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Poontang Vanquishes A.I.?

Poontang vanquishes clueless A.I.? From my video “Peach Picking Philosopher,” Descript software automatically extracted this “short” & titled it, “Pun Tang and Possum: A Peach Orchard Mystery.” Lucky they didn’t automatically choose art work for the brief video. Here’s a link to the full video from which this short was plucked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHMpRKzpOMI

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Nixon And The Never-Ending Presidential Crime Wave

Nixon And The Never-Ending Presidential Crime Wave by James Bovard, Counterpunch, August 16, 2024 August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has become in the subsequent half century. Aside from his Watergate abuses, Nixon was guilty of […]

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Peach Picking Philosopher

PEACH PICKING PHILOSOPHER – Peaches propelled my early descent to the Dark Side. When I was 15, I spent the summer working in an orchard with an endlessly enraged ex-drill sergeant as foreman. That job nourished my cynicism, cigar smoking, and my devotion to self-employment. Most important: the philosophical lesson drawn from a hard-drinking co-worker […]

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Nixon’s Resignation and America’s Impunity Democracy

Nixon’s Resignation and America’s Impunity Democracy by James Bovard, August 13, 2024 August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has become in the subsequent half century. Aside from his Watergate abuses, Nixon was guilty of illegally invading […]

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Buy a Bible, Become a Terror Suspect

Buy a Bible, Become a Terror Suspect James Bovard, August 12, 2024 Americans are familiar with the Miranda warning that anything that arrestees say can be used against them in a court of law. But the Biden administration secretly created a new tripwire: Anything you purchase can be used against you. And if you didn’t […]

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