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In late December, I requested an Uber ride up to the store. A handsome, middle-aged gentleman named Moises picked me up. I began a conversation with him, because I loved his accent, but couldn't quite pinpoint the origin. He told me that he was from Iran and that he was a movie director who made a film that that government did not like. For his ( Read more... )

Happy New Year to my dear ones here on LJ.  Go green for 2017.  Fight for the Earth, fight for our freedoms.
NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!

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According to the writer of this article, Christians Are to Blame for the War on Christianity. That's the name of the article. Personally, I would have made a distinct difference between the two groups, and there are two groups - true followers of Christ and extremists who slander him for their own gain. This is perhaps the best article I've ever ( Read more... )

Frank Zappa's lucidity in this clip from an episode of Crossfire that aired in 1986.

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The entire show is presented here, if you have the time to view it.

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The ruse of protecting children and families was one of the first steps the right wing took in dismantling the US constitution. If Zappa were alive today, I think he'd probably reel with horror at ( Read more... )

If you are a woman, a LGTB, an African American, a poor individual, a person without health insurance, a non-so-called-Christian, an employee of a corporation, a person who is concerned about the environment, an artist (writer, artist, musician, actor, etc) or a patron of the Arts, or anything else other than a rich white man, and you vote for ( Read more... )

I'm not a British citizen, but I wouldn't mind being one. I do have an English presence here on the Cliffs, though, so I'm reposting this. I suggest you do the same.

This is a repost, by request. Recommend any UK residents do likewise, wherever their online presence should be.

In the upcoming elections in the UK, the far-right party the BNP are ( Read more... )

After working 10 hours, first at the dollar store, then at Sally Foster, I come home and see the Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Satan in a Dress. Already, my stress level is out the roof ( Read more... )

I'm going to have to be really careful over the next month. After the 2000 debacle, I thought my heart was going to stop from fright. After 2004, I thought my brain would burst from frustration. I get too caught up in the drama of American politics and would like to survive long enough to at least vote before I die from the stress ( Read more... )