As I type, the Supreme Court is once again listening to GOP arguments that aim to throw away, in totality, the Affordable Care Act AKA ‘Obamacare’. Republicans have tried to do this since the ACA came into being. Though the reasoning behind their hatred of this law has shifted wildly, the main reason for that … [Read more…]
As I watched this video, I knew I needed to write a comment that might help ease her obvious pain. In doing so, it helped me understand the need that many of us have had to share our despair in the era of trump. Unlike his supporters, we don’t cry over being denied a Frappucino … [Read more…]
I finally realized the answer to a question that has dogged me since 2016. The best way for me to comment on that answer, in lieu of a real (short) discussion with any trump-supporting friends, is through video. The only disclaimer is that if any of this offends you, please realize that your offense is … [Read more…]
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States. It was one of the happiest and most memorable moments of my life. Unfortunately, the happiness was short-lived. That same night, CA Proposition 8 – eliminating the right of same-sex couples to marry as a CA constitutional amendment – passed … [Read more…]
Is it ever okay to wish someone harm? Is it ever okay to wish death on someone? These questions are being asked by many in the wake of the president’s recent COVID-19 diagnosis. Let me be clear. Though I genuinely hate him and all of the others around him who have been infected, I don’t … [Read more…]
I gained a bit of insight yesterday that has left me questioning the country I love, and my place in it. Up to now, my working theory about trump supporters has been twofold. Either they are ignorant racists like him, or they are willfully ignorant/apathetic to his affronts on our Democracy and fellow Americans. Their … [Read more…]