Entries by Timothy

Trolling & The Star Spangled Banner

A common definition of trolling on the internet is injecting red herrings into an online discussion or debate in order to distract from the prior conversation. It’s an attempt to adds noise to the debate so as to disrupt it.   Asserting that taking a knee at a football game is disrespectful of Veterans is […]

Trump The Cuban Missile Crisis

NOTE: While there is a humorous tone to this post, I take the issue quite seriously. Trump is simply not fit to be POTUS. This is an attempt to envision the Cuban Missile Crisis under a Trump Presidency. Day 1 President Trump learns on Twitter that Cuba has nuclear weapons. Trump Tweets: “Putin and Cuba are so […]

An Open Letter to Conflicted Republicans…

Dear Republican Friends… I get that many of you are conflicted. I understand that you dislike the policies of the democratic party, and think that Hillary would take us down a path opposite where you think we should go. I’m being honest; I can sense the gut wrench of your decision, and don’t envy it. […]

The Misinformation Age

This age may not be as good for humanity as is commonly assumed. We are in grave danger of being harmed by too much information. Information, on its own, is neither good nor bad. Rather it is either valid or invalid. Signal-to-noise ratio is a measure used in science that compares the level of a […]

A Word Problem for Alt-Left Voters

Billy, an Alt-Left voter, is trying to decide who to vote for in the upcoming Presidential Election. Candidate Green and Billy share the same opinion 100% of the time. Candidate Blue and Billy share the same opinion 75% of the time. Candidate Orange and Billy share the same opinion 0% of the time.

A Trump IRS FOIA Request

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Internal Revenue Service. The focus of my request is for any documents which confirm that anyone with the last name “Trump” is currently being audited, whether or not such an audit is completed, and a list of names of IRS […]

Judging Hillary: They Who Are Without Sin…

I became angry at a fellow Democrat this weekend… She’s a solid Hillary Clinton supporter, never a doubt that she was going to vote for her. But over drinks, she said what we all hear over and over again about HRC: “She’s a liar, she’s power-hungry, she’s…” You know the list.   Dear Everybody…Here are some […]

Proposal for a Fair & Dynamic Market-based Economy

The following is consistent with the principles of capitalism. The economy must match the values of the community in which it resides. Those community values are defined in the Constitution both of the Federal Government and the State Government. The economy must also benefit the community as a whole; the existence of a stable market requires the […]

Holding Nose? Nonsense…

There’s a common narrative this election cycle that most voters are simply holding their nose and choosing the lesser evil. For example, Chris Cillizza tweeted this today: This election is about voters choosing the least worst candidate. That's where we are in our politics. — Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) September 4, 2016 The problem with this narrative […]

When Hillary Clinton Wins…

When Hillary Clinton wins this election, she will have beaten… Sexism Donald Trump Bernie Sanders Gary Johnson Jill Stein A Disappointing Loss in 2008 The so-called Email scandal The so-called Clinton Foundation Scandal The so-called Benghazi Scandal The so-called Foggy Bottom scandal The so-called Sydney Blumenthal scandal The so-called paid speeches scandal The so-called Travelgate […]

Hillary Clinton & Racism

Recently, in a discussion on racism among recent presidential candidates, a friend asked me what level of racism I think Hillary Clinton holds. Here is my answer: Building a Scale: 1 to 10, 10 being the most racist. Clinton: 2 or 3 Let’s say there’s a dividing line at 5, and the dividing point is whether […]

Wikileaks is not Journalism

Wikileaks has been dubbed “Journalism” in an attempt to secure a measure of legitimacy for what they do. Recently, I heard the analogy that Wikileaks is like Deep Throat and Woodward and Bernstein of Watergate fame. Wikileaks are not Deep Throat or Woodward and Bernstein. Wikileaks are the burglars who broke into the Democratic National […]

The Beginning of Life…

“As for when “life” begins: The gametes that join to form the zygote that becomes the embryo are all alive. Life is no longer something that “begins.” It is something that is transferred from one living thing to another. You carry within your cells a genetic code that connects you with every other living thing […]

No More War?

We’ve all seen the picture. Heartbreaking. A Washington State Delegate for Bernie Sanders posted this picture on Facebook and then stated “This is why we chant “No More War”. Because NO child anywhere should have to have these experiences. I don’t care who pulls the trigger, and I don’t care who has to give the order. Humans […]

Progressives Make Progress

If you support candidates and issues that lose, you’re not a progressive. You’re a conservative. Jill Stein is not a progressive. Why? She doesn’t make progress. She confuses holding an opinion for making progress. She’s convinced many people to hold opinions in higher esteem than making progress. To the degree that one holds opinion in higher esteem […]