Category:Social Commentary

Kickass and Wisconsin Gerrymanders

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Social Commentary

Attribution: Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in reminding the Wisconsin citizenry that the Vos-led gerrymanders, by blocking new members to the DNR board, are keeping in place such audacious regs as the one allowing summer training …
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Harvest of Friends

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Gardening, Social Commentary, Wisconsin

Artwork by Micheal DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last February, the historic first meeting of our Tomato Club commenced in the backroom of the Waterford Wine Company. Snow was on the ground, the temperature was below freezing, and spring was nowhere in sight, yet that didn’t stop us from bringing our seed catalogs, our ideas, our …
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Dialogues on Trans Continental: Taking a Hard Right

Posted on Updated on by Mark MamerowCategories:Politics, Social Commentary

Attribution: Possibleuseful, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter Bots, We had a decent discussion on transgender controversies a while ago. Since then, the anti-trans movement has been ginned up to a fever pitch. This has mostly been expressed via a …
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Kickass and The Black Hawk War

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Books, History, Humor, Kickass, Social Commentary, Wisconsin

Attribution: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has finally finished his bedtime book: “Blackhawk–The Battle for the Heart of America” by Kerry Trask, history prof emeritus at UW Manitowoc. The book is an incredible work and leaves him–the keeper uniquely conditioned …
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Kickass Accepts Science

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Science, Social Commentary

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that when dogs gather to socialize and bark at things, there is general agreement that the “things” they bark at the most are seen as common threats. It is no different for humans when they gather to socialize and “bark” at perceived threats. …
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Kickass and TV Dominance

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Social Commentary, Television

Attribution: Infopablo00, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper and Phyllis to determine the effects of their recent five-day runaway that included NO television watching. The question goes beyond simple survival in the absence of a huge blaring screen, and gets more specific, asking can …
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Little Murders

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Guns, Social Commentary

Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We have become an inhuman and cruel people almost without realizing it. We witness atrocities and killings daily but simply shrug and turn away. We value profit over the sanctity of human life. And worse, we have become indifferent, apathetic—even actively antithetical—to the welfare of our children. On …
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