[Sorry in advance for the short screed to come, but, having just read an article about how the glaciers of the Swiss Alps have literally shrunk by half since 1850, I think it’s a natural response. Or at least I think it should be.] With all due respect to those of you who voted for […]
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I’m busy tonight, but I just wanted to stop by and say, I will never forgive those of you who voted for this man
Also posted in Environment, Global Warming, Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, global climate change, Global Warming, global warming denial, Paris Accord 99 Comments
Facing sexual assault allegations, Al Franken forces Democrats to confront the fact that sexual abuse isn’t a partisan issue
A lot of my male heroes have been assholes. Dr. Seuss, they say, was a philandering bigot. John Lennon, by all accounts, was abusive. J. D. Salinger and Charlie Chaplin preyed on young women. And, as we know, Thomas Jefferson actually bought and sold human beings, at least one of whom he had sexual relations […]
Also posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Tagged 2006, Al Franken, Beverly Young-Nelson, black lives matter, Charlie Chaplin, Chinatown, cognitive dissonance, Cosby Show, Donald Trump, friend zone, J.D. Salinger, John Edwards, kissing, Leeann Tweeden, Michale Jackson, pedophilia, Roger Stone, Roman Polanski, Roy Moore, Sean Hannity, sexism, sexual harassment, sexual predator, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Thriller, toxic masculinity, USO, Women's March on Washington, Woody Allen, Zelig 89 Comments
Hurricane Harvey has taken me to a dark place
I think I’m suffering from outrage overload. I just don’t want to write about anything anymore. There’s too much that needs to be said, and I have too little time, energy and talent to do it justice. I find myself just sitting here, staring at my screen, paralyzed by the thought that, as soon as […]
Also posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized Tagged baseball caps, dams, Donal Trump, end times, fishing for praise, flooding, floods, global climate change, Global Warming, high heels, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, infrastructure, John Cornyn, MAGA, Melania Trump, natural disasters, On Tyranny, Robert Mueller, self-serving, Texas, zoning 78 Comments