Scrappy, Flawed, Unfiltered, and I Refuse to Give Up.

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.

‘Over Here’ No Kings and No ICE

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I grew up with big screen HEROS, John Wayne, Eddie Murphy, and way to many more saving America from the Evils of tyranny during WW II, and still enjoyed Gary Cooper as SGT York saving

It’s to late, so what, it’s not our money

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The full post was a lengthy defense of the project (which he described as a "gift" to the U.S. valued at $300-400 million with no taxpayer funding, coordinated with the military and Secret Service), while

YouTube for the real news? Yes. and remember, if you vote to fund ICE you will never get another vote.

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George Orwell's 1984 dystopian party gave one last command. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."  and that is was Fox, CBS etc

Who actually has the power to stop Trump?

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I will take back what I said earlier, I do want you to believe at least two things. ICE isn't about immigration, it's about intimidation, and any Senator or Congressman that votes for continued ICE

It is time to wake up

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Eisenhower’s decision was not about war it was about truth. He foresaw that memory fades and denial grows. He wanted to make disbelief impossible. His visit ensured that what he saw that day would not

Do you really want to make America Great Again?

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To address this, perhaps we should consider implementing basic competency assessments—say, an elementary-level literacy and civics test—for anyone running for public office. It's a simple way to ensure a minimum standard of knowledge and capability.

When MAGA Woke Up, Or let’s play statistics

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Did you know that a record-high 45% of U.S. adults now identify as political independents — more than identify as either Democrats or Republicans (both at 27% each)?That means independents are the single largest group

Stop Blaming the Republicans and Stop Blaming the Democrats

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So, once again, stop the blanket name calling, stop the generic hate, direct your energy towards those that deserve it and let us (those like me) work with you to get this country on the

Make America Great Again ?

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BREAKING NEWS: TOP SECRET MAP LEAKED FROM WHITE HOUSE PRINTING HOUSE!

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Washington, D.C. – January 3, 2026 – In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the corridors of power (and probably a few golf carts), unnamed sources have secreted away a highly classified parody

Let’s Move Forward

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I support the Forward movement because it is one of the few efforts trying to pull American politics out of the tribal trench warfare it has been stuck in for far too long. I don’t

Thought of the day

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Saw a robot post, a question from Elon MusK. Thought about his question and whether I wanted to know the answer, so I responded.

Dealing with the aftermath

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Those who remain — especially those already planning to leave — should stand up now. Speak clearly. Let us know you are better than this administration, better than blind loyalty, better than silence. If you’re

Midterms 2026, get ready to make a difference. Tell Edgar enouph is enough.

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Only through education can you understand the issues. Only through observation can you make informed decisions. Only by thinking for yourselves can you make a difference. And only by voting can you be heard.

The Republicans Announce their new Health Plan, Don’t think about Fake Epstein

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In an effort to keep rates down and National Park attendance up as well as another Epstein diversion, the Republicans ('Appeal Again, Trump'  has finally announced his new all inclusive Health Plan, the greatest health

When Reality Out-Parodies Parody – The Hegseth Way

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And the tanker captain — maybe high, maybe bored, maybe both — basically hands over a 600-foot steel fortress like it’s a lost dog he found on the highway.

More on Free Speech – Lets Cut Through the Manure

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Today it’s illegal hate speech. Tomorrow it’s “destabilizing speech.” Next week it’s “misleading narratives.” And soon… dissent itself becomes questionable.

To stay in the fight, just what fight where they staying in?

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That means the narrative of “stay in the fight” — or justification of the strike as combat — is highly contested, deeply ambiguous, and legally dubious given what is known so far. Got news for

Palisades Fires, who’s to blame?

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I grew up in Southern California and my perspective is someone who lived the Southern California cycle with a clarity that a lot of outsiders, politicians, and even reporters miss. Southern California has always been

Sometimes it’s so obvious you have to slap yourself.

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It’s about his inability to deal with the word NO That’s the core.Trump cannot tolerate boundaries.Trump cannot accept limits.TRump cannot coexist with independent minds. In a healthy leader, No becomes: a check on power, a

Seditious my Ass

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By labeling this “sedition,” Trump is effectively punishing someone for advocating compliance with basic military ethics and the law. Historically, this looks like a leader rewarding disobedience to law for political gain, which can backfire

Trump behaves as if everything is personal — because for him, it is.

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But the consequences of his behavior are not personal. They plug into larger forces he barely understands.** Let me break this into the three layers that actually explain his behavior. 1. Inside Trump’s mind, everything

Behind The AI Curtain

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We’ll be digging into the “what nows”: a United States shaped by AI and robotics; the question of whether third‑world countries will sit by while our systems keep exploiting them; how we balance a modern,

Your Money — If Donald Trump Had Paid His Bills…

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If Trump had actually honored every obligation over the past 40 years, he wouldn’t be the legendary mogul he claims to be. He’d be a comfortably upper-middle-class real estate owner, maybe a minor hotel owner,

Elon’s Future

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The most likely outcome is that AI and robots make everyone wealthy. In fact, far wealthier than the richest person on Earth

Trump and Fake News

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In the early days of Trump’s “fake news” attacks, there were instances where media outlets made errors or pushed commentary as reporting. Calling out bias wasn’t entirely unreasonable. But over the years, the meaning of

The Bigger Threat: ICE Out of Control

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Even if Trump were politically neutered tomorrow — even if Congress blocked every impulsive idea, every executive action, every attempt at strongman theatrics — ICE would still remain a threat on its own.

