Good – nay – AWESOME Stuff: “Good evening, my… FELLOW… Americans.”

I love our President. That is all. No, wait — I’m sorry. That is not all. Addendum: THIS is how you deal with an asswipe like Donald fucking Trump.

Books! I got your books!

I’ve finally realized that I really should be crossposting the weekly book column I’m writing for Americans for Peace Now! (Me and synergy — we’re not all that well acquainted). ANYhoo: I post there every Friday, essentially creating a rolling reading list for people who might want to delve a little more deeply into the [...]

White Americans really need to shut up and listen.

Yesterday, the President of the United States did an unprecedented thing: He broke into broadcast schedules and in an unscheduled press conference, showed the world the piece of paper that proves what the world already knew to be true: He was born in America. I was in the car, in the midst of  a million [...]

Palestinian unity government – the I-don’t-have-any-time edition

Updated, below. In a particularly inconvenient turn of events, the Palestinian people decided to make big news today, when I have been far too busy to even really follow the news, much less react to it. So for now, here’s a quick n’ dirty post, with the assumption that I’ll be writing more as the [...]

Dammit, who opened the floodgates of knowledge?

Once upon a time, I didn’t know very much, and that seemed fine. No, wait. Let me re-phrase. Once upon a time, I knew a fair amount, more than most people knew, and it was, in fact, fine. I have long called myself the worst-read well-read person you might ever hope to meet, and there [...]

Passover 2011, pt II: On the whole Passover dealio, let’s be honest.

It really does seem that every year, Passover goes by faster. One minute I’m hyperventilating over the inhuman amount of cleaning, the next minute I’m all “what, it’s over?” But here we are. Tonight is the start of the second holiday, the one that closes the week, and then boom – it’s back to bread*. [...]

Meanwhile, in Kentucky.

A quick antidote to yesterday’s dose of awful: Apparently some church folk in Kentucky have decided that they will not be signing state marriage licenses unless and until Kentucky recognizes same-sex marriage, a decision that’s particularly significant (and, frankly, touching) as Kentucky is one of eleven states that voted to actually change their constitution in [...]

The “Don’t say gay” bill. No. Really.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a child in possession of a word must be in want of a lifestyle. Or something. What I’m trying to say here is: Members of Tennessee’s state Senate appear to believe that if they can prevent educators from “discussing homosexuality” in schools prior to 9th grade, they will [...]

Revisiting Demi Lovato, misogyny, and my daughter’s stomach bug.

Back in November, singer/actor Demi Lovato began a three-month stint in rehab for what was termed “emotional and physical issues” — it was widely speculated that these issues included an eating disorder and self-injury (cutting). In the meantime, Lovato has completed rehab, and is going public this week with her story (two interviews are set [...]

Passover 2011

Trying to post something, anything, meaningful when under the looming deadline not just of sunset (and the arrival of the holiday) but the need to get children and one’s self dressed in holiday best, not to mention hair brushed and faces washed, etc — well, this is not a recipe for a good post! But [...]

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