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JoeAm“Olfactory and gustatory receptors is how we’re doing all of this.”
Literature, Amusement, and Politics in the Philippines By Lance Corporal X “You mean smell and taste?!! How is that even possible?” “I don’t really understand it myself, but they say it’s all quantum superposition.” “So I was recruited for my sense of smell and taste?” “Yes and no. Your psionics is off the charts too.” … Continue reading
Living a Lie
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America We all live a lie, using crutches to keep us anchored and prevent us from going crazy in the unpredictability, risk, and stresses of events we cannot control. My pen name, Joe America, is a lie that keeps my family safe and readers guessing. The idealized America that I’ve … Continue reading
“Back to the USA!”
Analysis and Opinion By Joseph Quilious America Two factors have coincided to promote a change here at the blog. One is that the Philippines is entering its formal election cycle. The other is that I’ll be a criminal in the Philippines soon if I continue to write as Joe America here. Well, the first of … Continue reading
Weaponizing humor
By Joe America Laughter is great medicine, if hard to find when people in the vicinity are being grim. It’s also like the point of a spear if aimed correctly, or a shield if needed to parry a blow. President Duterte is a master of humor as a weapon. He uses off color and womanizing … Continue reading
The Professional Heckler is an institution, Panelo a passing fancy
By Joe America The Duterte Administration is getting very sensitive about criticism. Vice President Robredo criticized the drug war and the President threw a hissy fit, tauntingly offering her the job of drug czar. You can see the burning anger in his eyes when he talks about it, a woman, after all. The trolls, of … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 