Shawn Inlow

Today: 1979 June 18-July 1 It's been a minute, since I visited my father's journal he kept during my senior year of high school. Since we're crushing on toward Thanksgiving, I'll be doing some catch up in order to finish at th...

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Carol Ann Duffy writes ‘bombsite’ poem about Trump’s UK state visit Exclusive: Former poet laureate has reader contrasting pomp and ceremony of banquet with ruins left by war

Carol Ann Duffy on Trump's visit to England
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"I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!" Video Podcast: Episode One - Tuesday, September 16, 2025

I made a short video on the New York Times headlines... I read the news so you don't have to. Plus a pretty funny interruption in the middle. Enjoy!

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Got my bill from Penelec today: $11.60

Somebody remind me of why Trump is trying to disincentivise rooftop solar again?

How is hour electric bill lately?

Trump's Birthday greeting card for Jeffrey Epstein:

Solid: Chapter 7 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Chapel accompanies Nick to his home in a protected compound. But little do they know they're being followed. It's Chapter 7 of our free weekly sci-fi novel, "Solid."
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YouTube video by Adbusters Adbusters TV: Episode 1

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Donald Dump's Economy by Shawn K. Inlow I'd heard this week how Donald Trump fired Erica McEntarfer.McEntarfer was a bureaucrat who you'd never likely hear about unless Donald Trump was pitching a fit. The fit, this time...

Donald's Economy is Taking a Dump. Today on Culture and Criticism . com

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Comparing News: One Story / Four Outlets

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Solid: Chapter 6 Chapel was squeezing in past the handsome boy who’d sat beside her all semester.

Chapel Panic and Nick Casteel are discussing their school work at L.A. #17. It's Chapter 6 of our free weekly serial sci-fi novel, "Solid."

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Icons: The Flag (and all its pledges) by Shawn K. InlowMy dad died of cancer and it was a slow thing. As anyone knows who's experienced it, it can be a terrible, gradual withering. And during this time, we - all of us kids and family me...

I have a problem with waving the flag. Here's why.

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The Truth of the Matter - Evidence

The elements of Critical Thinking: First we touched on sources. Then credibility. Today, we look at evidence!

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Solid: Chapter 5 by Shawn K. Inlow

Tom Panic, in orbit around Jupiter, is working on a fusion reactor named Alvin. It's "Solid" Chapter 5! Free today on my substack!

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The Chicken Wire Song by Shawn K. Inlow I woke up this morning thinking of a favorite old joke and I was actually singing a version of it upon waking. I can't translate that to you without sounding like an idiot, but you ...

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Bob Geldof, 40 years after Live Aid...

Trumpapalooza - It's a Shit-Show! We have told you that America (trademark) is going off the rails. We have told you that the President of America is an ass-hole. We have told you that the Democracy has been purchased by the Capital...

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Don't Talk About It, Be About It! by Shawn K. Inlow So, at 6 a.m. of July 7 our 26 panel solar array went live. The rooftop of this ranch style farm house bakes in the sun every day, even in winter. Even in winter, the far infra-re...

The rooftop solar went live today. Here's the numbers!

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Yeah, how about it?

StoneMan, Pennsylvania's top original piano driven rock band, is marching out Sunday, June 29, for a revel at Pine Grove Hall.

The making merry begins at 6 p.m. and you can guitjo tickets here: pinegrovehall.com/shows-events

Good food, good beer and the best music you'll ever hear!

Risk! - Capitalism v Kleptocracy by Shawn K. Inlow Two kinds of authoritarianism have been overtly pitted against one another this week when the United States joined Israel in a surprise attack against Iran. One is a kind of fascis...

It's just a game of Risk! folks... Only problem: No one really wins.

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X + Y

Today, over at X+Y, we build on last week's article on "Sources" with one about "Credibility." We're thinking about critical thinking and the search for objective truth! Enjoy!

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"Solid" is my free sci-fi serial that's cooking over at Substack. Today, I'm doing some unscheduled author's notes just to talk to readers and use the platform to suss out some themes. Enjoy this romp through a climate changed world!

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Solid: Chapter 4 by Shawn K. Inlow

Today, we venture to Marty's Curios, in a run down section of what is left of Los Angeles in 2055. It's Chapter 4 of my free sci-fi serial, "Solid." Enjoy!

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Today: 1979 June 11-17 Monday 6.11.79Daily Lottery: 261Plenty of work today.I made & mixed 44 sets of slugsToday on all the holesPerry & Stu brought back from OhioI told Ogden and & Paul All we needed was a few more toysAnd...

This week, in 1979, dad did ok on Father's Day and told off some guys at work.

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Today, over at Culture and Criticism, we take a look at Trump's American Putsch, where it's hard to tell the police from the terrorists.

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X + Y

Today, over at X+Y, we're discussing the concept of "sources" in journalism. We're after the facts! Enjoy!

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Please share with your congressional delegation...

Yeah. As a retired State Trooper in Pennsylvania, when our law enforcement has to lurk around college campuses in unmarked vans and wearing masks and no name tags, this is the worst. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Today: 1979 May 28 - June 10 Monday 5.28.79Daily Lottery: 209Raining all morning.We finally decided to eatDown at Cookie's At 5 p.m.About 4 p.m.It got nice for a couple hours.The sun really came out.I believeEverybody had a nice ...

This week in Father's journal, it was high school graduation and there are many more stories about that... perhaps in the comments. For all you people from CHS 1979: What were you doing on Friday, June 8th into Saturday, June 9th, 1979?

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