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Category: Culture

Culture

It’s Happening

Listening to an intelligence expert: “it’s known that Russian interference in 2016 election included using social media both on far right and far left to incite emotion. They…

December 21, 2017November 15, 2022 · 1 min read

when you come down to it, the only ground you stand on is the ground you stand on
Culture

upside down

I’ve been wondering how so many people can seem to live in a delusion. I’m talking about those folks who love 45 and Fox News, and who think…

December 16, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Culture

A vision

I need one. A vision, that is. About this political and cultural thing we have going on here with 45, ongoing racism, misogyny and the like. How can…

December 9, 2017June 1, 2023 · 3 min read

Culture

It’s happened. What to do next.

It’s happened. Our government is now an authoritarian kleptocracy. Here’s what you do to prevent total collapse. Continue to speak freely and smartly. Stop wasting energy convincing others…

December 2, 2017June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

Culture

one brain drain

The mainstream media (MSM) messaging isn’t controlled by a central brain, a single-minded group of elites or even a particular political leaning. It is controlled by capitalism. Each…

November 28, 2017August 10, 2023 · 1 min read

Culture

Thankfulness, it’s an ambulance

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I’m feeling gratitude. For real. Deeply. And I’m holding onto it. I’m ‘gratituding’ not just to herald the holiday, but because if…

November 22, 2017August 4, 2023 · 3 min read

Culture

The Nature of Outrage

Subtitled: the lifeblood of  propaganda This emotion needs a close examination. Especially now. Especially because it is an “adult” emotion that is used to manipulate people, en masse. …

November 8, 2017June 1, 2023 · 5 min read

Culture

what if I quit my first job?

What if today, I decided to quit my first job? This woman job I’m judged on every day. What if I didn’t even bother to look clean, coifed,…

November 2, 2017June 1, 2023 · 3 min read

Culture

the mirror ball

The Las Vegas shooting was horrible. It was also terrorism. How do we know? Because people are more afraid, and feel less safe in their daily lives.  The…

October 11, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Culture

taking back the reins

After a day of sadness and self-pity, I decided to take a macro-view of what’s going on. See, like many other (amazing and sensitive) women, I tend to…

September 22, 2017June 1, 2023 · 3 min read

Culture

These Songs of Freedom

This is some verbiage GOP Trump-backing officials can use to get free. It is time. Dear Constituents: I am officially and irrevocably withdrawing any support I’ve given to…

August 19, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Culture

Woke? Noke.

After this past week:  Charlottesville, racist presidential comments, violence and division, I keep wanting to “woke” my family and friends who voted for Trump (and still defend the…

August 17, 2017June 1, 2023 · 4 min read

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