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Burn the Flag Day

June 14, 2026

What better way to exercise the rebellious spirit of the American Revolution and celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence than by burning an American flag? Nothing could cause MAGA conservatives, vanilla soft-serve Republicans and more than a few liberal Democrats to freak out worse than the incendiary thought of torching Old Glory. The […]

Zendo Window View

June 10, 2026

1 Standing on new hip Overlooking Zen garden Muscle cells grow strong 2 Cherry blossoms come Cherry blossoms also go Life and death will visit 3 Zendo peace cranes fly Dancing in Mother Tree’s breath Soaring in goodness 4 Old parts find new parts Junkyard better than graveyard Polish and drive on 5 Practice Aipeedo […]

Michael Jackson: Guilty as Charged

June 5, 2026

Last night a friend in Santa Maria, California, where Stephanie and I lived for five years, sent me an audio/video clip of the third episode of Michael Jackson: The Verdict, the three-part docuseries streaming on Netflix about Jackson’s 2005 child molestation trial. There I was standing in the Santa Maria Courthouse parking lot tent city […]

Defy Shapiro’s Archbald Double-Cross

May 28, 2026

Deception is a devious form of political corruption. But that didn’t stop Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro from trying and failing to bamboozle the good people of Archbald when he showed up unannounced at State Rep. Kyle Mullins’ office for a secret, yet well-staged, meeting with a handful of timid so-called opponents of the borough’s planned […]

Gutsy Gaughan Gets It

May 15, 2026

About halfway through the 30-second video two arms reach out to shake hands. The words “Secret Deals” appear on the screen, Of all the powerful phrases packed into Democratic Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan’s “urgent” call to action against the expanding data center invasion, suspicion about secret deals is the most troubling. And the most […]

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