Book Review: Antifa – The Antifacist Handbook The Antifa movement isn’t new. It’s been around before World War II and the rise of Nazism. So the notion that Antifa is in direct response to our current political situation is absurd. Antifa is an international group whose mission is to disrupt the rise of Facism and…
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Trump’s Lifting Ban On Providing Military Surplus To Police: A Local View
Trump’s Lifting Ban On Providing Military Surplus To Police: A Local View Photo Courtesy of Pixabay In waning days of August, President Donald Trump lifted an Obama-era ban on supplying local police departments with military surplus gear. Trump’s action received little attention given the non-stop flow of White House controversy and devastating hurricanes but is no…
Tonight I went to the peace vigil held in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, held in solidarity with those standing up to the Nazis in Charlottesville, Virgina on the University of Virginia campus. More than 100 people attended the vigil organized by The Peace Center. The vigil started at the corner of South State Street and…
Why Net Neutrality Is Important And Needs To Be Saved
Why Net Neutrality Is Important And Needs To Be Saved Net Neutrality is under attack. The big telecommunications companies (i.e., Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, etc.) are trying to quash the gains we the people made for a free and open Internet since the Federal Communications Commission ruled in favor of Net Neutrality in 2015. What Is Net…
How Mastodon Might Have Hit The Mark, But Still Has The Same Troubles.
How Mastodon Might Have Hit The Mark, But Still Has The Same Troubles. Mastodon is a decentralized, federated, social networking platform/infrastructure, which is open source and taking the Web’s more geeky corners by storm. Resembling Tweetdeck, the UI makes it easy to navigate. Users can join an instance (a server setup by someone running the Mastodon…
Liars and The Lies They’re Telling
Liars and The Lies They’re Telling You have to be a special type of person to run for political office. I know many politicians and other elected officials that are upstanding individuals. I also know they are a rare breed. Today I got a letter from my U.S. Representative, Brian Fitzpatrick. It was a response…
Dumbfounded, Perplexed, and Distraught
Dumbfounded, Perplexed, and Distraught I’m dumb-founded, perplexed, and distraught at what’s going on in our country. Trump’s supporters keep saying that he’s keeping his promises. But is he? He hasn’t drained the swamp and he’s just repealed important federal guidelines protecting the LGBTQI+ community. Trump has revoked Obama’s guidelines which extended Title IX’s protections to transgendered individuals….
I’m Scared For Our Country – The Path We’re Taking Is Dark
I’m Scared For Our Country – The Path We’re Taking Is Dark I’m scared for our country. I’m scared for our children. I’m plain scared. White Nationalism As seen in our latest reporting, White Nationalist/Alt-Right groups are feeling emboldened by Trump to start “recruiting” on college campuses across the country. This really freaks me out….
Is History Repeating Itself?
Is History Repeating Itself? Is History repeating itself? I’m not sure. Am I afraid? Yes. It’s been just over a week since Donald Trump became President and already he’s managed to polarize the country into two camps. One camp is eating his dog food and firmly behind him. The other camp is the resistance….
With the Republican Retreat in full swing at Philadelphia’s Loews Hotel, demonstrators took to the street Thursday evening to protest the GOP and “President” Donald Trump’s policies. More than 1,000 protesters marched from Rittenhouse Square Park to the sand-filled garbage trucks at 12th and Walnut, before turning and going up to Filbert Street. The protest,…
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