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Darvish’s Guide To Understanding American Fascism

American fascism is pretty straightforward. The most difficult thing is to get past denial by dropping linguistic prudery. There is something of a comparison with the phrase, “Black lives matter”. If the response is, well, all lives matter, you have … Continue reading

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America’s Astrology, Part 4: Rahu’s Very Beautiful Revenge in 2024.

In Indian astrology, Rahu and Ketu mark the astronomical axis where the orbit of the Moon crosses the ecliptic which defines where eclipses are possible. This is where the Sun, Moon and Earth all line up in a straight line. … Continue reading

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America’s Astrology, Part 3: King Baby Vs. Corn Pop

Here we have the natal charts of the contenders for the coming presidential election. I have discussed KB’s chart earlier, and so won’t spend much time on it here. He has a Leo ascendent with his power planet Mars conjunct … Continue reading

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America’s Astrology, Part 2: The Sovereignty of King Baby Trump.

King Baby Trump assumed the presidency as an astonishing act of karmic intervention. His bid for the presidency was a promotional lark from the get-go; He never expected to get very far in the primaries. It was all a public … Continue reading

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The Vacuity Of Religious/ Racial Nationalism

Religious/ racial nationalism is surging globally, and with more than a little help from the USA. This is hugely ironic, of course, given our putative constitutional mandate to enforce the separation of church and state. But hey, why let the … Continue reading

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America’s Astrology, part 1.

The USA birth chart according to Vedic/ Indian astrologer James Kelleher is July 4, 1776 at 6:30 pm in Philadelphia, PA. This birth time gives a Sagittarius ascendent of 9 degrees in the Lahiri sidereal zodiac (not the western tropical … Continue reading

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The Incoherence of Fascism, American Style

Fascism, American style, is based on the incoherence of empire. As the clock ticks out on late stage capitalism, aka neoliberalism, the problem of empire becomes more and more desperate. The only strategy left to prop up our enormous political and … Continue reading

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Sustainability and the Avatar

Sustainability is the global crisis of our time. The machine age, symbolized by the automobile, is carrying us off the cliff. We, the lemmings, are driving the car. It really does seem as if we are powerless to slam on … Continue reading

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Age of Orwellian Shitfuckery

We are well into the age of Orwellian shitfuckery. A good start date for this age is 9/11/2001. This marks the symbolic crashing of the corporate state and the consequent panic that elevated demagoguery as the primary basis for a … Continue reading

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The Idol of Progress

Christ chased the money lenders out of the temple. Muhammad drove the traders out of the Kaaba. In both cases, the idols of commerce and greed had driven the One God, the only God, from the Sanctuary. This is what … Continue reading

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