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Scott C. Dunn
@digitalfirehose
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-11-08 04:22
All demand and no supply in American health care policy debate
As I worked on my forms for open enrollment, I took note of the differences in costs for each health care insurance plan. Yes, I have a day job. And there were only two plans offered by my employer, though
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-11-07 13:21
It's hard to be United States as a nation of winners and losers
Trounced. Defeated. Beat back. Captured control. A partisan air war. Winners and losers. That is a quick summary of the election headlines. Abuse, war and winners and losers. Punishment and reward. Divide
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-11-06 13:31
An emotional guide to the midterm elections
I have been paying close attention to the emotional vitriol of the election news and the social media. It's a huge sales job that deflects from a systemic problem with American politics. The problem is
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-11-03 12:49
Proportional representation and the end of political dominance
After watching the antics of both dominant political parties in America for the last 3 years, I've arrived at something that seems like an obvious conclusion: Dominance is mutually exclusive from
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digitalfirehose
life
2018-11-02 12:45
Waiting for sleep to find me
I can fall asleep nearly anywhere, if I must. I've let myself catch a wink in an airport, on the plane, in class, at my desk, and in a noisy room. I have found that there are a few simple rules for falling
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digitalfirehose
life
2018-11-01 12:06
Scarier than Halloween: the loss of 60% of animal life on the planet
Like millions of other parents, I took my kids out Trick or Treating last night. I saw some great costumes, tricked out houses and mobs of kids going door to door in a neighborhood that I have become fond
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digitalfirehose
humanity
2018-10-30 12:58
A simple case for universal health care
Universal health care is inevitable. The General Welfare clause of the Constitution permits it, so it will only be a matter of time and political will. If universal health care were not permitted by the
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-29 12:29
There's more to the race between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz in Texas
Democrat Beto O'Rourke is in a tight race with Senator Ted Cruz, for a seat in the United States Senate. Some polling shows that Beto is or has been within 4 points of Ted Cruz, and that represents a
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digitalfirehose
food
2018-10-28 12:53
Discomfort Food
This is a long post due to my enthusiasm for what I've discovered. You might have already figured this stuff out by now. TL;DNR: Removing flour from your diet and replacing it with whole, fresh fruit and
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-27 12:13
Retaliation is not a political argument in favor of your cause
I have been surveying the headlines of the latest mailbomber, a man who has been caught mailing bombs to critics of President Donald Trump. Once again, we are treated to a display of violence in response
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digitalfirehose
life
2018-10-26 12:14
On the discomfort of looking outside for happiness
For the last year or so, I've been watching problems in my life solve themselves. I can't explain how it happens, but it happens. I've seen difficult people suddenly become easier to deal with. I've seen
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-23 12:35
What does a Charmin lovin' bear have to do with politics?
So last night, I was watching a speech by Bernie Sanders, you know, that disheveled Senator from Vermont. God, how I love him. Every time he speaks, I am reminded of big money in politics. I am reminded
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-22 12:37
American aristocracy is diametrically opposed to accountability
In the past month, I read a few very interesting articles on what appears to be an aristocracy in America. First, there is "The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy", a long, thorough
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-19 12:29
How pop culture perpetuates the myth of change at the top
I just finished watching Luke Cage on Netflix. There is some great writing and some not so great writing in it. There are moments where I had a hard time suspending disbelief in the plot and the characters,
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digitalfirehose
life
2018-10-18 12:33
How I learned to stop keeping score and let go
I don't keep score anymore. I've tried and it really doesn't work. I don't worry about getting back at people who have done me wrong. I keep my side of the street clean. I err on the side of peace to the
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digitalfirehose
anarchy
2018-10-14 13:05
The correlation between child abuse and corruption
Children are the greatest imitators on earth. Whatever I do, my kids will do. We're built to learn that way. Everything a child knows how to do, all of that was learned from someone else. Walking, talking,
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-12 12:10
A thought experiment: a sleight of hand to confirm Kavanaugh
As many of you may be painfully or happily aware as the case may be, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed and sworn in as an associate justice to the Supreme Court. I don't feel pain or happiness with those
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-09 11:13
Trump's culture of punishment and reward
As I watch the men in the US Senate revel in the spoils of the victory they handed to Brett Kavanaugh, I have to wonder exactly what it is that they are celebrating. Did they celebrate victory over women?
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-08 12:26
Big money in politics is really an exchange of rights for privilege
The same men who claim to believe in God also believe that God loves them even if they have to lie, cheat and steal to nab a 5th seat on the Supreme Court. 92% of Congress is Christian. Most of Congress
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digitalfirehose
politics
2018-10-07 13:27
How we've all been played: Kavanaugh was just one part of Trump's negative campaign
With Brett Kavanaugh confirmed and sworn in as a new Supreme Court Justice, Bernie Sanders must be rolling his eyes right about now. He knows that Trump is the master of the negative campaign, and that
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