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Waiting for Our Land to Be Free
When is enough, enough? Having the endless pit of rejection can lead a person to do anything for extra money. The economy has been far from perfect for so many decades, and it seems like progress in regards to wealth is like climbing up a steep mountain. Where do we see the future jobs and money? Some say STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), some create their own brands and businesses, and some decide to follow the new industries at any cost.
SAYHERNAME Morgan SankofaPublished 7 years ago in The SwampDear Donald: It's Not Always About You
Mr. Trump; When you are already holding the top job in the United States, you shouldn't need to keep campaigning, and especially not with children.
Christina St-JeanPublished 7 years ago in The SwampScottish and German Links
Is History Repeating Itself? Brexit trade “threats” and the Wallace Lubeck Letter of 1297 – is history repeating itself? The Lubeck Letter
Rosalyn GramsPublished 7 years ago in The SwampLet's Argue
As an African American Republican, I've been called a turncoat, a coon, and even a bootlicker all because I do not fit the narrative of the African American male. From the beginning of time, African Americans have demographically been known to vote Democrat down a single ballot and then wonder why they are still poor and hardly able to make ends meet. Most of those that have judged me and continue to shun me for openly supporting President Trump, are the main ones living in poverty and hellholes.
Matthew HandyPublished 7 years ago in The SwampA Matter of Dispersing Attention
As I sometimes do, here is a random Yijing reading I did within the context of world affairs, our country and Washington affairs in particular, and about our current president, who happens to be the colorful Donald J. Trump. It may sound odd to most people but it helps me make sense of what the hell is going on in our present. This is an answer I obtained on June/24/2017 and it appears to refer to the president’s trip in May/2017 to Europe and the Middle East (crossing the great waters, etc.). As you can appreciate, actual affairs proved to be pretty much on the mark of how things resulted later on after the trip, in late June. Grab your copy of the Yijing (I Ching) and look it up, or go here: I Ching at Deoxi.org (Wilhelm/Baynes translation)
Luis AndradePublished 7 years ago in The SwampManchester’s LGBT “Extra-Care” Housing Community
Some quick figures regarding LGBT Statistics: In 2015, 1.7% of the UK population identified themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB). More males (2.0%) than females (1.5%) identified themselves as LGB in 2015. Of the population aged 16 to 24, there were 3.3% identifying themselves as LGB, the largest percentage within any age group in 2015. The population who identified as LGBT in 2015 were most likely to be single, never married or civil partnered, at 68.2%. “In 2015, the majority (93.7%) of the UK population identified themselves as heterosexual or straight, with 1.7% identifying as LGB, the remainder either identifying as “other”, “don’t know” or refusing to respond. Young adults (16 to 24-year-olds) are more likely to identify as LGB compared with older age groups, and a higher proportion of males identify as LGB than females.”
Jordan CattoPublished 7 years ago in The SwampSpicer Resigns; Will Scaramucci Be Better?
It makes sense, in some ways, that President Donald Trump has hired Anthony Scaramucci to be his new communications director.
Christina St-JeanPublished 7 years ago in The SwampA Pitfall of American Liberalism
When I first was thinking up this piece, I thought I was going to write about places and memories attached to those places.
Bram BarnesPublished 7 years ago in The Swamp