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Tag: political

Best of Mommess

Testimony 2019

This was originally written as testimony to RI state legislature to help pass the Reproductive Health Care Act in RI in 2019l codifying RI’s citizens right to abortion…

February 10, 2020April 5, 2024 · 4 min read

Best of Mommess

to women who’ve made themselves a holy mess of wonderfulness

This is a shout out to all women, like me, who have experienced trauma and made themselves a holy mess of wonderfulness. This is a shout out to…

January 23, 2020February 10, 2024 · 2 min read

Culture

The Truth Beat – The Authoritarian Directive Broken Down

The other day I looked down to glance at a news paragraph on my phone. It said something like, “there are increasing ethical and criminal breaches at the…

May 8, 2018May 29, 2023 · 3 min read

Creativity

Marketing on the Web, for White Hat Operators

I’ve been using the web to promote projects and to help clients and causes since 1997. One of my first experiences work experiences was helping a client re-sell…

March 15, 2018June 2, 2023 · 4 min read

Body & Health

Why I march

I am marching for all women’s sovereign right to control their own bodies. Always. Same for men. I march for equal pay, for equal access to medical care…

January 19, 2018May 29, 2023 · 2 min read

Culture

Deep State and Democracy

I’ve been hearing a fair amount about how Trump and his former buddy Bannon want to dismantle the “deep state,”  implying it is a bad thing. I’d like…

January 5, 2018June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Best of Mommess

Rally Art

So, here’s more free-to-use Women’s March Art for 2018 Rallies and Remembrances. I hope to see these graphics carry the irresistible force of what can be. Right now,…

January 1, 2018November 6, 2024 · 1 min read

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

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

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

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

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

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