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Thu, 06/04/2023 - 03:35

They say that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. But that night, as I sat around the seder table—single, thirty, and once again eating a dinner of crackers and four glasses of wine—I started to think that maybe the biggest inevitability is monotony. I couldn’t help but wonder: How is this night different from all other nights?

After dunking my parsley in the salt water for the second time that evening, I was reminded of Samantha’s monologue on the pleasures of polyamory. Was it possible that she was right? Does there come a point when “the one” turns into “the two”? It got me thinking: Why is it that only on Passover are we encouraged to double-dip?

It turns out matzah wasn’t the only thing that didn’t rise that night. But in today’s sex-obsessed culture, were we overlooking sad little flatbreads for the everything bagels of the world? I mean, why is it that on all other nights, we indulge in tall, beefy hunks of sourdough—and only tonight, we’re suddenly gaga for the flimsy stuff?

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Thu, 06/04/2023 - 01:59
In Sweden in 2023, we allow poorly performing private school companies to make sky-high profits — profits that the Swedish state gladly allows these companies to take from our tax-funded school vouchers. These smart welfare plunderers generally have higher profitability than the business sector as a whole, but when they are finished plundering, they hand […]
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Thu, 06/04/2023 - 01:46

The threat of imprisonment for contempt of court again looms over me if I tell you (again) too much of the truth about the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell. But I can make a few observations. As I stated on twitter on March 19 (I am not going to repeat all my tweets […]

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Thu, 06/04/2023 - 01:00

EXODUS: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE is an interactive exhibit that allows you to experience the story of Exodus like NEVER BEFORE because you NEVER PAID ATTENTION to all those seders your parents forced you to sit through while Jacob Feldstein dropped GEFILTE FISH down the BACK OF YOUR SHIRT.

Opening just in time for Passover, our curated journey will TRANSPORT YOU to the Egypt of the Pharaohs. Toil relentlessly under the BURNING SUN. Sleep on a ROCK PILLOW. Suffer the incessant blistering rash of BODY LICE.

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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 23:57
Welcome to my Wednesday Blog. And it’s time for another ambition fulfilled. Weird Tales #367 I’m proud to say I have a story in a forthcoming issue of that most renowned of genre magazines, Weird Tales, which is 100 years old this month. Not only that, but I share the issue with Christopher Golden and […]
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 23:57
The Pandemic Is Not Over And Neither Is Long Covid

One problem with covering Covid right now is that it’s becoming harder and harder to get good stats, because governments want to pretend it’s over. In Canada, the best reporting provincial government is Quebec, so we’ll look at that and I’m quite sure this is effectively the picture everywhere, though the bumps may not synchronize. The important line is the orange one, that’s excess mortality. It’s over 35%. And these numbers are a known understatement.

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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 22:40

Four years ago, the Finnish left was content. For decades, Finland had been ruled by governments who, in the name of efficiency and globalisation, slowly but steadily chipped away at the framework of labour negotiations, state ownership and indicative planning that underpinned the welfare state. The social and health care system was creaking and weariness […]

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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 22:00

Are you there God? It’s me, Moses. We’re fleeing Egypt today. I’m so scared, God. I’ve never lived anywhere but here. Well, except for when I ran to Midian after killing that guy. But the desert? Suppose I can’t stand the heat? What if all the Israelites hate me? Please help me, God. Don’t let the sand get in my peach fuzz. That would be so embarrassing. Also, it would be nice if you helped me develop some awesome abs so I look like a strong leader. Thank you.

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I have an important question, God. Do you think I should wear socks with my sandals? Aaron says no one wears socks with sandals, especially in the desert. Zipporah, who I’m going steady with, says I should definitely wear socks because I always get blisters when I don’t wear them, and she doesn’t want to hear me complain later. Help me figure this out, God.

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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 21:08

Ajamu Baraka joins Lee Camp to discuss how the media demonizes enemies of the US empire, the US military’s global command structure, neocolonial behavior, and the white supremacy inherent to its hegemony.

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