Pierre Tristam

2 weeks ago | smirkingchimp.com | Pierre Tristam

— from Flagler Live Of course the intifada against the ICE invasion doesn’t have that much to do with saving migrants from the raids to ethnic-cleanse the country of darker skins lacking a paper or two. Or at least not as much to do with it as even the protesters would have you believe. These are proxy protests. And they’re overdue.

2 weeks ago | flaglerlive.com | Pierre Tristam

Of course the intifada against the ICE invasion doesn’t have that much to do with saving migrants from the raids to ethnic-cleanse the country of darker skins lacking a paper or two. Or at least not as much to do with it as even the protesters would have you believe. These are proxy protests. And they’re overdue.

1 month ago | smirkingchimp.com | Pierre Tristam

— from Flagler Live The democratic moment is over. We haven’t had a Rubicon crossing and we’re not about to. The country is not in the hands of Cesar but Caligula. If I were to game-theorize this nuclear winter of an administration wishful media still refer to as “presidential,” I’d say there’s a 70 percent chance that Emperor Selfie will, before the legal end of his lawless reign, suspend the Constitution across the dominion for the first time in its 237 years.

2 months ago | smirkingchimp.com | Pierre Tristam

— from Flagler Live In his March 25 executive order rewinding voting rights a century, the shah of maga alleged “dilution by illegal voting, discrimination, fraud, and other forms of malfeasance and error.” The order requires that all votes be counted by the end of Election Day. It also requires proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. The order relies on a lie: that fraud is corrupting American elections. Let’s not look far and take Flagler County’s recent elections to test the claim.

Mar 29, 2025 | smirkingchimp.com | Pierre Tristam

— from Flagler Live Over the years I have changed my nationality, my name and my religion. Some of that caused problems with a few members of my family and lesser others, at least for a while. They got used to it and respected all the changes. Anyway it really wasn’t their business. One’s identity is one’s own and would mean nothing if it were dependent on others’ approval. Fortunately we live in a country that compulsively pledges allegiance to liberty for all. Or so you’d think.