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no checks, just imbalances

haiku for 8/27/2025

no checks, just imbalances

A runaway prez
steamrolls over rule of law
and other branches.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 27, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags authoritarianism, democracy, governmentLeave a comment on no checks, just imbalances

who will run our town?

haiku for 8/26/2025

who will run our town?

These mediocre
busybodies are on the
ballot. We decide.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 26, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags government, humor, politicsLeave a comment on who will run our town?

the gutting of universities

haiku for 8/16/2025

the gutting of universities

Cutting-edge research
dissolves without the grants and
funding. Science stops.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 16, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags education, government, scienceLeave a comment on the gutting of universities

the gutting of public media

haiku for 8/15/2025

the gutting of public media

Programming for the
masses to be pre-empted
in rural places.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 15, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags government, media, radio, television, TVLeave a comment on the gutting of public media

this fragile democracy

haiku for 8/7/2025

this fragile democracy

A madman with no
compunction upends our rule
of law and order.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on August 7, 2025July 31, 2025Format QuoteTags authoritarianism, democracy, governmentLeave a comment on this fragile democracy

triumph of the shill

haiku for 6/17/2025

triumph of the shill

An oligarch rules
with his hand out, expecting
a sizable bribe.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 17, 2025May 30, 2025Format QuoteTags crime, government, oligarchy, politicsLeave a comment on triumph of the shill

the war on hemp

haiku for 6/15/2025

the war on hemp

Alabama hates
a plant it can’t control.
Getting high no more.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 15, 2025May 30, 2025Format QuoteTags government, health, nature, societyLeave a comment on the war on hemp

there’s a new tariff in town

haiku for 6/11/2025

there’s a new tariff in town

Tax on everything.
Prices are skyrocketing.
Recession coming.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 11, 2025May 30, 2025Format QuoteTags capitalism, economics, economy, government, United StatesLeave a comment on there’s a new tariff in town

lost vets, lost freedoms

haiku for 5/26/2025

lost vets, lost freedoms

Did they fight for an
authoritarian state
or democracy?

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Author Wade KwonPosted on May 26, 2025April 26, 2025Format QuoteTags democracy, government, holiday, Memorial DayLeave a comment on lost vets, lost freedoms

undue process

haiku for 5/25/2025

undue process

Send them to prison
in El Salvador and then
let God sort them out.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on May 25, 2025April 26, 2025Format QuoteTags current events, government, human rights, immigrationLeave a comment on undue process

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