Category Archives: Politics

Election post-game: Demographics

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

New York magazine put out a fascinating article a couple of days ago about how ridiculous it is for Democrats to follow Bernie’s advice and consider trying to sway racists. They’re completely right, of course, for justice reasons, but there’s … Continue reading →

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This asshat again. Great.

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

Once again, Bernie Sanders has shoved his entire foot into his mouth on the subject of racism, suggesting in an interview with the Daily Beast that many people who didn’t want to vote for Stacey Abrams or Andrew Gillum weren’t … Continue reading →

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WTF Just Happened?

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

A Confused Person’s Guide to the Results and Aftermath of the 2018 U.S. Mid-Term Election OK, so, short answer: It’s good. Mostly. (Unless you’re a raging bigot, in which case it’s not so good.) Democrats (the Avengers–mostly good guys but … Continue reading →

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One by one

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

This Maria Butina arrest is uh-mazing. It’s probably the first time in three years I’ve felt a smidgen of hope that the country might come out of this somehow. Just a smidgen, mind, but something! Here’s why: The roadblock we’ve … Continue reading →

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The Last Jedi: Take Two

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

Finally got a chance to do viewing #2 this past week. I watched with a clearer, more critical eye this time, and I think I’ve dug down into what much of the disconnect may be (aside from the stuff I … Continue reading →

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The luxury of apathy

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

(Note: This is a longer version of a series of tweets I made earlier. If you’re not getting enough of my ranting here, find me there for more!) Thinking this morning about a dude who was at my caucus a … Continue reading →

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The Long Way Down

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

Another day, another punch in the face when I first read news in the morning. And another one that hits close to home: I’m genderqueer myself, and have a ton of Trans friends. I’ve already been agonizing over the ghoulish … Continue reading →

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Rocking the Hard Place

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

It is my sincere hope that you’re having a good day, or at least are looking forward to doing something nice today, since I’m about to become thoroughly Debbie Downer on y’all. Short version: Settle in, because this administration isn’t … Continue reading →

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Blame Olympics: Finals

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

My previous post on this topic has gotten some good feedback (yay!) but something else has come up this week that’s making me revisit the question: Some rather good data crunching  pointing up the effects of voter suppression on turnout, … Continue reading →

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Blame Olympics

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Shawna (A Mediated Life)

For some reason, we seem to have gotten a fresh round of “this is why she lost” blather of late, so please allow me to weigh in–with some actual data, pulled from CNN’s exit polls. Tl;dr version: Dudes. Primarily white. … Continue reading →

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