A Surviving Facts Blog Today is Election Day. And if you think your vote doesn’t matter, consider this: Elon Musk has reportedly spent approximately $366 million in the 2026 election cycle to help Republicans maintain control of Congress. Think about that. One billionaire spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence our democracy. Why? BecauseContinueContinue reading “Your Vote Matters More Than Elon Musk’s Millions”
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Our Friends Who Still Support Trump: What Does This Say About Them—and Us?
At what point does political disagreement become a question of values? And what happens when the people we love are on the other side? A surviving facts blog. There was a time when having friends with different political opinions was common. We could argue about taxes, government spending, foreign policy, or the merits of aContinueContinue reading “Our Friends Who Still Support Trump: What Does This Say About Them—and Us?”
World Domination: A July 4 Message
Starting over at 60 blog A few months ago, I received an award badge from my blog platform. It was called “world domination” and represented the achievement of people from 150 countries reading my blog. “Really?,” I thought. It’s true. People from 150 countries have read my blog. Thousands of people read every blog IContinueContinue reading “World Domination: A July 4 Message”
Join me in getting the word out about my important new book
My book is steadily progressing to final release in December 2026/January 2027. As we near this momentous occasion, we are announcing a pre-order opportunity. During this time, you can reserve a copy not just for yourself but also for a friend or for a donation to your selected local library. When I was as 60,ContinueContinue reading “Join me in getting the word out about my important new book”
The New Nasty Woman: Marjorie’s Movement
A Surviving Facts Blog What the heck has happened to Marjorie Taylor Greene? Seriously. When did the scales fall from her eyes? And how? What did it? What specifically? Here’s my theory. Supporting Trump has been similar to being in an abusive relationship. Battered women’s syndrome occurs when a woman has been in a violentContinueContinue reading “The New Nasty Woman: Marjorie’s Movement”
Through a glass, darkly
A Surviving Facts Blog I just finished watching the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Watching the show now, in 2025, is a chilling experience compared to 2017 when the series debuted. In 2017, Obama was in his last months as President, Roe v Wade was still the rule of the land, healthcare for allContinueContinue reading “Through a glass, darkly”
Stymied progress hurts all of us
A Surviving Facts Blog Two news stories hit my inbox within an hour of each other last week. Sadly they both spoke to the inequality of women in the workplace. Here are the headlines: Women lose ground on Fortune 500 Europe. Millions of work hours are lost each year to child care issues, a newContinueContinue reading “Stymied progress hurts all of us”