protest

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Absolute Immunity

    There are some phrases that should make a country pause. Not because they’re dramatic.Not because they’re offensive.But because they don’t belong in a place that claims to be governed by law. “Absolute immunity” is one of them. When leaders say it casually, about people with guns, badges, and the authority to use forc, something has…

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  • 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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