“I can’t imagine fearing for my children’s lives over something that is supposed to ‘protect them’” ~ One of my white Facebook friends For those who don’t want to read this whole rambling, the point is this: Masks should not be mandated. If you want to wear a mask, wear a mask. If you don’t … Continue reading
I haven’t been writing. That’s not entirely true. I have entire books written inside my head. I just can’t commit anything to the physically written word. The problem is, words don’t matter. I’ve written many words… You’ve Heard of Trayvon Martin, in 2012 Shot, in 2013 None of That Was Done By Whites, in 2014 … Continue reading
The following is a screenshot of text from the Lifetime Adoptions Facebook page*: “Adoptions have increased in the past few weeks because women want more for their children and babies.” Bullshit. Adoptions have increased in the past few weeks because millions of people are unemployed or have had their hours cut back severely**, thanks to … Continue reading
There is a difference between what is LEGAL, what is JUST, what is RIGHT, and what you WANT. ~ Greg M. My husband’s friend posted that as his Facebook status once upon a time. I asked him if I could borrow it. He said yes. <insert evil laugh here> OK, not really. I like this … Continue reading
I’ve seen a few people post the Laurie Goff quote about Joe Biden being awesome for “playing second fiddle to a Black man.” It immediately pissed me off, but it took me awhile to find the words to explain why. Finally, I came up with the proper analogy: It’s like the Dad who gets … Continue reading
With all due respect to Jay-Z, I thought I’d co-opt his song title to bring you a list of all the things we need more than a wall. Clean drinking water everywhere in America Complete disaster recovery in Puerto Rico Complete disaster recovery in all the other places in America hit by extreme weather, because, … Continue reading
I fully admit that my perspective here is likely skewed. What makes me angriest about the Pittsburgh shooting isn’t the fact that it happened. It isn’t the lack of sane gun control laws. It isn’t even the anti-Semitism. It’s that the police APPREHENDED the shooter. The police knew the guy was armed and dangerous, knew … Continue reading
Anyone with more than an ounce of compassion and at least half a brain is up in arms over ICE separating more than 2,000 children from their families at our borders. A few days ago, variations on this meme started popping up: The thing is, we do take children away from their parents for misdemeanors … Continue reading
“Legal immigration” once meant one of two things: Coming over on a boat and killing native people, or being kidnapped and brought over on a boat to be treated like property. Until we’re ready to give the country back to the Native Americans, we can all just shut the front door about “illegal immigration.” Immigration … Continue reading
Last week, two very different conversations happened about one incident on two Facebook groups: 13 victims, ages 2 to 29, kept shackled in foul Perris home by parents, officials say. The headline actually explains it pretty well. A couple has 13 kids whom they didn’t feed and kept shackled in their rooms. (Except when they … Continue reading
Holding to the Ground 