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Diary of a Dissenter: A Week From My Window

Ultimately, the citizen is the goalkeeper of democracy, which remains as strong as the citizen’s willingness and capacity to step up and defend it — which is why ours now lies choking on the floor.

Jul 22, 2022
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Journaliars, Pants on Fire

SATURDAY

We dig the first of our early spuds — mad late, of course, due to the mad weather. I planted the first batch — Roosters — on March 20th, but they didn’t show their noses for a full month, and even afterwards seemed to shrink from a world aptly represented by hailshowers and constant unseasonal breezes. Our trip to Andal…

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