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“Just to be clear, I am an ally,” said Orwellian newspeak agent Syme. “Whether you’re heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, polysexual, pansexual, omnisexual, skoliksexual, demisexual, grey-ace, asexual, polyamorous, intersex, MTF, FTM, agender, genderfluid, bigender, trigender, pangender, genderqueer, demigirl, demiboy, androgyne, intergender, nonbinary, questioning, homoromantic, biromantic, panromantic, or aromantic.”
Then Syme adjusted their...
This is Mexico: 1840. Where would you build the wall?
The Mexican-American war of 1846-1848 took away Mexico’s land.
But the people stayed behind. People with families, kids, grandparents. There were close to 75,000 Mexicans living in the conquered territory, from California to Texas.
After the war, Mexicans had the choice...
Won't you be my neighbor? When I was a boy and I...
This is America - in minor key.
The noise can feel hollow.
I haven’t read a novel in ages.
A movie is too long to shut off my phone. Clips, 2 minutes, or less.
Gorgeous music shuffles by, moving me out of time and context.
I’ve been bitten these past...
The Miss America pageant has scrapped its swimsuit competition.
"We are no longer a pageant, we are a competition," said Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of Miss America's board of directors. "We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance. That's huge."
Miss America's origins began with an "Inter-City...
First Lady Melania Trump has not been seen for many weeks, once again, creating speculation about her whereabouts, with many theories veering into the realm of pure conspiracy.
After weeks of silence, on May 30th she stuck her head out and tweeted "I see the media is working overtime speculating...
“Shut up!” screamed John Johnson (46) to his nephew Liam (10). “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
John Johnson is a devout atheist. And a proud one. He joined Mensa when he was 30. He teaches philosophy at Minnesota State Community College. Every year gives a portion of his...
He’s not on Facebook. He doesn’t have a cell phone. He doesn’t look at a newspaper or scribble in a journal.
He orders coffee, sits down, folds his hands, and looks outside the window. He blinks gently.
What's going on in mind? Is it a tormented tornado of doom?
He’s dressed modestly. No...
All my haters shall be attached in cycles of...
Kim Kardashian West met with President Donald Trump and other prison experts, including senior adviser Jared Kushner, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss prison reform.
"Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing," tweeted Trump following their meeting, posting a picture alongside Kardashian in the...
Tilted Glass readers... help!
You are the smartest, most well-adjusted, and most caring group of people in the world. You were also voted "Most Likely to Win the Lottery and Lose the Ticket” and “Worst Driver” in your high school yearbooks, but we’ll skip that part.
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If crop circles are made by aliens, then we are...
Donald Trump spoke to children today to honor these future World War III Veterans.
“I are very pleased your future sacrifice with us,” said Trump, speaking at a meeting with Boys and Girls Clubs of America. “Right now, as I plan for my re-election, I’m gearing up for the battle of...
