musings politics 
Main Character Syndrome: Trump’s Fourth of July Spectacle
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Gen X musings politics 
Cheering for Rebels, Voting for Empires
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Gen X politics punk 
Punk Was Never Meant to Make You Comfortable
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dystopian politics 
America’s Breaking Point: How Much More Before It Snaps?
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Gen X life politics relationships 
I Didn’t Expect This From Us
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Gen X politics 
If You’re Still MAGA, This Is Why
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Gen X politics 
Trump, Imperialism, and the Collapse of American Accountability
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Gen X politics 
Why Younger Voices Matter: A Gen X Reflection
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dystopian politics 
It’s Not Left vs. Right — It’s Democracy vs. Dictatorship
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politics rants 
$300 Million for a Ballroom? We Can’t Even Afford Food.
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dystopian Gen X politics punk 
We Didn’t Grow Up on Punk Rock to Bow to Fascists
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musings politics 
Stop Pretending Both Sides Are the Same
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dystopian politics 
Checkmate: On Kirk, MAGA, and the Wrong Side of History
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musings politics 
Charlie Kirk, Political Violence, and Building a Better Future
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musings politics 
The Great Awakening of America: 2025
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musings politics 
What Will It Take for MAGA Supporters to Wake Up?
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politics 
Let It Burn: The Tower Card Moment America Needed
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politics rants 
Joni Ernst, SNAP Cuts, and the Republican War on Compassion
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politics rants 
ICE Tactics, Trumpism, and the Cowardice of a Complicit Congress
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politics rants 
Why I’m Done Playing Nice with American Fascism
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depression musings poetry 

Spiraling Madness [poetry]

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I decided to do some writing recently while in the midst of a depression spiral… this is the result.     The demons are after me tonight My own personal demons In my head Birthed at an early age They’ve lived here forever And tonight they are Twisting and turning Dancing and churning Fucking with my thoughts The logical processes in my mind Whispering in my ears Yelling in my mind Giving me tunnel vision They keep coming Attacking Have you ever swallowed your screams? Tonight I do just that…

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darkwave Goth gothic industrial Mixtape music 

Stars Don’t Shine Without You – World Goth Day 2016

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Happy World Goth Day – and a very (Un)Happy Birthday to Morrissey!      Last year for World Goth Day, along with giving you a killer mixtape playlist, I wrote about not having a place to go and dance to the wonderful post-punk and Gothic Industrial classics I grew to love from the 80’s and 90’s. Not the case anymore!  If you’re a regular follower of my blog, you already know I am more than elated that The Phantasy in Lakewood, Ohio has started hosting flashback nights at least once every other…

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darkwave musings 

Unforgettable Delusion – Invisible Man Blues Pt. 2

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  It’s one of those restless nights once again.   As I toss and turn, trying to find a comfortable position, you climb into bed with me. I know it’s you without even looking. Your presence is always calming. You wrap your strong arms around me, pulling me close. Feeling you close brings an almost instant comfort to my agitated mind, body, and soul. Only you have this calming, almost restorative effect on me – no one else has ever come close. That is something that will never change. I…

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