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"All, all except Phineas, constructed at infinite cost to themselves this Maginot Line against this enemy they thought they saw across the frontier, this enemy that never attacked that way--if he ever attacked at all. If indeed he was the enemy." -- John Knowles
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John Kendall Hawkins is an American ex-pat freelance journalist and poet currently residing in Oceania.
SHARE Friday, March 6, 2026 In This World (poem)
Reading Michael Crichton again in later life, especially The Andromeda Strain, has made me realize a totally different way of seeing humankind. Series: My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)
SHARE Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Smile, You're On Fusion Database
The dystopian aspects and uses of AI surveillance are becoming more acute. The dilemma that Anthropic faces regarding the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) is just the beginning, or maybe the end of the consideration of morality. Play or Pay is now at work. Series: Op-Eds (76 Articles, 100253 views)
SHARE Sunday, March 1, 2026 All Aboard the Secular Zion Train
We are all Jews. All we Abrahamics. Let us love each other. Here I present Abbie Hoffman, Louis Brandeis, and Bibi in contrasting tones and rhythms. "L'chaim, brother. Series: Essays (21 Articles, 33940 views)
SHARE Monday, February 23, 2026 The Italian Dockworkers Shout, Basta!
Chris Hedges has a new documentary out and this is a review of that in the context of demanding peace. Series: Op-Eds (76 Articles, 100253 views)
SHARE Monday, February 16, 2026 The Ugly Americans
How did she put it? She was the author of The Downward Path to Wisdom. Katherine Anne Porter. Not a book; a story. The Ship of Fools was a book, though. Highly reckoed. Series: Op-Eds (76 Articles, 100253 views)
SHARE Friday, February 13, 2026 "Free" Verse from Hell
According to certain biblical accounts, Datan was a fab face of Yahweh, and then sinful pride got in the way, and out went the lights. Series: My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, February 6, 2026 Sonnet: A Jew Among Jews
Jesus was a Semite. The Jews kicked him out of th club, but he remained a Druid through and through. Catholics are Semites too, at least on Sunday by way of transubstantiation. Well, f*ck you, too. Series: Sonnets (391 Articles, 503861 views), My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)
SHARE Thursday, January 29, 2026 Book Review: Permanent Record (Young Readers Edition)
This is a reprint of my review of Ed Snowden's reissue of his 2019 memoir, Permanent Record. This version was meant for children. It leaves out the adult revelatory bits about totalitarianism in the making. Now that Ed is a citizen of Russia (probably an operation by the CIA), we must think about the fate of future whistleblowers. Series: Book Reviews (117 Articles, 159997 views)
SHARE Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Reverse Sonnet
Poem for the same ol new year. Here's hoping love prevails and there is joy in the world and less sorrow. Series: Sonnets (391 Articles, 503861 views), My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)
SHARE Friday, January 23, 2026 10 Years After, Bowie Lives On
A brief remembrance of David Bowie 10 years after his death. Here I consider his relevance today, especially as the spaceman who came to Earth and exclaimed, "WTF!" Series: Essays (21 Articles, 33940 views)
SHARE Monday, January 19, 2026 MLK Day 2026
A shot rang out in a Memphis night. Once more in the name of TM. Series: Sonnets (391 Articles, 503861 views), My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)
SHARE Thursday, January 15, 2026 Rolling Pearl Harbors: A Conclusion (2E)
Here is a list of reference works and other information bits, including some used to write this multi-part series on the deep dark state. Series: Essays (21 Articles, 33940 views)
SHARE Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Rolling Pearl Harbors: A Recap (2D)
This is a recap of the series that just ran where I make certain importations and revaluations. Series: Essays (21 Articles, 33940 views)
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 8, 2026 Rolling Pearl Harbors: The Reality Creators (2C)
Part 2C examines Karl Rove's philosophy: "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality." Power acts faster than truth can be established, making consequences matter more than justification's accuracy. Series: Essays (21 Articles, 33940 views)
SHARE Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Rolling Pearl Harbors: The Circular Infrastructure (2B)
Part 2B documents the infrastructure that replaced adversarial journalism. Operation Mockingbird infiltrated 400+ American journalists who cooperated with the CIA. Frank Snepp described the methodology: cultivate journalists, build trust, plant unverifiable disinformation. Series: Essays (21 Articles, 33940 views)
SHARE Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Rolling Pearl Harbors: Believing the Unbelievable (2A)
This is part two of a several part series about the failings of the mainstreet media and their support for the war-corporate mytholoigization of friendly fascism that gave us Clown Show Trump. The investigative review here looks at Karl "Turd Blossom" Rove and the fake tragic attempt of the Bush administration to pull off another heist of truth with the silly documentary 9/11: Inside Job.
SHARE Tuesday, January 6, 2026 January 6th Anniversary Poem
This is an op-ed poem. It has a POV. It wants Trump deposed. Kidnapped. Removed from office. Series: My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)
SHARE Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Christmas 2025 Haiku
Seasonal Haiku to warm the cockles of the remnant soul. Be with Christ. Or be agin 'im. Series: Haiku (5 Articles, 3706 views), My Poetry (544 Articles, 692523 views)