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Ethics of Misinformation: Alex Jones

Charles RandolphApril 17, 2025July 12, 2025

Misinformation is not just a threat to public discourse, it’s a business model. Few figures embody this more than Alex…

Charles Loren Randolph

Charles Randolph is the creator of ToSpeakOnline.com, a platform dedicated to empowering individuals with good information. A UA 290 Journey Steamfitter with a B.S. in Communication & minored in writing, a GTA during his Graduate School at Portland State University - he draws from his education, work experience and his personal health challenges with Epilepsy to advocate for minority communities and inspire informed dialogue. Find out more how you can support my goal on our members page.

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Kiss imprint on frosted shower glass, hand touching the pane—visual metaphor for longing in Charles Randolph’s love poem ‘A Place Reserved for Her.’

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A Space Reserved for Her

Charles Randolph September 22, 2025

Poem A Space Reserved for Her An impression left with the lipsNot on glass, but another placeA quiet place only…

A close-up of two long, rectangular stone slabs forming a minimalist bridge in a lush Japanese garden. Moss grows in the seam between the stones, framed by pink blossoms and dappled sunlight. A visual allusion to Charles Randolph’s poem “Concrete Coffins.

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Concrete Coffins

Charles Randolph August 8, 2025

Concrete Coffins A space, designed in advance, for A place, we’re meant to embrace, for… This post is only available…

Featured article image titled "The Contrasting Colors of Society" from Charles Randolph's poetry. Set on an off-white textured background, the phrase appears in bold black serif type, centered across the canvas. The image evokes themes of contrast, isolation, and social introspection explored in the accompanying poem.

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The Contrasting Colors of Society

Charles Randolph July 23, 2025

The Contrasting Colors of Society Them who survive rather than live They who mask to sense acceptance Those who dream…

Image conceptualizes Charles Randolph's poem The Great American Trauma Olympics. A golden egg, cracked open and glowing from within, rests in a luminous gold environment beside the words “The Broken Egg Awards.” The imagery evokes fragility, performance, and spectacle—symbolizing the cultural elevation of trauma as competitive currency and the poem’s critique of performative suffering in modern discourse. An excellent example of Charles Randolph's poetry that critiques modern culture.

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The Great American Trauma Olympics

Charles Randolph July 14, 2025

The Great American Trauma Olympics This is your trigger warning So be prepared to take…

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