Author: Sage
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WAKE UP!
This is an article written by an 8th grader. Raja writes: “To be a leader you do not need to be perfect, it does not matter where you are from, what your gender is. All that matters is that you act. Raising awareness, cleaning up trash, finding sustainable ways to live, cleaning up the oceans…
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Akron: the most progressive city in the world
One of the things I hate about our mayor, more than anything, is how visionless he is. His biggest goal is the get the population to 250,000 people. We’re in the 190s now and I’ll take a bet that our population decreases in the 2020 census. Letting people build houses tax free for 15 years…
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Dorothy Day’s Baptism of Her Daughter, Tamar
My feelings of this moment in the biography, “Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century” by John Loughery, Blythe Randolph, were interesting enough to record. “The baptism of Tamar Teresa Batterham took place in July 1927 at Our Lady Help of Christians.” This was a major transformative moment for Dorothy. She clearly was evolving…
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The Dark Night Of The Soul.
THIS is something we need to discuss in greater detail. There is a profound understanding our houseless neighbors have of the power of the Irrational, of a total annihilation, of the darkest depression… That rebirths them, bloody and in anguish, into a relationship with God that most of us could never possibly grasp. Where all…
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The Needle
I knew who threw this rig on the ground. I was angry at him. But I thought he broke the needle off so I was mixed emotionally about it. But I was wrong. I pulled the orange cap off and the needle was still fully intact. I broke off the needle on the ground, put…
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I’m Ashamed Of You
Have you seen Dave Chappelle on David Letterman’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”? Dave Chappelle is one of the most socially aware people in America. I recommend watching anything of his you can get your hands on. He could be the greatest comedian to ever live. At one point Letterman asks if he wanted…
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Consistency
Even if I complain about the critiques of my words and actions, I like getting them. All of them. Homeless people will sometimes start spreading rumors that I’m a piece-of-shit-pimp-drug-dealer. It never bothers me. While the “piece of shit” part is legitimately debatable, the pimp/drug dealer part is just not true. I don’t sell or…
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The Unknowing Place
Before they slip away and become a mash of impressionistic wisps of memory, I wanted to record my feelings the day after the November 3, 2020 election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Those names are burned into our brains today. But just as last year’s blockbuster movies have faded from our memory, so will…
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Why do you care about people?
I’m growing to hate larger and larger swaths of people. People that are irate for having to wear a mask even though there is a good chance it would protect our elderly and sick from dying. People that will blindly stand with police even though we can all clearly see that police are getting away…
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Sex Cults
Do you ever fantasize about running a sex cult? I used to think EVERYBODY wanted to be the things I’d imagine being: CIA Agent Art thief Drug dealer Homeless tent village operator It doesn’t take many anecdotal surveys to realize most people have no interest in any of those things. 2020 has taught us many…
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PLEASE Join Me on Discord
Community is this HUGE theme in my life. If we can come together I truly believe we can solve all the world’s problems. But the problem is “They” don’t want that. That love keeping us divided. If we can overcome that division I truly believe we can change the world. To that end, I’ve set…
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God According To Sage
Honestly, I wish I wasn’t writing this now. I have “more important” things to discuss with you than God right now. (Homelessness, Black Lives Matter and overall governmental and systemic torture and murder and oppression of people.) But if I don’t jot these ideas down now they will fade from memory. And I’d like to…
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My Position On Violent Activism – October 2020.
I watched a really powerful interview on Fox News with the president of Black Lives Matter in New York, Hawk Newsome: This interview was incredibly interesting to me because he is our modern day MLK or Malcolm X. He is responding to the police and government tactics of 2020. Many things are similar to the…
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Do The Right Thing
Do the lessons of the world yell at you like they yell at me? I worked at Perkins restaurant washing dishes when I was 14. The manager said I was doing too much. I played the trombone. I played the cello and I was in choir. He said I needed to quit something. I was…
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This Is Why You Don’t Rat Out A Shooter, Chief Ball
I’ve been thinking about getting a gun. I’ve been thinking about the Ruger AR-556 MPR As I was fantasizing about my new purchase, my obsession turned to murdering a particular drug dealer in my neighborhood. I thought about how, when, where… I was getting so into the idea that I had to just stop thinking…
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Sunday Morning With Sage – Trap Houses
We discussed trap houses this morning. It was recorded on August 16, 2020. Here is the audio version: Here is the video Version:
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The Societal Importance Of The Trap House
As someone who ran a trap house for a time, let me tell you… it’s a thankless job. People you’ve never met appear out of nowhere. They move in. They bring their belongings (of which they often have a lot). They build doors out of found objects. They mount hinged locks on doors in your…
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