I am now a Democrat!
Note: This is my first Diary, please keep that in mind. I first registered to vote in 1980 and I registered as an independent, just like my Dad. I had always told people that I would vote for...
View ArticleWear your conscience ™
Justice Clothing is "a one-stop shop for union-made and sweatshop free apparel". Mandi and Eric Odier-Fink have, for 8-1/2 years, sold Union-Made Clothing online. But times have been very tough of...
View ArticleHypocrisy on parade, or appeasement? The 1980 Republican Party Platform
Somebody was asleep at the switch during the 1980 Republican National Convention. Either that or there was some behind the scenes strategy being employed. In looking at some of the language used in...
View ArticleLouis C.K. perpetuates the myth that all pedophiles are gay men
In his newest HBO stand up special 'Oh My God', Louis C.K. perpetuates the myth that all pedophiles are gay men. While he does not use those exact words, he implies it clearly.The video is available...
View ArticleNo one answered the front door. In a statement the family asked for privacy.
This afternoon, Bill Richard released a statement which in part read:We also ask for your patience and for privacy as we work to simultaneously grieve and recover. This man's son, eight-year-old Martin...
View ArticleLe Sacre du printemps turned 100 today.
100 years ago today, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring had its first public performance.From Wikipedia: When first performed, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913, the avant-garde nature of...
View ArticleDon't Fall for the 10% Myth
I would guess that most of the DKos community knows better, but the new movie "Lucy" plays on the silly old myth that we humans only use 10% of our brains. Fact is, that figure only applies to...
View ArticleKKK Splinter Group Setting Up Reward/Fund For Michael Brown's Killer
From the Southern Poverty Law Center:“We are setting up a reward/fund for the police officer who shot this thug,” the Klan group said in an email. “He is a hero! We need more white cops who are...
View Articlethings lost
November, 2015:My brother in law Jeff, sixty years old. Three thousand miles away. Melanoma with sudden unexpected complications. The closest in-law relationship I had, he was like a brother to me....
View ArticleThe Sun and the Wind are Returned to Me
I lived for thirty-three years on this earth. My end came most unexpectedly, September last. My earthly remains were reduced to ashes. Ashes which sat for seven sad months, save for a few grams...
View ArticleHelp Me Choose - updated with picks
I have almost $1000 that I can contribute to any Democratic candidates running for office at any level, whether that’s city, county, state or otherwise. It’s really not much in the grand scheme of...
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