Feel like crying happy tears? Listen to Canadians #TellAmericaItsGreat
Don’t know about you, but the past week has felt pretty brutal from where I sit. Thinking about the positives of this country — other than our amazing FLOTUS, of course — hasn’t been something I’ve...
View ArticleUPDATED: How do I face my Muslim students tomorrow?
The tears have finally broken through.I’ve been fighting them all evening. But until a couple of minutes ago, they were staying in my eyes where they belong.Then I thought about the scene right after...
View ArticleOne of the Best Things About the Election of the Orange Horror
Never again — never, ever again — will Republicans be able to oppose one of our candidates on the basis that he or she doesn’t have enough experience to be POTUS.I am seeing people write on this site...
View ArticleA Dangerous Somali Immigrant
In my work, I get to know a lot of Somali immigrants. Let me tell you about one of them. I’ll call her Halima (not her real name).She arrived in the U.S. about 3 months ago. She and her brothers moved...
View ArticleGallup Shows So-Called POTUS A Bit Late Getting Started On His Unpresidented...
T****'s favorable rating, at 41%, has today reached its lowest point so far as POTUS.His net favorable rating is -12%, which is tied for his most negative total. Needless to say, both of these numbers...
View ArticleIn Which I School Betsy DeVos on What Public School Teachers Are "Waiting" For
"I visited a school on Friday and met with some wonderful, genuine, sincere teachers who pour their heart and soul into their classrooms and their students and our conversation was not long enough to...
View ArticleWhat Gianforte did to a reporter is small potatoes compared to what Trump is...
Representative-Elect Greg Gianforte’s violent physical assault on reporter Ben Jacobs for doing his job as a reporter was beyond disgraceful, beyond inexcusable. But it was just one small symptom in...
View ArticleMolly Ivins on W - what I wouldn't give to have someone be able to write...
So I was going through a bunch of old stuff in a file cabinet today, and I ran across the 12/25/00-1/1/01 issue of Time magazine, with a picture of Person of the Year George W. Bush smiling at me from...
View ArticleTrump's Billionaire Friend/Close Confidant/Adviser in Talks to Bail Out...
Remember when Trump’s billionaire friend Tom Barrack got up on the stage at the Republican convention and rhapsodized over what a kind & generous person Trump is?Here’s the video for anyone who’s...
View ArticleCorrecting the Record: Democrats won both the House and Senate elections...
I’m tired of Trump & his minions spinning what we did tonight as a loss. We won more votes and more seats tonight, both in the House and in the Senate. Yes, due to the horrendous Senate electoral...
View ArticleThe best thing I've seen or heard this week
It’s been an amazing week.Blood pressure, sleep, breathing, general contentment and peace of mind, yadda yadda yadda you all know because you’re experiencing the same thing.I’ve been dumbfounded by how...
View ArticleConversation with my Republican dad
You’ve read the stories here.So have I. And when I read them, I would think “sure do wish I could say that about my [Republican] family.” But I didn’t think it would ever happen. And truth be told, I...
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