Regarding the State of My Country
You kind of have to laugh to keep from crying. Sometimes my heart just breaks as I watch the lengths the powers of this world are willing...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Dec 16, 2019
- 2 min
America’s Dark Night of the Soul
Everything is really dark right now. The forces of evil appear are fighting to maintain the upper hand and are clearly determined to drag...
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Who Are You Calling a Liar? Parkland Shooting Edition
If we smile or laugh, we’re lying because we should be grief stricken. If we cry hysterically, we’re acting because we’re over the top....
- Sep 26, 2017
- 3 min
This Is Today’s Test
I really hate that we’re even having this conversation because it’s so damn stupid, but no one is disrespecting the flag. That’s just a...
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Sadly, Being Nice Rarely Changes Things
While I’m usually pretty nice and well behaved here on my blog, it has happened a time or two in real life and on social media that I...
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
Just How Out of Touch Are Trump and the Radical Right? Here’s the List
78% say Citizens United was a bad decision 63% would support raising the minimum wage to $15/hr 75% would support raising it to $12.50...
- Jan 24, 2017
- 1 min
Social Justice, Prophetic Voice Memes
My brain won’t write today, so I made memes. I’m thinking of doing more of these pairing social justice issues with prophetic words of...
- Jan 23, 2017
- 2 min
Your Simple Act of Resistance For the Day 1/23
We’re in a bit of a quandary here with Trump. He is giving every appearance of being a despot in the making. It’s possible, he’s just an...
- Jan 23, 2017
- 4 min
What’s the Point of Protesting? #womensmarch
shudder and wretch inducing inauguration, the incredibly successful Women’s March on Saturday was balm for a lot of our souls. A reminder...
- Jan 20, 2017
- 1 min
Your Simple Act of Resistance 1/20
Use this website to look up your lawmaker’s phone numbers and program them into your phone. You’re much more likely to actually call them...
- Jan 19, 2017
- 2 min
Do You Think They’d Let Me Pet Their Unicorns If I Asked?
Many Trump supporters literally voted for a person who exists only in their head. I first realized that there was something strange going...
- Jan 18, 2017
- 6 min
Going High When They Go Low Isn’t How You Win; You Gotta Fight to Win
There’s an interesting interview with cognitive linguist George Lakoff going around in which he discussed this problem. His thesis,...
- Jan 16, 2017
- 1 min
Speaking of Special Snowflakes
#socialcommentary #funny #politics #history #meme #funnymeme #currentevents
- Jan 16, 2017
- 5 min
Understanding the Radical Right
In any conflict, it’s important to keep up with what’s going on with the other side. But between social media and the extreme...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 2 min
Quick Tips for Evaluating a New Story
Since clearly a lot of people are struggling to differentiate between reliable news and bullshit, let’s talk about something called a...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 4 min
Trump’s Responsibility to Avoid the Appearance of All Kinds of Evil
Years ago, I looked out the window and saw my 12-year-old chasing her 6-year-old sister and swinging a baseball bat at her while she rode...
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