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A Howling
Sylvia Shawcross We must greet each other now not by vague kisses in the air off to the side,...
Kick Me
Todd Hayen Remember the ugly prank taping a sheet of paper on a nerd’s back (or on the back...
You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Is Making a List, and You’re On It
John Whitehead “He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows when you’ve been bad...
You’re Gonna Get Sick, Get Used to It
Todd Hayen Zero Covid, zero disease, zero suffering, zero death. Unrealistic goals? You bet—although many countries (particularly China) have...
Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill
John & Nisha Whitehead The purpose of a good government is to protect the lives and liberties of its people. Unfortunately,...
Zooming Our Way Into Oblivion
Todd Hayen Look at all of the wonders that technology has brought us! I am certainly not going to...
The Scritchering
Sylvia Shawcross Please note: This is not a humour column so avoid if despondent or if a highly judgmental...
Voila! C’est ca!
Sylvia Shawcross Oh for heavens sakes! It took awhile but I finally figured it out. They have discombobulated their...
Sand in the Gas Tank
Todd Hayen Everyone knows if you pour sand in a car’s gas tank it will eventually destroy the engine....
What is All this Fuss about Rights?
Todd Hayen People seem to think that anyone who complains about their “rights” is some sort of crybaby ninny....
The Maskparade Charade
Sylvia Shawcross In the ridiculous world of the New Abnormal where we apparently find ourselves it is critically important...
How the US Government is Waging War on its Veterans
John Whitehead >“For soldiers … coming home is more lethal than being in combat.”Brené Brown, research professor at the...
Much Ado About Nothing
Todd Hayen Do any of you think we are over-reacting? I don’t think so, but the sheep-folk certainly do....
We’re at Wefcon 3
Sylvia Shawcross In the ghastly world in which we live—a world that may be flat or not with a...
Believe It or Not!
Todd Hayen I have a confession to make. I do not believe most of what I hear. That doesn’t...
John Carpenter, Authoritarian Monsters & Dictatorship in Disguise
John Whitehead “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one...
The Benefits of a Chaotic World
Todd Hayen It seems there is a clear global effort to make information uniform, and in particular, to make...
The Butterfly Monologues
Sylvia Shawcross There are four types of people in the world. Well, in this world anyway. Now, the first...
A Valid Argument
Todd Hayen “Sheep, I don’t know what’s wrong with sheep these days.” (sung to the tune of Kids! from...
Tapestries and Tapeworms
Sylvia Shawcross Ah the scientists. Bless their happy little hearts I always say. Having known a few of them...
