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Graham Platner's past was bound to catch up with him and it did. It doesn't mean the Democratic Party can ignore how many votes he won, though.

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Just What Does It Mean To Love Your Nation?

On our 250th birthday, the question is harder than ever to answer

Jul 4 • Thad Zajac

250 Years of Fear and Loathing In America

Trashy fighting, desecration of national monuments, a senile wannabe emperor, his drunken DoD secretary, trillionaire Musk, fear & loathing at the brink…

Jun 18 • Thad Zajac

Alone With The President's Thoughts

It’s 12:30 on a Thursday morning or is it Friday or Sunday no it’s not Sunday I’d be at Doral or Mar a Lago or….Bedminster, I’d be at Bedminster it’s…

Jun 12 • Thad Zajac

The Black Mold Of Republican Lies

Even when their smears aren't helpful to them in the short run, they harm Democrats in the long run. Here's a prescription for deterrence.

Published on Off Message • Jun 12

My wife was hospitalized at the end of March for a full month. I then spent the next two weeks caring for her. I apologize for my absence, and regular…

May 14 • Thad Zajac

Letters From The Wasteland

Letters From The Wasteland

Commentary on the rapid decline of the American Empire.

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Kansas Is Punishing The Wrong One Percent

In their crusade against transgender people existing, Kansas's GOP-dominated legislature passed a law echoing one of the nastiest legal tactics of Nazi…

Feb 26 • Thad Zajac

"When Do We Sign Up For The Revolution?"

Epstein Files, ICE murders, billionaire theft, concentration camps, blatantly racist media campaigns by the administration—when does the full-blown…

Feb 8 • Thad Zajac

The Administration Wants A Civil War

DHS is murdering Americans in broad daylight and daring somebody to shoot back

Jan 26 • Thad Zajac

Senate Democrats' Cowardly Eight Knifed Americans In The Back

The sudden move on Sunday, despite claims to the contrary, appears to have been caused partly by worry about holiday travel amidst chaos at the nation's…

Nov 11, 2025 • Thad Zajac

Free Speech Does Not Mean I Am Required To Engage Terrible Ideas

The talking point taking root amongst the pundit class is that we must treat all ideas and positions equally and engage their proponents in good faith…

Sep 27, 2025 • Thad Zajac

Do You See The Hate They Breed?

The authoritarian government is using Charlie Kirk's death to breed hate and destroy any dissenter with a platform.

Sep 20, 2025

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The sudden move on Sunday, despite claims to the contrary, appears to have been caused partly by worry about holiday travel amidst chaos at the nation's…

Nov 11, 2025 • Thad Zajac

The University of Michigan Turns Into A Surveillance Nightmare

My alma mater, aided by Michigan AG Dana Nessel, treated student activists abominably. There must be accountability.

Jun 8, 2025 • Thad Zajac

This Week In American Dystopia #1

When there's just too much for one single article.

Apr 15, 2025 • Thad Zajac

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We Are Headed For A Catastrophe In Iran

This war is ill-conceived, poorly planned, and being run by two sociopaths, one of whom is the President of the United States.

Mar 22 • Thad Zajac

Regime Change, Fast Food Style

The 2003 Iraq War looks like a well-planned operation compared to what the Trump administration launched in the dead of night.

Feb 28 • Thad Zajac

0:55

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States of America

History has been made live on C-SPAN.

Jun 24, 2025 • Thad Zajac

Iran

We Are Headed For A Catastrophe In Iran

This war is ill-conceived, poorly planned, and being run by two sociopaths, one of whom is the President of the United States.

Mar 22 • Thad Zajac

Regime Change, Fast Food Style

The 2003 Iraq War looks like a well-planned operation compared to what the Trump administration launched in the dead of night.

Feb 28 • Thad Zajac

0:55

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States of America

History has been made live on C-SPAN.

Jun 24, 2025 • Thad Zajac

American Dystopia

The University of Michigan Turns Into A Surveillance Nightmare

My alma mater, aided by Michigan AG Dana Nessel, treated student activists abominably. There must be accountability.

Jun 8, 2025 • Thad Zajac

This Week In American Dystopia #3

It's been a couple of weeks, sorry for the content blackout.

May 18, 2025 • Thad Zajac

This Week in American Dystopia #2

How was it only Tuesday and we were already asking, "Oh God, what now?"

Apr 24, 2025 • Thad Zajac

This Week In American Dystopia #1

When there's just too much for one single article.

Apr 15, 2025 • Thad Zajac

Letters From The Wasteland

Commentary on the rapid decline of the American Empire.

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