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Hey friends! I just posted a new article on Substack. Please give it a read:
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Words are Weapons
Tyrants rely on the inversion of word meanings to confuse people into compliance
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January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Hey friends! I just posted a new article on Substack. Please give it a read:
citizen99.substack.com/p/words-are-...
citizen99.substack.com/p/words-are-...
It's election season 😵💫 This is the time for political spin doctors to feast on voter gullibility. Here's the first in a series of Substack post on how to immunize yourself from logical fallacies --
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Fallacies Inc. - Secrets of the Political Spin Machine. #1: the Black Cat
How critical thinking and logic are perverted to deceive the voting public.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It's election season 😵💫 This is the time for political spin doctors to feast on voter gullibility. Here's the first in a series of Substack post on how to immunize yourself from logical fallacies --
open.substack.com/pub/citizen9...
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Here is my latest Substack post. Please give it a read, and restack if it resonates with you.
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Don T's Inferno
Nine Circles of Hell, no caddies or golf carts allowed.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Here is my latest Substack post. Please give it a read, and restack if it resonates with you.
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Lies, damned lies, and treason.
Read my latest (re-)post on Substack:
citizen99.substack.com/p/to-say-the...
Read my latest (re-)post on Substack:
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To say the thing that is not
Is every great evil founded on a great lie?
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January 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Lies, damned lies, and treason.
Read my latest (re-)post on Substack:
citizen99.substack.com/p/to-say-the...
Read my latest (re-)post on Substack:
citizen99.substack.com/p/to-say-the...
Here's a short essay I just posted on Substack. Check it out!
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All the Norms We've Lost (updated)
They matter. Jeez, do they matter!
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December 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Here's a short essay I just posted on Substack. Check it out!
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I had to post something about ICE returning to Chicago for a "Mission from God" under the leadership of cartoon villain Greg Bovino.
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A Mission from God?
John Belushi is rolling in his grave.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I had to post something about ICE returning to Chicago for a "Mission from God" under the leadership of cartoon villain Greg Bovino.
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Hey America! You might like to read my latest Substack essay about the political media.
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The Great MSM Paradox
Is the mainstream media a bedrock of democracy that must be protected from a tyrant? Or is it a feckless antiquity channeling corrupt corporate interests? Yes and yes.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hey America! You might like to read my latest Substack essay about the political media.
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Election season is coming, and it could be (really) the most important mid-term of the century (so far). I just posted a plea on Substack for Democrats to (pleeze) show some guts this time!
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'It's the Economy, Stupid' is Stupid
When will the Democrats ever learn?
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December 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Election season is coming, and it could be (really) the most important mid-term of the century (so far). I just posted a plea on Substack for Democrats to (pleeze) show some guts this time!
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See my new Substack post, where I ask the question why Hegseth ordered the military to "kill them all."
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
Wondering why Hegseth told his commanders to "Kill them all"?
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December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
See my new Substack post, where I ask the question why Hegseth ordered the military to "kill them all."
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Jimmy Cliff, reggae pioneer, just passed away at the age of 81. He wrote a prophetic song back in 1972 and I thought we should think about it today. See my post on Substack --
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The Harder They Fall
Great music never dies, and sometimes it tells us exactly what we need to know.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Jimmy Cliff, reggae pioneer, just passed away at the age of 81. He wrote a prophetic song back in 1972 and I thought we should think about it today. See my post on Substack --
open.substack.com/pub/citizen9...
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I just posted some ideas on Substack about how we can break the stranglehold that the ultra-rich have on our politics. It's a follow-up to an earlier post that's also linked at the beginning of this one.
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Feeding the Propaganda Machine, Part 2
Everyone says there is "too much money in politics." Part 1 of this investigation showed how the money comes in and where it ends up. Now for what to do about it.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I just posted some ideas on Substack about how we can break the stranglehold that the ultra-rich have on our politics. It's a follow-up to an earlier post that's also linked at the beginning of this one.
open.substack.com/pub/citizen9...
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Music is more than entertainment -- it can be transformative. From We Shall Overcome, to Sunday Bloody Sunday, and many more. In my new Substack post, I delve into one example of an old song with new implications.
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Time to Ring the Bell
Tyranny must yield.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Music is more than entertainment -- it can be transformative. From We Shall Overcome, to Sunday Bloody Sunday, and many more. In my new Substack post, I delve into one example of an old song with new implications.
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Please take a look at my new Substack post about the planned corruption of the 2026 election.
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The Demolition Plan Comes into Focus
But our institutions remain fogged.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Please take a look at my new Substack post about the planned corruption of the 2026 election.
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Check out my Substack post about evil.
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Stare into the Vacuum of His Eyes
And say, "Do you want to make a deal?"
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October 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Check out my Substack post about evil.
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Take 5 minutes to read my latest post on Substack. It's about climate change, the military, Quantico, and stupid.
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Drowning in Stupid
Climate change is not woke
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October 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Take 5 minutes to read my latest post on Substack. It's about climate change, the military, Quantico, and stupid.
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Reposted
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
I know it seems like eons ago that Trump's most outrageous act was the James Comey indictment. But in spite of his more recent abuses, it still may be one of the worst. Read my Substack post about it to see why I think so.
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A Lethal Blow
The Comey indictment is not just another Trump-being-Trump story. It puts the rule of law on life support. Or worse.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I know it seems like eons ago that Trump's most outrageous act was the James Comey indictment. But in spite of his more recent abuses, it still may be one of the worst. Read my Substack post about it to see why I think so.
citizen99.substack.com/p/a-lethal-b...
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Forest Park” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Forest Park · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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September 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Forest Park” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I just posted some thoughts for Ukraine Independence Day, inspired by a 44-year-old song lyric.
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If Looks Could Kill, They Probably Will
Reflections on the invasion of Ukraine and the world as it is.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I just posted some thoughts for Ukraine Independence Day, inspired by a 44-year-old song lyric.
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Hey folks. There is no way to ignore the terrible events in Ukraine and the perplexing psychodrama that involves the current president. Please read my post on the latest development.
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My Take on the August 18 Trump-Zelenskyy+7 Meeting
Who Showed up for Zelenskyy, Aces or Jokers?
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August 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hey folks. There is no way to ignore the terrible events in Ukraine and the perplexing psychodrama that involves the current president. Please read my post on the latest development.
open.substack.com/pub/citizen9...
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