Let’s Be Real, My White Peeps . . .
I could write books of examples of how my husband’s skin tone and nose have affected our lives. The time he almost died from incompetent...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Jan 27, 2017
- 2 min
Dark Ooze and Webs of Light
This is one of those visions that probably doesn’t require too much explanation. But I wanted to share my basic take on it. In my mind’s...
- 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
- 2 min
Trump Declares His Inauguration Day a “Day of Patriotic Devotion” #notajoke #notadrill
I’ve been arguing for months that it’s Trump’s intention to turn us into a Russian style oligarchy. So far, he’s done nothing to convince...
- 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 18, 2017
- 3 min
To All the Good, Decent People Supporting Donald Trump
Not everyone means the best. Not everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt. It’s not a majority of people who are terrible people. Not...
- Jan 17, 2017
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 17, 2017
- 8 min
What Every Parent Needs To Know About Spanking
If you’re ever at a loss for how to piss a lot of people off in one fell swoop, criticize parents for spanking. That will do it every...
- Jan 16, 2017
- 2 min
Is This the End Times Delusion?
I’m pretty sure Christian enthusiasm for Trump, where it exists, is the end times delusion the fundies have been trying to warn us was...
- 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 15, 2017
- 2 min
This Makes No Sense to Me
There is this bizarre phenomena that I run into now and again where someone will respond to criticism of modern racism by pointing out...
- Jan 14, 2017
- 2 min
Several Times a Year, This Comes to Mind
Several years ago I came across a story about an amazing little book called Be Bold With Bananas which is described by a high-end art...
- 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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