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Life In Japan: The Telephone Booth

Posted on May 9, 2020 by johnrachel

Why do you still find pay phones in Japan? Well . . . someone just might need to make a call. And maybe their iPhone battery is down. Or they dropped their Samsung in a toilet and it’s not so waterproof after all. They are there on the off chance someone needs them. Does this seem odd? Continue reading →

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Putting Boots (Birkenstocks) on the Ground: Part V

Posted on April 7, 2016 by johnrachel

It’s all about people power. Not PACs and SuperPACS. Not big piles of money. Change still comes down to the choice each of us personally makes in the voting booth. Power resides in our aligning our individual choices, so that collectively — as in tens of millions of us united in an unstoppable juggernaut of people power — we get done what needs to get done. We must elect representatives who represent us. We will guarantee they will represent us by making candidates sign legally-binding contracts. Or we don’t vote for them. Continue reading →

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How Bernie Sanders Can Win and Turn America Around

Posted on November 7, 2015 by johnrachel

Here is a video of the announcement Bernie Sanders needs to make in order to win the presidency and turn the country around. Continue reading →

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U.S. Promoting An Agricultural Revolution!

Posted on November 27, 2014 by johnrachel

We’re creating an economic boom in Afghanistan! It’s part of our unique and aggressive approach to job creation. Promote heroin production, then hire people to fight the war on drugs. It’s also a shot in the arm for morticians and gravediggers, who get to take care of all of the victims of overdoses. Is this ingenious or what?!! Continue reading →

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Ten Commandments For The New American Century

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrachel

I got these without consulting a burning bush, or even having to leave the comfort of my home. People like rules. So here is fresh set of commandments, a divine path for putting America on the straight and true. Continue reading →

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All Smoke No Mirrors

Posted on August 13, 2011 by johnrachel

Smoke signals will replace the U.S. mail. Totally biodegradable! Continue reading →

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