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    Chemo day 2: I’m so fucking happy right now

    July 24, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    No nausea. No fatigue. No side effects. Just weed, fasting, and a middle finger to oncology’s broken playbook.

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    Chemo Day 0: My Kill Switch Protocol in Action

    July 23, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    100 hours fasted, glucose spiked, tinnitus screamed back but I’m still standing.

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    Vinyl, Knives, and Eye Contact: A Love Story that isn’t.

    July 22, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    She vanished for three days and came back with incense and attitude. I stayed quiet. She liked that.

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    Chemo at Dawn: Fighting Cancer When the System Fails You

    July 21, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    Stage 4, no weed, no protocol—just grit, fire, and the IV drip. This is what cancer looks like when the cavalry doesn’t come.

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    Schedule I Is a Lie, and It’s Killing Us

    July 20, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    Cannabis never belonged in the war on drugs. It was buried for profit, weaponized for control, and it’s time we drag the truth into the light.

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    Smoke and Saints. Sofia After Dark

    July 20, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A city of icons, shadows, and late-night honesty. Sofia doesn’t care if you’re watching, but it might just change you if you’re looking.

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    How I’m Fighting Stage 4 Cancer Without Playing by the Rules

    July 19, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    Watch now (4 mins) | Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at 58. The doctors gave me the script. I threw it out. This is how I’m fighting back, on my own terms.

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    The Morning Shit That Lied to Me (poop talk)

    July 19, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    I waited until 58 to get a colonoscopy. I thought I was fine, until I wasn’t. This is how ignorance nearly killed me, and how it still could kill you.

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    When the Clown Car Flips. The Looming Danger of a Cornered Donald Trump

    July 17, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    Donald Trump isn’t just losing control, he’s lighting the fuse. When a demagogue feels abandoned, it’s not the fall that’s dangerous. It’s the retaliation.

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    Stay lit, motherfucker

    July 17, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A blunt hymn to self-love, weed, and the burning beauty of staying high when the world wants you small.

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