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Tucker Carlson's move to Twitter led him to celebrate it as the last preserve of free speech. But his relation to speech was long slippery, best reflected on the heuristic display of the 2016 electoral map that was the logo of the pundit's nightly show's and its guiding rationale. Continue reading →
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Expansionist Energies and Political Synergies: Unpacking the Brave New World of DOGE

Donald Trump has so skillfully adopted terms and coopted concepts by slapping his name on them to rebrand them as his own, in ways we may do well to question if this is entirely impulsively done. From CPAC to the … Continue reading →

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Victory!

Sensing a need for administering a national shot of dopamine without much to accomplish for n end to war in Ukraine–despite promises of one being imminent–and with less low-rate beachfront properties available than hoped for amidst the rubble in Gaza, … Continue reading →

4 months ago 45 votes
Counterfeit Puppets: Hustler’s University, Red Pills and the Manosphere

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4 months ago 46 votes
Putting out Fires and Ensuring Water Flow

Before the mass firings of civil servants, members of government, and oversight by the Trump administration, we were already shocked by two major disruptions that suggest the danger of the new President’s reflexive knee-jerk responses from his over-sensitive gut. Both–the … Continue reading →

4 months ago 52 votes
“You Know,–It’s Over”

“I am looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now,” President Trump told Jordan’s Abdullah II, “and it’s a mess. It’s a real mess.” Trump seemed not to consider the scale of American arms’ involvement in its destruction, but to … Continue reading →

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Submission – Official Map: Valley Metro Light Rail and Streetcar, Phoenix, Arizona, 2025

Submitted by a few people—sorry for the delay in getting to this!—including Shameek, who says: Phoenix is opening the new southern light rail extension and splitting the system into two separate lines, so naturally they released a new map! I like some of the ideas in here, especially the downtown inset and treating the streetcar […]

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Ontario, Day 5 (Lake and Caves)

As I planned the trip, I tried to intersperse mellow days with active days and most of the time I followed those guidelines. Originally Day 5 was designed as something low-key in Collingwood without any driving. However, plans shifted a tiny bit and we did more than we anticipated. Hen and Chicken Island I ducked […] The post Ontario, Day 5 (Lake and Caves) appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

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Has a Nuke Gone Off?
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Ontario, Day 4 (Penetanguishene and Beyond)

I had absolutely no idea how to pronounce Penetanguishene, and I still don’t. Typing it isn’t any easier. I had to cut-and-paste the name to make sure I got it right. Nonetheless, that’s where we pointed the car on our fourth day in Ontario, about an hour northeast of Collingwood. Notice that I mentioned road […] The post Ontario, Day 4 (Penetanguishene and Beyond) appeared first on Twelve Mile Circle - An Appreciation of Unusual Places.

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