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Fred Schruers

Fred Schruers

The Muskrat Mess: Paul Rieckhoff Isn't Having It

The Muskrat Mess: Paul Rieckhoff Isn't Having It

This is not about tax cuts. This is about power. This is about seizing the levers of power. That's what they're doing right now. They're not concerned about the midterms. They're not concerned about re-election. They're concerned about grabbing the

David Johansen Could Use (Your) Protection from the Cold

David Johansen Could Use (Your) Protection from the Cold

You think I'm a whore But I got a heart of gold You're lockin' your doors You're leavin' me, out in the cold Well I've been bought and baby I've been sold and I Need protection from the

"The individuals seizing power have no right to it"

The individuals seizing power have no right to it. A coup is underway, against Americans as possessors of human rights and dignities, and against Americans as citizens of a democratic republic. Each hour this goes unrecognized makes the success of the coup more likely. Timothy Snyder, “Of Course It’s

The Biggest Fool That’s Ever Hit the Big Time

The Biggest Fool That’s Ever Hit the Big Time

“Might win an Oscar, you can’t never tell…” Buck Owens, “Act Naturally” “In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true...mass propaganda discovered that its

David Lynch Was "A Designer, Builder, Artist" Says His Brother in Art Jack Fisk

David Lynch Was "A Designer, Builder, Artist" Says His Brother in Art Jack Fisk

The painful news of David Lynch’s passing this week brought forth a reaction from film people that was both reverential and slightly stunned. The community had known for some time that he was suffering from disabling emphysema, as he advised even as he cited hopes for the future: “I

"Your Turn To Stand Guard": Biden's Farewell Brings Thoughts of JFK, FDR...and Mom

"Your Turn To Stand Guard": Biden's Farewell Brings Thoughts of JFK, FDR...and Mom

Watching Joe Biden deliver his farewell address to the nation on January 15 was an uneasy experience. The memory of a failed campaign still rankles. Whether or not you blame his prolonged failure to drop out the race as the key problem Kamala Harris faced, Joe's stubborn plaints

Desolation Row: The Fires That Will Change L.A.

Desolation Row: The Fires That Will Change L.A.

And then the kerosene Is brought down from the castles By insurance men who go Check to see That nobody is escaping To Desolation Row… Bob Dylan As all the world now knows, Los Angeles is living through a fourth day of loss, heartbreak, and anguish compounded by uncertainty. I’