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From another planet
There were a couple of articles last week in the Washington Post that, in my opinion, perfectly summed up much of what I think is going on in the minds of the far right. They are, as my title suggests, … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Government, Make it Stop, News
Tagged commentary, conspiracies, critical thinking, debates, debunking
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Well, you were warned…
As mentioned, the illustrious ex-Governor of Alaska gets a bit of attention this week. Well, at least indirectly… The Iowa Freedom Summit (now there’s a name) was held in late January, and it featured a number of conservative Big Names … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Food, Make it Stop, News, Skills and Practice
Tagged critical thinking, debunking, family, food, learning
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Unity of the State?
So, another State of the Union Address has come and gone in this, our great Empire. I’m certainly not going to go over it point-by-point; I agree with most of the positions the President laid out, and I understand the … Continue reading
Posted in Frugality, Gear, Government, Make it Stop, News, Politics, Skills and Practice
Tagged commentary, debunking, gear, learning
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Somebody Help Those Books…
This week, I’d like to spend a moment addressing something that’s one of my wife’s pet peeves. It’s struck me, as well; I don’t think I feel it quite as sharply, though. It would be: books on self-sufficiency and self-reliance. … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Frugality, News, Planning, Skills and Practice
Tagged backup plans, commentary, critical thinking, debunking, practice, skills
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Snips, Snails…
Recently, while perusing YouTube looking for some information on wiring a small solar generator (more on this later), I stumbled across another list (turn down your volume before opening). This one, from a fellow’s YouTube Channel, proposes 10 things that … Continue reading
Posted in Collapse, Community, Critical Thought, Lists, Make it Stop, Planning
Tagged commentary, debunking, plans, review, Those People
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Hurting my Head – Make It Stop
So, there’s apparently been a nationwide outbreak of crazy recently. That’s the only thing I can come up with to explain it. First, there were some folks convinced that alien spacecraft had landed on the moon, and were visible. A … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Make it Stop
Tagged conspiracies, critical thinking, debunking, rant, Those People
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An Open Letter
Sorry, all, I have to rant a bit this week. An open letter to a variety of folks: If you send me forwarded emails, especially political ones: Please take one of a few different actions. I’d prefer if you at … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Make it Stop, Politics
Tagged conspiracies, critical thinking, debunking, rant, right and left, Those People
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Survivalism – Not Rambo-ism.
Welcome back, and happy new year! In the interest of continuing the train of thought from my last post, trying to elucidate somewhat on the nature of my prepping, I’ll be quoting (quite a bit, but hopefully not too extensively) … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Critical Thought, Politics
Tagged commentary, debunking, Intro, questions, skills
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If the Government Goes Away
I’ve been tripping over this theme quite a bit, lately, in a variety of areas. First, there was a series of posts on The Archdruid Report. Then, a mention of the idea on another blog I read frequently. I borrowed … Continue reading
Posted in Collapse, Government, Planning, Post-Collapse
Tagged critical thinking, debunking, plans, post-collapse, scenarios
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Still Out There
Warning: I’m ranting. I caught sight of a few newspaper articles today that lowered my (already low) opinion of right-wing opinion pundits. Straw men? Check. Ad hominem arguments? Check. Unrelated issues conflated? Check. The first was in the Washington Post, … Continue reading →