Author Archives: Angsty Possum

Or, hack journalism at its finest Last week, an article came out in the New York Post with the headline: “NYC medic helped ‘make ends meet’ with racy OnlyFans side gig.” This was, in short, a chickenshit puritan’s mid-life sexual frustrations being condensed into a half-baked hit-piece on an essential worker struggling to make endsContinue reading “The Pecking Order”

Geopolitics done right These rooms used to imply some smokescreens, literally and figuratively; the smoking bans had shed the material layer, leaving only the euphemistic smoke around. Now, this here was quite a multicultural affair, only noticeable through hats, though: turbans, flat caps, a fez or two. Since UN resolution #42069, summits like this hadContinue reading “Foreign Relations”

Or, trying to appeal to the younger generation during a pandemic Jeff the Turtle This is the story of a turtle named Jeff. Jeff lived in a swamp, along with his extended family and relations; Jeff’s a pretty sociable guy. He’s got a sweet thing going with a pair of crocs someone dumped in theContinue reading “Fables for Doomers”

Or, where I pinpoint my geographical location for all to see, and out my sympathies for BLM, wrecking any pretense of unbiased journalism Walking out the metro, you already feel the high-voltage around the park; witches and queers and pinkos in a massive swell of cooped-up impotent rage. The long arm of the law hasContinue reading “An Overdue Revue of a June Protest”

Or, the pitfalls of capitalist technocracy                 Ever since its release, I’ve had a lot of discussions with friends about Fallout: New Vegas; the most interesting point of contention in these discussions lies, of course, in everyone’s differing preferences regarding the game’s resolution. Each one of us brought to the table our personal choices, andContinue reading “Ruling Post-Apocalypse: The House can’t always win”

Or, coping with impending doom through fictional impending doom Today, I’m dropping politics for a hot minute, and I’m crawling back to my wheelhouse: literature. Specifically, I want to share some observations and personnal favourites from two overlapping genres: Post-apocalyptic and Dystopian fiction. For the blessed few that have never encountered those genres: PA refersContinue reading “Apocalypse on the brain”

Whew, this blog’s really just becoming my dumping ground for political opinions, eh? Well, no matter, I got uninformed opinions about politics out the ass, so here’s some more shit. When I was in the 2nd grade, I got my first history class- that changed my life! To imagine that, before me, before my momContinue reading “Sons of Brewers”

Where the score’s made up, everybody’s friends after the game, and millions of people die So, back from an extended hiatus, cause I’ve been busy, (read: lazy) and I decided to jump straight back into spicy takes. As you might glean from the intro to this blog, I dabble in politics a bit. Okay, aContinue reading “Harry Potter Politics vs Sportsball politics”