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You can tell I engineered today's political drama as part of our spring subscription dive!
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Trump Endorses Paxton, and Other Thrilling News!
You can tell I engineered today's political drama as part of our spring subscription dive!
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/trump-endorses-paxton-and-other-thrilling?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 20 hours ago
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Last week’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais completes the gutting of the Voting Rights Acts of 1965. Here's a primer.
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Five Easy Pieces: The Voting Rights Act
Last week’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais completes the gutting of the Voting Rights Acts of 1965. Here's a primer.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/five-easy-pieces-the-voting-rights?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
15 days ago
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The third assassination attempt upon Donald Trump in two years has taught the MAGA sheeple an important lesson: we need a bigger, better ballroom.
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"Build the Wall!" Becomes "Build the Ballroom!"
The third assassination attempt upon Donald Trump in two years has taught the MAGA sheeple an important lesson: we need a bigger, better ballroom.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/build-the-wall-becomes-build-the?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
22 days ago
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Ted Cruz resolutely demurs when offered (four times now) a seat on the United States Supreme Court. And why shouldn’t he? He dreams of the presidency, but should probably stick to podcasting.
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Supreme Court Justice Ted Cruz? No, Wait, President Cruz? No, Wait, Senior Senator Cruz.
Ted Cruz resolutely demurs when offered (four times now) a seat on the United States Supreme Court. And why shouldn’t he? He dreams of the presidency, but should probably stick to podcasting.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/supreme-court-justice-ted-cruz-no?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
26 days ago
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Texans celebrates the Battle of San Jacinto because it harkens back to more heroic times. Our current leaders do not inspire such heroism.
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San Jacinto Day in Texas
Texans celebrates the Battle of San Jacinto because it harkens back to more heroic times. Our current leaders do not inspire such heroism.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/san-jacinto-day-in-texas?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
29 days ago
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“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” – Jimmy Buffett Sunday Funnies, by @DeeceX
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Sunday Funnies
“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” – Jimmy Buffett
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about 1 month ago
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The War in Iran goes on, Texas prepares for NewMexit, and plans to ruin the Big Bend region with a birder wall move forward. In all three instances, the government has trouble telling us the truth. 3-Point Shots: Does Anyone Tell the Truth Anymore? , by @DeeceX
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3-Point Shots: Does Anyone Tell the Truth Anymore?
The War in Iran goes on, Texas prepares for NewMexit, and plans to ruin the Big Bend region with a birder wall move forward. In all three instances, the government has trouble telling us the truth.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/3-point-shots-does-anyone-tell-the?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 month ago
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We’ve Already Lost The War With Iran. We just don’t know it yet. We’ve Already Lost The War With Iran. , by @DeeceX
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We’ve Already Lost The War With Iran.
We just don’t know it yet.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/weve-already-lost-the-war-with-iran?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 month ago
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An Easter meditation on life, beauty and the passage of time.
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All Things Come, All Things Go
An Easter meditation on life, beauty and the passage of time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/all-things-come-all-things-go?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 2 months ago
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The battle is not over yet, but there are encouraging signs the government will not despoil the Big Bend region in its obsession with “securing” the border.
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The Latest on the Border Wall
The battle is not over yet, but there are encouraging signs the government will not despoil the Big Bend region in its obsession with “securing” the border.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/the-latest-on-the-border-wall?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 2 months ago
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Our C-List national leadership may not have thought of everything.
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Our War With Iran Is Almost Certainly Going to End in Victory. And Soon. Probably.
Our C-List national leadership may not have thought of everything.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/our-war-with-iran-is-almost-certainly?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
2 months ago
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In which Donald Trump confides to his diary about how things are going.
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It Ain’t Easy Being King!
Donald Trump confides to his diary about how things are going.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/it-aint-easy-being-king?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
2 months ago
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From Politico PM just now … "In 2024, Donald Trump won back the White House in a landslide victory … " Really? What are they huffing over at Politico?
3 months ago
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Religious faith is bent and misshapen as a tool to win culture wars in ways that would horrify the Founders. Still, there is holiness in the world.
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3-Point Shots: The State of Faith and Religion in America
Religious faith is bent and misshapen as a tool to win culture wars in ways that would horrify the Founders. Still, there is holiness in the world.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/3-point-shots-the-state-of-faith?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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Democrats proved they still have a heartbeat in last night’s Texas primaries.
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They’re Not Dead Yet!
Democrats proved they still have a heartbeat in last night’s Texas primaries.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/theyre-not-dead-yet?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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The federal government is proposing to extend its wall-building project into the Big Bend National and Big Bend Ranch State parks. Their plans will destroy one of America’s last great treasures.
