Elon’s Shuffle: Shades of Silicon and Steel. He said he was gone. Packed up the blues, the hustle, the high-wire act from California, chased the Texas sun. The headlines, they played that tune loud: “Exit Left, Stage West.” But listen closely, cats. The Bay it never really gave up the ghost. Not for all of him.
Category Archives: Politics
Trumps MagaBoo’s
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There ain’t nothing wrong with being a black Trump supporter. But when you play the dozens on your own people for the enjoyment of White Nationalists, it’s a Damn Shame.
The Healing Hustle, Healthcare’s Big Money Problem.
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Yo, let’s break it down. At its heart, medicine is supposed to be about one thing: keeping people healthy. It’s a mission. But on the streets of the healthcare world, that mission is constantly clashing with a powerful hustle: the push for profit. We’re talking about the big players—insurance giants, drug companies, medical device makers, and even the top-dog specialists—all in a system where the bottom line can sometimes shout louder than a patient’s needs. This ain’t just a local issue; it’s a global struggle between care and cash. Continue reading
Dodgers Revolutionized Baseball With Integration And Immigration
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The Los Angeles Dodgers organization boasts a long and powerful history of breaking barriers and championing diversity. Across three distinct eras, three iconic stars, Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, and Shohei Ohtani have represented pivotal moments in how immigration and racial integration have fundamentally changed the game of baseball and American culture.
Money and Misrule: The Digital Challenge to the State
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The current spectacle of the cryptocurrency market buffeted by the pronouncements of an unpredictable industrialist and courted by the hand of the modern State offers a timeless lesson on the nature of money, freedom, and the pervasive temptation of government to control that which it ought not. Continue reading
The Crypto-Coup Won’t Be Televised
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Yeah. They got a new sound now. Not the sound of the siren, not the sound of the factory whistle dying in the night.
It’s the click-click of the trading screen. It’s the whisper of the Executive Order. It’s the sound of the whole damn system getting an upgrade.
They call it Digital Asset Freedom. But I’m just waiting for the invoice.
See, the man in the big house, he used to hate it. Called it a scam, something made of air. But then he saw the ticker go green, and suddenly, he found his religion.
Is Male Circumcision an Act of Cruelty?
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Whether male circumcision is considered “cruel” is the subject of a significant, long-running, and often emotional debate that involves deep cultural, religious, ethical, and medical perspectives. There is no universal agreement on this issue. The procedure, especially when performed on infants for non-medical reasons, sits at a contentious intersection of parental rights, bodily autonomy, and medical ethics, leading to starkly different interpretations around the world. Continue reading
Lies, Damned Lies, and Polling Numbers
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As that old sage Mark Twain once quipped, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” And in the age of “Mr. Donald,” this rings truer than ever, especially for the “High Priests of Prediction” – our political pollsters. Continue reading
Trump’s Dark Triad, A Work In Progress
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Ever found yourself utterly perplexed by the actions of certain leaders? The decisions that seem to defy logic, the pronouncements that border on the surreal? I, for one, have spent countless hours pondering the motivations behind those who wield power. Today, we’re not offering definitive answers, but rather a lens through which to view a particularly compelling case: Donald Trump’s personality, as seen through the prism of the “Dark Triad.”
Belva Davis, Winner of 8 Journalist Emmy Awards
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Belva Davis (October 13, 1932 – September 24, 2025)
Ever heard of Belva Davis? She wasn’t just any reporter. She was the first Black woman on TV news out West, a total trailblazer! Imagine the doors she had to kick down. But one of her biggest gigs? Covering the explosive Huey Newton trials. This wasn’t just a legal case; it was a snapshot of a nation boiling over with racial tension, a pressure cooker about to burst. Belva Davis didn’t just report on it; she navigated it, a Black woman in a white-dominated media landscape, during a time of intense racial strife. Continue reading