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WTF Just Happened?
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
The luxury of apathy
(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
She Persisted
She Persisted I did another graphic thing. (Zazzle link above, or you can hit my store on Café Press.) Because it’s appalling that Elizabeth Warren was denied the chance to read Coretta Scott King’s letter about Jeff Sessions. (And while … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Politics
Tagged elizabeth warren, politics, she persisted, trump
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On Elitism
Meryl Streep, bless her, issued a blistering condemnation of Trumpian nastiness at the Golden Globes last night, and of course his fanboys have jumped all over her. Blah blah “shut up and entertain us.” Blah blah “Hollywood elite.” Predictably, the … Continue reading
Good People Doing Nothing
Seeing too many people focusing on Trump, as if he’s the only problem. He’s terrifying, yes, but the scarier part is the already-existing framework that allowed him to win in the first place–and which will allow him to stay in … Continue reading
Beautiful Americans
Hm. Given his fussiness about flag integrity, I wonder if my design here is enough for the Mango Mussolini to want to strip me of citizenship or throw me in jail. I guess we’ll see! What with the post-election surge of asshats deciding that the country … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Ethics, LGBTQ, Uncategorized
Tagged america, anti-racism, Diversity, election, flag, justice, lgbt, patriotism, politics, rainbow flag, safety pin, solidarity
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Contested Popularity
In an effort to stave off what is most likely an inevitable slide into national chaos, Jill Stein, doing something useful for the first time all year, has raised funds to call for recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged census, demographics, election 2016, electoral votes, politics
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Corporate Responsibility 2.0
Was just noting some folks all happy about how a recent commercial for Secret deodorant features a Trans woman, and it got me to thinking. This is probably a ridiculous thing for a damned-near-socialist progressive to say, but: In the … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, economics, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Diversity, economics, politics, trump
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An immigrant on every corner
The political buzz this week has been about Trump’s trip to Mexico and the subsequent IMMIGRANTS ARE EVUL speech in Arizona. Five Thirty Eight’s Nate Silver–who has apparently lost every possible verbal filter of late, the dear–has been referring to … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Politics
Tagged Diversity, immigration, multiculturalism, politics, stormtrumpers, taco trucks
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Turning of the Tides
Much of the post-DNC buzz today has been about how the convention managed to wrest back control of a lot of ideas and concepts that once belonged only to the GOP: Patriotism, a strong (but non-aggressive) military, civic duty, etc. … Continue reading
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