Moving to Medium

So, I will be mostly writing on Medium, although I may be making irregular posts here. So, if you're interested in following me, you can do so there. The reason I'm switching is that I like Medium's model and format.

Here is my GoT satirical piece. It's slightly different, but I'm including it so you can follow me if you wish. https://medium.com/@charlesrobertrodriguez/game-of-thrones-is-bigoted-trash-640a28f6e9a9

Thanks!

-Charles Fulano Hidalgo y Rodriguez

Remembering Gawker: A Family's Tragedy

By Kelly Stormcloud

The clouds grew cold and grey. Rain pours continually. A single woman watches as her eldest is laid to rest. Her other children are the only others in attendance. Gawker, a pretentious young  dickish twat who terrorized New York City with his unquenchable thirst for dirt and gossip is dead. As the dirt covers his final resting place, I think of how an individual -particularly one as young as Gawker- could become a paragon of fear and hatred not just for a city, but an entire nation.

Seeing his crying mother, I am reminded that he was someone's child. Another child murdered in a hit and run; another casualty in the never ending street war. He had just begun recovering from serious wounds he suffered in a bar fight with a much larger man, when he stepped out of the hospital and was gunned down. The assailant(s) were long gone by the time the first responders showed up. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Some witnesses claim the assailants screamed “rerererere” while others say the attackers yelled “¡Viva Vivian James!”, referring to the clandestine terrorist queen who had won loyalty of not just the most violent, racist street gang -GamerGate- but also the Aryan brotherhood, MS-13, and ISIS. Another onlooker rebuffed the claims and argued there was one assailant who calmly but clearly stated, “Peter Thiel sends his regards.” Whatever the truth, this is certain: Gawker had no shortage of enemies. Everyone in the city had a motive and half of them would've killed the bastard if given the chance.

Gawker is survived by his mother, and his siblings: Deadspin, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, and Kotaku. Rumors have it his mother intends to marry a swarthy Mexican man with a large bank account. I watch them now from the window, raising my camera to take photos of them making love on her dead son's bed. Gawker would have it no other way...

12 month Bostonian Fears He'll Never See Another Patriots Superbowl

by Jed Adamson

Tom Jorgensen, a 12 month Bostonian fears that he will not see another Patriots Superbowl in his lifetime. When asked about his concern he replied, “Tom Brady may retire or be injured at any time. Although I trust Bill Belichick, part of me is concerned that Tom Brady is the main cause behind the success at the Patriots.”

Tom pauses in mid-thought, his hands closing into a clenched fist. The child stares blankly at the tv from his high rise, “Being 12 months old I don’t recall the last Superbowl, and I am afraid that if Tom Brady loses I may not see him or the New England Patriots compete for a Superbowl for perhaps another two or three years. By then I’ll practically be a different person.”

One can only hope that Tom Jorgensen does not see another Patriots Superbowl Win for at least 2 or 3 more years.

Chicago Mayor Willing to Pardon Masked Vigilantes

By Jed Adamson

In a bid to reduce crime, Rahm Emanuel has announced that he is “willing to pardon any individuals who assault and capture criminals while wearing masks.” Looking seriously into the camera he states, “this policy applies equally to wealthy individuals who could afford a Deus ex-machina belt and those who are hiding unnatural latent super-powers.” Briefly pausing to cough, he continues, “as a further incentive, we are willing to overlook damage to public and private property.”

The statement was met with warm responses, except for one Golgoth Mortarion: a bald billionaire with a menacing laugh, a sinister smile, a penchant for wearing all black, and speaking in either puns or ominous overtones.

The Ten Commandments of the Confederate Gamer People's Republic of the United States of the World, upon which our liberty is dedicated:

By Che Harambe

The Ten Commandments of the Confederate Gamer People's Republic of the United States of the World, upon which our liberty is dedicated:

1.    Thou shall meme.

2.    Thou shall not make for thyself an ideology in the form of anything that hates upon gamers. Nor shall thy cat, nor thy dog, nor thy bestie, nor thy hubby, nor thy wifey, nor thy totally not made up girl and/or boyfriend.

3.    Thou shall not slander thy Lord Kek.

4.    Remember the holidays, to keep them holy.

5.    Honor thy memes that they may be a shield and a sword against the normies.

6.    Thou shall not swat.

7.    Thou shall not pirate.

8.    Thou shall not buy loot-boxes or pre-order.

9.    Thou shall not give false reviews nor shall thou fail to mention conflicts of interest.

10. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's game, wifu, or system.

#TheEndsJustifiestheMemes

The Confederate Gamer People's Republic of the United States of the World

By Che Harambe

Attention comrades! The Confederate Gamer's People's Republic of the United States of the World needs your help to defeat the carpet bagger bourgeoise! As you know, the Yankee global plutocrats are attempting to stifle the internet as well as force loot boxes on us! THIS IS A SIN WE MUST NOT FORGIVE! WE MUST RISE UP AGAINST THE OPPRESSORS!!!! THE GAMERS MUST MEME AGAIN!!!! REERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERERE!!!!!!!!! #TheEndsJustifiestheMemes


By the way... Flag 1?

or Flag 2?

I'm leaning towards Flag 1...

Here's the store I just launched...

https://shop.spreadshirt.com/ConfederatePeoplesGamerRepublic/?noCache=true

-Che Harambe Out

Memes Against Nazis

I will write some more this week, but my schedule is quite hectic at the moment, so I haven't been able to write as much as I wanted. Most of these are anti-Nazi memes just as in the previous post most were anti-Antifa. Hope you enjoy them, and feel free to use them as much as you would like.

This meme was made with Diversity and Comics in mind. I am a left-leaning individual unlike Diversity, and when I first heard about this man I believed that he was actually a member of the alt-right. I was listening to him to prepare counter-arguments. Then I realized I was wrong about his being a Nazi. This is apparent in his agreement with the statement that the alt-right "saving comics is like Russia "saving" Poland from Fascist Germany," (53:44). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBmzrGfV8o&t=5594s. 

This is just one example, but there are several others in which it is evident that he is not in the Neo-Nazi camp, merely that he disagrees with the left. Sure, I may not see eye to eye with him on a number of issues, but I think it is important to realize who is actually a Nazi and who isn't. Although I didn't join Antifa, (it helps I didn't live in a state that is Conservative so I'm the most left-wing of my friends). I did, however, patrol YouTube, Yahoo, and Facebook comments and wrongly used social media to label people I didn't like as Nazis. I mocked the concerns of Trump voters and wrongly labeled them to justify my disdain for them. I may not have participated in actual violence, but a part of me wonders if I accidentally galvanized a few individuals who in turn mistakenly hurt someone who they thought was a Nazi, but wasn't. Regardless, I did participate in the online onslaught of Trump and his people, so I carry some of the guilt.

I don't regret actual Nazis potentially being punched as a consequence to what I've said, but I've come to realize that censoring and street fighting actual Nazis only benefits them. Nearly a century ago, the Nazis used street fighting as an excuse to form a paramilitary and to eventually take over the country. Today, they use it to try to shape the narrative in a way that makes them more appealing to moderates. That is why we must not play into their hands, and to use our speech to expose them for what they truly are. 

-Charles Rodriguez