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Probably want to stay away from the beaches tomorrow.

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The Insult of "Boys Will Be Boys"

The Insult of “Boys Will Be Boys”

As a man, the discussion of the highly sensitive topic of the handling of allegations of rape and sexual assault of women can be difficult and dangerous. On one side, there are those who side immediately with the accuser of the assault, attacking those who may wish to wait and see what a thorough investigation will turn up as people exercising their misogynistic “privilege” to not care about the…

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My Great Shutdown

I stood outside of the courtroom after the hearing was over, shaken and upset. Not ten minutes before, the mediator we sat before recommended the ending of our marriage, bringing a legal end to a relationship first started February of 2007. My mother and my best friend had come to the hearing, offering their emotional and mental support.

I wanted to say something–anything–to my now ex-wife, free…

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A Crisis of Government

A Crisis of Government

“The voice of a god, and not of a man.”

That part of Acts 12:12 sticks in my head every time I watch a Trump rally. I marvel at the sycophancy of Trump’s base, who come to said rallies to worship at the feet of a man who soothes their fears of a world changing around them. They view him through a prism no different than despots past and present: incapable of doing anything wrong, always the…

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A Man Who Would Be Caesar

A Man Who Would Be Caesar

Caligula resides in history as perhaps the most evil Emperor, other than Nero, to ever head the Roman Empire. Born August 31, 12 A.D., he rose to power after the death of Tiberius Caesar on March 16, 37 A.D. According to most ancient historical accounts, the first several months of Caligula’s rule were marked by great prosperity, including giving raises in pay to soldiers, ending treason trials,…

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Another Republican Consent to Perversion

Another Republican Consent to Perversion

George Tiller was a doctor who provided women’s health services in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Initially intending to start a dermatology practice there, he took over his father’s family practice after his family was tragically killed in a plane crash in 1970. His father’s practice had provided abortions, and he continued to do so. The most evil elements of the Right would not like this. Dr.…

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"An Unacceptable President"

“An Unacceptable President”

Andrew Johnson was the first President of the United States to face impeachment proceedings against him, which started on March 5, 1868. In part, Johnson’s charges consisted of breaking the Tenure of Office Act with the forcing out of one Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of War, and seeking to replace him with Ulysses S. Grant, who was more in line with Johnson’s own ideologies against…

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Party of the Desperate Strongman

Party of the Desperate Strongman

  Greg Gianforte should be in jail right now. Less than twenty-four hours before a special election for a seat in Congress, Gianforte attacked journalist for The Guardian Ben Jacobs, grabbing him by the throat and “body-slamming” him to the ground, according to confirming reports by Fox News (of all places) and BuzzFeed. Instead of cooling his heels in a Montana jail cell, Gianforte, a man with…

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Conflicts, and Constitutional Crisis

Conflicts, and Constitutional Crisis

Given the events of this week so far, it would not be considered too much of a stretch to say that our Nation is in the middle of a constitutional crisis. Rep. Devin Nunes, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, basically ran interference for the White House by personally briefing President Trump on some incidental pickup of some of the president’s communications–something which was…

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Lies, Damned Lies, and "Other People's Babies"

Lies, Damned Lies, and “Other People’s Babies”

What, exactly, is the value of the truth? If a lie is told often enough to the right ear, it is nearly always believed as fact, especially if it serves to perpetuate the support of who told the lie, and confirms the bias against the subject of the lie. And as has been proven countless times in the last fifty-plus days, this administration has proven that all it needs is to simply air whatever it…

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Power Couples, and the Strangeness of Place

Power Couples, and the Strangeness of Place

In 2007, two loves came into my life. The year before, I met the woman who would eventually become my wife, the one I called my One Great Love. She lived in a town that, as the song lyrics go, is a “concrete jungle where dreams are made of.” Our very first date was there, and throughout the first year of our relationship, she spent time showing me around this glorious Apple, New York City. My…

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A #Q_train enters the #West_8th_Street_Station.

#New_York_City_Subways #mtanyctransit

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Sessions of Corruption

For one brief moment, it seemed like Donald Trump had finally mastered the art of being a president in the House Chamber Tuesday night. As he stood on the dais and repeated the promises and slogans made throughout his campaign, Trump’s appearance that night — especially his admittedly moving tribute to the widow of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens — was hailed by Chris Cilizza…

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You'll Get No Chance From Me

You’ll Get No Chance From Me

For eight years, I watched as the Right savaged Barack Obama, and used the Legislative Branch to deny him anything regarding his own agenda. I watched as Senator Mitch McConnell defiantly declared their ultimate goal of making him a one-term president by any means necessary, from incessant stonewalling in Congress and attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, to playing politics with raising…

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DWB: Dating While Bipolar

DWB: Dating While Bipolar

BROOKLYN– My parents are one of the quintessential examples of what a marriage should be. At the age of fifty-eight, Kevin and Robin Carter have been together for 36 years. This has rubbed off on three out of the four men I am thankful to call my little brothers. Just recently, one of my brothers and his wife celebrated ten years of marriage. My best friend and his wife have been together nearly…

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The Failed Northern Strategy

The Failed Northern Strategy

NEW YORK–Imagine, if you will, being painted with a broad brush; marginalized, ridiculed and made fun of for years for being a bunch of backwards-thinking, gun-fellating, Bible-thumping trailer trash, who hate all minorities and religions other than those “Judeo-Christian” values they hold so dear, by granola-crunching, kombucha-drinking hypocrites, with our “safe spaces”, “trigger warnings”, and…

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The Reality of a Deadbeat

The Reality of a Deadbeat

Permit, if you will, a moment of personal reflection. I have been a man in a state of rebuilding for the last year and four months. During that time, and even before my separation from my now ex-wife, my writing has suffered. My writing and tweeting have dwindled down to nothing more than a few posts, here and there. The crash-and-burn of what many (myself obviously included) once considered to…