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Posted by on May 14, 2015 in Blog, Politics | 3 comments

How the Big Business of Writing Traffic Tickets is Destroying Many Communities (and Creating Riots)

 

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This is the second in a two-part series.

Yesterday, I wrote a first-hand account about the seemingly benign personal experience of being ticketed for multiple traffic violations in various parts of the country, while released with just a warning in the state of Nevada, where I currently reside.  The point seemed abundantly clear — cops have discretionary power and do make certain judgments about those they detain and prospectively cite for violations.  Most of you who have gotten out of traffic tickets at one time or another will likely agree.

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Posted by on May 1, 2015 in Blog, Politics | 0 comments

Baltimore

 

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I don’t pretend to have much if any, a special insight into the civil unrest happening right now in Baltimore, and frankly, I’m a little perturbed that so many like me with vastly limited subject knowledge, no exposure whatsoever to the problems, and preconceived dare I say prejudicial attitudes of urban blight in America now posture themselves on authorities on events they know little or nothing about.  So quit pretending.

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Posted by on Apr 6, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Travel | 0 comments

The Real Star of U2’s Classic Anthem — “Pride (in the Name of Love)”

 

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For those of us of a certain age, raised on a steady diet of MTV (when music videos were played exclusively), many of us will remember U2’s huge breakthrough hit, “Pride in the Name of Love,” recorded in 1984 which came off The Unforgettable Fire album, a masterpiece.

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Posted by on Dec 3, 2014 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves | 8 comments

Things We Should (Probably) Do That Might Sound Ridiculous

 

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Let’s talk about things we should do — including things that are practical, but seemingly ridiculous.  In other words, let’s discuss some crazy ideas that actually make perfect sense, but which are unlikely ever to be taken seriously let alone adopted by mainstream society.

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Posted by on Nov 28, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves | 2 comments

Now that Thanksgiving’s Over, Let the Greed Stampede Begin!

 

"Black Friday" Marks Start Of Holiday Shopping Season

 

Black Friday is the most grotesque holiday ever invented by humankind.  It’s a collective manifestation of hysterical mobs and mass greed, a corporatist conspiracy designed to cattle prod America into a chaotic buying frenzy.  It’s an outlandish propaganda campaign intended to cage even greater numbers of Americans deeper into debt.  It’s the unscrupulous grand design of the evil axis that exists between banks, retailers, and advertisers to guarantee that the working class stays in hock up to their fucking eyeballs.

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