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Save The Big Bend! Save The World!
The federal government is proposing to extend its wall-building project into the Big Bend National and Big Bend Ranch State parks. Their plans will destroy one of America’s last great treasures.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/save-the-big-bend-save-the-world?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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Last night, a gunman killed three and wounded 14 in an attack the FBI is saying had "a potential nexus to terrorism."
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Death Comes for Austin … Again
Last night, a gunman killed three and wounded 14 in an attack the FBI is saying had "a potential nexus to terrorism."
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/death-comes-for-austin-again?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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Donald Trump hit the nail on the head in his State of the Union address last night — we are quickly growing exhausted by all the winning in the good ol' USA!
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I, For One, Am Sick of All the Winning!
Donald Trump hit the nail on the head in his State of the Union address last night — we are quickly growing exhausted by all the winning in the good ol' USA!
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/i-for-one-am-sick-of-all-the-winning?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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In his Super Bowl halftime show, the Puerto Rican musical artist and global star Bad Bunny reminded us that "Americans" includes everyone who lives on the American continent.
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Bad Bunny Redefines America
In his Super Bowl halftime show, the Puerto Rican musical artist and global star Bad Bunny reminded us that "Americans" includes everyone who lives on the American continent.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/bad-bunny-redefines-america?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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This is a “No B.S., calling it as I see it” edition of Three-Point Shots.
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3-Point Shots: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
On why things are worse than they appear.
https://lifeitsownself.substack.com/p/3-point-shots-tuesday-february-3
4 months ago
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Donald Trump is building his own United Nations, You, too, can get in on the ground floor!
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Bored of Peace? Join the Board of Peace
Donald Trump is building his own United Nations, You, too, can get in on the ground floor!
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/bored-of-peace-join-the-board-of?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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I always see, hear and learn new things when I am on the road with Marfawitz. But this one was a doozy.
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Further Adventures with Marfawitz, Doctor Who Edition
I always see, hear and learn new things when I am on the road with Marfawitz. But this one was a doozy.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/further-adventures-with-marfawitz-fd4?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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Last Saturday's murder of Alex Pretti by ICE agents who shot him in the back 10 times has shocked the nation. The blowback has reached Donald Trump; will it stir the Congress?
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Murder in Minnesota, Chapter Two
Last Saturday's murder of Alex Pretti by ICE agents who shot him in the back 10 times has shocked the nation. The blowback has reached Donald Trump; will it stir the Congress?
https://lifeitsownself.substack.com/p/murder-in-minnesota-chapter-two
4 months ago
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Charlie Sykes
4 months ago
Indeed, we have not seen such an extraordinary collection of grifters and second-raters since the last meeting of Trump’s cabinet.
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Trump's New World Order of Make-Believe
A United Nations of misfit toys
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In the first year of his second term, Donald Trump has upended the Constitution, the laws, and the international order. And nothing is stopping him.
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Donald Trump’s Second Term, Year One
In the first year of his second term, Donald Trump has upended the Constitution, the laws, and the international order. And nothing is stopping him.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/donald-trumps-second-term-year-one?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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Donald Trump has designs on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s medal. But so does Greg Abbott.
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MarĂa Corina Machado for Texas Governor!
Donald Trump has designs on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s medal. But so does Greg Abbott.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/maria-corina-machado-for-texas-governor?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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Machado instead decided to "gift" it to President Trump during their Oval Office meeting today in return for … what?
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UPDATE: Abbott Does Not Get Nobel Peace Prize Medal, Remains Governor
Machado instead decided to "gift" it to President Trump during their Oval Office meeting today in return for … what?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/update-abbott-does-not-get-nobel?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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Donald Trump has designs on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s medal. But so does Greg Abbott.
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MarĂa Corina Machado for Texas Governor!
Donald Trump has designs on the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s medal. But so does Greg Abbott.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/maria-corina-machado-for-texas-governor?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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4 months ago
It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face. If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
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Breaking NYT: The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter. The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status. That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Everyone agrees the Talarico-Crockett matchup will be the marquee event in the March Democratic primaries. But there’s lots of debate over who ought to win, and why.
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Talarico v. Crockett: The Democrats’ Dilemma
Everyone agrees the Talarico-Crockett matchup will be the marquee event in the March Democratic primaries. But there’s lots of debate over who ought to win, and why.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/talarico-v-crockett-the-democrats?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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First, Venezuela and now, Boquillas. The Trump Administration’s plan to [plunder the Western Hemisphere] secure our energy future has taken a big step forward.
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Breaking: U.S. Invades Boquillas, Mexico!
