Age of Assholism. 11-8-2020

Posted on November 8, 2020 by gojohnego

Many people are walking around on Twitter and Sunday morning talking-head shows, proclaiming that the reason why the race was so close, and that 67 million Americans voted for a known liar, alleged con-artist and rapist, and person largely responsible … Continue reading →

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Politics. There Once was a Great Nation. 10.09.20

Posted on October 9, 2020 by gojohnego

There was once a great nation called The United States of America, where people were proud to be American. It was a country of diverse cultures and communities that often kept their distance from each other, fought with each other, … Continue reading →

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Politics. Hosting Guests in a Pandemic. 3-14-2020

Posted on March 14, 2020 by gojohnego

We are living in interesting times. This week, COVID-19 – a Coronavirus believed to have originated in a live animal market in Wuhan, China – was declared a global pandemic earlier this week. It came in at a time of … Continue reading →

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Politics. there are some folks walking around in Louboutin’s while the rest of us have to figure out how to cross a desert of broken glass with newspapers wrapped around our feet.

Posted on March 15, 2017 by gojohnego

I’ve been away a while because, frankly, dissecting where our country went wrong and decided to elect our 45th President bores me now. There’s a sector of our population that fell for a con-job and now we’re all going to … Continue reading →

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Politics.The media discovers Bernie Sanders. 1-18-16

Posted on January 18, 2016 by gojohnego

12507639_963633427024995_7460461786208635965_n.png Let’s take this a few steps further, shall we?   How many of the people on the list on the left received government bailouts when Wall Street Crashed?   All of them.   How many of the groups on … Continue reading →

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Politics. Humor landing badly, Police overreach, and Communication Misfires. 7-25-15

Posted on July 25, 2015 by gojohnego

Earlier this week, a discussion rolled across my Facebook feed. Experts offered opinions. Jokes and quips landed badly. People got mad and the texts back and forth just scrolled, and scrolled, and SCROLLED down my screen. People were offended by … Continue reading →

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Politics. I can’t believe he said that. February 17, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by gojohnego

We’ve all seen those stories from the southern United States where an elected official, usually White and male, says something overtly racist. The story is usually presented by a so-called Liberal media source and usually is an opportunity for White … Continue reading →

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