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Bullying (Or, why Corri Gorbin is a bitch)

Bullying (Or, why Corri Gorbin is a bitch)

This is not a subject that usually has much to do with me. I am a University Professor so occasionally I guess I am charged with trying to prevent bullying, but no one has really ever bullied me beyond the odd comment that I am an apple (term for a Native American who acts “to white.”) However, a friend of mine was violently attacked by someone named Corri Gorbin (maiden name Corri N Clay) and a…

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Obligatory Fuck You Post

Obligatory Fuck You Post

Actual Photo of The United States of America Note: I took some time to think before I wrote anything about the US election. I have decided that the best response to the whole thing is this list, which is really the only response that I have.  The List of Obligatory Fuck Yous: This list is in no particular order. Fuck you all equally, and with the burning passion of a thousand suns.  1. Fuck you…

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Religions Teach Bad Morals

Religions Teach Bad Morals

  I just want to say that in my personal opinion, morality should be determined by what is not harmful to others. The bible is full of rape stories and depictions of slavery, and none of it is condemned. In fact, it often seems to be encouraged. I just don’t think that is a good example of morality. Some people say that you have to pick and choose “the good parts,” but I don’t think that is fair.…

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Support Writers!

I know I have mentioned this before, but I just want to remind you that I did write a book, and that I would really love it if you could check it out. Buying a copy and reading it is an amazing way to say that you care. Reviewing it on Amazon.com is even better! I will hopefully be done with the second volume after the winter break this year, and then you’ll see me promoting for that too. If you…

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We Need More Schools

We Need More Schools

If there is one thing that this election has really driven home for me, it is that the average American doesn’t know a whole lot about what is going on in their own country, or in the world. Part of the problem is a lack of access to quality education. I teach in South Korea, which has a school system second only to New Zealand. But if you look into the US, we are way down on the list. And…

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The One Percent

The nominee for the Republican party at convention was Donald Trump, and the nominee for the Democrats was Hillary Clinton. I watched the conventions with dismay, because I saw exactly what was happening. These two, who are old friends and whose daughters are also friends, will pretend to fight with one another until Hillary Clinton is crowned queen, and Donald Trump gets some more deregulation…

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Be The Change You Want To See

Be The Change You Want To See

I have a Facebook page, and on this page I asked folks if they thought that posting on social media mattered. Overwhelmingly, they said that it did. However, most noted that posting on Facebook and other social media wasn’t enough. After all, if you don’t combine your agenda promotion with real world action, then you’re not actually accomplishing much. To that end, I wrote about resources that…

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US Journalism and the DAPL

US Journalism and the DAPL

Recently I was looking for ways to help stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. (And I found them, please click here, here, or here to read about it.) However, while I was looking, I noticed something that really made me mad. All the US articles about he Dakota Access Pipeline were either on “news sites” that publish a lot of questionable content, or in business journals that talked about it in terms of…

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What Can You Trust?

What Can You Trust?

Recently I wrote about how people need to stop sharing crazy conspiracy theories on Facebook. To be clear: You really should stop sharing conspiracy theories on Facebook.  Now, of course people fired back with a bunch of stuff about how the CIA coined the term “conspiracy theorist” in order to stop anyone from questioning the official government narrative. I am not doubting that. Honestly; it’s…

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Another Way to Help Standing Rock

Another Way to Help Standing Rock

First, note that I have already posted lots of ways to help the water protectors in Standing Rock. Please read this, or this to find out how you can support them. Now then, here is another way: I have been looking into ways to be more helpful to the protesters at Standing Rock, and one of the things that they really need is access to laundry facilities. Of course, that made me think of Tide Loads…

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More on Standing Rock

More on Standing Rock

As you know, the protest at Standing Rock is still going strong, and it’s getting harder for the water protectors as the cold sets in. A friend of mine has joined the protest at Standing Rock, and is working as a camp organizer. The main concerns he is seeing in the camps right now are: 1. No where to shower. 2. No where to do laundry. 3. Not enough warm clothes. 4. Not enough tents/yurts/teepees…

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What's It Really Like?

What’s It Really Like?

  People often ask me what it is actually like living here in South Korea. There are a few things that I want to make very clear: 1. South Korean do not and have never eaten cats. Old men did used to eat dog (the Chinese believe it helps old guys get it up) but it has been banned since the 1964 Olympics. South Korea reinforced this with an animals rights and protections law in 1991. So yes, the…

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Missinformation on my Facebook Feed

Missinformation on my Facebook Feed

Recently a friend shared a YouTube video about how you can increase your fuel efficiency with homemade fuel cells. Naturally, I thought it would be cool so I looked into it. It took about five seconds of reading Google results to realize that this was not true. Mythbusters busted it, scientists busted it, and yet my friends were sharing it on Facebook.…

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Taxes

Taxes should not be a political issue. The fact that they are has always confused me. To understand why this doesn’t make a lot of sense, let’s look at what taxes are supposed to be for: The idea of tax was created long ago in Empires gone by. Taxes were important in order to build infrastructure. In Rome, they spent a fortune on roads to connect the continent. This allowed for new trade, and for…

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Jill Stein for President 2016!

Jill Stein for President 2016!

Recently I posted about how Donald Trump is a Chump. Some people seemed to assume that this meant I supported Hillary Clinton. I do not. Hillary Clinton is a warmonger, and I was horrified with her support of the bombing of Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, Libya, and Syria. I was upset that she spoke about sending ground troops into Iran last year, and that now she is now threatening…

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We Are In This Together

We Are In This Together

I speak up a lot about how minority groups deserve rights. White people say this is “divisive” and causes discord. And here’s the thing: It shouldn’t. No, really. If someone from a minority group comes to you and says “Hey, that is racist and it hurts my feelings and disparages my culture,” you should be able to hear that. Not as an insult, or as an attack; but as what it is: A plea for respect…

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No Shame, and No Apologies

No Shame, and No Apologies

I have been called horrible names. I have been attacked. I have been told that I am stupid, ignorant, and horrible. Why? Well, because I am voting for Jill Stein. Often on the Internet, people yell at me and tell me I have “too much white privilege” because I am willing to even consider voting third party. They cannot see my brown face, or my Native American heritage. “Privilege” does not guide…