Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight is dedicated to finding great writing by little-known or unknown Community members whose work hasn’t gotten the visibility it deserves. We rescue and promote their stories based on the original vision set out by Susan Gardner, who single-handedly began our mission in 2006.
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Stories collected by Community Spotlight
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JD Vance, Trump’s Dish Rag, humiliates himself again explaining Catholic theology to the Pope. And what is ‘Just War’ theology?
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-pope-vance-attacks?utm_source=substack&publication_id=501423&post_id=194473235&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=1k5et&triedRedirect=true The regime’s attacks on Pope Leo backfire spectacularly The Just War doctrine was originated by Augustine in the 4th century CE who lived in what is now modern day Algeria. ‘Just War’ was subsequently a primary belief structure invoked during the Reagan years by Catholic priests who helped and supported citizen resistance to murderous…
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Air-Minded: A Valuable Lesson
Alexander Butterfield. Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.
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How Magyar Péter won: a retrospective from a volunteer on the frontlines
I was born and raised in Hungary. I attended grad school at a prestigious East Coast university and worked 5 years at a Fortune 100 tech firm in California. I moved back home for family reasons and spent the entire Orban regime in Hungary. I volunteered for the TISZA campaign and ended up spending Sunday…
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MAGA, as old as American Itself!
Many readers may have previously seen Gangs of New York, a partly fictional, often wildly exaggerated Hollywood motion picture account of events just before the Civil War in America. It centers around the violent rivalry between two ruthless working class gangs in New York City’s Five Points neighborhood in lower Manhattan in 1858, today known…
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“I love a spiteful jury that detects corporate bull*#&*.”
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-ticketmaster-guilty-of-monopolization 32 years ago, the iconic battle between Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster was joined. 16 years ago, Live Nation and Ticketmaster joined forces to jack up concert prices and fees for everything from parking to lawn chairs. Today, a jury in NYC convicted Live Nation/Ticketmaster on ALL charges. What happens next? Now comes the remedy…
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Artemis Thoughts
Our grandson, Jack, asked me how I felt about Artemis II, given my NASA Apollo background. The more I thought about my answer, the more I realized how mixed my feelings are. I wrote him a longish, rambling letter, part of which I decided to post here to my blog. Maybe I can make it…
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What Price Civilization?
I don’t remember who was responsible for this old epigram, but it now seems trite, given the current state of the “leadership” in this country: “Taxes are what people pay for the cost of civilization.” At least that used to be true. As a kid growing up in the late 1950s I remember watching the…
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Lukewarm take on the warehouse fire
Let’s say there is some glorious cause that you think is worthy of committing violence for. Would you like to commit that violence? Maybe you’re already too old…
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What’s For Dinner? v20.41 Poaching
So a while back one of my local stores had boneless skinless chicken breasts on sale. Like REALLY on sale. I picked up a lot. But how to cook them?
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Voting is faster and cheaper in Minnesota–and you can always trust the results. Here’s why.
When you walk into a polling place in Minnesota, you will see a row of election judges waiting to check you in. If you are already registered, you find a judge…
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Some of the problems with letting a coin-tossing plagiarism machine write your software
I’m not the only one struggling to explain to people why letting an “artificial intelligence” like ChatGPT write your software is not such a good idea.
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The Tech Elites Could Learn a Lot About Societal Investment from the History of Classical Music
I read a post about the bombing of the university in Tehran a few days ago over my morning coffee. The wanton destruction of an educational institution.
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First, Let Me Introduce You to Our Finance Manager
TLDR I make six healthy figures a year. I wanted to buy a Ford F-150 Lightning. The truck was right there. I could see it, touch it, smell the new off it.
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The System Is Not Broken It Is Operating Exactly As Designed
Wealth inequality in America is not a new problem, a policy failure, or a political football. It is a feature of our political system. And after more than two…
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During a System Collapse…..
The controlled chaos — regardless of it’s authors or backers — is long underway. Can we freeze the playing board for a moment and look at the moment with an…
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If You Didn’t Want a King, Why Did You Build a Throne?
This is a simple question. You cannot have a King if you have no place in government for him to sit. It is that simple. Remove the throne and he either has to…
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The Powell Doctrine and Our War on Iran
In my most recent essay, I criticized our press and the Trump Administration for citing the Powell Doctrine inaccurately and for failing to credit its source…
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Magic Carpets Made of Steel
Less than a mile from my childhood home, a railroad main line ran through a dozen grade crossings in two miles. On cold winter nights, I would lie awake and…
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From Slave Patrols and the 13th Amendment’s Prison Slavery Exemption to Local Police—and ICE
I was inspired to post this story by MurielVieux’s timely piece illustrating how dangerous trigger-happy US local police are, far too often…
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La Golondrina
It was a late afternoon, many years ago, in early summer. I was standing outside the barn with Mark, my boss’s brother, when a truck came down our otherwise…
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How boardgames can help us understand what is going on (even now) in the world
We used to have boardgames to game out possible wars and outcomes of war (or dust ups) with the Soviet Union. Boardgames like, the 2nd Fleet, the 5th Fleet…
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Infernos and Romeos: A Short Review of Mercutio
Should I Read This: Yes, even if you do not like either Shakespeare or Dante Book Seller Link (non-affiliate, but I do know the owner): Mercutio a book by Kate…
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The Nature Bucket – hummingbird rush hour
Late March 2026 Pacific Northwest Anna’s hummingbirds have been living full time in the Northwest for several decades now, and we have a few who visit our…
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The Apoptosis of The Trump Administration
LilBoyBlu has written a brilliant diary today — Today’s Word: Apotheosis. Do yourself a favor and read it! “Apotheosis” is a wonderful old word.
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Bookchat: A traditional whodunit series delivers what it promises
Welcome to Bookchat! Where you can talk about anything; books, plays, essays, and audio books. You don’t have to be reading a book to come in, sit down…