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Philosopher - Poet - Author - Photographer
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TWENTY YEARS AGO:
2005 | #George_Carlin excerpt (3:30) from "Life Is Worth Losing" on #HBO at the #Beacon_Theatre in NY
"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
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American Politics | George Carlin | Life Is Worth Losing (2005)
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December 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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"Suck the Rose" #Suck_the_Rose #Poetry
#PoetryPhotographicPoetry #digitalPhotographybyneileclement
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The author regrets that the text of this poem "Suck the Rose" in this photographic meme cannot be reproduced herein due to copy/paste violations. "Suck the Rose" #Suck_the_Rose #Poetry #PoetryPhotographicPoetry #digitalPhotographybyneileclement Photo & Contents © 2025 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved
December 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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"Taxes & Wars" #ThomasPaine
Selected Writings of Thomas Paine.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) #American_Founding_Father
Also wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" 1776 and "The Rights of Man" 1791
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December 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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"Slavery Ensues When #Republican Virtue Fails" #ThomasPaine
(2014). “Selected Writings of Thomas Paine”, p.19, Yale University Press
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) #American_Founding_Father
Also wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" 1776 and "The Rights of Man" 1791
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December 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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"Extraordinary Power & Extraordinary Pay Generate Corruption" #ThomasPaine
(2013). “The Thomas Paine Reader”, p.343, Simon and Schuster
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) #American_Founding_Father
Also wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" 1776 and "The Rights of Man" 1791
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December 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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"A Body of Unaccountable Men Cannot Be Trusted" #ThomasPaine
Bruce Kuklick (2000). “Paine: Political Writings”, p.100, Cambridge U Press
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) #American_Founding_Father
Also wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" 1776 and "The Rights of Man" 1791
Courtesy A-Z Quotes / #A_Z_Quotes
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December 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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"All Churches are Human Inventions" #ThomasPaine
From "The Age of Reason" Book by Thomas Paine, 1794.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) #American_Founding_Father
Also wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" 1776 and "The Rights of Man" 1791
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December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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" #Trump_Derangement_Syndrome " #DJT
#trump / #republican #Sycophants are #TRAITORS & #MURDERERS
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
#TAPS #The_Absolute_Power_Syndrome
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Editorial comments © 2025 by Neil E Clement (The Sage) depicting a photo of a bearded bald white man wearing an off-white golf shirt covered with tiny multi-colored golf flags standing on the back of a ferry boat looking at the viewer with the white jet-spray flying away behind him and the blue sky rising above the dark landline in the distance and saying this: United States of America 2025: “Getting It Right” Notice for Friday 19 December I can tell you without hesitation, as a scholar of the English language, that the term “Trump derangement syndrome” actually only applies to those fools who worship this freak and NOT to those who justifiably despise and loathe this wretched miscreant. Leave it to these dingbats to get this backwards too. TAPS is playing out all over America and the world every second of every day. (TAPS - The Absolute Power Syndrome) #A_Sick_Mindset_Damages_Everyone #Eliminate_Prejudicial_Laws #End_Prejudice_And_Hate #Advocate_Love " #Trump_Derangement_Syndrome " #DJT #trump / #republican #Sycophants are #TRAITORS & #MURDERERS #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt #TAPS #The_Absolute_Power_Syndrome Photo & Contents © 2025 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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#DJT: "Just grab them by the pussy"
YES, THIS IS AN ACTUAL AND TRUE QUOTE BY THIS #SLIMEBAG
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Quote by Donald J. Trump with his smirking face attached: "I DID TRY AND FUCK HER. SHE WAS MARRIED. I MOVED ON HER LIKE A BITCH, BUT I COULDN'T GET THERE. AND SHE WAS MARRIED. YOU KNOW I'M AUT0MATICALLY ATTRACTED TO BEAUTIFUL. I JUST START KISSING THEM. IT'S LIKE A MAGNET. JUST KISS. I DON'T EVEN WAIT. AND WHEN YOU'RE A STAR THEY LET YOU DO IT. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING... GRAB THEM BY THE PUSSY. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING." ACTUAL QUOTE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA #DJT: "Just grab them by the pussy" YES, THIS IS AN ACTUAL AND TRUE QUOTE BY THIS #SLIMEBAG Original photo copyright unknown.
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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" #NUMBER_ONE_DOMESTIC_TERRORIST " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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" #A_THREAT_TO_NATIONAL_SECURITY " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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" #A_CRIMINAL_PARDONING_CRIMINALS " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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" #NATIONAL_DISGRACE " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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" #GRIFTER, #HUCKSTER, #CONMAN " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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PhotoGraphicArt comments © 2025 by Neil E Clement (The Sage) depicting a photo of a white-bearded bald white man's head shot wearing a blue shirt with bluer stripes over a black t-shirt on the right side of the meme, looking at the viewer confidently, with a quote on the left side of the meme, and saying this in black lettering on a white background: The United States president DJT is a GRIFTER, a HUCKSTER, a CONMAN. DID YOU VOTE FOR HIM? WHY? "#GRIFTER, #HUCKSTER, #CONMAN" #DJT #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt Photo & Contents © 2025 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved
December 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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" #FASCIST_WARMONGER " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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" #SEXUAL_PREDATOR " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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" #CONFIRMED_LIAR " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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" #LOSERS & #SUCKERS " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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" #EGOMANIACAL_SOCIOPATH " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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" #TRAITOR " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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" #DRAFT_DODGING_COWARD " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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" #RACIST_PIG " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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" #MASS_MURDERER " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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" #PEDOPHILE " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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" #VILE_MISOGYNIST " #DJT
#digitalPhotographybyneileclement #PhotoGraphicArt
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December 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM