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Well maybe not daily, but as the need to express my current feelings. Joy and Depression. I know that this to shall pass, but sometimes it just feels hopeless.
This page is a curated and evolving list of internet voices I find worth listening to. Like anyone else, I’ve been pulled in by clickbait and hype more times than I care to admit, and I use sources like these to step back, clear the noise, and see the broader picture again.
I’ll be honest with you — most of what I read and listen to leans left. That’s where I land. But I’m genuinely afraid of any pendulum that swings too far in either direction, so I’ve made a deliberate effort to include voices that challenge that. The Dispatch and Tangle in particular are worth your time regardless of where you stand politically. If a source is a late-night show like The Daily Show or Jimmy Kimmel, you’re responsible for separating the delivery from the substance — humor often carries truth beneath it.
The goal here isn’t to tell you what to think. It’s to give you the opportunity to think — to slow the manufactured insanity we’re all living through, and to focus on fixing broken systems rather than just tearing everything down. Links get added and removed over time. So do my opinions.
Public Announcement – Not Politics but $$
Long story short: I thought my cash cards had been skimmed. Oh no—nothing that simple. I activated a credit card on Saturday at 1 pm; it was declined at 2 pm. Wells Fargo caught the
OH My God We Are In Power!
Maybe that’s the question we should be asking before we decide that simply changing who holds the gavels means we have changed the system. Because making that decision tomorrow may be too late.
Screwed, Blued, and Tattooed – Video
And it's the same when the far left keeps referring to all Republicans as MAGAs. You don't need to apologize, but if you're not a card-carrying MAGA, tell someone that. Hey, I'm a Republican, I'm
The Outrage Is Not an Accident
Nobody's asking you to switch teams forever. Nobody's asking you to feel bad for the values you hold. The ask is smaller and harder than that: notice when you're being fed fear instead of information,
Different Strokes — How Many Chips Do You Want? – Video
How many chips do you want? And while I'm telling you what I'm looking for in the next president, there's one more thing. I want a team from day one. Not a successor chosen in
Oregon Ballot Drop Off Boxes
In May 2026 (around the primary election), officials noted that Oregon has 321 official drop boxes (also called drop sites). These are available until 8 p.m. on Election Day, are monitored, and include fire-suppression features.
Different Strokes — How Many Chips Do You Want?
How many chips do you want? And while I'm telling you what I'm looking for in the next president, there's one more thing. I want a team from day one. Not a successor chosen in
The Outrage Is Not an Accident – Video
Nobody's asking you to switch teams forever. Nobody's asking you to feel bad for the values you hold. The ask is smaller and harder than that: notice when you're being fed fear instead of information,
Uh, Hey Canada, busy Friday?
Maybe a nice king crab and salmon dinner and a bottle of Pinot Noir from one of my Willamette Valley wineries. Not commitments, maybe just some nice conversation away from the noise. After all, we
Don’t Check Just the Box
Sometimes that may mean voting for a Republican. Sometimes a Democrat. Sometimes someone outside the two major parties. And sometimes it may mean leaving a box unchecked. The point is simple: don’t vote for the
Screwed, Blued, and Tattooed
And it's the same when the far left keeps referring to all Republicans as MAGAs. You don't need to apologize, but if you're not a card-carrying MAGA, tell someone that. Hey, I'm a Republican, I'm
Obama, Trump and the Age of AI by Dan Rather and Team Steady Sep 14, 2026
Then along comes artificial intelligence (AI). The new technology has stormed into our lives whether we like it or not, and suddenly it doesn’t matter for whom you voted.
The Devil Went to D.C.
The Devil Went to D.C.
The Greatest Firsts of All Time
Elephant's Ink Room Believe It or Not
Is There No Decency
Donald J. Trump. You have insulted and offended me and my family. And I would imagine you have insulted and offended just about every person who has ever served in the military, and every first
Would I Lie To You?
I'm going to give every adult $5,000.00 if I stay in POWER, oops, there it went again, in office. Yes, $5,000.00. Just don't think about the issues, don't think about wars, don't think about healthcare,
Your Government at Work? Or How to Limit Free Speech
When the FCC can strong-arm a network into yanking a Senate candidate’s interview off the air—and it happens twice, to two different hosts covering the exact same race—that’s not some random regulatory hiccup. That’s a
“The Power of a Trump Endorsement”
The Republican view it as the mark of Cain, the albatross around the neck that will surely drag them down.
The Greatest Show On Earth — Sorry Trump, Your Flatulence Still Stinks – Video
Make your decisions with thought. Because whoever walks into the White House next walks in carrying way too much inherited power, and must be honestly, genuinely willing to give a lot of it back for
It’s Up to You.
Trump is not a Republican. He is the original RINO. And too many of us let him get away with it.
