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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog

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...

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...

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...

Oh, America, How Do I Love Thee?

It’s good to remember that one of the hallmarks of American character, going right back to the very beginning, has been that we tend to...

Your Simple Act of Resistance for the Day – Friday, January 13th

Obviously there are an overwhelming number of unacceptable things going on, but I’m going to be trying to offer near daily, simple...

A Few Facts About That Press Conference Yesterday

As you have probably heard, Trump gave a press conference yesterday. Which is actually a very normal thing for presidents to do. Except...

Why Donald Trump Talks the Way He Does – and Why It Works

Back in college, I made some halfway decent money selling high end knives in people’s homes. One of the perks of the job was that the...

Your Simple Act of Resistance for the Day

Going forward, I’m going to try and share one simple action with detailed instructions which you can take each day to push back against...

It’s a Disaster but Everything’s Perfect. I Guess

So, two weeks ago today I fell on an icy driveway and broke my ankle. It was classic; my foot started to slip on the ice, hit dry gravel...

Let’s Be Real About What We’re Looking At Here

I didn’t mean to make this an all Trump Monday, but I suppose it’s appropriate given the electoral college vote this morning. Which I’ll...