Making The Two Party System Work. Politics for Dummy’s

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But if you can get them off their soap boxes and convince them to compromise, open their eyes to what the other side wants, you should end up with this.

The Man Who Would Never Leave

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That’s why the real safeguard in this moment isn’t the law, the courts, or even the voters. It’s the Republican Party. Only Republicans have the institutional power to restrain him. Only they can join with

Reflections of Power, Trump’s journey into irrelevance.

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What Trumps Want the world to see

Governing requires Thought not Fear

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Governing requires thought, compromise, and foresight; dictating only needs instinctual levers: fear, greed, loyalty, and outrage.

Federal Judge Mark L. Wolf resigned, did we lose or gain a Champion?

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Federal Judge Mark L. Wolf recently resigned from the District Court for the District of Massachusetts to protest President Trump's actions. In a published essay, he stated his resignation was necessary to speak out against what he

The highest probablity numbers to pick to win the lottery.

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Some lotteries use the same set of balls for years, with routine maintenance. Others rotate sets. Either way, the goal is consistency and fairness, not to "reset" patterns.

Weightloss, The Math, the Messaging, and the Missing Piece

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This event coincided with President Trump announcing price cuts for GLP‑1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from over $1,000 to as low as $149 per month for Medicare/Medicaid users, with executives from Eli Lilly and

In My Opinion. Trump hasn’t lost it, he never had it.

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The following is un edited, my question and the reponse.  And I asked for permission to use it. Question: Looking for an opinion, doesn't have to be fact and this is conversation, not fact checking.

Spider Silk, the fabric for Mars

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Spider silk’s intrinsic properties make it almost tailor-made for advanced aerospace and bioengineering uses: Extreme tensile strength — stronger than steel by weight, yet flexible. Lightweight and breathable, which could make it ideal for space

The Algorithm That Doesn’t Want You to Grow

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If intelligence — human or artificial — is to mean anything, it should push us outward, not lock us in. The algorithm shouldn’t be our mirror; it should be our telescope.

Trump cannot be stopped by prayers, tweets, or wishful thinking.

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Look, I’m not anyone special. No connections. No funding. No big plan. Just me. Just a cup of coffee. Trump isn’t going to be stopped by waiting for someone else. Not the courts. Not the

Why I Speak Out Against MAGA – Why I Speak Out Against WOKE

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The real Republican core — the conservative moderates — have always been here. And one day, MAGA will get their rude awakening. The party belongs to the steady, thoughtful, principled conservatives. Not the outsiders trying

Back to that Daily Coffee.

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So what is below is jumping into the middle of a discussion, but you should get the drift. We need to figure this stuff out, we need to act, not always react. You may say,

Why Do The Ultra Rich Make Asses Of Themselves

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Why do the ultra rich, like Donald and Elon have to make such asses of themselves. they already have everything any million people could want?

It Hurts To Be Right

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I hope they have Trump give the closing eulogy, that will give everyone at least 30 minutes to leave, otherwise they will have to listen to 30 seconds how great Charlie was, and the remaining

MAGA Hypocrisy

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First I would like to say I never saw Charlie Kirk do anything so I certainly have nothing bad to say about him, and I do not appove of the violence and cetainly not murder. 

If You Aren’t MAGA

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In Remembrance of Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, who will be next?

Why People Are So Angry

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It’s not just one man or one party, though Trump’s barrage of falsehoods and attacks made the trend painfully visible. Washington’s insiders have grown comfortable rewriting the playbook to suit themselves. The result is a

Loyalty to Country, Not to a Man

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Real loyalty isn’t to a man. Real loyalty is to our country. And a country shows its loyalty back by taking care of its people. That means intelligent solutions, not slogans. It means tackling the

Get Back to the Issues

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Voters deserve more than fear and name-calling. It doesn’t matter if the attack ads come from the right or the left—they’re distractions. What matters is whether a candidate will look us in the eye and

Gerrymandering: Why Do Rules Exist If No One Follows Them?

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So the question remains: if no one is playing by the rules, why do the rules exist? Perhaps the answer is that the rules are waiting—for us. They are waiting for citizens to demand better,

A Morning Note to a Friend That Isn’t Like Me

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Democrats often avoid real solutions, framing these problems as the result of a failed society. The reality is many of these so-called “downtrodden” are instead lazy, addicted, or opportunistic—knowing they can live off handouts and

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