Darien Cavanaugh

Turkey is Preparing to Attack U.S. Allies in Rojava, Again

Turkey is preparing to attack the semi-autonomous leftist enclave of Rojava in northern Syria. The people there have been fighting ISIS for years while trying to build a progressive, egalitarian comm…

"If it's love you're looking for"

https://steemitimages.com/DQmeMFrUYpzJcqxo6eET5whfuuwaPJyQxcGmuAdQZWMtx46/If it's love you're looking for from Poetry on the COMET.jpg My poem "If it's love you're looking for" is part of the Poetry…

The future star of every Japanese horror movie...

When I Think of St. Patrick's Day, I Think of the San Patricio Battalion

https://steemitimages.com/DQmNW152mQcE5TWH8sATBwFZbo89fhNM5Zv9ZcPcpR1ukfw/image.png The story of the San Patricio Battalion is one of my favorite moments from US history, though perhaps the US doesn'…

Jordon Peterson Really Does Not Impress Current Affairs's Nathan J. Robinson

Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson has written a lengthy (and I do mean lengthy) intellectual takedown of pop "psychologist" and lobster worshiper Jordon Peterson. Robinson's main critiques ce…

Video of the Chairlift Accident in Georgia is Fucking Horrifying

This shit looks like something out of the movie Maximum Overdrive. So far it appears that there have been ten injuries but no fatalities, thankfully.

Steemit crashing?

Site has been lagging real bad on my Mac since last night, and not all the data (followers/following etc.) is loading. Other sites are working fine. This just me or is everyone experiencing it?

I'm not usually a fan of the term "cuckolded," but it seems fitting in this case.

This is arguably the most sordid but karmic and poetic way for the alt-right/white nationalism to unravel. https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/white-nationalist-figure-quits-hes-cuckolded-beaten-racist-…

Punching Nazis Totally Works—Everyone Who Grew up in the Hardcore/Punk Scene in the 1980s and 1990s Knows It

When alt-right poster boy Richard Spencer’s face ended up on the receiving end of the punch memed around the world on Inauguration Day, it raised questions among liberals and leftists about the role…