Tales of a Modern-Day Cassandra with a Philosophy Fetish
Politics and survival in the Post-Trump era, for liberal-minded humans from all walks of life.
In Election 2018: The End of Everything (Part 1), I introduced the second “Cassie’s List” compilation, which includes all the historic data that matters to ME from the last six election cycles for US Senate and House seats. Unlike the work I did for the Presidential election in 2016, this delves deeper into state politics Read More …
So sometime in the last couple of days, this post (and artwork) circulated into my Facebook feed from several sources: https://www.facebook.com/SoYourACartoonist/photos/a.151448048245360.31062.151447094912122/1878942682162546/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADobsonComicArt/status/1015023772838060032 I’d link to the image itself, except that would be stealing. Go check Andrew Dobson’s feed on FB or Twitter and come back.
Last week I got into a pissing contest with a couple of liberal fanatics who think the blue wave is real. I called bullshit based on what I’ve seen so far. They asked me to give a best guess scenario for the Senate, based on my research. The results are below, but before we get Read More …
Remember when I wrote this? “If you want the full picture, you can check out Endarkenment, the rest of the Aftermath or Dots series’ on my blog. I’ve been writing about this stuff for years.” It comes from Aftermath (Part 6): The Enemy of the Good…
I don’t think it’s a secret (at least not if you’ve kept up with my writing) that I am ethnically Jewish. In fact, though I don’t observe the faith of my ancestors, I am quite proud of my heritage as an Ashkenazi Jew.
Sometimes the articles I write come straight from gut instinct. This isn’t one of those posts.
I have something to get off my chest. Bear with me for a moment. I’ll get there.
Until today, If you looked up the word “Holocaust” on The Cassie Times, you only found the following posts, in reverse date order. I wrote these articles based on discoveries I made in the news, as they related to me or my views of current events.
When you were a kid, did you ever read Dr. Seuss’ book The Sneetches and Other Stories? You know the one I’m talking about.
And these children That you spit on As they try to change their world Are immune from your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re going through… –David Bowie A little under two years ago, I wrote this post in reaction to Philando Castile’s murder: Storm’s here. In that time, nothing changed, until last February, Read More …
The following four articles led to this note. Please read them in order (but watch out for the AUTO LAUNCH VIDEO in the first link): 1. CBS News: Facebook knew of illicit user profile harvesting for 2 years, never acted 2. Reuters: Republican lawmakers concerned by Facebook data leak 3. The Guardian: How to protect Read More …