… “Power to the people!” Che yelled, disturbing about a dozen other senior citizens dozing in the assisted living facility sunroom. “Right on,” Cherie said. “But nobody will know the initials DLA stand for Data Liberation Army.” Settled into the rocking chair she had outfitted with two thin cushions to comfort her always aching spine, […]
Well oiled with Democratic Party support and money from across the country, Democratic Scranton Mayor and 8th Congressional District candidate in the November election Paige Cognetti supports building hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. So does Times-Tribune columnist Chris Kelly. Cognetti wants the government to “regulate” quality-of-life destroying data centers. So does Kelly. They’re free […]
Gonzo journalism isn’t dead. Yet the profound prose lifestyle that exploded in the Sixties era of decadence in a psychedelic haze of the late Hunter S. Thompson’s mind-blowing brilliance is on life support. In the end we’re all headed to the end. But, like the anthem “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” that Bob Dylan […]
Free Palestine. No data centers. Abolish ICE. Until now no candidate in the 8th Congressional District race has boldly advocated for these three vital quality-of-life issues that mean so much to Northeastern Pennsylvania voters. As of today Green Party candidate Leila Hazou stands as an unapologetic champion of all three crucial public policy positions. As […]
In my first novel Blood Red Syrah I invented the Crushers, a crude California outlaw motorcycle club based in and around the self-absorbed beautiful people of Santa Barbara. My renegade imaginary club returned with a vengeance in my third novel Weed Wine Magic. I’ve recently finished writing a collection of more than 50 short short-story […]
