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Where the Night Comes Alive

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Management Found Another Box

Dark Val’s renovation continues as another room opens, more fiction finds a new home, and Management discovers that building a nightclub—especially inside WordPress—is always an adventure. Continue reading Management Found Another Box

The Lights Are On, but Nothing Is Where It Belongs
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The Lights Are On, but Nothing Is Where It Belongs

Dark Val opens its doors while still under construction, embracing happy accidents, migrating fiction from Occupy 2.5, and introducing “The Vampire of Muscle Top Beach” as the first featured song in its evolution into a home for music, stories, and nightlife. Continue reading The Lights Are On, but Nothing Is Where It Belongs

Democrats, Guns, and the Texas Handjob, Pt. 2
Nightmare

Democrats, Guns, and the Texas Handjob, Pt. 2

Buckshot’s Last Briefing Cliff Potts, Occupy 2.5 August 2, 2025 — Austin, Texas (or what’s left of it) — Buckshot … Continue reading Democrats, Guns, and the Texas Handjob, Pt. 2

We Tried to Warn Y’all: Even Canada Thinks We’re Nuts Now
Nightmare

We Tried to Warn Y’all: Even Canada Thinks We’re Nuts Now

By Cliff Potts, Occupy 2.5 – Democrats & Guns Series AUSTIN, Republic of Texas — July 29, 2025 It was … Continue reading We Tried to Warn Y’all: Even Canada Thinks We’re Nuts Now

Democrats, Guns, and the Texas Handjob
Nightmare

Democrats, Guns, and the Texas Handjob

Why Resistance Needs Both Ammo and Attitude By Cliff Potts Somewhere Between a Gun Show and a G-String – July … Continue reading Democrats, Guns, and the Texas Handjob

Why the U.S. Will Eventually Reverse Its Gun Obsession: A Mike Royko–Style Perspective
Democrats & Policy

Why the U.S. Will Eventually Reverse Its Gun Obsession: A Mike Royko–Style Perspective

If you were to ask Mike Royko—Chicago’s sharp-tongued, cigar-chomping, everyman columnist—why America’s gun obsession might someday come to its senses, … Continue reading Why the U.S. Will Eventually Reverse Its Gun Obsession: A Mike Royko–Style Perspective

Gun Insurance: Freedom Now Comes with a Deductible (F*ck You Very Much)
Firearms Safety

Gun Insurance: Freedom Now Comes with a Deductible (F*ck You Very Much)

So now we need insurance to exercise a constitutional right? That’s rich. What’s next — a down payment on due … Continue reading Gun Insurance: Freedom Now Comes with a Deductible (F*ck You Very Much)

Key Facts About Americans and Guns
Fact-Checking

Key Facts About Americans and Guns

Guns are a significant part of American culture and are central to ongoing political debates surrounding gun policy and ownership. … Continue reading Key Facts About Americans and Guns

Key Findings on Gun Policies in America
Firearms Safety

Key Findings on Gun Policies in America

The RAND Corporation has conducted extensive research and reviews on the effects of gun policies in the United States, emphasizing … Continue reading Key Findings on Gun Policies in America

When Emotion Trumps Reason: A Cautionary Tale of Gun Ownership
Firearms Safety

When Emotion Trumps Reason: A Cautionary Tale of Gun Ownership

In the bustling landscape of firearms retail, where the sound of metal clanking and the smell of gun oil fill … Continue reading When Emotion Trumps Reason: A Cautionary Tale of Gun Ownership

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