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Virus of the Soul
Sitting at home reading about tens of thousands of people in my country dying of Covid-19 is hard enough. Knowing that countless more will die in the coming months is even more difficult. But reading about ignorant and hateful acts … Continue reading
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Tagged African, America, Ammon Bundy, brother, California, civil war, compassion, compromise, coronavirus, Covid-19, empathy, enslavement, entitled, environment, evil, exploitation, face mask, genocide, God, government, greatness, heart, Holocaust, Idaho, idiots, Jews, killed, Ku Klux Klan hood, love, Michigan, money, morals, Native Americans, neighbors, news, political positions, politicians, profits, protest, quarantine, religion, sacrifice, science, security guard, sick, soul, spiritual reawakening, virus, war, Wisconsin
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Gunfire
Gunfire The sound of distant gunfire draws nearer as bodies drop one after another after another after another after the sound of rapid-fire gunfire shatters the air and airwaves again; guns glinting in sunlight moonlight man-made light. Darkness has fallen … Continue reading
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Tagged America, bodies, bullets, Colorado, Columbine, condolences, country, darkness, First Baptist, Florida, gunfire, guns, Harvest, Illinois, killing, love, nation, news, Odessa, Oregon, Parkland, pulse, Sandy Hook, sorrow, Texas, Virginia Tech
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On the Jussie Smollett Case
One of the things about our society in this era of instant electronic communications is that all of us tend to jump to conclusions about stories in the news. We hear that an actor like Jussie Smollett has been attacked … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour news cycle, African-Americans, beaten, black men, blog posts, crimes, false reports, fame, gay man, hate crimes, homophobia, homphobic, Jews, Jussie Smollett, killed, knee-jerk reactions, left, liberals, MAGA, memes, Muslim-hating Americans, neo-Nazis, news, police, queer community, queer people, racism, racists, right, suppositions, true, Trump
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On Election Eve
Because I am an optimist and truly want to believe in the best of everyone I keep thinking that we are all Americans regardless of political affiliation, religious beliefs, or anything else, and that after the 2016 election is … Continue reading
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Tagged ads, African-Americans, Americans, assault, authoritarian, candidate, compassion, differently abled, Donald Trump, election, Facebook, Gary Johnson, gay, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Hispanics, honor, human decency, immigrants, Jill Stein, Jimmy Carter, journalists, Latino, Log Cabin Republicans, male survivor, Mike Pence, mudslinging, Muslims, news, newspapers, optimist, partisan, political affiliation, political junkie, politics, President, primary, privilege, realist, religious beliefs, running mate, seuxal abuse, sexual assault, sound bites, sports, third party, Twitter, vote, women
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As Michael Brown is Laid to Rest . . .
As Michael Brown is laid to rest the unrest stops for a moment. It appears that people are honoring his father’s plea for a day of silence and peace. As Michael Brown is laid to rest my mind does not. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, Castle Doctrine, citizens, Ferguson, history, homelessness, inequality, make my day laws, Michael Brown, neighbors, New Year's Eve, news, peace, poverty, race, racism, reality T. V., Trayvon Martin, violence
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One Weekend
One of the things I regularly do is look at news online. This morning I saw that a man had been shot and killed in a hotel parking lot in my city of Madison, Wisconsin. It doesn’t happen often here, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, assault, Aurora, Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Beloit, Boston, Boston Globe, Brighton Park, Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, Dallas, Dallas Morning News, Denver, Denver Post, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, double homicide, El Paso, El Paso Times, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Garland, gun culture, gunfire, head trauma, Hocking HIll, homicide, Houston, Houston Chronicle, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Star, injuries, Jacksonville, Jacksonville News, Jurupa, killing, L. A. Times, Los Angeles, Madison, Memphis Daily News, Mempis, Milwaukee, murder, Nashville, Nashville Tennessean, New York, New York Times, news, officer-involved shooting, Pennyback Creek, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Phoenix, Phoenix Sun, Pomona, Riverside, San Antonio, San Antonio Express-News, San Diego, San Diego State University, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose, San Jose Mercury News, Sausalito, Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, shooting, shootout, stabbing, suicide, Tempe, violent crime, war zone, Washington DC, Washington Post, Wisconsin
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A Single Bluebird 