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Steve Vachss

@Firstvax

Long time writer, now a novelist. Love writing alternative history fiction. Author of The Victory That Wasn't and The Terrorist Who Wasn't.

 Bay Area, California
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Joined May 2014
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Politicians Learn a Magic Word firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

Politicians Learn a Magic Word

Politicians of both parties have acquired a “magic word” that empowers them to validate virtually any statement they make. It enables them to mesmerize voters and media people, elevatin…

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Let’s Fix the Election Mess Now! firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…
Let’s Fix the Election Mess Now!

Let’s Fix the Election Mess Now!

The hotly disputed  2020 presidential election has now fallen off of the media’s radar, and the nation’s political leaders have characteristically lost interest in fixing the broken ele…

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Is America Being Boiled Alive? firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…
Is America Being Boiled Alive?

Is America Being Boiled Alive?

An urban legend about a frog being slowly boiled alive teaches us an important lesson. The premise is that if a frog is put suddenly into boiling water, it will jump out; but if the frog is put in …

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Why Do We Feed a Crocodile? firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…
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Is America Really Exceptional? firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…
Is America Really Exceptional?

Is America Really Exceptional?

Is America the strongest nation in the world? Government leaders often make speeches praising something they call “American Exceptionalism.” Few of us know precisely what that term mean…

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Who Really Runs the Country? firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

Who Really Runs the Country?

The US Government makes thousands of decisions every day. All of these decisions affect some Americans, either positively or negatively. But most of them aren’t visible to us, unless they are…

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A New Gun Battle Begins firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

A New Gun Battle Begins

 (Full Disclosure: I’m not a “gun guy.” I don’t own guns, and have never bought any. I did, however, learn to use them several decades ago while serving in the Army. I enjoy…

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The Next Gun Battle firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…
Will We See Another Gun Battle? firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…
The Law on Grape Bubble Gum firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/… via @Firstvax

The Law on Grape Bubble Gum

HOW DOES A PRESIDENT PASS A LAW? An eight-year-old child, son of a Washington, D.C. attorney, recently asked his dad, “How does the President make laws?” Searching for age-appropriate terms, the da…

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The Law on Grape Bubble Gum firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

The Law on Grape Bubble Gum

HOW DOES A PRESIDENT PASS A LAW? An eight-year-old child, son of a Washington, D.C. attorney, recently asked his dad, “How does the President make laws?” Searching for age-appropriate terms, the da…

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Who is America’s Real Enemy? firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

Who is America’s Real Enemy?

Who has a vested interest in keeping America in chaos?  According to most politicians and  media voices, America is at war with itself due to a great divide between the political far left and the f…

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MY FEBRUARY 7 ADVENTURE firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

MY FEBRUARY 7 ADVENTURE

Football fans this year circled Feb. 7, 2021 as the day of Superbowl LV. But for me, Feb. 7 is especially memorable as a day that permanently changed my life. Several decades ago, it was the day th…

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An Interview With Joe Biden firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

An Interview With Joe Biden

Full Disclosure: This blog post is not factual news. It is satirical and hypothetical. Though it may be thought provoking, it does not portray a political viewpoint for or against President Biden. …

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We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us A thread ⬇️ firstvax.wordpress.com/2021/…

We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us

Mob violence, politicians, and groupthink have combined to damage America in ways we have never imagined. Most Americans don’t yet understand the impact of this damage, though it probably wil…

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How has all of this happened? Who's responsible? "We have met the enemy and he is us." We have accepted the groupthink and groupspeak from wealthy, power-hungry people without pushing back. Shame on us. We can do better. (firstvax.files.wordpress.com…)
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We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us

Mob violence, politicians, and groupthink have combined to damage America in ways we have never imagined. Most Americans don’t yet understand the impact of this damage, though it probably wil…

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