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2019-09-24 00:39

A Review of Permanent Record By Edward Snowden

A Review of Permanent Record By Edward Snowden

By Hope Kesselring Anybody who’s expecting shocking revelations from Edward Snowden’s new book, Permanent Record, is going to be disappointed. However, if you’re interested in spy culture like I am, it

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2019-08-22 17:53

Fifty Shades of Epstein

Fifty Shades of Epstein

By Hope Kesselring I’ve never been a big fan of the genre, but when someone recently told me I could self-publish erotic romance novels for money, I did check out the situation. A few weeks ago, half the

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2019-02-20 01:23

War Criminals Anonymous

War Criminals Anonymous

A Play in One Act by Hope Kesselring Characters: Ned Diamond (Former Assistant Secretary of State, in his sixties, wearing a WCA T-shirt and camouflage shorts.) Michelle Cardiff (CIA officer, about 40,

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2018-11-15 23:39

I Called the Ecuadorian Embassy and This Is What Happened

I Called the Ecuadorian Embassy and This Is What Happened

By Hope K I came to WikiLeaks late. I remember reading about them, Chelsea Manning, and Julian Assange, and I thought, good on them. But it was far away, and I was busy with local issues. I had been defending

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2018-11-10 18:16

I Propose Americans Wear Gas Pumps on Veteran's Day

I Propose Americans Wear Gas Pumps on Veteran's Day

Poppy, Northern New Mexico, USA By Hope K In the Commonwealth of Nations, the people get to wear poppies on Remembrance Day. I’m jealous. Poppies are beautiful. In the United States, we get military

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2018-11-03 18:25

The People vs Artificial Intelligence

The People vs Artificial Intelligence

The afternoon sun peeks over the roof of a seed company warehouse in Cash, Arkansas, where the Ledgerwood family lives. By Hope K In the fertile Arkansas Delta lies a small town called Cash. Its name is

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2018-10-26 15:13

Book Review: High Magick by Damien Echols

Book Review: High Magick by Damien Echols

By Hope K If I were to pick one word to sum up Damien Echols’ new book, High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row, I would choose “empowerment.” And if you’re doubtful

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2018-10-21 17:42

Does Elizabeth Warren Know What ᏣᎳᎩ Means?

Does Elizabeth Warren Know What ᏣᎳᎩ Means?

By Hope K Senator Elizabeth Warren got tired of being called “Pocahontas” for claiming to be Cherokee and took a DNA test. I’d like to give her a test. What does “ᏣᎳᎩ” mean? Last summer my mother and aunt

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2018-10-16 02:04

The Milagro of Romero's Sainthood

The Milagro of Romero's Sainthood

By Hope K Lately when you read the news about the Catholic Church, it’s really bad. But on October 15, the Pope canonized a truly remarkable person, Oscar Romero. This is a saint whose life you should

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2018-10-13 01:17

The Cap, Kanye, and the Constitution

The Cap, Kanye, and the Constitution

By Hope K Rumor has it that Columbia College in Chicago was the last school Kanye West briefly attended before he released his debut album The College Dropout. Though I didn’t drop out, I went there, too.

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2018-10-06 13:56

CIA Hits From Yesterday and Today: Nicaragua Collection

CIA Hits From Yesterday and Today: Nicaragua Collection

By Hope K “We’re well-trained by the CIA with Yankee tax money in Ft. Bragg The Peace Corps builds US labor camps When they think they’re building schools, ha!” Dead Kennedys, “Bleed For Me,” 1982 When

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2018-09-28 12:22

Six Months Cut Off

Six Months Cut Off

By Hope K It's nighttime in the Embassy -- Oh, hear the ticking clock. Time is something you do here In this London brick cell block. Candle flickers light the walls That might as well be barred. Six months

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2018-09-24 16:32

Kavanaugh and Eugenics

Kavanaugh and Eugenics

The original image is a photo I took at an exhibition at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. By Hope K The more I look into Brett Kavanaugh's background, the more revolting things I

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2018-09-22 23:07

It's Okay to Be Spiritual

It's Okay to Be Spiritual

By Hope K The story goes that, upon the explosion of the Gadget at White Sands, New Mexico, Robert Oppenheimer thought, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." The quote comes from

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2018-09-22 00:47

Dolla Dolla Kill, Y'all

Dolla Dolla Kill, Y'all

By Hope K The Wall Street Journal recently released an article in which they claim State Department insiders leaked a classified memo to them. The WSJ saw it, they pinky swear. I haven't seen the memo,

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2018-09-19 21:21

IDGAF What People Think Anymore

IDGAF What People Think Anymore

By Hope K I'm going to tell you about some of the "controversial" things I believe. I put quotes around the word controversial because most of the time I have no idea why these things are

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2018-09-18 18:40

Kavanaugh's Elephant in the Room

Kavanaugh's Elephant in the Room

By Hope K Ever get that sick feeling in your gut when a sudden and awful epiphany washes over you? Well, that was me the day I read that Vince Foster committed suicide. Growing up in Arkansas, I had heard

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2018-09-18 17:52

Spy Movie Reviews - White Boy Rick

Spy Movie Reviews - White Boy Rick

Spy Movie Reviews 1 — White Boy Rick, September 17, 2018 By Hope K For my first article in the series Spy Movie Reviews, my town theater gave me two choices. One was about CIA shenanigans and the other

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2018-09-15 22:11

A Demon's Day at the Office

A Demon's Day at the Office

By Hope K Ascaroth cursed himself again for getting sloshed and losing that poker game with the military guys back in the 20th century. Now look at him, stuck in a cubicle underneath a scrubby mountain

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2018-09-13 19:00

Why I Support Julian Assange and You Should Too

Why I Support Julian Assange and You Should Too

By Hope K Last night I watched a biography of Julian Assange done by a corporate-controlled network. The exaggerations and outright falsehoods had me seeing red and confirmed I was making the right decision