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Uh-oh, Big Riots in Cleveland Coming
Monday, June 15, 2020 At 2:46 PM, cleveland.com posted the heartbreaking story of a black mentally ill man and cops being jerks to him:...

Fred
Jun 15, 20202 min read


Hate Speech in Cancel Culture
Editor's Note: Fred is writing this article as dictated to him by "Camilla." We are changing names and using hyperbole in a few...

Fred
Jun 9, 20205 min read


Leading Cause of Death in America Today?
I don't want to dwell on this, but I need to point something out. On May 25, George Floyd was killed by the police in Minneapolis,...

Fred
Jun 7, 20202 min read


Breakfast is Unimportant
During the coronavirus outbreak my wife continued to work at her job at the hospital. Invariably, after dropping her off, I would stop by...

Fred
Jun 6, 20203 min read


Listen to Franck Tayou....
Listen to Franck Tayou: I saw a brief story on my Facebook Feed today that the MASL hasn't decided what to do with its suspended season....

Fred
Jun 4, 20204 min read


Jesus vs Satan
There seems to be a lot of confusion in the United States as to whether Jesus is on your side or not on your side of any given argument....

Fred
Jun 3, 20203 min read


What if Biden Dies?
I think the last time I voted for either a Democrat or a Republican for President was way, way back in 1996. I cast my ballot for the...

Fred
Jun 2, 20202 min read


Miscellaneous Music (June 2020)
See the picture above? That's one of the members of the Christian Pop Punk band Hawk Nelson from 2008. Back when my daughter was 5, we...

Fred
Jun 1, 20205 min read


Apparently, We Are NOT in this Together
Let's review this, because the people at the Blaze are still having problems.... Let's say the death rate of the coronavirus is 1%,...

Fred
May 28, 20208 min read


Government 091: Covid Version
When I took to Facebook this morning, the first 4 comments were all about the government slowly taking away our freedoms by making us...

Fred
May 24, 20204 min read


New Static X Single (???)
I have never, ever, been so conflicted about how I feel about a band. Last week Static X came out with a new single called All These...

Fred
May 22, 20202 min read


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 22, 20202 min read


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


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


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


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 5, 20206 min read


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 4, 20203 min read


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


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


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 24, 20203 min read


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


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 19, 20204 min read


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 18, 20202 min read


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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