First, Venezuela and now, Boquillas. The Trump Administration’s plan to [plunder the Western Hemisphere] secure our energy future has taken a big step forward.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/breaking-us-invades-boquillas-mexico?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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The U.S. incursion into Venezuela is unconstitutional, poorly thought out, and likely to destabilize oil prices, the European alliance, and several South American countries. What could go wrong?
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“It’s War, I Tell You! War!”
The U.S. incursion into Venezuela is unconstitutional, poorly thought out, and likely to destabilize oil prices, the European alliance, and several South American countries. What could go wrong?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/its-war-i-tell-you-war?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
5 months ago
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Mary Littleton
6 months ago
Its National Roof Over Your Head Day. The leading cause of homelessness for women & children is domestic violence. The Mary Parrish Center provides rapid & transitional housing to survivors escaping domestic violence. To give 👉🏼
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David Richards, who passed away on November 13, was one of the great lawyers and progressive leaders of Texas history.
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David Richards, 1993-2025
David Richards, who passed away on November 13, was one of the great lawyers and progressive leaders of Texas history.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/david-richards-1993-2025?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
6 months ago
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Donald Trump is facing down the entire leadership of Europe today to convince them of his plan to sell Ukraine down the river. Will he succeed?
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The Babysitters Are Coming
Donald Trump is facing down the entire leadership of Europe today to convince them of his plan to sell Ukraine down the river. Will he succeed?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/the-babysitters-are-coming?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 months ago
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Jeff
10 months ago
On today’s
#DogShirtTV
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@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
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@hollybfletcher.bsky.social
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@jonrauch.bsky.social
welcome Deece Eckstein
@deecex.bsky.social
a veteran Texas lobbyist and political analyst, to discuss the current state of
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What's Wrong With Texas? with Deece Eckstein
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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As many as 56 Democratic members of the Texas House have left the state, denying the House the quorum it needs to pass Trump's redistricting scheme.
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BREAKING: Texas House Democrats flee the state, stymie redistricting
As many as 56 Democratic members of the Texas House have left the state, denying the House the quorum it needs to pass Trump's redistricting scheme.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/breaking-texas-house-democrats-flee?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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Texas's current effort to redraw congressional district Ines in the middle of the decade is inviting retaliation from other, bluer states. What's the point of the escalation? Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why? , by @DeeceX
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Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why?
Texas's current effort to redraw congressional district Ines in the middle of the decade is inviting retaliation from other, bluer states. What's the point of the escalation?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/mid-decade-redistricting-why?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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The White House is hoping the Texas Lege will redraw congressional lines to make them even more divorced from demographic and political reality. What could go wrong?
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Mid-Decade Redistricting Worked Out So Well Last Time; Let’s Try It Again!
The White House is hoping the Lege will redraw congressional lines to make them even more divorced from demographic and political reality. What could go wrong?
https://lifeitsownself.substack.com/p/mid-decade-redistricting-worked-out
11 months ago
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We used to dream great dreams in our land. We thought we could make life better for everyone, and actively worked to do that. When did we become so petty?
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Three-Point Shots, Vol. 3, No. 7: June 6, 2025
We used to dream great dreams in our land. We thought we could make life better for everyone, and actively worked to do that. When did we become so petty?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/three-point-shots-vol-3-no-7-june?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
12 months ago
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Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
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Zen and the Art of Time-Lapse Sunsets
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/zen-and-the-art-of-time-lapse-sunsets?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
12 months ago
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Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
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Zen and the Art of Time-Lapse Sunsets
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
https://lifeitsownself.substack.com/p/zen-and-the-art-of-time-lapse-sunsets
12 months ago
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If Jesus, Allah, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster will it, you may get a great deal on a mattress today. But, as we seem to forget, there is much more to Memorial Day.
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Why Memorial Day Matters — Especially Now
If Jesus, Allah, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster will it, you may get a great deal on a mattress today. But, as we seem to forget, there is much more to Memorial Day.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/why-memorial-day-matters-especially?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
12 months ago
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Arguably the first Memorial Day celebration was held 160 ½ years ago, in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The country is again in danger from within – will it survive?
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Memorial Day, 2025
Arguably the first Memorial Day celebration was held 160 ½ years ago, in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The country is again in danger from within – will it survive?
https://lifeitsownself.substack.com/p/memorial-day-2025
12 months ago
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The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
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I Want a New Plane Too!
The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/i-want-a-new-plane-too?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
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I Want a New Plane Too!
The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
https://open.substack.com/pub/lifeitsownself/p/i-want-a-new-plane-too?r=9t5b4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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