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BELLS AND WHISTLES

Sometimes I’ll walk down to Health and Harmony on Hudson Street in the early evening, and as I’m walking back the jubilant carillon cheering on the first responders cheers and invigorates me. The first responders, putting their lives on the … Continue reading

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PRESIDENT BONE SPURS TELLS AMERICA TO KAMIKAZE ITSELF

We have a depraved, traitorous sociopath in the Oval Office. But I guess you knew that already.

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NOW THE GATES’ ARE GETTING CARTE BLANCHE

Gov Cuomo, inevitably weak in the knees whenever he hears the siren song of oligarchs, is now planing to unleash the Gates and their top-down, top-heavy education dogmas on New York State. As Zephyr Teachout tweets: “Gates is always about … Continue reading

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AMERICA IS DISCOVERING HOW DANGEROUS IS A LACK OF AESTHETIC DISCERNMENT

From “The War on the Arts in America” “Trump’s garishly painted and plastered appearance was a monument to a lifetime of sham and self-indulgence. His hair, teeth and complexion were graphically fake. Yet millions of Americans lapped up his pronouncement … Continue reading

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IN CASE YOU WEREN’T THERE

Here’s a dub of my March 6 FIT talk.

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REPUBLICANS NOW OPENLY ENDORSE DOMESTIC TERRORISM

Trump pends a love tweet to the AR-wielding thugs who descended on the Michigan capitol, as does Michigan COP leader Shirkey…and McConnell doesn’t breathe a word.

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WHEN DEMOCRACY WAS IN FLOWER

Chris Hedges writes: “The foundation of Athenian democracy rose out of the egalitarian social and political reforms of Solon, including his decision to wipe out all of the debts that were bankrupting Athenian citizens.”

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AND THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE

Right before the pandemic hit here, an acquaintance of mine was in Jericho, Long Island and happened to see for sale a pair of socks he thought would be just my thing. And they are: they’re printed with Woodstock Festival … Continue reading

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THE TRASHY, SLOVENLY TONE OF EVERYTHING AROUND TRUMP

The Washington Post has just put together a devastating video dub of White House something-or-other Katie Price hectoring and hog-calling the press.

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THE TRUMP ECONOMY WAS A SHAM, ANYWAY

Lower rate of job growth than under Obama, but Obama’s economy was part smoke and mirrors, too–the jobs being created were/are minimum wage. The recent slight rise in wages does not compensate for decades of flat wages. America is not … Continue reading

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