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Anderson Allison Cooper and the Enriched Delusion: A Very Stable Tantrum
So here’s to Allison Cooper. May your poise forever expose the chaos. May your reporting cut through the noise. And may your very existence continue to make old men in red hats clutch their pearls harder than their Russian passports.
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Operation Midnight Hammer, Grindr username or military operation, and a President Who Skipped Congress
I’m fairly certain I chatted on Grindr with a guy named “Midnight Hammer,” before I met Matthew. We never met, but the username stuck with me. So imagine my surprise when I woke up to the news that Operation Midnight Hammer was the official name of the U.S. bombing campaign that just leveled multiple Iranian…
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If Jesus Came Back Today, He’d Vote Blue: A Sunday Sermon for the Politically Constipated
It’s Sunday morning, and while the evangelical right is hungover from a Saturday night of God-fearing debauchery—tequila, Tinder, and casual racism—I’m sipping Diet Dr. Pepper and writing a little sermon of my own. Not from a pulpit, but from a keyboard that doesn’t judge me for being gay, liberal, or three Reese’s deep before noon.…
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Medicaid and Social Security Replaced with Thoughts and Prayers (and Other Promises from the Apocalypse)
Welcome to the future: where the oceans have risen, the temperature is lava-adjacent, and America’s retirement plan is a half-used candle from Hobby Lobby labeled “HOPE.” In this brave new world, Medicaid and Social Security have officially been replaced with a federal program called Thoughts and Prayers, which is just a pop-up window that plays…
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What TV Taught Me That Religion Never Could
I spent the first chunk of my life being told that truth lived between two leather-bound covers: The Holy Bible. I was taught that everything worth knowing—morality, love, justice, salvation—had already been figured out, footnoted, and translated into King James English. Questioning it wasn’t curiosity; it was rebellion. And rebellion got you exactly one ticket…
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The Unseen Side of the South: What My Road Trips Reveal Beyond the Postcards
When people think of the American South, a particular image springs to mind: magnolia trees, sweet tea, wraparound porches, maybe a fiddle in the background and someone with a syrupy drawl offering you a “bless your heart.” And while those postcards aren’t exactly wrong—hell, I’ve sipped a sweet tea on a wraparound porch in Georgia…
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5G Mind Control and Lizard People: The Most Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories I’ve Ever Heard (and Maybe Believed for 0.2 Seconds)
You ever hear something so absolutely batshit that your brain short-circuits trying to process it? Like, your eyebrows do that confused slant, your jaw unlatches, and you momentarily disassociate while wondering if we, as a species, deserve to survive? Yeah—welcome to the glittery underbelly of conspiracy culture. Now listen, I’m no stranger to questioning authority.…
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The Enduring Brilliance of Miami’s Matriarchs – Why ‘The Golden Girls’ Was Way Ahead of Its Time—And Still Is
The gentle, familiar piano melody, a quick shot of palm trees, and then, the opening lines of a theme song that has become synonymous with comfort, laughter, and an enduring sense of home: “Thank You For Being A Friend.” For those of us who grew up with it, or discovered its timeless charm later, The…
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The Unyielding Roar – Why Political Protest Is the Oxygen of Democracy
The streets rumble not with tanks, but with voices. The air, thick with the weight of civic discontent, carries a different kind of power. Across the nation, thousands of Americans recently participated in nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Trump’s policies, coinciding, quite pointedly, with a military parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday. For…
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The Unseen Hand – What the Supreme Court Is Doing While You’re Not Looking
Lately, the headlines often roar with the latest political dramas, the fiery pronouncements from the White House, or the contentious debates reverberating through the halls of Congress. These are the visible storms, the public performances that capture our immediate attention and define the daily news cycle. But beneath this roiling surface, often away from the…