tropic of kansas

September 27, 2020 by achrilock

“‘It’s business,’ said Moco, raising a can of Huckleberry Lite.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/09/27/3786/

September 16, 2020 by achrilock

“If we don’t have a change in the political system real soon, we won’t have to imagine the end of the world.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/09/16/3463/

September 14, 2020 by achrilock

“The people who try to do something real about it get squashed. Tricked.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/09/14/3406/

August 29, 2020 by achrilock

“People think that as long as you have elections, you’re free? If only they had been paying attention back then, before it was so far gone.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/08/29/2956/

August 26, 2020 by achrilock

“Counterinsurgency squads and yahoo militia from Wisconsin.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/08/26/2839/

August 15, 2020 by achrilock

“They reported on police activity and arrests, and the incursions of the first militias as the bankrupt city, state, and federal governments started to look to citizen posses to do the jobs they could no longer pay for. The militia, unsurprisingly, were mostly white guys who already had their own guns. So the committee used the network to organize their own militia. Like a neighborhood watch with attitude, said Mom.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/08/15/2463/

August 13, 2020 by achrilock

“Ground crew were loading shrink-wrapped white metal boxes the size of refrigerators into the back bay of the jet.
‘What are those things?’ asked Dallas.
‘Beats me,’ said Clint. ‘Maybe some kind of office computers?’
‘They’re voting machines,’ said Xelina. ‘Offshore modified, special order.’”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/08/13/2385/

July 26, 2020 by achrilock

“Look at your people, tyrant!”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/26/1898/

July 22, 2020 by achrilock

“For a new war to fight right here in the Motherland.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/22/1800/

July 16, 2020 by achrilock

“‘This isn’t personal,’ said Mack, busting his right arm free from its bindings. The camera went in close. ‘It’s business,’ he said, eyes twinkling.
Plink. Plonk. The sound of metal bolts snapping.
The President ripped the chair from the floor and shoved it at his tormentor, producing a mix of laughs and boos from the ladies in the bar.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/16/1605/

July 1, 2020 by achrilock

“‘No, no, you don’t get it,’ he said. ‘We want them to see this. Let the people see what happens when you pull shit like this. When you try to shut down commerce and ridicule your leaders.’”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/01/1180/

June 4, 2020 by achrilock

“The streets were closed south of Eye Street. Had been since the event. So they walked to the checkpoint at Farragut Square, which had been converted into a staging area for the federal troops that protected the new perimeter around the White House. Marines, Motherland Guard, and uniformed Secret Service.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

https://achrilock.com/2020/06/04/459/

May 29, 2020 by achrilock

“These cops looked more like soldiers than police. They had black uniforms instead of blue. They had helmets with bulletproof visors. Some had big plastic shields and truncheons. Others had rifles and shotguns. You could feel the trigger fingers quivering.”
— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

https://achrilock.com/2020/05/29/268/