Monthly Archives: October 2017

Happy Halloween! (2017)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Here is the silent classic, “The Phantom Carriage”.      May it bring you respite from the endless 24 hour news cycle… Tweet

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Why Hate Speech IS Free Speech

Posted on October 30, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Free speech, as noted elsewhere, comes down to a definition of terms: “For a free people used to the protections of the 1st Amendment, free speech means that the government can’t punish you for expressing your opinion. In this brave … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (October 29th, 2017)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by The Political Hat

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Legal Immigrant on the 2nd Amendment

Posted on October 27, 2017 by The Political Hat

     With all the enemies (both foreign and domestic) of the Bill of Rights, especially the 2nd Amendment, it is heartening when a legal immigrant demonstrates what far to many native born Americans can not grok. Tweet

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Quick Takes – Opposing Social Unjust Institutions: Food, Fighting, and Faith

Posted on October 26, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: All within social justice, nothing outside social justice, nothing against social … Continue reading →

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Governor Moonbeam’s Stopped Clock

Posted on October 25, 2017 by The Political Hat

     It’s that time again. Yes, that time when California’s clock stops on a reprieve from the status quo insanity thanks to Gov. Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown’s “moment of clarity” (as an alcoholic would call it).      Surprisingly, Gov. Moonbeam vetoes a law … Continue reading →

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Modern Venezuela: Electoral Shenanigans, Bitcoin, and Hookers.

Posted on October 24, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Not wanting to look like a second-rate dictator, Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has declared his minions to have won an overwhelming victory in regional elections. Of course, that isn’t enough, and now Maduro wants to do-over previous elections that didn’t … Continue reading →

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Court Upholds Legality of Objective Biological Reality

Posted on October 23, 2017 by The Political Hat

     In this day and age where biological reality is mandated to be denied by the courts, a refreshing statement affirming reality. “In determining whether the IRS properly denied a taxpayer’s claimed deduction on his 2011 return, we must decide two … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (October 22nd, 2017)

Posted on October 22, 2017 by The Political Hat

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The Transing of Health

Posted on October 20, 2017 by The Political Hat

     A group of lunatics called the Edinburgh Action for Trans Health decided to post a “Trans Health Manifest” on, of course, Tumblr. “Following the centuries-long repression of trans lives at the hands of the state, the next stage in the … Continue reading →

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