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I write and design for the handknitting market. Before that I invented teh intertubes as a hotshot Seattle web developer. As an expert in creating and following design motifs and patterns, I turn my skillz to politics and news. It's all linked. Trust me.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
A meditation on right-wing cognitive dissonance
Conservatives fetishize what they consider traditional life. Family farms, mom and pop businesses. Good neighbors helping one another clean up after a storm. Republican politics, on the other hand, treat labor as a moral failing. If you take your shower … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Philosophy, Pure Politics
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BofA is trying to stiff you with $74 TRILLION
Look. This is EXACTLY what financial regulation is designed to prevent. Bank of America Corp is trying to take $74 trillion dollars in bad investments under its faltering Merrill Lynch subsidiary, which is not federally insured, and MOVE that loss … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Crisis
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They should be the ones to pay for it
Unbelievable. Fisker Automotive, one of the new companies designing and building electric cars, took $529 million in US loan money and is now manufacturing in Finland. ABC News quotes company founder Henrik Fisker, “There was no contract manufacturer in the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Crisis, Jobs
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On the trap of the narrative arc
Last night Senate Republicans effectively shut out President Obama’s bill to fund public employees – teachers, emergency personnel, etc. It is clear that Republicans are willing to do anything to scuttle this administration, even if it destroys the nation in … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Pure Politics
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Herman Cain’s latest flip-flop
Cain’s seemingly bipolar response to “the abortion issue” is very easy to understand. As a genuine Conservative, he feels that government intervention in private decisions is wrong. As a Republican nominee for office he understands the need to appear to … Continue reading
Populism being targeted by anti-Semitism. It’s not OK.
Our two populist movements have, this morning, taken dramatically different directions. While GOP operatives decry #OWS as anti-Semitic, actual White Supremacists and Anti-Semites are planning to recruite Tea Party members into their hateful and counterproductive ideology. #OWS, on the other … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Pure Politics
Tagged #occupy, class warfare, partisanship, racism
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Leave it in Vegas
The people who love me have asked me to stop watching things like the GOP debates. I throw things, and apparently it can get ugly. Who knew? They didn’t tell me I can’t watch the clips afterwards, or listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Pure Politics
Tagged Bachmann, Cain, debate, election, GOP, Romney, Santorum
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Art, Design, Propaganda, and the populist movements
Art consists of expressing your own truth, be it hard earned through painful experience, or easily gained through the efforts of good teachers, to an audience who is interested in hearing it. The audience, if open, can use the artist … Continue reading
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… And after that
I just gave you three fast steps to stemming the tide of anger and resentment. To fix the systemic financial inequality problems, you have to change the system. Here’s a few more points. 4. End the Bush Tax Cuts. Cutting … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Financial Crisis, Philosophy, Pure Politics
Tagged #occupy, banks, jobs, social justice
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Occupy
If you read my twitterstream, you’ll already know that I am a huge fan of the #Occupy movement that has swept through major cities across the United States and into the rest of the world. Some call it America’s participation … Continue reading