Tag: Politics

  • The Stupid Apocalypse: Notes from the Edge of Absurdity

    The Stupid Apocalypse: Notes from the Edge of Absurdity

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    Six months ago I compared the United States to Weimar Germany and wrote from a place of fear. Today, I write from a place of exasperated clarity: we now live in an age of absurdity so grotesque, not even the Marx Brothers could parody it. With due process discarded, ICE unleashed, and the federal government…

  • Why trump Isn’t The Next Hitler

    Why trump Isn’t The Next Hitler

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    trump is often compared to Hitler, but the comparison falls apart under scrutiny. Hitler’s rise was fueled by economic success and mass participation in atrocities. trump, by contrast, is an incompetent authoritarian whose policies actively harm his own supporters. While he weaponizes racism and grievance politics, his economic failures will likely erode his base before…

  • Jury Deliberation and Social Dynamics

    Jury Deliberation and Social Dynamics

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    Jury deliberations split into two camps—pro-plaintiff and pro-defendant—while a shifting group of undecided jurors kept us deadlocked. The pro-plaintiff side argued their case, but the pro-defendant group largely refused to explain their stance beyond insisting the defendant did nothing wrong. In the end, we reached a compromise: a small financial award, not as compensation, but…

  • Don’t Trust the D— in DOGE

    Don’t Trust the D— in DOGE

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    Absurdist TV once seemed far-fetched—until Trump and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) started firing federal workers without authority. Much like the Don’t Trust the B–– in Apartment 23 episode where a random woman takes over People magazine, Musk plays the boss while the government plays along. Justice is slow, and institutions may correct themselves—but…

  • Living in Post-History

    Living in Post-History

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    After 9/11, pundits declared irony dead. Now, it feels like history itself is under attack. Trump and his billionaire allies dismantle institutions while the media treats it as politics as usual. His supporters and critics alike react as if every blunder is part of a master plan. But in the trenches, away from ivory towers,…

  • Your tired, your poor …

    Your tired, your poor …

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    I attended a training for immigrants on handling encounters with ICE, surrounded by over 100 people, with an overflow room watching via video feed. Later, watching Mo on Netflix reinforced the brutality of detention. History reminds us that American citizens, too, have been targeted in mass deportations. White supremacy thrives on fear, perpetuating cruelty. I…

  • Justice as a passion

    Justice as a passion

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    I had a conversation with a cousin of mine, a little over a year ago. We were discussing politics, as we often have over the years. Though we don’t actively disagree, we don’t necessarily agree either. What was notable about this particular conversation was that his acknowledgement that I have “a passion for politics.” This…

  • Trump and Hyper-Gremlinzation

    Trump and Hyper-Gremlinzation

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    I have mentioned my intense dislike for the sitting President of the United States before. Watching the antics of this administration has seriously deepened my dislike of trump. I have struggled to find a way to accurately describe the chaos and destruction that is daily presented by this administration. One description that I have liked…