Hoist the Black Flag
An exploration of politics and current events. Follow me on Twitter at @HTBF1968. If watching someone meltdown over the performance of the Ottawa Senators is more to your liking, try @orphmi.
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Elon Musk is a Trillionaire and You’re Not
Note: This piece first appeared under my byline on Wrong Speak.
On June 11th, 2026, the day before SpaceX went live Forbes had Elon Musk’s net worth at $826 billion.
By the end of trading on June 12, the consensus estimate was that Musk w...
The Ship of Theseus
A Spawn Chapter
What follows is something new.
Coming Soon: Canada's 100,000th MAID Death
I was walking across the Lion’s Gate Bridge the other day when I noticed someone was about to jump to his death. I ran up to him and shouted, “don’t do it! First tell me why you want to kill yourself so I can decide if I should help or not....
Give Me Your Stuff Or I'll Kill You!!!
In 416 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Athens attacked the neutral city of Melos, demanding that they surrender and pay tribute or face annihilation. When the Melians refused, the Athenians laid siege to their city, and when Melos finally...
Is It Really AI That’s Making You Dumb?
Note: This piece first appeared under my byline on Wrong Speak. The original can be found here: Link
The other day a reader accused me of using AI.
He also accused me of being a Russian agent of misinformation (I wish, I could use...
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Phil is a writer and classical liberal who, when not complaining about the Ottawa Senators, writes about politics, individual rights, government corruption/abuse and free speech. He resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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