What the Fuck!?
What the fuck @NYTimes? I only wish I could cancel my subscription a second time. Why in the hell is your executive editor sharing the stage with a man who’s proud of his virulent racism?
Read moreThree to Four Times
As Hari Ziyad wrote for Afropunk “[t]he news of her hospitalization follows a report by NPR exploring how systematic racism leads to Black mothers in the U.S. dying at three to four times the rate of white mothers. Anti-Blackness truly is unrelenting and multi-faceted, and Erica Garner knew this better than most.” Erica Garner, Eric Garner’s daughter, is in the hospital following a heart attack. She’s only 27.
Read moreBigotry is Easy
…bigotry is easy and those who cherish it are lazy. Make it difficult and many people may find it more trouble than it’s worth to harass, shame, and otherwise abuse online those different from themselves. Looks like reddit has had some success driving off the bigots.
Read moreRecommended Blogs for 2018
This started out as a response to @colinwalker, but grew beyond that. Some thoughts on interesting blogs to follow in 2018: Letters and Sodas—Great book reviews on a wide range of topics. Balkinization—Looking at politics through a legal lens. Love, Joy, Feminism—A woman who grew up in a Quiverfull family and her journey towards a more liberal view of family, sexuality and the world. Putting the Life Back Into Science Fiction—Looks at the possible consequences of climate change through imagining the future. Tits and Sass—A blog by and about Sex Workers. Field Negro—Politics from an African American Man’s perspective. Warren Throckmorton—An evangelical preacher/psychologist who used to believe you could pray away the gay, but absorbed research and experience that it’s impossible to do so. An important conservative religious voice on the disjunction between evangelicals and the modern world. Feministe—Feminist perspectives on the world today. Looks like I certainly side on the liberal end of things. Perhaps I need more conservative voices in my feeds, but it’s pretty hard today to find ones that engage with reality.
Read moreNot in Her Best Interest
From Balkinization: ORR [Office of Refugee Resettlement] has determined, according to its DOJ lawyer, that it is not in Poe’s own interest to have the abortion, even though she has decided otherwise. (emphasis in the original) They really believe women don’t have ownership over their own bodies.
Read moreBoth Sides!
Right in the middle of a piece about Trumps inflammation of racism, @NYTimes drops a graph about how there have also been anti-Trump harassment & assault. Without any examples. ‘Cause we must leave the impression that “Both Sides Do It”.
Read moreSpeaking of Support
Rebecca Thompson is doing good work supporting and mentoring women of color who run for office.
Read moreSave Us, Please
With all the talk of African American women in Alabama saving the country, we need to support them and elect many more to local, state, and national governments.
Read moreOMFG
Well, hell, looks like everyone is calling it for Jones in Alabama. Happy Chanukah everyone!
Read moreA Total Wreck
Healthcare in this country is a total wreck. Volunteers providing free care is heartwarming, but our society should be providing this care directly. It’s unconscionable that people have to camp out 14 hours ahead of time for a chance to see a doctor or dentist.
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