The Greatest Show On Earth — Sorry Trump, Your Flatulence Still Stinks
Make your decisions with thought. Because whoever walks into the White House next walks in carrying way too much inherited power, and must be honestly, genuinely willing to give a lot of it back for
Scalloped Potatoes
18 dead. Most of our missiles depleted. The Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln — a bit rusty and overworked, her sailors thinking about swimming home, every last one of them dreaming of a nice warm plate
The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026 by Ron Filipkowski
These examples are limited to instances where Trump used the presidency to enrich himself, family members and/or wrangle or extort donations to his PAC
Rebuilding How We Choose Leaders – Video
Not just a candidate. A governing team. Two people who complement each other, who can genuinely work together, and who both understand the responsibility of the presidency. Two people where, if one had to step
Oregon Ballot Drop Off Boxes
In May 2026 (around the primary election), officials noted that Oregon has 321 official drop boxes (also called drop sites). These are available until 8 p.m. on Election Day, are monitored, and include fire-suppression features.
Rebuilding How We Choose Leaders
Not just a candidate. A governing team. Two people who complement each other, who can genuinely work together, and who both understand the responsibility of the presidency. Two people where, if one had to step
Old Faithful
Yet they still purchased the land. Without this access road, Sources say Resort or homeowners would have ~90 minutes / 1.5 hours, more than 10 miles from an entrance via the long Forest Service route
Does you vote count, Damn Right it Does #2
🚨NEWS: Democrat Andy Thomson has won the Boca Raton mayoral race by just ONE vote. 🔵 Thomson — 7,568 🔴 Liebelson — 7,567 With 100% of votes in, Thomson becomes the first Democratic mayor of
The Lone Star or the Red Star?
What’s next. A proctor checking your ballot before submission, oh, crap. Don’t want to give them any ideas.
A Tale of Two States
Maine on the other hand., or at least Maine Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles told members of a Young Republican Club earlier that he intends to call his “friend” Tom Homan, Trump’s deportation czar, to ask
It’s up to you. Yes, you read that correctly, The Original RINO
If you still hold conservative views, if you care about this nation, and if you remember that so many of our fathers, brothers, aunts, uncles, and grandfathers died on foreign and domestic soil to give
Is Russell Vought the Most Destructive Person in the Trump Administration? by John Turley MD
Of all the figures who populate Donald Trump’s second administration, few operate with less name recognition and more raw institutional power than Russell Vought.
One Soldier did the right thing, when will the rest of you do it?
One Soldier did the right thing, when will the rest of you do it? And he is willing to pay the price. He is a hero. He is what a PATRIOT is.
Well, what are you going to do?
Well, what are you going to do? After the sheep have been sheared, all they have left to give are the lamb chops. Well, what are you going to do?
He Really IS Stark-Raving Mad
He Really IS Stark-Raving Mad This proves it
Don’t Vote
Responsible voting: You look at the races you actually understand, form your own imperfect judgment, and mark those boxes. Irresponsible "voting": You check every box under one party because that's the team, or because the
The Art of The Victim – Video
There's still a scorecard, though. We've lost lives — lives that didn't need to be thrown away. Your friends. Your family. And what has your hero and savior lost? Well, his sons have made hundreds
The Bunker With a Dance Floor – Part Three of Three – Video
A man can be in genuine cognitive decline AND be surrounded by people using that decline as useful cover for their own agenda. Project 2025 didn't need a genius. They needed a vessel. Something loud
The Bunker With a Dance Floor – Part Three of Three
A man can be in genuine cognitive decline AND be surrounded by people using that decline as useful cover for their own agenda. Project 2025 didn't need a genius. They needed a vessel. Something loud
The Worst Disease – Part Two of Three – Video
I know half of you stopped reading two paragraphs ago. Too close to home. The mirror got uncomfortable. Feel free to call me a few choice names on your way out — I've heard most
Here Comes Donny, Donny, Donny – Video
This isn't a song about cake left out in the rain. But it sure looks like something sweet and green has melted down into the reflecting pool, and we may never get that recipe back
The Worst Disease – Part Two of Three
I know half of you stopped reading two paragraphs ago. Too close to home. The mirror got uncomfortable. Feel free to call me a few choice names on your way out — I've heard most
Here Comes Donny, Donny, Donny
This isn't a song about cake left out in the rain. But it sure looks like something sweet and green has melted down into the reflecting pool, and we may never get that recipe back
The Four Horsemen Are Already Here – Part One of Three – Video
Paranoid minds need to know. Because if you've ever actually read Revelation, the part we're living through right now isn't the scary part. The scary part comes next.
The King Is Dead — Long Live The Vance?
We have better. On both sides of the aisle. But The Vance has the microphone and the spotlight right now. I suspect Trump is quietly setting him up to take the fall on Iran. But
The Boss Wants His Money: Trump and The Transactional Presidency
The Boss Wants His Money: Trump and The Transactional Presidency
The Four Horsemen Are Already Here – Part One of Three
Paranoid minds need to know. Because if you've ever actually read Revelation, the part we're living through right now isn't the scary part. The scary part comes next.
Here they come to save the day!
It may be time to realize you don't need a majority of a single party to guide the decisions. Wouldn't it be something if no party held all the power?
Robin the Hood
So here we have famous Robin the Hood, receiving so very, very much from the rich, notice I left out the word "stealing"? And is he giving to the people? Health benefits, food benefits, education,
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