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The Attempted Murder of Art and Why it Needs to Be Saved

Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853 and created some of the worlds most beloved art. Don McLean was born in 1945 and became a singer songwriter who produced music which influenced a nation. Lori Lieberman was born in 1951 and came to prominence in the 1970s largely for her song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" which was covered with great success by Roberta Flack in 1973 and Lauryn Hill in 1997, the latter earning a Grammy. What's the point? Stick with me. Don McLean was influenced as an artist by the works of Van Gogh. His song "Vincent" speaks to the personal connection he felt to the artist. The first verse goes: "Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land." Clearly the emotion and beauty in Van Gogh's painting influenced
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R.I.P America

The end has now come. We knew it was coming for a long time. The question we have to ask is how did it happen? Was it the terrorists? The Russians? Climate change? As it turns out it was a suicide. We should have seen the warning signs. America has been acting different for quite some time. She has been withdrawing from things she used to love like freedom and humanity and engaging in high-risk behavior. The soldiers no longer fight for freedom. They fight for a government who sends them to fight and then abandons them when they return. The people have traded courage and compassion for Facebook likes and Instagram followers. We are no longer red, white and blue, but black, white, Republican, Democrat. We were once the land of the free and the home of the brave but now bravery is a microaggression and personal freedom is offensive and not to be tolerated. When we allowed our ideals to die, we put a gun to Lady Linertys head. And this is why America is dead.

The Bullying Problem

School bullying has always been and always will be an issue. The thing is, however, that it is not the same as it was when most of us were in school. Adults are always saying things like "I had bullies in school when I was growing up. I turned out fine. This generation is too soft." The problem is that this generation is not our generation and modern bullying is not the schoolyard name calling of the old days. What kids deal with now should not even be called bullying because in reality it is psychological torment and abuse to a level beyond anything we experienced as kids. What's changed? Simply put: Everything. When I was in grade school the tide was beginning to turn, but it had not achieved close to the level of nonsense of today. As a child, I repeatedly found myself in trouble for fighting back. I was told that I should not hit back but tell a teacher instead. The problem was that when I told a teacher I would also be punished while the bully kids could do as

The Missouri Department of Corrections is even worse than you have heard

Controversy over the Missouri department of Corrections' handling of abuse and harassment became a hot topic in 2016 leading to a change in leadership as department heads were pushed out amid allegations of cover ups and mistreatment of staff. This was when the corruption hit the fan and the department made national headlines. What people don't know is that the level of corruption and mistreatment of staff and offenders is far worse then the little bit that reaches the public. A former employee with over a decade of work behind the barbed wire fences of one of Missouri's largest prisons has come out with some additional information to further shed light on the dark corners of Missouri DOC. What follows is a sample of that report. Kindle Unlimited Membership Plans When we look at the structure of Missouri DOC , it is clear that it is a business that exists to keep a small group of people wealthy with little-to-no concern for the safety and treatment of lower level staff

The Truth About The Latest School Shooter

The recent school shooting in Florida has brought up a lot of questions and some old arguments. While everyone on the internet is arguing about gun control and the "mental health crisis" others are still asking what made the shooter do it? People want to know what motivated him to commit this horrible crime. Well read below for the answer. Was he a poor bullies kid who was pushed too far and lashed out? No. Was he a right wing nut killing for a political agenda? No. Is he a symptom of our failing mental health programs in this country? No. Do you know what he is? He is a fuck. That's right. This "school shooter" is nothing but a gutless fuck who murdered people in the easiest way he could. You notice that I haven't said this nutsack's name? Know why? Because I don't know it. Whenever these type of events happen I make a point of not seeking out information about the killers. Know why? Join HBO Free Trial Because I don't give a shi

How to Troll an Online Predator

To catch a  predator isn't just for dateline anymore. With the vast army of complete fucking creeps online trying to talk to kids, it's your duty to fuck up their day. Step 1. Create your character . Go into a chat room or a random webcam site as "12-year-old girl" or "14-year-old boy" Whatever catches the eye of your garden variety creeper. Step 2. Let them do the talking . Don't "entrap" your creep. They will make their intentions clear fairly quickly. Step 3. Answer their questions while collecting as much of their info as you can . If they're dumb enough to give out personal information, great. Your info of course will be made up. Step 4. Make contact . Do not actually contact these people! The last thing you need is your number showing up on a creep ass tree-jumping chomo's phone. If they try to make contact, agree to give them your phone number. Step 5. Give them this number : (202) 324-3000. You know what that is? That

Our Society Is Sick: Be The Cure

I'm sure that every generation has asked the same question "What the fuck happened to the world?" One could easily argue that society's ills have always been and that people's concern over the current state  of our culture reflects not a changing society but a populace traditionally ignorant of the dark corners of humanity seeing for the first time light shed upon them. When events happen like mass shootings or horrific crimes splattered across the news, it's easy to forget that atrocities have always existed. However it does seem like something is different today. We have the Westboro Baptist church spreading hate, people using the internet to share videos of everything from child abuse to the torture of animals. We have a culture of sick people doing sick things for entertainment, or for no real reason at all. There are websites that specialize in "user submitted" content with little or no rules and regulations. These sites give a forum to thos