Mantis Shrimp Thrash

They do it on purpose.  They want to take over anything that gives them authority. They want to be police officers, medical technicians, pharmacists, therapists, lawyers, judges, and a host of other positions that exert authority over you.  They want to have power over you. They want to see you in pain, begging for help that they can give, but won’t.  They want you to bow your head to them. They want you to accept your lot in life, praying to god that it will get better while you trudge through a daily grind where they win and you lose. Who are these people, you ask.  Is it a secret Satanic cabal? Is it the Zionists? The Illuminati? No.  It’s the white supremacist evangelical fundamentalists. Years ago, there came into being a semi-organized push to make evangelical Christianity the law and custom of America.  It was not a fully organized effort like you might think. It was just a simple message: get into places of power, reproduce as much as...

There are several states that have some variant of an open carry law – basically a rule that says that people are allowed to openly carry guns (within various limitations). Most of the ones that allow it require some sort of restriction, usually a license of some sort.  From smartgunlaws.org : Open carry advocates seek to normalize the carrying of firearms in public places, and often use open carrying to protest what they see as unjust state firearms laws.  While members of the open carry movement argue that they are just “exercising their rights,”   the open carrying of firearms intimidates the public, wastes law enforcement resources, and creates opportunities for injury and death due to the accidental or intentional use of firearms. I recently got into an argument about guns, weapons and threats, and finally was able to articulate why the sight of a weapon is not welcome.  First, we are going to be talking about people.  Yes, other things a...

I am driving home, going slowly down an alley so that I can avoid the highway.  On the other side of the road, walking against traffic, on the sidewalk, is a man.   He is Hispanic, with a growth of beard, but not a complete beard. He is wearing black sneakers, black jeans, a white Tee-shirt, and a dark grey hoodie. The hood is flipped back, showing his face and head.  His hair is black and he looks to be in his late 20's.   I am taken aback.  He is not actually walking; rather he is skipping down the sidewalk, smiling like he doesn't have a care in the world.  His smile is contagious and I wonder if the pink bunny ears he is wearing are why he is smiling, of if he is smiling because he can see the reactions of the drivers.  The bunny ears are soft, and fuzzy, and he makes me happy to see someone that is taking so much joy in their day.