Anthony’s Substack

Fear and Lies - White Christians and the Republican Party Are Nothing They Ever Claimed to Be

I’ve been pondering a couple of topics lately that I’d like to write about — a wonderful trip last month to Japan, for one, and how a serious health…

Oct 7 • 

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August 2025

Waiting for Nature to "Take It's Course"?

it's just one more distraction

Aug 20 • 

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How Low Will They Go?

Jack be limbo, Jack be quick, Jack go under limbo stick

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

Independence Day Pretense

Which shameful acts are we celebrating today

Jul 4 • 

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Republican Lawmakers as Lemmings?

an insult to lemmings everywhere

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

Religion versus Science - We're All Losing

It’s Pride Month, 2025.

Jun 24 • 

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Christians- Living in a "Negative World"?

the interesting way white Christians blame others to promote their persecution fantasy (and justify their votes??)

Jun 3 • 

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May 2025

"....a triumph for the American peoples’ investment in biomedical research."

just when we seem to be saying goodbye to triumphs

May 19 • 

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Cruel x Stupid = Republican

the math is simple

May 13 • 

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Checks and Balances - A Constitutional Responsibility

Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. James Madison

May 10 • 

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Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird's the Word*

Someone sent us a tongue-in-cheek “joke” a few years ago which predicted that a sure sign of aging is a sudden, unanticipated and inexplicable interest…

May 8 • 

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Trump Voters Are Consistently Missing the Point, and That is the Point

Trump Distraction Syndrome?

May 2 • 

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