In a world gone mad, all you can do is fight to keep your sanity.
A Nation Gone Mad
Tag: hope
The Mad King
Since first dipping his toes into politics, Donald Trump hasn’t been taken completely seriously. In my heart, I feel like Trump threw out the idea of running for President as a lark, but when the Republican party laughed at the idea he got mad because who were they, or anyone, to tell him he couldn’t… Continue reading The Mad King
All We Have Is Our Voice
In recent years we have seen celebrities and people with social currency speak out on issues in the world. Whether it be politics, social issues, environmental issues, As politics and social issues met head on during the last election cycles and the pandemic people grew tired of them, tired of their favorite performers shaming them… Continue reading All We Have Is Our Voice
Stop Using Flint As Your Ruin-Porn Buffet
Flint, Michigan can’t seem to catch a break. This one proud titan city, where some of the brilliant minds that helped birth the automotive industry had lived and worked, was brought low once the factories closed, leaving the city desperate to figure out what next. The city had built itself around the automotive industry. So… Continue reading Stop Using Flint As Your Ruin-Porn Buffet
Thankful
This is a time of year a lot of us start to contemplate things and the life around them. I tend to get sentimental this time of year and think of the things I have lost. The people I have lost. I start to think about my place in the world. The funny thing is… Continue reading Thankful
FOUR
If you told me when I was, say, 18, that I would be where I am today, I am not sure how I’d react. I have seen and done things I’d never have dreamed of. If you told me I was going to have a daughter one day, well, odds are I’d collapse. Never in… Continue reading FOUR
The Blood-Soaked Message
There is a point where screaming that the house is on fire loses its power. With the building full of smoke, and everyone weary of hearing that the smoldering embers that have never gone out are going to set the whole place ablaze, it’s hard to keep caring. There’s a point where a trauma response… Continue reading The Blood-Soaked Message
Building a Bridge Out of Words
I recently saw someone say that we must keep in mind with Trump conservatives that they are just people like we are and we need to treat them with respect and kindness as we would everyone else. I saw that and my eyes near to fell out of my head at the audacity of it… Continue reading Building a Bridge Out of Words
The Call is Coming From Within the House
In a time when everything has become weaponized. Everything is politicized. It feels dangerous to love. Oh, sure, we can do it, be bold, and loud, and love to spite those that hate, but loving is dangerous in times like these. My wife and I are IVF parents. The journey was hard, expensive, and dangerous… Continue reading The Call is Coming From Within the House
A Deep Breath
When I write my political blogs, like this one is, I understand that I am writing them for myself. The people that agree with me already agree with me. Those that don’t are not going to be swayed.That’s how it works. I get that. Frankly, our beliefs and convictions should be strong enough that a… Continue reading A Deep Breath
Just What We Wanted
It’s interesting that you hear time and again how America is the new Roman empire - the greatest society ever built. Interesting because we leave out the part where the empire came crumbling down because the people that swore to serve it decided that what they wanted mattered more than what the nation needed. It… Continue reading Just What We Wanted
The Spooky Chris Podcast – 10 Years After the Crisis Started
The post reflects on a decade of experiences related to the Flint Water Crisis and its lasting impact. It emphasizes personal memories and the enduring legacy of the crisis. The theme is contributed by Ross Grimson, highlighting the importance of remembrance and acknowledgment of the ongoing struggles faced by the community.
Weak
If there is something that is true about the human-animal it’s that we can all go through the very same things in the same ways and each of us will experience it differently. The collection of us come from different backgrounds, different make-ups, and have different chemistries at work in us. While ‘nothing is new’,… Continue reading Weak
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 