Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Tax-Cut Nothing-Burger

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Well, considering how the Republicans (a party which, even as a youngster, I considered myself a proud member of, but now believe they are disgusting, soulless, corrupt pigs) completely fucked over the 99%, one would think equities would jizz all over themselves. And they did (see green tint below). But the jizz evaporated as quickly as something-something-something to do with Mitch McConnell’s complete absence of a chin.

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Beyond the Pale

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I’ve been online for over a third of a century, starting with a 300 baud modem and a BBS. During the latter portion of that timespan, the age of the Internet, I’ve been exposed to countless thousands of ads, increasingly customized to my habits, purchases, search engine requests, and whatever else can be ascertained about me by my online activity.

Starting a couple of years ago, I started noticing something odd about the web sites I visited. And here she is:

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