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Top Pun's mission is to maximize prophets. Top Pun creates serious, funny, and seriously funny peace and justice designs which are available on your choice of products such as buttons, T-shirts, and bumper stickers. Top Pun blogs to highlight additional facets of his word artistry such as pun-filled poetry and funny political satire, free posters, as well as political actions of local and global importance -- and don't forget the noncommercial, public health radio show available online, Just for the Health of It . Top Pun's serious playfulness ever reminds us that justice is no yoke, and the pun is mightier than the sword!
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Tag Archives: Racism
POEM: Which Neighbor is a Keeper?
This poem is about racism and nativism, our propensity to dehumanize the other, to write other humans off, to find room aplenty to throw under the bus or imprison in won weigh or an other. Which Neighbor is a Keeper? … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Hope, Racism, Soul, Truth
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POEM: A Mazing Grays — Owed to Racist Color Blindness
During the Republican primary election, we are in the racist shit, more than usual. In Republic can due fashion, in a run away of endemic white supremacy, we hear of our civil war as only peripherally related to slavery, and … Continue reading
Posted in News, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, History, President, Racism, Republican, Slavery, Time, War, White Supremacy
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POEM: Trifecta of Win Win Win
I wrote this poem today, MLK Day, after listening to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech, “Beyond Viet Nam.” Have you never herd; it’s a real gas. If you don’t like it, talk to the hand, nay, palm… Trifecta of Win … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Business, Love, Meaning, Militarism, mlk day, Poverty, Racism
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POEM: WOKE
While I like sleep as much as the next person, probably more, I don’t really get why “woke” is so scary. Perhaps the unconscious should dictate our lives?! I, for won (and all), pray that I am ever open to … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Common Good, Elite, Equality, Hope, Racism, Reality, Sexism, Sleep
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POEM: Dyslexic Write Wringer
Dyslexic Write Wringer In a whack and blight world Any dyslexic can tell you A right winger Is a white ringer Only as an adult did I realize that I am mildly dyslexic. I have to intentionally work every time … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Art, Dyslexia, Equality, Experience, Funny, Gift, Hate, Humor, Learning, Love, Meaning, Play, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Political, Politics, Power, Privilege, Racism, Relationships, Responsibility, Time, White Supremacy, Work
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Toledo Democracy Day Testimony: Focus on Racism, White Supremacy
Below is the testimony I delivered today before Toledo City Council, or rather the three council members who showed up. The mayor also showed up for part of the testimony. Democracy Day Testimony March 5, 2018 Hi, my name is … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Health, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Community, Criminal Justice System, Danny Brown, Democracy, Drug War, Education, Failure, Housing, Income, Injustice, Institutions, Justice, Law, Life, Media, Money, Murder, Nature, Nonviolent, Police, Powers that be, Present, Pride, Prison, Public Health, Questions, Racism, Society, Solidarity, Status, Status Quo, Time, Toledo, War
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FREE ANTI-TRUMP POSTER: Trump Touts Pillar of Jobs Program – Lowest black unemployment since slavery, and I promise a return to 100 percent black employment
This free poster melds the themes of Prez Donald Trump’s love of capital over workers and his palpable racism. The Trump tax plan is proof enough that The Don doesn’t care about increasing income inequality and that redressing Black economic … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged anti-Trump, Creation, Donald Trump, Economic, Economy, Employment, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Income, Inequality, Job, Jobs, Labor, Love, Productivity, Racism, Slavery, Wealth, Work
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FREE POLITICAL POSTER: Prez Donald Trump – I’m Not a Racist But. . . I’m a Racist Asshole
In front of a crowd of witnesses, Prez Donald Trump refers to “shithole” African nations, then denies that he said the word “shithole.” This free poster is my tribute to The Don and his racist ilk who routinely use racist … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff
Tagged Donald Trump, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Political, Racism
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FREE POLITICAL POSTER: TRUMP PROBE CONTINUES – I’m calling for a probe into every woman in America and I will lead the way – BELIEVE ME NOT WOMEN
Donald Trump’s signature psychological projection and political tactic of “No, not me, you!” is central to his chaos-mongering and perpetual distraction. The fragile ego of his big league narcissism effortlessly presumes that any criticism of him is only due to … Continue reading
POLITICAL POEM: Unite In The Write
Poets of the world unite Delivering a bill of writes To the regressive elite And overcompensating narcissists May the love of word in deed Translate into a raging river of love Pounding against that professed shore thing Strait from the … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Art, Awe, Beautiful, Change, Elite, Heart, Hope, Humanity, Justice, Life, Love, Oligarchy, Patriarchy, Poems, Poetry, Political, Racism, Resistance, Revolution, Revolutionary, Short Poems, Solidarity, Work
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POLITICAL POEM: Heir Conditioning
As things went south South goes north Truly Global warning is real There is an arising From the fires in bellies And home fires burning In efface of doors closed Windows open Those crazy few Committed Those sober many Just … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Capitalism, Climate Change, Crazy, Donald Trump, Farce, Injustice, Justice, Mother Earth, Mourning, Oligarchy, Patriarchy, Poems, Poetry, Political, Racism, Right-Wing, Solidarity, Wisdom
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POLITICAL POEM: In Daze Not To Follow
The plantation had fallen Into this repair As fore many Present Work Over and above The well, known Used Too deep scars And familiar ditches dug Subject to an other privilege However bound Too knew found freedom And worldwide travails … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Chaos, Courage, Cynicism, Donald Trump, Experience, Freedom, Future, Hope, Humanity, Injustice, Justice, Labor, Poems, Poetry, Political, Possibility, Present, Privilege, Questions, Racism, Reality, Solidarity, Stupid, Work
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POEM: Unleashed
As anger and grief morphs Into the habits and vagaries of daily life The heart is circled by its waggin’s In loo of revolutions more roil As if Too be stuck In The mettle Only to be Haunted by cursory … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Anger, Authoritarian, Awe, Balance, Change, Consciousness, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Donald Trump, Elections, Future, Heart, Hope, Justice, Life, Loss, Misogyny, Muslim, Muslims, National, Nationalism, Outrage, Poems, Poetry, Power, Racism, Revolutionary, Sexism, sexual assault, Solidarity, State, Supreme Court, Surreal, Time, Voting, Women, Work, Xenophobia
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Friendly Rant: Voting FOR Jill Stein NOT Wielding “Privilege”
Oddly, with the presidential candidates from the two dominant and domineering political parties setting new records for low approval, voting for anyone else is met with bafflingly high contempt. My friend, local activist, and Green Party Jill Stein supporter, Shannon Frye, … Continue reading
Posted in Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Argument, Ballot, Children, Classism, Compassion, Crime, Culture, Defense, Democracy, Environmental, Equality, facebook, Family, Fear, Feminism, Feminist, Food, Freedom, Future, Gender, Green Party, Hell, Hillary Clinton, History, Identity, Incarnation, Inequality, Jill Stein, Justice, Labor, Life, Logic, Medicaid, Military, Mind, Modern, Money, Moral, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Police, Political, Power, President, Prison, Privilege, Queer, Racism, Rage, Religious, Revolution, Security, Sex, Sexism, Sexuality, Silence, Slavery, Social Justice, Social Security, State, Time, Truth, Violence, Voting, War, Women, Work
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POEM: Of Coarseness
Don’t put won over me F every won Flunk sexism Flunk racism Flunk classism Flunk nationalism And sow on And sow on In effability Of coarse They say Vulgarity vulgarity Every ware I look In just US The capital of … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Alienation, Awareness, Awe, Capitalism, Classism, Crude, Employment, Experience, Farce, Injustice, Law, Life, Morality, Nationalism, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Politics, Power, Privilege, Propriety, Racism, Sacred, Sexism, Society, Status, Superficial, Surreal, Tao, Virtue
