BlogHide Resteemschipmcdonald (25)in civilization • 6 years agoActs of Civility and New York TakeawayWhen I was a kid as was extremely introverted and shy. Add to that I was near sighted and couldn't really see faces, and in turn read them, and a bonus of being of a mindset that "un-required…chipmcdonald (25)in immigration • 6 years agoWhat Nobody Is Saying About the Child Immigrant CampsIt's bizarre, because it seems so obvious yet nobody is talking about it, not even mentioning it in passing. The polar, Establishment Red vs. Blue Team argument - which again I think this whole…chipmcdonald (25)in facebook • 7 years agoWhy Doesn't Someone Just Clone the OG Version of Facebook?I used to like Facebook.  Until they went crazy - Charles Barkely  I remember when they started adding in "fancy stuff".  Extra apps, and the Harbinger of the Apocalypse Bejewelled.  I thought…chipmcdonald (25)in f1 • 7 years agoFormula 1: Will I Be Protected by the Halo, Too....?The author with an actual Formula 1 wheel... I'm all for safety in F1. I love that it's so safe! We all know the halo is in reality, simply a roll cage. Nothing new. F1 didn't invent…chipmcdonald (25)in sociopaths • 7 years agoPsychopathy Ratio in Modern Cinema / MediaI was thinking about the show the Expanse , and realized what makes it particularly depressing to me is that they've kind of got the ratio of psychopaths to "normal" people right. Which is to…chipmcdonald (25)in f1 • 7 years agoAn Explanation for Kookiness Exhibited in the Formula 1 Plutocracyhere is a disconnect between the fans and the elevated station of the the movers and shakers of Formula 1. That's obvious, except... It's not obvious why seemingly smart people keep making bozo…chipmcdonald (25)in peterson • 7 years agoC. Hitchens R.I.P.: I Find Jordan Peterson Refreshing, but with CaveatsHe's still a human. He will make mistakes, and he's not perfect and 100% truth. It's nice to see someone in public light maintain a degree of accuracy in language when debating something.…chipmcdonald (25)in politics • 7 years agoTerminal Cynicism is the Inoculation Against Bad PoliticiansTerminal Cynicism is the Inoculation Against Bad Politicians That is all. Thank you, drive through.chipmcdonald (25)in news • 7 years agoPeasant Politics: I Think I'm Cured, or at Least Getting BetterTwitter is on fire with the Memo. It's easy to see most everyone doesn't know: Who paid for the Steele dossier What Fusion GPS is Who Glenn Simpson is The nature of McCabe not…chipmcdonald (25)in crypto • 7 years agoMy Zany, Uninformed Hack Reason For Owning CryptoDammit Jim, I'm a musician, not a financial advisor! So I don't know what I'm talking about, it might be completely loony. It probably is, you tell me? I'm a broke musician. I bought a…chipmcdonald (25)in news • 7 years agoWhat Everyone Is Missing.... The Bigger PictureFor starters, is it not obvious every agency in "our" government is corrupted and wrecked? That aside, people should note: All agencies - F.B.I., C.I.A., DOJ, State, et al now have factions…chipmcdonald (25)in bernie • 7 years agoBernie is NOT Politics Jesus.I know, I know, it's sacrilege. Bernie can do no wrong, he's a socialist! He says so! He can tell you all sorts of things and factoids that the Establishment normally do not admit even exist…chipmcdonald (25)in guitar • 7 years agoGuitar Center and Sketchy Coupon TrickeryGuitar Center, prior to their post-comeuppance used to be pretty aggressive with coupons. You could assume that somewhere there was probably a 15% off one to be had, at least. Now that they've…chipmcdonald (25)in bernie • 7 years agoWas it Bernie Sanders or Was it Vermont?I want to trust Bernie like the cool kids, should I? Being a C-SPAN junky in my teens, I was the rare person that already knew who the Congressman was with the (S) next to his name since he made…chipmcdonald (25)in politics • 7 years agoYou Want Me to Believe This Second "Dossier" Is Corroboration for the First????Like magic, we now have the Shearer Document in response to the Nunes Memo. I briefly exposed my mind to Twitter a moment ago. Many people are citing the Shearer Document as "absolutely proof"…chipmcdonald (25)in politics • 7 years agoCynicism: I Am More Woke, Thanks To Monty Python.Seriously. It was sometime in 1988, at a mall. I'd been dabbling in watching C-SPAN. A goodly amount, actually. There was a primary under way, and I was a young long haired musician. Somehow…chipmcdonald (25)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoI am Chip of Earth. I Am Not a Russian, but a Musician and Anti-Establishmentarian! Hello Steemit!I find myself here, being a veteran of the treacherous 2016 Twitter Primary Bot Wars and finding myself without a voice on said platform. Rutger Hauer would flee in terror from the discourse I…
