“In each of these moments, enough of us, enough of us have come together to carry all of us forward. “- Joseph Biden Watching the inauguration today I quite literally felt a great weight lift from my soul. It feels hollow and trite to say that but its true. I Read more…
That was a tense week. Let’s take a look at what I hoped would happen Trump is defeated No violence at the polls No shenanigans in determining a winner Democrats take enough seats in state legislatures to ensure fair redistricting McGrath defeats McConnell Democrats retain the House Democrats take the Read more…
It’s finally here. Election day in the US. I’ve been quiet here for the last few months. I got a bit overwhelmed with everything happening. I got myself caught in a trap of feeling like if I posted anything I would have to address everything happening and if I posted Read more…
Trump has ordered collection of payroll taxes “suspended” from September through the end of the year. The claim is that this to help those in need because Congress couldn’t come to an agreement about another stimulus. But really, this is how they kill Social Security. First off, this is a Read more…
Wow. A lot has happened in the past week. The US has surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 deaths. It’s now June. And the police brutally murdered a black man. But that’s not unusual. What is unusual is that it has precipitated protests, which have spread out nationwide and don’t show signs of Read more…
If you aren’t outraged by the murder of Ahmed Aubrey… If you think the lockdown needs to be lifted so you can get a haircut… If you support armed white men storming a government people but opposed black men kneeling at a football game… If you think carrying a gun Read more…
I came across this meme on my Facebook feed recently. It’s a scene taken from the Mandalorian where the titular Mandalorian acts like a bad ass when surrounded by storm troopers. What it seems to be implying is that one dedicated conservative’s logic can stand up to a class room Read more…
The world is undergoing a period of remarkable change right now. This global pandemic is right on track, historically. Famine and/or disease go hand in hand with most major changes throughout history. But what change are we undergoing now? There’s a lot of positives and negatives to consider. On the Read more…
“No one reached out to me and said, ‘As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?’ And if that’s the exchange, I’m all in,” he said. “Let’s get Read more…