#PAGov: That Time Scott Wagner Cut a Thousand Dollar Check to Lyndon Larouche’s PAC

#PAGov: That Time Scott Wagner Cut a Thousand Dollar Check to Lyndon Larouche’s PAC Federal Election Commission reports show that Pennsylvania’s leading Republican gubernatorial candidate Senator Scott Wagner donated $1,000 to Lyndon LaRouche’s Lyndon LaRouche PAC in October 2011.  Senator Wagner made this contribution before he became a public official. In the wake of the white…

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After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized?

After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized? It’s an all too familiar scene in America. A natural disaster devastates a major metropolitan city. And then the forces of profit and privatization use the chaos and uncertainty as cover to steal public services and turn them into mechanisms to increase their own bottom line. That’s what happened…

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What’s In a Name?

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…

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#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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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