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Not the Coronavirus' Fault (University of Alabama-Huntsville)
I have often expressed my fondness for college hockey right here on the pages of Beacon of Speech. My favorite team in college was the...

Fred
May 23, 20202 min read
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You are Correct
May of 2015, I was working at the Soul-Crushing company known as Iron Mountain. If you said "where do you see yourself in 5 years from...

Fred
May 21, 20201 min read
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Idiots: Photo Essay
We need to open: Strip Clubs! Beaches! Workplaces! (Not his workplace, mind you, he's retired. YOUR Workplace.) Electric Car Factories!...

Fred
May 15, 20203 min read
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The Next Villain? Dan Gilbert
Now that the NFL Draft is over, there's practically no sports (unless you count Taiwanese Baseball or UFC) on ESPN to telecast. Luckily...

Fred
May 11, 202010 min read
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Disinformation
The Russians claim that the Chinese didn't unleash the coronavirus on the world on purpose, but accidentally. I may or may not believe...

Fred
May 6, 20206 min read
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Rick and Morty Does Not Suck
I was surfing the internet today and came across this Wendy's Commercial: I read the comments section and was stunned to see things like...

Fred
May 5, 20203 min read
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Perfect Albums?
Earlier last week, Fiona Apple's 'Fetch the Boltcutters' came out and Pitchfork gave the album a Perfect 10 rating. How many times has...

Fred
May 4, 20204 min read
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CNN vs Journalistic Integrity
In the middle of a coronavirus crisis, CNN rolled out with this story... That story was on April 20, 2020. Now I'm no fan of Kim Jong Un,...

Fred
May 2, 20202 min read
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Bill Barnwell: Fiction Writer
Last week, Bill Barnwell of ESPN shared his all-trade first round of the NFL draft. I couldn't read Todd McShay's mock draft, it was...

Fred
Apr 25, 20203 min read
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America, Inc.
Here's the problem when you run America like a corporation and a plague hits: The CEO of the company blames everyone but himself. I don't...

Fred
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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Overwhelmed
I have been writing about the coronavirus since January of this year. At this point, I am overwhelmed with all of the really bad takes...

Fred
Apr 20, 20204 min read
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My Libertarian Fantasy
I just closed my eyes and my mind drifted.... Justin Amash just announced that America is under siege from the 2 political parties that...

Fred
Apr 19, 20202 min read
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Why Didn't Randy Moss Jump?
I turned on the TV to see if any sports were on for Easter and to my surprise FOX was replaying Super Bowl XLII. Wasn't that New...

Fred
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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Miscellaneous (April 2020) -or- Leadership Failures
As Donald Trump continues to shift blame to literally anyone who crosses him in a public forum, what I haven't heard (yet) is Hillary...

Fred
Apr 9, 20204 min read
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When Sports Re-Open
I was listening to 92.3 the Fan when a guest on one of the shows speculated that all sports will be back on track in the Fall, including...

Fred
Apr 6, 20207 min read
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CNN v The Flu 4 -or- I'm Not Stupid
Since JANUARY, I've been begging CNN to do a story of what's going on in Wuhan from ground level. Citizen-journalists reporting from the...

Fred
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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CNN v The Flu 3
This little blurb at CNN on March 16th caught my eye. CNN was scouring America for "Citizen-Journalists." That seemed noble. Well, until...

Fred
Mar 31, 20203 min read
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10 Coronavirus Ditties
I keep coming across Coronavirus Playlists to inspire people during stay-at-home orders. Rita Wilson's was particularly bad, but not as...
Young Fred
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Scumbags at ESPN
Let's review again, shall we? All High School sports? Cancelled. All College sports? Cancelled. Pro Baseball? Postponed. Pro Basketball?...

Fred
Mar 28, 20202 min read
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Secret Teenage Rebellion
OLD FRED (Today): I have a shameful secret to share with you, the reader. My family eats out way too much, and, in the last 2 weeks, I...
Old Fred & Young Fred
Mar 28, 20204 min read
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Was I "Asymptomatic?"
On March 9, 2020, I found myself at the local Emergency room with Kidney Stones. They were so painful, I whined about it on the Beacon of...

Fred
Mar 28, 20205 min read
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Perspective
Editor's Note: We are a Libertarian-leaning website. All 3 of us believe that Nancy Pelosi is horrible. Fred believes that Donald Trump...

Fred
Mar 27, 20201 min read
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Robert Kraft: Massage Parlor Connoisseur
This past weekend, the owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, said this after Tom Brady left New England "This is not the way I...

Fred
Mar 25, 20203 min read
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BioWeapon? Not Exactly....
Listen, I need to clarify something. I do not believe that the Chinese released the coronavirus in order to decimate their enemies.......

Fred
Mar 21, 20203 min read
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