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Jake’s Take: Minneapolis

Jacob Politte1 month ago1 month ago021 mins

A rant about the Trump Administration’s refusal to acknowledge reality, and its insistence on being as horrible as possible.

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Jake’s Take: Warranted Insubordination

Jacob Politte1 month ago09 mins

A recent episode of Law and Order SVU poses the question: “Is disagreement really disobedience?”

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Jake’s Take: No Accountability

Jacob Politte11 months ago05 mins

Latest Trump scandal was avoidable, and is inexcusable

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Jake’s Take: The Next Four Years

Jacob Politte1 year ago017 mins

Why Democrats lost, and why all of America lost with them.

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Jake’s Take: Sweet Zombie Linda

Jacob Politte1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

Trump’s new Secretary of Education has quite the checkered history

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Jake’s Take: Broadcast Media Has Failed America

Jacob Politte1 year ago1 year ago09 mins

The big networks and news outlets have lost the plot and don’t know how to get it back.

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Jake’s Take, Part II: The End of Vince McMahon

Jacob Politte2 years ago012 mins

The time has come for this billionaire to face the consequences of his depraved actions.

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Jake’s Take: Pay Your Fighter

Jacob Politte2 years ago05 mins

The UFC-WWE merger could change both businesses financials drastically.

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Jake’s Take: A Bittersweet Homecoming

Jacob Politte3 years ago3 years ago011 mins

Revisiting a brief, but important chapter of my life long before STLCC.

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Jake’s Take: “A New Home”

Jacob Politte3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

The acclaimed local documentary is now available to view on Amazon Prime Video.

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