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The MyPillow Guy To Be The MyBankruptcy Guy

twilson117 - April 4, 20240

“The perverted ambition of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, or will flatter themselves with fairer prospects of elevation from the subdivision of the empire into several partial confederacies than from its union under one government.”—Federalist 1.

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Alexa, Are You Spying On Me?

twilson117 - February 8, 20240

I don’t worry about that despite the warnings from nervous people on what they have to say about Siri and Alexa. I frankly don’t care if these paired-down AI functions are collecting information. What they would get from me would be tedious and confusing at best.

Civil Rights

Police Need To Stop Terrorizing Black Children

twilson117 - December 31, 20230

Youth arrest is a new form of Jim Crow without the masked riders in the middle of the night with torches — the use of the judicial system to negate any progress or potential progress of young Black children.

Civil Rights

All You Trump Dimwits, Leave Libraries Alone!

twilson117 - September 29, 20230

Writers such as James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ibram X. Kendi, and Nikole Hannah-Jones are just a few of the names found on book ban lists. Why? Because they are good writers and ‘touch life often.’

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I Believe in God But I Hate Religion

twilson117 - August 17, 20235

Religion is the creation of those with power and wealth who play on the fears of the uneducated and superstitious, causing them to become subservient to them through their fear of suffering everlasting damnation if they fail to do what their rich and powerful overlords tell them to do.

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Kanye Has Lost His Touchstone, Can He Find Another?

twilson117 - December 7, 20220

Kanye lost his touchstone when his mother died of surgery complications, and losing her, shattered him. It appears he started slowly spiraling out of control. His wife Kim may have filled that gap and stemmed the downward spiral, but their divorce has placed him back on a path of self-destruction.

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What to Wear When Attending the Overthrow of Your Democracy

AdLib - July 7, 20223

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Khirad - January 15, 20224

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AdLib - December 25, 20215

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