Celebrating freedom without understanding sacrifice, or solidarity, cannot be what the 4th of July is all about – not anymore. I mean, really, Bay Area? More than 20 fires last night, all because you could not simply chill. That is some willful, stubborn ignorance…. Will some of y’all ever learn?
Tag: United States of America
The Schkarenfreude Is
You have to admit, the schkarenfreude – you can do it…just put your lips together and go: the sch-karen-freude – is hilarious. It could all be so simple, but y’all rather make it so gosh darn hard. You get what you give, America, so come correct or you will leave unbalanced, because it is comeuppance […]
From a Pal of the Pink Triangle
Later tonight, San Francisco’s Pink Triangle is gonna shine. Pink Triangle Silver Jubilee Trivia Alert! For the first time in its 25-year history, and on account of the many restrictions and cancellations brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, and in true the-show-must-go fashion, the annual tradition has gotten a special makeover and its […]
And for the Pandemic Record
If we all had gotten our heads out of our collective overprivileged asses months ago, we might, just might be well on our to have widely managed this COVID-19 global-pandemic crisis in a much more efficient kind of way. A life-saving kind of way. Will we ever learn?
The DREAM Lives
Nice try. Now back it up. Today the Supreme Court of the United States surprised again, after it ruled on another eagerly anticipated decision, one concerning the Barack Obama-era DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) American immigration policy, which since summer 2012 has provided close to 700,000 (known) young DREAMers respite from deportation. Swinging toward […]
Notre-Dame Caught Fire and…
Notre-Dame de Paris caught fire last year, and you wanna know what my memory of that day is? Urgh, the old coot I used to enjoy helping at the grocery store where I used to work, until that day. Him, his blue hat, and his loud and misguided Made-in-the-USA Islamophobia. Old (Caucacious) Man Chad. A […]
Workplace Equality Wins!
It’s beyond-official, America (at least, it better be): The Supreme Court of the United States ruled today, in a surprising 6-3 decision, that you may not, cannot discriminate against the queer community in the workplace ever again. You couldn’t yesterday (so fuck you for trying); you cannot today; and you cannot tomorrow – so don’t. […]
History Repeating
Call it what you want, but do not lie to yourself anymore: History does repeat itself. Once upon a time, not that long ago…2003 was not that long ago, in America, the sexists told the Dixie Chicks to shut up and sing. You know what happened. More recently (two years ago), they simply could not […]
Challenges Ahead
I don’t think anyone has ever been better prepared than us at this moment in time to confront the ongoing COVID-19 and racism pandemics head on and without fear, and finally vibe to the global shift of energy and consciousness each has pushed and thrusted upon the planet. We are going to have to lean […]
Call It What You Want
Call it what you want to, guys, but not much has changed between now and then, between this Taylor Swift 2019 moment… …and this Madonna 1995 moment…. Back from the Madonna moment? Good. And like, right? My goodness. Lady Di was left without protection and she got killed in that tunnel in Paris not two years […]
King of Cups 