Category: politics
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The More You Know And Schoolhouse Rock
What do PSA’s from our childhood and changing things you need change have to do with each other? Do Patti Smith, speeding muscle cars and heart attacks have a role in change? How do we get through this? Whatever this is. Let’s start with a story. Storytime and the Heart Attack It is a Summer…
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Prepare to be Assimilated! Resistance is Futile!
What does my grandmother, Star Trek, a deleted X post by Eric Trump and resistance have to do with each other? On May 8th of 1989 Star Trek the Next Generation aired the episode “Q-Who”. In this episode we were introduced to the cybernetic humanoid race known as the Borg. They wanted every race they…
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Deaf Culture Wins & the Turning Point Threats
Barely a few weeks into 2025 GOP Conservatives are attacking essential services to the Deaf Community. These voices include Turning Point leader Charlie Kirk, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and Heritage Foundation member Christopher Rufo, and contributing writer to Project 2025 and alt-right and white supremacist publications under the pseudonym Richard Hoste, Richard Hanania. Why are…
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Gen X Watch’s First Year & Future on the Past
In January I started an experiment. Use nostalgia as the vehicle to have important discussions about now and the road ahead. Would people want to take this deeper journey beyond memes about the past being awesome? You came and a lot has happened and more is going to happen. The Idea Nostalgia is comfort. The music…
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Election Stress & How To Not Become a Monster
Tomorrow is election day in the United States. 69% of our audience is in the US. A cursory glance at the news and social media will show that Americans are under a lot of stress and experiencing a lot of anxiety right now. The feelings are valid, there’s a lot at stake. In some ways…
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Thank you for the hope. As I was reading the piece, I was reminded of the lyric "kick at the…
This was absolutely worth reading! Thank you!! We the people do have the power to change shit!! IF... we don't…