politics
Politics does not dictate our collective cultural mindset as much as it simply reflects it; We've got to look in the mirror sometimes, and we've got one.
PACO Calling TACO - 4. Top Story - September 2025.
This conversation happened on Sunday, September 28, after Putin was briefed on the UN General Assembly sessions and Trump's post on Truth Social about "discussions with the Middle Eastern Community concerning Gaza."
By Lana V Lynx12 months ago in The Swamp
On the Brink:
A convergence of large-scale campaigns, risky military probes, growing authoritarian brinkmanship and eroding diplomatic backstops has created a volatile global landscape — and several flashpoints could cascade into a far larger war.
By The Blacksheepkid Collective by: El Pablo 1x12 months ago in The Swamp
Cato vs Caesar: The False Dilemma of Modern Democracy
I write this article against the backdrop of today’s political turbulence, the rise of polarisation and extremism in the United States, where hate speech and even political assassination are no longer unthinkable. These events follow an already toxic atmosphere in Europe, with authoritarian tendencies, corruption, and populist rhetoric undermining democratic institutions. In this climate, the dilemmas faced by Rome on the eve of Caesar’s rise feel less like distant history and more like an urgent mirror for our own time.
By Sergios Saropoulos12 months ago in The Swamp
The United Nations General Assembly: The Center for Peace and Global Cooperation
United Nations General Assembly: A Platform for Peace, Cooperation and Global Unity World history is full of wars, conflicts and differences. The First and Second World Wars revealed the fact that if humanity is to survive, a global organization based on peace and cooperation must be established that can bring all countries to the same table. The United Nations came into being in 1945 at the end of World War II. Its most prominent and central organ is the General Assembly, which is a unique forum for dialogue, cooperation and policy-making among nations at the global level.
By Echoes of Life12 months ago in The Swamp
Reform Would Win Today.. Content Warning.
Nigel Farage's greatest triumph was the Brexit Referendum in 2016. When the UK voted to leave the European Union. When, finally, in 2019, the Brexit Party (later Reform UK) stepped aside, allowing Boris Johnson to win a landslide negotiated with the EU to leave. So, how does leaving the UK look today? The Tories and the Brexit Party promised we would get back control of our borders. People who voted for the Conservatives and supported Nigel Farage were fed up with European migrants coming here. However, the biggest number of migrants coming here, illegal or legal, were/are non-Europeans. So, we stopped the free movement of Europeans coming here. Europeans coming here must get a visa via the points system, like any other immigrant now. Now we have hordes of people coming across the channel, seemingly with no real answer. And the immigration of non-Europeans remains larger than that of Europeans coming here. So, if you wanted to stop or reduce migrants, refugees, immigrants, that mantra of "Controlling our borders" really worked out well, didn't it!!!
By Nicholas Bishop12 months ago in The Swamp
Democracy in the Cage: Uncle Sam on the Ropes
The White House lawn has seen its share of ceremonies, protests, and presidential addresses. But never before has it looked like this: a steel cage, floodlights, and two unlikely fighters locked in a brawl for the nation’s attention. On one side, Uncle Sam — the lanky, bearded symbol of America’s ideals, dressed in his star-spangled best. On the other, a red-capped bruiser who treats politics as a pay-per-view event rather than a solemn responsibility.
By ambiguous karma12 months ago in The Swamp
Bread, Circuses, and the South Lawn
When Dana White and Donald Trump announced that UFC cage fights would be staged on the South Lawn of the White House during America’s 250th birthday in 2026, it sounded like parody. But it wasn’t satire. It was spectacle — and spectacle has a long history.
By ambiguous karma12 months ago in The Swamp
If Charlie Kirk was Black Republican
Ever since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, things have gone haywire. Half were saddened by this god awful tragedy, half were stunned, and the other half celebrated his death. After the assassination, Trump ordered that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff at the White House, on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions, as a mark of respect for Kirk. The order remained in effect until sunset on September 14.
By Gladys W. Muturi12 months ago in The Swamp
Autism is NOT Caused by Vaccines or Tylenol
My name is Anne Marie, and I taught high school English in special education and regular ed classes for nine years. During that time, I taught many students on the spectrum, each of whom I loved so dearly for being exactly who they were. I quit teaching during COVID because I could not manage the extra stress it was causing me, which ultimately led to my own late diagnosis of ADHD and autism. I struggled my whole life, not realizing that the struggles I was facing weren’t the “norm” and that I was overworking myself to burnout in a lot of areas in my life. That being said, I also know ADHD and autism to be biological and heritable traits, unique aspects of our personalities and things that make us unique human beings with beautiful visions and ways of seeing the world. That being said, I can’t think that vaccines or Tylenol are the source of something so beautiful if while it has its own unique struggles and drawbacks, it is also a beautiful gift and welcomed condition that only shows how unique human beings on this Earth are, which absolutely should be celebrated, not looked on as a terrible thing.
By Slgtlyscatt3red12 months ago in The Swamp
