Centrist Sh—kickers

Buckle up and get ready for a depressing ride through today’s headlines; delivered by a guy who has barely read today’s headlines. Is being a Centrist the equivalent to being a useless downer? Perhaps not, but you won’t be convinced after listening to this episode. Sending all the love and appreciation to anyone who listens. Go be the light!

Like any good Centrist I spin in a circle around what it means to be in the Revolutionary Age: casting doubts about the very idea we’re in such an epoch, and why it’s failing even if we are! Yay! I, of course, touch more on the Middle East situation and how sickening it all is. Can we at least agree on that? https://stevenpinker.com/publications/enlightenment-now-case-reason-science-humanism-and-progress https://open.substack.com/pub/krystalkyleandfriends/p/special-episode-israels-war-on-palestine?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

I do my best to catch up with all y’all; and let you know what the hell I’ve been up to over the passed few months. I do my best to compare and contrast the history of the French Revolution with the strife in our current political cultural landscape. These are the books I got my understanding of the French Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens:_A_Chronicle_of_the_French_Revolution https://www.amazon.com/French-Revolution-Enlightenment-Tyranny/dp/1681772507/ref=asc_df_1681772507?nodl=1&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312176356508&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18364775527240810892&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033474&hvtargid=pla-568730068780&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60258871657&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312176356508&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18364775527240810892&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033474&hvtargid=pla-568730068780&dplnkId=098be57b-1b87-41e0-8b09-2d55d70d081b https://books.google.com/books/about/A_New_World_Begins.html?id=CtKQDwAAQBAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/Napoleon.html?id=fk27oAEACAAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/Napoleon.html?id=rjVBAwAAQBAJ

The main thrust of this episode was to try and give some perspective on the things that actually matter: they could affect your daily life and freedom. Better to see the knives coming for you than to get it in the back while watching the fireworks. Guns vs overdose: https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-opioid-related-overdose-deaths-rose-25-percent-in-2022

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. | Pew Research Center

 “Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.” Pearl Buck.

Diane Finstein and the political manipulation that’s happening.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623?i=1000614016950

Link talking about why it’s perfectly cool and normal for the DNC to not host debates.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrehBr5sW9_/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

The Durham report. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fifth-column/id1097696129?i=1000613554529

Matt Taibbi and the IRS.

https://ground.news/article/irs-opened-matt-taibbi-tax-probe-on-christmas-eve-following-twitter-files-document-dump_2673c1

Munk debate over media vs. independent media

https://youtu.be/nvaf7XOOFHc

Actual trans bills that matter:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/undivided-with-brandi-kruse/id1596795035?i=1000614059321

Washington State Legislature

Corporate power: The railroads https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/congressional-dish/id572967793?i=1000614779092

Aliens. https://youtu.be/LvKoIKuUqXM

Welcome back. Is there anything more important than the proper allocation of outrage? Sounds silly, right? Maybe it isn’t. The culture war is a life suck; it’s time we start realizing it. AOC IG March 26th:https://instagram.com/aoc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Blocked and Reported (50:15 for Walsh): Episode 160: Katie Comes Out Of The Closet (As A Dylan Mulvaney Fan) ContraPoints: https://youtu.be/EmT0i0xG6zg https://ground.news/article/one-in-four-high-school-students-identify-as-lgbtq

Hello again! I go on and on about what it is to be in the Center, and why I think that the old timers and those in the wealthy demo are holding back needed change. I also make a presidential endorsement that is sure to shake the landscape. Breaking Points: https://youtu.be/qaixVF944Vg Krystal Kyle and Friends interview with Marianne Williamson: https://youtu.be/K4tk7etwBpY

I get a bit personal about what’s going on in my life since the last time we talked. I go over some great books that I’ve read and give some thoughts on them: Outliers by Malcom Gladwell, and Dream Hoarders by Richard V. Reeves. Pareto Principle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution Jordan on JRE - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IVFm4085auRaIHS7N1NQl?si=OzISOp_ERdqg6Qgx8uer3g&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk

Happy holidays. Today we talk about the investigations—the constant never ending investigations—that have happened, and are once again, on our horizon. I get cynical about compassion, institutions, and even bi-partisan legislation! What a shock! Matt Gaetz on C-Span2: https://mobile.twitter.com/repmattgaetz/status/1592286771517083648

I open up about my voting record and have to subsequently defend my diminishing centrist bona fides. Oh well, it’s ugly out there, I might as well be honest. You be the judge. I touch on conservative’s mistaken views on our fragile society. Plus, there’s a capper on Covid amnesty. Kyle’s take on Breaking Points 3:30:00 - https://youtu.be/kkXWGxzj2t4

Buckle up! I do little but scream about our broken democracy and voice all of my unhinged frustrations with our incumbents and their know-nothing adversaries. Drive By Law: https://mynorthwest.com/3302011/drive-by-shooting-bill-washington/ WA Voters Guide: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters-guide/2022-general-election-voters-guide.aspx