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Resign Senator Ron Johnson & Congressman Fitzgerald

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Today, insurrectionist stormed the U.S. Capitol and forced the Vice President and the 535 members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate to hault a joint session of Congress.  The coup attempt was fueled by baseless calls to overturn the lawful election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice President.  President Trump encouraged the insurrectionists.  Sen. Ron Johnson has encouraged, supported, and defended President Trump and his baseless election claims.

Resign Senator Ron Johnson. […]

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Image of the movie posters for The Talented Mr. Ripley and Hell or High Water superimposed on each other.

Reel Comparison: The Talented Mr. Ripley and Hell or High Water

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I recently watched two movies within the span of a week I had never seen before. Taken jointly, they articulate the economic anxiety many currently feel in society. They are the psychological thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and the modern day western Hell or High Water. The movies are critically acclaimed and have strong ensemble casts. I hated Ripley. I loved Hell.

In a three reel comparison, the economic arguments of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Hell or High Water.
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It’s About More Than Rides to the Polls

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It’s the time on Election Day, every year, where I am reading with a smile about everyone getting out and voting and I stumble across the inevitable question: “How can I give people rides to the polls?” As a former political field organizer, I cringe at this question.

When I was a political field organizer, come Election Day, I was inundated with well-meaning civic-minded citizens wanting to give people rides the polls. The Capraesque feeling that must come from giving an octogenarian, slow moving but quick-witted, a ride to the polls so they can exercise their duty to help choose our elected officials as a member of our representative democracy must be a high akin to heroin. Everyone wants a taste.

I wouldn’t know. I have never given rides to the polls as I was busy working to win the election. […]

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