Doug's Twigs and Berries

Living in Ohio. Sleeping, watching TV, surfing the web, gleaming the cube, and working - the usual. A narcissistic attempt to create a cult following to hide my lack of talent and intelligence about a wide range of topics.

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The DNC Is Evil But Bernie Has A Problem With Votes Not A Conspiracy

After Super Tuesday, my Facebook and Twitter feed was a cacophony of gnashing teeth and abject depression. Most of the people in my feeds support Bernie Sanders and he got pummeled on Tuesday by Joe Biden. Most of the complaints began and ended with the Democratic National Committee putting a thumb on the scale and that they never liked him. The DNC is evil but Bernie's performance at the polls on Tuesday was the old school lack of votes. http://dlvr.it/RRN8xT

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You Can’t Claim To Be A Middle Aged White Person And Not Know There Is Racism

This month I attended a secular conference. While I enjoyed myself, learned some new things, and met some new people, one conference speaker almost spoiled the whole thing for me. http://dlvr.it/RBHHbt

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Pro-Truth Pledge Panders To Conservatives

A few years back, I took the Pro-Truth Pledge (PTP). It's group founded by a friend of mine to try and promote truth and facts in our civil discourse - including politics. It's suppose to be non-partisan but it seems that truth and facts have a liberal bias if the content of a recent email I got is any indication. http://dlvr.it/R354sG

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Huffman Falsely Believes People On Medicaid Are Faking It

Ohio State Senator Matt Huffman is a cheap labor conservative. Like other cheap labor conservatives, he believes people using public assistance should instead be working. Huffman has introduced a bill that would require able bodied people on Medicaid from 18 to 65 to work 20 hours a week or lose benefits. His plan would not do what he thinks it will and would be a huge gift for employers who like cheap labor. http://dlvr.it/QzqnTy

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Duverger’s Law Is Why Voting For Dr. Jill Stein Will Never Change Things

Dr. Jill Stein – Green Party Candidate in 2016 When arguing with friends why they shouldn’t support 3rd party candidates in the national elections, I never had any solid evidence why it would never work. They made good points about principles and needing to ‘send a message’ but Duverger’s Law is concrete proof that voting [...] http://dlvr.it/Qxx5Pb

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‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ Is Not A Christmas Song And Should Be Banned

'Baby, It's Cold Outside', written by Frank Loesser in 1944, is suppose to be a Christmas song with lyrics one couldn't really make into a song today unless it was a rap song. People lost their minds, as social media outrage can happen, when a few radio stations removed the song from their Christmas play lists. The song isn't even a Christmas song so the questionable lyrics is just another reason to remove it from the radio during the holiday season. http://dlvr.it/QtZ1t6

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Ohio Democrats Need To Start Over

In the end the GOP retained all the top offices in Ohio. If you can't even win one state office with such a toxic person like Trump as President and a GOP who are just lap dogs to the guy not to mention corrupt in the Ohio Statehouse, then Democrats need to nuke their place and start over from scratch. http://dlvr.it/Qqthzq

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You Should Ask Before Helping Someone Who Is Struggling

A New Jersey couple who raised $400,000 to help a homeless man who helped the girlfriend when she ran out of gas was ordered to give the rest of the money to the man. Homelessness isn't always about lack of money. Some homeless people have deeper issues that a GoFundMe drive can't help. Think twice before projecting your own biased ideas on others without asking. http://dlvr.it/Qhhm9g

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Rep. Jim Jordan’s Denials Abuse The Victims Again

In previous posts, I've written about Rep. Jim Jordan, the so-called founder of the US House 'Freedom' Caucus. He is a terrible human being and when his name got involved in an investigation of alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State, Jordan proved once again I was right about him. http://dlvr.it/Qb61Yh

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If Toledo Suburbs Can Find A Better Water Deal They Should Take It

The city of Toledo sells water to all of the suburbs except Oregon. There has been talk about forming a regional water authority so that the suburbs have more of say in setting rates and how the system works. The suburbs don't really want there to be equal rates they just want to "own" the system to protect their profit margins. http://dlvr.it/QXQH0t

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This Memorial Day, The Story About My Dad’s Death In Vietnam Gained A New Chapter

Memorial Day is for remembering those who served who didn't make it back home alive. We honor their sacrifice. Millions of people have just as many stories about their lost loved ones. For years I believed one story about what happened when my father was killed. Only recently I found out what I knew wasn't the whole story. http://dlvr.it/QVNk0j

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Stephen Fry Is Wrong On Political Correctness

Actor Stephen Fry is an atheist and he's done a lot, publicly, to advance freethought. His recent interview with the CBC in Canada was a bit of disappointment when he seems to side with people like Jordan Peterson concerning politically correct speech. http://dlvr.it/QTVmf1

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US Representative Jim Jordan Is Just An Idiot

It's times like these when I'm glad I was gerrymandered out of Ohio's 4th Congressional District. Republican Jim Jordan is a cheap labor conservative who wants to punish poor people for being poor. He claims he wants to 'cut the deficit' but he recently showed he still doesn't know how food stamps work. http://dlvr.it/QQVNbf

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Malcolm X photographed by Burt Shavitz, June 1964.

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Sorry Not Sorry Famous Men Got Fired For Being A-holes Toward Women

The most recent famous men caught up in the acrimony over the long history of sexual assaults and harassment against women include Garrison Keillor and Matt Lauer. Like previous men called out, they lost their jobs. That's how it should be. For those complaining about due process and false accusations, there has been many YEARS of talking about this and telling men to stop being assholes, so I have NO sympathy for men called out today. http://dlvr.it/Q3sHmN

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The Bill Of Rights Says No One Has To Stand For The Anthem

I never liked being forced to something especially if I had major moral issues about it. I had a telemarketing job where I had to sell stuff I knew people didn't need to buy. As a kid, I hated having to recite the pledge of allegiance and as an adult I refuse to recite it and I don't stand the for the national anthem. It isn't because I hate my country, it's because I love my country and want it to do better. If the pledge and anthem mean anything it's my right to address my grievances with my government like not standing for the national anthem. http://dlvr.it/PtxXYZ

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Halfway across Indiana on our way to #FFRFCon2017 (at Ernie Pyle Service Plaza)