Category Archives: Liberty

Hell on Earth Tibet

August 27, 2021 – 2:54 am

After my youngest brother’s demise to AIDS in 1995 I traveled to several of Asia’s most holy sites to expiate his sins. Some of mine too. My main destination was Lhasa and I spent two months there drinking beer and walking around the Jokhrang, the Tibetan cathedral to Buddhism. The Chinese presence was noticeable with […]

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Fuck James Carville

April 29, 2021 – 2:32 pm

James Carville has been a racist tout for neo-Liberalism for over thirty years. This week he attacked the call ‘Defund the Police.” He has no idea what this means. Neither do my liberal white racist friends agreeing with this bald POS. In 2017, state and local governments spent $115 billion on police, $79 billion on […]

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How Far From Now

January 10, 2021 – 10:52 pm

On November 8, 2016 I was sitting at the bar at the Barnacle in Marblehead. The TV was showing the election results. The initial reports looked good for Hillary Clinton, however CNN swiftly charted the collapse of democracy as old Democratic stronghold in the Midwest fell into Trump’s electoral count. By dawn victory was declared […]

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No One Knows Tomorrow

July 14, 2020 – 5:02 pm

Last night I went to bed and hopefully sleep and dreams, however my stomach rebelled against two day-old cod and the 4th floor toilet bowl was my best friend until dawn. I thought about having a bagel for breakfast, but retched on the kitchen floor. Not much, but enough to check my appetite for a […]

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BERENTI MISTAH by Peter Nolan Smith

August 15, 2018 – 4:52 am

In 1991 I bought a round-the-world ticket for $1399 from Pan Express. The owner set up a magical itinerary. “New York – LA – Hawaii – Biak – Bali – overland to Jakarta.” John recited the trip from memory, since he sold hundreds of these tickets every year. “What do you mean ‘overland to Jakarta’?” […]

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