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February 16, 2026

Opting Out of the Painting

For most of my life, nothing about this society made sense. I don’t mean that in a poetic way.I mean it literally. I watched, I listened, I learned what I was told to learn, and I tried to apply it. I showed up, reluctantly, to the buildings they bussed me to, I tried to follow…
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January 26, 2026

1984 – The Playbook

I was in the United States Navy for over twelve years.February 2008 to July 2020. In that time, I traveled to 39 countries across multiple deployments. I’ve seen other ways of life. I’ve seen what real instability looks like. I’ve seen atrocities no human being should ever have to endure. But I saw them over…
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January 23, 2026

Reality Disenfranchisement

I don’t vote. I’ve been eligible since 2006, and I never have. This usually gets met with something like, “Then you don’t get to complain.” As if refusing to participate in a system I don’t agree with somehow disqualifies me from speaking about the government that still governs my life. I’m not presenting my choice…
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January 19, 2026

Priority Access

These are uncertain times in the United States of America. We’ve got geopolitical fires burning all over the world, and at home we can’t agree on the color of shit. A growing number of people are starting to wonder whether what we’re dealing with is even something we can vote our way out of anymore.…
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January 12, 2026

Authorized Rage

Power isn’t scared of anger anymore. That’s the part most people miss. We’re told the system is fragilethat outrage is dangerousthat protest rattles those at the top. But look around. Anger is everywhereconstant, loud, unavoidable and nothing fundamental seems to change.Unless it’s for the worse. People are furious all the timeand the machine just keeps…
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history

Opting Out of the Painting

1984 – The Playbook

Reality Disenfranchisement

Priority Access

Authorized Rage