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Donald Trump lost last night, and I won.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 29, 2018
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On July 11 of 2017, I was walking with half a dozen teenage girls across the quad at Miss Porter's School toward the dining hall. They were my camp counselors…

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Trump vs. Me

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 31, 2018
  • Post category:History/Politics
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I received some good news today. Back in July of 2017, I was blocked by Donald Trump on Twitter after tweeting at him:  While there are ways to get around a…

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New Evangelical definition of marriage

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 26, 2018
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Just so we're clear:Evangelicals now believe that marriage is between a man, his third wife, a porn star, and a Playboy model.

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The President of the United States relied on scripted empathy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 22, 2018
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Just in case you missed it, a Washington Post photographer managed to take this picture of the notes that Trump was holding while speaking to the parents of victims and…

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Chuck Todd’s litany of vile and shameful events is worth watching

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 12, 2018
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The shame, embarrassment, incompetence, and cruelty that Trump and his White House produces on a daily basis makes is hard to remember all of the horrors of the past year.…

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Trump can’t be banned from Twitter, but then he shouldn’t be able to block me, either.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 7, 2018
  • Post category:History/Politics/Web/Tech
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As you may know, the President has blocked me on Twitter. Shortly after I fired off three successive tweets at him this summer about his failure to produce his promised tax…

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The offer of a golden toilet seems just right

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 3, 2018
  • Post category:History/Politics
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If you're looking to make a charitable donation to a worthy organization, might I suggest you consider the Guggenheim Museum in New York?Thanks to a recently leaked email, when the…

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My kind of protest

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 15, 2018
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My favorite things in the world are those that make me joyous while making the people who I despise sad or angry. This protest by multimedia artist Robin Bell, projected onto…

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One tweet. Four deliberate, purposeful lies.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 13, 2018
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This tweet got a little loss in the political firestorm of the last couple days, which is understandable. Not only did Trump disparage Haiti and refer to African countries as…

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Read more about the article These are the kinds of words that Americans yearn to hear

These are the kinds of words that Americans yearn to hear

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 12, 2018
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I'm a harsh critic when it comes to speeches and monologues. I often hear that a speech is "amazing" or "remarkable" or "inspiring," only to be let down by something…

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