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For My Fellow Patriots

One if by land...

Daniel Verastiqui

Daniel Verastiqui

19 Apr 2025 — 1 min read
One if by land...
Photo by Ryan Stone / Unsplash

Perfect protest. No notes. Preserving for posterity.

As seen on Reddit.

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Old Man Shakes Fist at Words

Old Man Shakes Fist at Words

I don’t know if it’s because I’m a writer or because of the anxiety disorder that’s been quietly narrating my life since middle school, but I am always listening. People talk, and my brain just… grabs it. Out in public, in movies, in books, in checkout

21 Oct 2025
When Getting a Shot Becomes a Revolutionary Act

When Getting a Shot Becomes a Revolutionary Act

A friend messaged me the other day. Let's call him Bort. No, let's call him Steve. Steve is a normal and completely real person, just like me, and we share many of the same interests, such as staying healthy, trusting science, and acknowledging the basic human

22 Sep 2025
You want me to wear what?

You want me to wear what?

“Uh… hi, this is Bob Newhart calling from, uh, the… well, I guess you’d call it the ‘Patriotic Apparel Compliance Office,’ if that’s still the name. Right. Good. “…Yes, yes, I got the memo. That’s why I’m calling. I, uh… well, it says here that starting

22 Sep 2025
Scenes From the Second Stranding

Scenes From the Second Stranding

Spoilers for Death Stranding 2 ahead.

16 Sep 2025
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