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Dear Donald
Bad jokes aside, I want to address the President directly as though he were seeing me as a client trying to deal his deep-seated childhood pain, profound sense of inadequacy, and low self-esteem. Without further ado,
Michael ThielmannPublished 7 years ago in The SwampDear Donald, Your Presidency is Reminiscent to "The Handmaid’s Tale"...and That's Bad
Dear Donald, I was never interested in what you had to say when you were campaigning for the presidency. Until this year, I never considered myself a person who was interested in politics. I had causes that I believed in, and I had opinions about those in office, but I never really paid too much attention...until now.
Madeline BasiricoPublished 7 years ago in The SwampVile People
As I woke up with a headache in the early hours of Thursday morning/late Wednesday night; I had turned to my phone as I do for a bit of comfort. I generally reply to my messages even though people maybe asleep. Sometimes I actually get a response from them unexpectedly; not all the time though, it's just a fluke to be honest with you.
Lizzy ArrowPublished 7 years ago in The SwampHow The Handmaid's Tale Isn't Too Far-Fetched
I've only recently become obsessed with Hulu's latest series The Handmaid's Tale. The season finale has landed, and I couldn't be even more ravenous for the next episode. If you're not familiar with this dystopian masterpiece that came from Margaret Atwood's genius mind, I highly recommend you watch it or read the novel itself. For someone that has only watched instead of read (guilty as charged), I can only base this article on the way the world of Gilead is portrayed with the help of Elizabeth Moss as Offred (or Joan, if you decide to remember she was once a free human being at one point.)
Idrian PandtopPublished 7 years ago in The SwampBlue Crab Blues
Last weekend I drove down to Venice, La., the last town accessible by car before the mouth of the Mississippi River. It is popular among fisherman who put in there to fish the fecund waters of the Gulf. It is dotted with fish camps that extend from the levee into the wetlands and lakes that open up on the Gulf.
Mike BernosPublished 7 years ago in The SwampThe Truth Is Out There (Except When It Isn't)
Megyn Kelly, still fresh from her exit from Fox News, and just settling in at NBC, has caused controversy by announcing an interview with Alex Jones.
Matthew KresalPublished 7 years ago in The SwampMusings From A Moderate
So I am a bit of an American news junkie. I don't subscribe to any of the major cable news networks, but I try to stay current largely through my Facebook groups. I do belong to a few news feeds from both sides of the political spectrum.
Paul MasonPublished 7 years ago in The SwampGrenfell Tower, North Kensington - My Thoughts Are With Families and Victims
I woke up this morning to great sadness that the block of flats called Grenfell Tower in North Kensington had gone up in flames. Not only I was just saying that they seemed to have a sense of peace and quite about them, but I've had a feeling that something was bound to happen, wether it was a terror attack or something just so simple like this.
Lizzy ArrowPublished 7 years ago in The Swamp