So... Events of the past year have had me do a lot of political philosophy thinking with tangents into sociology, political science, history, and probably many more.

Anyways, I'm posting this because I know a few of you are going to disagree with some of what I've got to say (but certainly not all). I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm hoping for an outside view. I'm honestly thinking I might be coming at some of these issues wrong but not sure which or how.

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If anybody needs reminding just how utterly bizarre this year has gotten, just try imagining this being a normal headline from a respected news organization at literally any other point in US history...

From Reuters:
Gun stocks tumble after upbeat vaccine news, lack of civil unrest

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How did I not know this was a thing before?!?

My Dickish Pony: Ponies are Dicks by PresentPerfect
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So, besides running the wash plant, I am also the guy who refinishes the equipment. In this case, it's a screen/crusher combo trailer. It's a major part of the set up rock and dirt goes through before it can be sent off to the wash plant. I don't have a full shot of the before, but this closeup I took to show something to my boss should give you an idea of its condition.

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‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist (NY Times)

"We sent in the US Marshals, took 15 minutes and it was over... They knew who he was, they didn’t want to arrest him and 15 minutes that ended." -Donald Trump

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This is all I see in my minds eye and dang if it doesn't take me right out of the story.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/
Twitter thread pointing out important bits.

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At this exact moment in time, I have three different fingers I've damaged. My left ring finger is about 12 hours from having the nail finally fall off after I smashed it while shoveling last week. My right little finger has a large flap of skin torn off from beside the nail where I... smashed it while shoveling yesterday. And lastly, I put a hole in my thumb! Like, right through the nail. I wasn't shoveling for that one. Instead I managed to miss an off-hand hammer swing and catch the

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So the Republican National convention started Monday. A couple things came out that I've been meaning to post here, but then life got in the way.

First, and most important is this:

Source: https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/RESOLUTION_REGARDING_THE_REPUBLICAN_PARTY_PLATFORM.pdf?_ga=2.109560193.504857691.1598219603-2087748323.1598219603

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This was taken yesterday morning. I had already been at work for 2+ hours. I just saw the sunrise and thought it looked pretty enough to share.