Category: The Vesica Nervous
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The Long Dark Compartment Syndrome of the Soul
Do I tell this story? Should I tell this story? Have I already told this story? Forgive me… this year has been a lot. In addition to the malestrom of late-stage capitalism’s decline into oligarchy, I’ve been spelunking the depths of my own personal cave. Dante wasn’t kidding when he told of “rings of hell”…
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The Abusive Father and the Wayward Child: Framing Nationalism as Trauma
A very sick, cruel, sadistic, manipulatively maladjusted sociopath is punishing the half of the country who haven’t sold their souls to him. The Democrats refused to allow him to strip working-class people of food stamps and healthcare. Surprisingly, they held their ground as he and his minions kept the government closed—among other things—to stave off…
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AN Open Letter To President Donald J. Trump
Dear Donald, May I call you Donald? You’ve made it quite clear that you would like to win a Nobel Peace Prize before you die… and let’s face it, brother, you’re not looking very good. It’s becoming increasingly clear that you’re not the one pulling the strings anymore on Pennsylvania Avenue. You seem to have…
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An Open Letter To The “Honorable” James David Vance
An Open Letter To The “Honorable” James David Vance
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The Semantic Hostility Of MAGA
“Again” highlights toxic nostalgia, urging a false greatness that never existed. America’s foundation is marred by genocide and slavery, with “great” being a subjective and distorted lens. Instead of regressing to an illusory past, the focus should be on striving for a “more perfect union” where justice prevails for all.
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Awash in Wonder
To be awake is to be awash in WONDERNobody can take away wonderIt’s the last tie in many cases to that oceanic stateI can barely remember when all was aweBut when I remember, I’m freeAnd sometimes the memory only flickers in the back of my mindA spliced frame quick subliminalSUBLIME in all its wonder.…
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The Gulf of Critical Thinking
Billionaires are robbing us blind while we’re stuck on infinite scroll. In my classroom, I see a worrying trend of reluctant compliance over curiosity. Are nefarious forces benefiting from this lack of engagement? #PoliticalEconomyofEducation #RethinkEducation
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“I’m Afraid”
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America’s Great Leap Forward?
When I teach Global History, we do a unit on Mao’s China. Mao’s vicious incompetence led to the deaths of some 22 million people (at the lowest estimate). He turned the Republic of China (a somewhat democratic state established by Sun Yat-sen) into “The People’s Republic of China,” which is ironically named (footnote here about…
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My Reality is Running Thin
When everything means anything nothing means everything and everything means nothing.