What’s In a Name? Yesterday, I was asked by a Twitter follower why I didn’t choose to change my name on my online work. She asks because I am most well known online at this point for an experiment I did at my old technical writing job three years ago—I switched email signatures with my male…
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You Are Not Alone When You Stand Up To Hate
You Are Not Alone When You Stand Up To Hate A few weekends back, Jaron (the significant other), Bernie (the fur baby-puppy), and I attended a vigil held on behalf of Heather Heyer and all those who have been hurt or killed while standing up against hate. I’m so glad that we went. It’s easy to…
Harrisburg City Council to Vote on Police Department’s Riot Gear: Five Things to Know
Harrisburg City Council to Vote on Police Department’s Riot Gear: Five Things to Know Harrisburg City Council will be voting on new riot gear uniforms as requested by the Harrisburg Police Department tomorrow. The City Council meeting will begin at 6:30. Here are 5 things to know. How many and how much? The Harrisburg Police Department…
#PAGov: Watch Scott Wagner Call George Soros a Hungarian Jew who has a Hatred for America
#PAGov: Watch Scott Wagner Call George Soros a Hungarian Jew who has a Hatred for America We really shouldn’t be having a debate if Scott Wagner is fit to be a public servant, let alone Governor of Pennsylvania. [H/t PhillyClout] Wagner, who just that day had published an op-ed on PennLive.com, knocking Democrats for suggesting he was…
#PAGov: Scott Wagner Issues Weak Ass Statement on Charlottesville and Forgets to Mention Nazis or White Supremacists
#PAGov: Scott Wagner Issues Weak Ass Statement on Charlottesville and Forgets to Mention Nazis or White Supremacists The Pennsylvania Democratic Party has been pressuring Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner into making a statement on the violence seen in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. The violence and subsequent terrorists carried out by neo-Nazis, Klan members, confederate sympathizers…
Tonight I went to the peace vigil held in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, held in solidarity with those standing up to the Nazis in Charlottesville, Virgina on the University of Virginia campus. More than 100 people attended the vigil organized by The Peace Center. The vigil started at the corner of South State Street and…
PA Senator Bob Casey Calls Out Trump & Condemns #Charlottesville Terrorist Attack
PA Senator Bob Casey Calls Out Trump & Condemns #Charlottesville Terrorist Attack What’s the difference between Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and Donald Trump? Bob Casey condemned White Nationalists and their role in Saturday’s terrorist attack in Charlottesville that resulted in the death of 32 year old Heather Heyer, and called out Donald Trump’s feckless leadership in…
Meet the Pennsylvania Militia Spotted at Deadly #Charlottesville White Supremacist Rally
Meet the Pennsylvania Militia Spotted at Deadly #Charlottesville White Supremacist Rally Members from the Latrobe, Pennsylvania based Pennsylvania Lightfoot Militia were some of the many militia members spotted at today’s deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The event, dubbed Unite the Right, was held in the city’s response to remove Confederate statues, and this was…
Pity the Corporate School Reformers
Pity the Corporate School Reformers It’s gotta’ be tough to be a corporate school reformer these days. Betsy DeVos is Education Secretary. Donald Trump is President. Their entire Koch Brothers-funded, ALEC-written agenda is national policy. But their stripes are showing – big time. The NAACP has turned against their school privatization schemes. The Journey for Justice Alliance is having none of it….
The Liberal Purity Problem
The Liberal Purity Problem There is a guy that goes to the bar around the corner from my house. We’ve only ever chatted a few times as I went out for drinks with my husband. I’ve always been polite. He looks like he could be a lumberjack with a thick black beard and always in plaid,…
Juicy Pumpkin Juice 