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What To Do With Yourself When There's Nothing Else To Do
March 4, 2020
Yesterday was a fairly tense day for US democracy in the midst of a turbulent time, with primaries in several states across the nation that award the biggest...
Is Trump Apathetic, or Just Ignorant?
March 4, 2020
The great philosopher Jimmy Buffett once posed the question "Is it ignorance or apathy?" to which he proposed the answer, "Hey, I don't know and I don't...
An Open Letter To Representative Ted Yoho (R-FL)
March 3, 2020
Dear Representative Yoho: I'm not one of your constituents. I don't live in Florida. So I'm not sending this to your office, as it's not your job to...
Rush Limbaugh's Viral Memes
February 26, 2020
So I hit this real quick on Monday on Twitter. Alexandra Erin @AlexandraErinRush Limbaugh is telling his listeners not to worry about the coronavirus...
Donald's Supreme Irony
February 25, 2020
In response to Justice Sotomayor pointing out that the conservative wing of the Supreme Court has been giving preferential treatment to the Trump regime,...
Voting Plans & Visitations
February 24, 2020
One of the things that was stressful when my mother died was the thought of going back home for her memorial celebration and seeing a lot of people who I...
Connections for a Curriculum of Courage
February 20, 2020
So, I have learned two things from conversations with people and comments on my posts in the past few days. One is that while a lot of us feel like we're not...
Reading List: Adam Serwer on Authoritarianism
February 19, 2020
Adam Serwer for The Atlantic brought a deep dive into the Republican Party's slide into authoritarianism, covering where they are, how they get here, and...
Being the Light in an Impossible Age
February 18, 2020
This piece by Sarah Kendzior has been going around again... I'm not sure it's ever really stopped circulating but recent events have highlighted how relevant...
On Surviving An Impossible Age Together
February 18, 2020
I'm making this post as a sort of pre-announcement as well a check-in. I've been working for these past few weeks on a sort of framework for a new project to...
The CIA's Dangerous Doublebind
February 14, 2020
Despite some calculated attempts to put daylight between himself and his boss's corrupt messaging, Bill Barr's Department of Justice is enforcing Donald...
The Trump Identity
February 10, 2020
Donald Trump released his budget for the next fiscal year, and it's a doozy. Public Citizen @Public_Citizen#TrumpBudget cuts: - Medicare: $850 BILLION -...
The Potemkin Presidency of Donald J. Trump
February 10, 2020
When Donald Trump talks about unprecedented economic expansion and job growth, it's easy to assume he's more or less telling the truth. He inherited a strong...
Much Ado About Not Anything
February 8, 2020
And this is really not a news conference. It's not a speech. It's not anything. It's just we're sort of — it's a celebration, because we have something that...
Using Samsung DeX
February 7, 2020
So, there's a possibly underrated or underknown feature that many newer Samsung phones have. It's called DeX, or Desktop Experience. DeX activates when you...
Something is rotten in the state of our union.
February 7, 2020
My habit is to read Donald Trump's speeches rather than listen to them. He's not what I would call a skilled orator in the conventional sense, but he is a...
The Javanka Hunters
February 6, 2020
There's much ground to cover in the rambling, ranting rampage of revenge that constituted Donald Trump's official address on impeachment, but one topic he...
Two Corinthians Walk Into A Prayer Breakfast...
February 6, 2020
Donald Trump made the news this morning for turning the National Prayer Breakfast (an official event that is typically bipartisan and non-political) into a...
Opening Moves
February 6, 2020
Three stories that broke yesterday: Jim Roberts @nycjimThis is unbelievable.👇 Trump Suspends Global Entry travel programs for New York State residents in...
Re: Mitt
February 5, 2020
In announcing that he intended to vote to find Donald Trump guilty of abuse of power, Mitt Romney absolutely did not mince words, saying "Corrupting an...
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