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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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Sometimes I Don’t Want to Be the Bigger Person — I Want Revenge and Popcorn (Extra Butter, Extra Petty)
There’s a very specific kind of rage that bubbles up when someone wrongs you and somehow walks away wearing a halo, smiling like they just donated a kidney to a koala. It’s the kind of righteous fury that makes you want to dye your dog neon pink, roll up to their house with a boombox…
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Five Months In: The Trumpocalypse Speedrun Nobody Asked For
Well, folks, we’ve done it. We’ve hit the five-month mark of the second Trump presidency, and let me just say: what an overachiever. Most administrations take years to reach full authoritarian collapse, but this one? We’re talking collapse by Memorial Day. If this presidency were a movie, it’d be Mad Max: Mar-a-Lago. Let’s start with…
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Ruth Langmore: The Heart, Soul, and Tragedy of Ozark
The murky waters of the Ozarks, seemingly tranquil on the surface, hide a relentless undertow of criminality, moral decay, and profound desperation. For four gripping seasons, a masterful series plunged us into this treacherous landscape, forcing us to confront the chilling depths of human ambition and the devastating cost of survival. But amidst the calculating…
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The Emperor’s New Tracks – Sorry, I Skipped the ‘Genius’ Era: Why I Never Got the Kanye Hype
The digital air, particularly in the realm of pop culture commentary, often hums with a pervasive, almost religious, reverence for certain figures whose influence is deemed undeniable, their genius unquestionable. To express dissent, to admit a profound lack of connection, can feel like uttering heresy, inviting a swift and merciless digital reckoning. Today, I’m here…
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Echoes in the Silence – Groundbreaking Artists We Lost Too Soon
The air still carries the faint resonance of their melodies, a lingering vibrato in the cultural atmosphere. Their images flash across screens, vivid and vibrant, forever frozen in moments of triumph, vulnerability, and sheer, undeniable brilliance. But then, the quiet ache settles in—the profound understanding that the music stopped too soon, the light dimmed before…