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REAL POLITICS, REAL CANDIDATE: Jill Stein 2016 Platform
IF you want a progressive presidential candidate that you can get excited about voting FOR, then Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate is worth serious consideration. Jill Stein has selected her Green Party running mate, Vice President choice, Ajamu Baraka. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News, Peace, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Authority, Ballot, Business, Capitalism, Change, China, Choices, Citizens, Citizenship, Climate Change, Commercial, Community, Congress, Constitutional Rights, Control, Corporate Personhood, Courage, Creation, Crime, Criminal Justice System, Culture, Death, Death Penalty, Debt, Defense, Democracy, Democrat, Disarmament, Discrimination, Disease, Diversity, Doctrine, drone, Economic, Economy, Education, Elections, Employment, Environment, Environmental, Equality, Family, Fear, Food, Free Speech, Free Trade, Freedom, Future, Gender, government, Green Party, Health Care, Health Insurance, History, Housing, Human Rights, Humanity, Immigration, Income, Israel, Jill Stein, Job, Jobs, Justice, Kids, Labor, Law, Learning, LGBT, Life, Living Wage, Meaning, Media, Medicare, Medicare for All, Mental Health, Military, Money, Mother Earth, National, NATO, Nonviolent, Nuclear Power, Nutrition, Obama, Palestine, Partisan, Patriot, Police, Police Brutality, Political, Politics, Pollution, Poor, Poverty, Power, President, Prevention, Prison, Progress, Public Health, Racism, Rage, Refugees, Religion, Responsibility, Rich, Russia, Security, Social Security, State, Status, Substance Abuse, Sustainable, Tar Sands, taxes, Terrorism, Violence, Voters, Voting, Wall Street, War, Wealth, Women, Work, Workplace
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COMEDIAN JESUS: Pax Romana — You’re Killing Me!
This Comedian Jesus political cartoon highlights the shallow liberalism and false choices of Pax Romana, the metaphorical stand-in for Pax Americana, peace through so-called enlightened domination. This Comedian Jesus cartoon also ties the all-too-convenient collaboration of political and religious elites … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Political and Philosophical Musings, Political Cartoons
Tagged Accountability, America, Authority, Awe, Cartoon, Children, Choices, Church, Citizens, Citizenship, Comics, Creation, Death, Domination, Employment, Funny, God, Hope, Ideals, Imperialism, Jesus, Martyrdom, Military, Modern, Money, Mother Earth, Nonviolence, Parodies, Perspective, Political, Powers that be, Privilege, Questioning, Racism, Radical, Reality, Religious, Revolution, Revolutionary, Sacrifice, Status, Status Quo, Time, Top Pun, Truth, Western Civilization, Xenophobia
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POEM: Technicolored Jesus
Is it time for one of those Come to Jesus moments Wear there is skin in the game Beyond black and white Word And what surrounds Words Becoming flesh Another flood In a see of Red between the lyin’s More … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Blessed, Christianity, Doctrine, Enlightenment, Hell, Holy, Humanity, Jesus, Nonviolence, Palestinian, Poems, Poetry, Poor, Present, Racism, Religion, skin in the game, Slavery, Soul, Time, Violence
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POLITICAL POEM — Donald Trump: Know Laughing Madder
Donald Trump Is beyond doubt Know laughing madder Failing incalculable spells of misogyny Portending to have awe ready one his election handily Too the victor goes the spoiled Winner loose The racist goes to the fascist An object lessen in … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Addiction, America, Anger, Awe, Donald Trump, Heart, Irony, Jobs, Megalomania, Misogyny, Poems, Poetry, Political, Privilege, Punishment, Racism, Rich, Violence
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POEM: Elephants Prey: Never Forget
What too due Reguarding Assault weepin’s With prey Open season to ignore Smack in the middle Of the roam Elephants And cons of all sorts In outraged equality And dubious cause As attacks increase Their roil highness And unquestionable ump … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Alienation, America, Anti-Gun, Depression, Equality, Fear, Future, God, Guns, Hate, Hell, Homophobia, Mother Jones, Poems, Poetry, Political, Pride, Queer, Racism, Second Amendment, Silence, Violence
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