Okay, good point. In trying to cover the wide range of bigotry of the anti-DEIA folks, I got caught in another of those asymmetries. If I just turn around their bigotries, it's still based on inherent characteristics, not the bigotry. I'm still looking for a...
Author: Cheryl Rofer
The delicate flowers who can't bear to see a woman or person of color in a supervisory job. The snowflakes who can't bear the thought of a trans person in.
Kevin's latest health update is grim. Kevin has had multiple myeloma for several years. He's had some of the latest treatments for it. Along the way, he also had prostate.
US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin today. The United States has had a policy of "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine." It looks like that is now at an end. Putin has wanted to negotiate spheres of interest with the United States,...
Thomas Chatterton Williams today bravely adds another to his accusations against liberals. No, I'm not linking it. It's the same thing he's said before and before and before. "You may.
I’m not a great fan of critiquing press coverage of The Trump Show, but this article (gift link) got so many things wrong that it seems like a missive from.
I had almost forgotten about Tom Robbins's novels. Here's the Times obituary (gift link). His story lines were secondary and hard to explain; one reads a Tom Robbins novel for the verve of a well-wrought sentence, not a taut narrative. His literary currency was exaggeration,...
Okay, I officially can’t keep up. I have to admit that my attention is particularly drawn to Elon Musk’s band of incels and the damage they are doing. But there.
Miami skyline, by Gaetano Cessati on Unsplash It is clear that Donald Trump has no concept of the history of Israel and Palestine. He sees an opportunity in real estate. His words support.
Photo by Amador Loureiro on Unsplash They’re going really hard on DEI, which has surprised me a little. There is so much to consider in the attacks on DEI, and I’m gonna add A for accessibility to disabled people. The degree of anger and what it means about...
In no way do I want to minimize the danger and unconstitutionality of Elon Musk's rampage through the government. It must be ended as soon as possible, and he and.
A selection of speakers (thanks to Aaron Rupar, but there are others at Bluesky) at this afternoon's rally at the US Treasury. https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf3vllmh622 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf4augs4s25 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf4kvryms25 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf4snudxs27 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf52ihxvk27 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf53tmkmc27 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf5f47jkc27 https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhf6yfr2uc2o