By Mark | January 26, 2017
While I loved the “I’d call Trump a cunt, but he lacks the depth and warmth” poster at this past weekend’s Women’s March on Washington, and the one the girl was holding that said “Have your wall, but our generation will tear it down,” I think this one (seen above) was my favorite… And, hopefully, […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Environment, Politics, Science, Uncategorized | Also tagged @roguenasa, anti-science, Badlands National Park, border wall, cunts, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fake news, Free Speech, global climate change, Global Warming, House Committee on Science Space and Technology, Lamar Smith, lies, marches, NASA, National Park Service, peer review, protest signs, Republican lies, research, Science, scientists, scientists are witches, Scientists' March on Washington, social media, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, truth, Women's March on Washington |
By Mark | January 22, 2017
Last night, on the radio, I talked with a number of local women who had headed off to D.C. to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. At the most basic level, I just wanted to record their thoughts and experiences, having just participated in the biggest post-inauguration protest in American history. I wanted to […]
By Mark | November 19, 2016
I’d like to preface this post by saying that I wouldn’t be at all surprised if someone else already had this same idea that I’m about to share with you here. As it’s so simple, I’d actually be surprised if someone hadn’t. But, as I haven’t seen anything like it before, I thought that I’d […]
Posted in Ideas, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged apps, call to action, fighting back, Gary Peters, iPhone apps, Mark's big ideas, obstruction, smartphones, Steve Bannon, White House, white nationalism |
By Mark | November 11, 2016
Like me, I suspect a lot of you are still a bit shellshocked, trying to make sense of Trump’s victory this past Tuesday night, and what it’s going to mean for us as a people going forward. If you’re like me, your somewhat paralyzed by the magnitude of it all, wondering how you’re going to […]
Posted in The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bruce Conforth, Climate Change, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, exit data, free press, immigration, Michigan Democratic Party, polling, polls, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, wonky |
I took these photos on Water Street a couple of days ago, where some folks had gathered to make art and discuss, among other things, the teach-in that’s scheduled to happen this Saturday at EMU. Here, for those of you not adverse to the idea of getting out of your homes, meeting strangers, and encountering […]
Posted in Photographs, Ypsilanti | Also tagged "Washtenaw Foreclosure Defense, Beth Currans, commons, debt, dismantling of public education, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, events, foreclosure resistance, free school, Greg Pratt, Ian Robinson, immigrant rights, international youth movements, Jeff Clark, Johnny Lupinacci, labor, local food, local meetings, meeting people, Neoliberalism, Nicole Carter, Occupy Ypsilanti, Peter Linebaugh, propaganda, public education, reproductive justice, resist, Rob Halpern, Robin Lucy, SEPE, Stefanie Stauffer, Students for Ethical and Participatory Education, teach-in, Water Street, Will Daniels, women's health, women's rights |
