Bad Things Happen when Wealth Is Conflated with Intelligence

The wealthy are drinking their own Kool-Aid and force-feeding it to the rest of society. In short, they are waterboarding Americans with their own version of reality. Their sycophants are mesmerized by the wealth and perceived power of oligarchs and swallow the story, no matter how ludicrous, hoping that some of it will rub off … Read more

Preparing for Encounters with Law Thugs During a Peaceful Protest

Protests are a cornerstone of democratic societies and are protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. While some demonstrations remain peaceful, current events show that even lawful gatherings can devolve into confrontations with agencies such as ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and local police. U.S. Congress Member Adelita Grijalva (CD-7) was pepper-sprayed during … Read more

A Burner Phone is Your Invisibility Cloak at a Protest

Life in today’s dystopian police state is fraught with new challenges that most sane people never even considered, much less feared, last year. It’s time to buy a burner phone. Back in the good ‘ol days, peaceful protests were seen as constitutionally protected rights. Everyone knew the US Constitution trumped bullshit from authoritarian MAGAt (MAGA … Read more