Archive for the Militant Rants Category
The Seventeenth State Solution
A lot of people are bitching about the government and how out of control it is. A lot more people are bitching because the government has not nationalized nearly enough of the nation and its economy and has not yet forced everyone to suffer equally under an oppressive regime … though they may not
I Am Not A Patriot, But I Am A Patriot
by Russell D. Longcore, DumpDC DumpDC started as my personal blog, with the intention of giving myself a forum for exploring thoughts and information about liberty. It rapidly gained an audience. More and more readers came to the website and joined me as I wrestled with how to define true liberty
When the Revolution Begins
[caption id="attachment_22000" align="alignright" width="300" caption=""Fanatical Right Wing Extremists" on the march"][/caption] If you listen to the mainstream media … which, believe it or not, a lot of people actually do, thus the reason they are still mainstream … When the revol
Advance to the War on Words
The War on Words is all about semantics and how good words can be twisted until people perceive them as evil and how bad words, many with very evil, harmful and even dangerous connotations, can be used to justify abhorrent behavior under the guise of doing good. The government has grown so far beyon
The War on Words and Democracy
Our once great and proud nation is suffering from a thousand paper cuts at the moment but despite the gloomy outlook, it does seem that there is at least a modicum of room for some hope. However, it is my personal contention that we are absolutely doomed to whatever life the established aristocracy
Concepts at Geneva – The Ugliest, Lamest and Most Far Out
Three concepts from Geneva represent the ugliest, the lamest, and the most far out presentations at this year's show. Laugh, cry, and be dumbfounded. by Aaron Turpen, TorqueNews Big car shows like the Geneva Motor Show are often the place where automakers flex their wings a little bit. They te
Remember that Masterpiece of British Engineering? It Broke Again
by Aaron Turpen, EVMeme Back when it debuted in December, the new Routemaster bus, designed completely in the United Kingdom and touted as a “masterpiece of British engineering“, broke down on its maiden voyage because those Brit engineers forgot to put fuel in it. Now, just a couple of mo
Economic Warfare and Strangling Sanctions: Punishing Iran for its “Defiance” of the United States
by Andrew Gavin Marshall, BLN The economic sanctions imposed upon Iran are having the desired effect of punishing the population through hunger and economic strangulation, making life miserable for the many. As tensions increase between the “international community” (the West) and Iran, talk
The Only 3 Kinds of People in the World
by Michael W. Dean Tom Robbins, that self-congratulatory shroom-addled writer of “clever” fiction for disaffected teenage girls once said, “There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who think there are two types of people in the world, and those who know better.” People lo
Obama Administration unable to follow through on green car promises
According to the U.S. General Services Administration purchase records, the purchase of hybrid and electric models dropped by 59% in 2011, making up only a small percentage of the federal government's total vehicle purchases. by Aaron Turpen, TorqueNews President Barack Obama and his administr
The candidates and their rides
by Aaron Turpen, TorqueNews Our personal transportation is something that, uniquely, defines Americans like no other single item can. George Washington is most famously depicted astride his famous horse Nelson, whom the President kept until his death many years after the War. The modern president
White House proposes Alternative Fuel Tax Credit increase to $10,000
The budget proposal from the President includes a provision expanding the plug-in tax credit to several alternative fuel vehicles and raising it from $7,500 to $10,000 at a cost of over $2.6 billion (at current sales rates) annually. by Aaron Turpen, TorqueNews The White House introduced its p
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