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 Once again my state is at the forefront of the news and politics of law enforcement aggression against its own civilians. About a mile from where George Floyd was murdered by law enforcement a Federal, not state this time, official opened fire and murdered Renee Nicole Good. I never met Renee, to my knowledge. I've spent a lot time all over the twin cities metro area for work. Often meeting momentarily all kinds of the general public. It's one small part of what I love about my job. At some point I may have seen her in a store, walking, passed by her on the road, etc. I knew nothing of her and yet my anger and frustration has been boiling for days and days about this.  Her murder alone angers me, the worst part is the blatant lies from all kinds of federal officials trying to cover their own asses because they know it doesn't look good at all. There are many kinds of MAGA aligned people who long ago sold their soul to Trump and will defend him and his administration at any...

 In younger America we got our information through newspapers. Like, all of it. Everything about the world, the nation, and even more locally was through the newspaper. There were like today, differing papers for differing view points.  Look at a historical archive website through some old papers and you'll really understand my point better. Entire pages of background info were dedicated to topics. The news today is short and sweet for the most part but back then they would do massive explanations of topics.  The other big difference was that newspapers were held to a higher standard of quality. That's not to say that they were completely honorable, but there was more accountability than today.  Even up until the internet, media giants were still responsible on some level for the things they said. We now live in a world with the internet. That means anyone and everyone can be a source for information for others with 0 accountability. Countless streamer grifters lie o...

For years, the Democratic Party has struggled to translate its popularity into meaningful action. They could dominate elections repeatedly if they managed to shed their dependence on donor influence. Both major political parties are deeply entangled with corporations, wealthy businessmen, and foreign interests; their primary distinction lies in their stance on social issues. These social issues serve as a distraction, shielding the wealthy from becoming targets of political reform—a fact they are keenly aware of. Social media platforms, whether intentionally or not, amplify this dynamic by perpetuating and evolving social issues. Across the political spectrum (though one side is far more culpable), misrepresentation, out-of-context narratives, and fear-mongering plague the media landscape. This divides our attention and redirects focus away from the pervasive corporate influence. Many believe that addressing corporate corruption requires first resolving social issues by defeating the o...

     If you've been tuned into any of the congressional news lately, you'll know things have been changing, rapidly. Regardless of how you feel about the changes...it's an entirely new shift if government not seen since early last century. Just about every aspect of American society has been hit by these changes. From education, to parks and nature, to commerce, to trade, to the stock market, to medical research.... my God, there's a lot. My point is anyone and everyone has been affected by these changes.  The silver lining to this dark cloud that we are seeing is that we still have our democracy (until it is gone we still have it and I will operate under such pretenses.). The midterms are going to be a figurative bloodbath. If there's one thing the 2024 election helped show me, it's that the American attention span is short, about four years- give or take. So many people forgot the kind of economic duress Trump put us into during the Covid years.  It was only b...

 The preceding days to this post, the very foundation of the constitution of the United States of America has been challenged by it's sitting president, Donald Trump. By ignoring federal judiciary orders and therefore violating the checks and balances the judiciary is suppose to have on the executive branch. This is an absurd overreach of executive power, even called out by the conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.  You might wonder, "Well, so he ignored one order, is that really a big shift from what's going on right now?" Well I think so. The case involves the use of habeas corpus, something that is even a stain on President Lincoln's presidency. American's famously hate the use of it because if calls for termination of due process and the legal rights provided to normal citizens at normal times.  Whether if you agree on if the people involved in this cases should legally be allowed to be here, is besides the fact. Not only did Trump use habeas corpus, bu...

For anyone who has ever never seen the movie "Saving Private Ryan" towards the end as he's dying, Tom Hank's character tells Private Ryan to "Earn This." Well he's not just talking to Ryan, he's talking to the audience too.  Democracy is something that wasn't just handed to us here in the western world It comes under assault and threat time and time again. The threats we face today might come in different forms than the men who fought in WW2 had but that's just how lucky we've been.  The world we live in is built off of the previous generations work and like house cats after they get fixed, we got fat.  If there comes a time where we have to face the same challenges they did in WW2 I'm not sure American's on the whole are up to the task, whether it's in Europe or closer. I believe the internet is partly too blame for this (there are many many many cogs in the wheel of politics that I'm sure also play their part.) The early...