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Progressive communities champion compassion.

Until it requires a zip code.

Compassion that stops at the property line isn’t a value. It’s an aesthetic.

#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverAllegiance

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"We Need to Help People. Just Not Here."
They say yes to the cause. They say no to the address. Compassion, it turns out, has a zip code.
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May 5, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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This week's Substack article. I hope you'll Subscribe as I examine a different topic each week.

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #GenderStereotypes #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #DoubleStandards #WomenInLeadership #DomesticViolence #MurderSuicide
"Women Are Too Emotional to Lead" (Says Man Punching Wall Over His Sports Team's Loss)
Men claim to be rational and logical while women are "too emotional." The data on who's actually managing their emotions tells a very different story.
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April 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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This was a tough article for me to write, but Evidence over Allegiance.

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #ForeignPolicy #HumanRights #Accountability #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #Truth #USHistory #Veterans

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"Are We The Good Guys?" — An Uncomfortable Examination of American Power
I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution. That oath said nothing about tyranny. Which makes what I found even more disturbing.
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April 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Three states. One week. Same question.
Whose water matters?
Breaking Analysis:
#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverAllegiance #WaterSupply #waterusage #aicenters #datacenters #golfcourses #nuclear #utah #michigan #arkansas

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"We Need to Conserve Water" (Said Everyone, About Someone Else's Water)
Rationalized Hypocrisy — Evidence Over Allegiance | Breaking Analysis | May 2026 The resource everyone claims to care about. The standard nobody applies to themselves.
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May 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Trump today: “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. Not even a little bit.”

Same week: $1B taxpayer request for his ballroom. He promised zero taxpayer cost.

Breaking Analysis:

#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverAllegiance

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"I Don't Think About Americans' Financial Situation" (Said the Man Building a $400 Million Ballroom at Taxpayer Expense)
Rationalized Hypocrisy — Evidence Over Allegiance | Breaking Analysis | May 2026
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May 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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Speeding: 11,904 deaths in the US in 2024.
Red light running: 1,086 deaths in 2023.
Both illegal. Still feel self-righteous about red light runners? Check your speedometer first. I certainly will now.
#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverBeliefs

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"Red Light Runners Are Dangerous" (Says the Person Doing 85 in the Fast Lane)
The law doesn't grade on a "but I felt in control" curve. The data doesn't either.
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May 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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SCOTUS issued a 6-3 ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act. States are already eliminating Black majority districts.
Some Justices doing it accepted undisclosed gifts from billionaire donors.
#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverAllegiance

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"Equal Justice Under Law" (The Motto Is Carved in Marble. The Standard Is Applied Selectively.)
Rationalized Hypocrisy — Evidence Over Allegiance | Breaking Analysis | May 2026
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May 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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The U.S. Mint guarantees “100% US gold.” Supply chain: Colombian cartel mines. Mexican pawn shops. Chinese-owned Congo mine. Bush. Obama. Trump. Biden. Trump again. Nobody asked. 20 years. Not partisan. Institutional.
#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverAllegiance

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"100% American Gold" (Mined by Drug Cartels in Colombia)
Rationalized Hypocrisy — Evidence Over Allegiance | Breaking Analysis | May 2026
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May 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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We’re all annoyed by self-centered people. We just don’t realize we’re one of them.

New article: 8 patterns of self-centeredness we perform without noticing — and why we only see them in others.

#RationalizedHypocrisy #EvidenceOverBeliefs

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"Enough About Me. Let's Talk About You. So, What Do You Think About Me?"
We're all annoyed by self-centered people. We just don't realize we're one of them.
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April 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Media Bias — A Hard Look…

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #MediaBias #MediaLiteracy #ConfirmationBias #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #Independent
"My News Source Is Honest, Yours Is Propaganda"
Your news source needs you angry, not informed. Both sides do it. Here's the proof.
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April 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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#RationalizedHypocrisy #FiscalConservatism #DeficitReduction #Economics #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #FactsMatter
"The Party of Fiscal Responsibility" — A 45-Year Lie
As a Radical Independent and Extreme Moderate, I only care about data. For 45 years, the data shows Republicans explode deficits while Democrats reduce them. Prove me wrong with facts, not feelings.
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March 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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I continue to hear this argument that "gun laws don't work because criminals will always get guns." My response to that stance is: "Then why have any laws at all because criminals will break them, anyway?"

#RationalizedHypocrisy #CriminalJustice

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"Criminals Don't Follow Gun Laws, So Why Have Them?" — OK, Then Why Have ANY Laws?
Gun rights advocates say criminals ignore gun laws anyway. Fine — let's apply that logic to murder, theft, rape, and every other law on the books.
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March 24, 2026 at 6:16 PM