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~ Swirl ~ (A Poem About How The Orlando Shootings Gave Double Meanings To Everything This Weekend)

(I started writing this Sunday night but didn’t finish until Monday. I’m backdating it to be a Sunday post though as that seems most appropriate given Sunday’s incredibly

10 Moments That Have Defined The US Primaries @hillaryclinton @berniesanders @donaldtrump #politics #uspoli #primaries #election

Here’s a list of some the most memorable moments from this wild and wacky primary season. For the record, here’s the list Trump launches his campaign by calling

What Could @BernieSanders Have Done Differently To Beat @hillaryclinton? #primaryday #politics #feelthebern #notmeus

So last night, the Associated Press announced that they’d surveyed all Democratic super-delegates and there were enough who indicated previously undeclared support for Hillary Clinton that AP was

Hmm, Maybe I Should Do More Political Blogging?

My post about #elbowgate got shared out by a few well-connected people on a couple different social media sites and ended up getting, oh, about a zillion times

There Are Many Facts About #elbowgate That Most People Are Ignoring (Or Are Ignorant About)

I’ll start with a “disclaimer fact” before I get to my real list of facts about #elbowgate. I’m on record as saying I don’t like *any* of the

Tru(deau) Colours? #PrayForSophie #OuttaTheWayForJustin #elbowgate

So it’s been a pretty bad week for William and Kate, I mean Justin & Sophie Trudeau. Ms. Gregoire-Trudeau sparked outrage on the left and the right with

Saturday Snap – @BernieSanders Speaks Outside Public Library After Winning Indiana #feelthebern

Just when I thought I couldn’t love this guy any more, he pops up on the late night news speaking in front of a public library! (Sorry for

The Spectacular Pundit Failure on Donald Trump

Here’s an article about how many pundits and insiders predicted definitely that there was no way that Donald Trump could win even one state, become the front runner,

(Belated) Music Monday – “Abandon all reason/Avoid all eye contact/Do not react/Shoot the messengers”

I forgot to do a Music Monday post yesterday but it worked out okay because this video showed up in my News Feed today! Most people figured a

Changing Politics and Culture Through the Art of the Long Game #occupy #idlenomore #saskbookawards

So I’ve been thinking about the “Long Game” quite a bit lately. Essentially, “Playing the Long Game” refers to the idea of not just focusing on an immediate

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