That Area Between Black and White
Before you tell me your truth, stop and think about why you believe it. Who told you to believe, and why is it important for me to believe, too? I looked up “truthism” because I’ve seen it a few times lately, not just in this tweeted list of GOP talking points (above, from Julie). Clearly, …
Here we go again. Our civil rights are again being challenged by our own representatives in government. How are we ever going to move forward when we keep having to go back and protect what is ours? what we’ve already established? On 12 January 2017, Representative Steve King (R-IA) introduced #HR490, also known as the …
According to men, the sex of personal responsibility is the female of the species. Men simply cannot be trusted to control their instincts and impulses. Not all men, you say? Sure, not all men, but according to men, too damned many. There’s been a #MeToo “hashtag” of late intended for people of all genders to …
Twitter is a strange world. Don’t get me wrong; there are a lot of interesting viewpoints, and much to learn from each other, but there are a lot of people who exist only to troll others. There are also those who appear to teeter precariously on that line between proud, ignorant doofus and troll-they might …
Buried deep in the steaming pile of shit we wade through every day, among the threats to our lives and livelihoods and the other abuses of power and petty squabbles, are important tidbits that I don’t think enough people are connecting because, let’s face it, we’re tired of wallowing in this shit every day. Still, we …
I tried to find a way to sugar coat this. I even tried to come up with excuses for this abhorrent behavior, for these terrible choices. I got nothin’. It’s time to point out that the Vice-President of the United States of America went out of his way to use his position to undermine the …
To our “leaders” and representatives: it’s time to lead; it’s time to represent us. Go ahead and try to make an argument about why we should ignore the gun violence crisis in our country (and ignore the health crisis as if they couldn’t possibly be connected). Go ahead and tell America this is just the …
Here we go again. Mass shooting in the United States. Another white guy used a semi automatic weapon to murder a lot of people. This isn’t about the people who pick random photos and make up stories in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting to blame Muslims, or Jews, or the right, or the …