A Surviving Facts Blog Last night, the American people spoke. Loudly. Decisively. And it was about damn time (thanks Lizzo for the earworm I now have for the song of the same name.) This wasn’t only about Democrats versus Republicans. It was about democracy versus authoritarianism. Billionaire wealth versus ordinary Americans. Grift versus integrity. TruthContinueContinue reading “America Finally Woke Up. What Took So Long?”
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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?”
Who’s with me?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog Raise your hand if you’re tired. C’mon, don’t be shy. Are you sick and tired? Angry and fatigued? Disgusted and exhausted? Bone weary and worried? I’m all of them. Here are a few things on my list. 1. Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. Remember the old days when they actuallyContinueContinue reading “Who’s with me?”
Six steps to Destroy America
A Surviving Facts Blog With so little change occurring in America’s political landscape— unless Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death and Mitch McConnell’s absence can be counted as change—- I’ve been reflecting on the steps that got us to our current precipitous decline. Here goes: Take the long game. Trump didn’t actually start our current demise. ItContinueContinue reading “Six steps to Destroy America”
White person, disgusted
A Surviving Facts Blog I wrote my blog, “White People Don’t Get It,” after a sleepless night of wrestling with the current state of our country. I’m writing again because our country continues to be in an ugly, biased and violent place. Since writing the previous blog, I’ve seen Brown immigrants tortured, imprisoned and murdered—ContinueContinue reading “White person, disgusted”
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”
Who Knew Idiocracy Would Be A True Story?
A Survivng Facts Blog Who’s ready to watch ultimate fighting on the White House lawn? At first, I thought this was a joke. Surely, Trump couldn’t be building an enormous fight venue to hold 4,000 invite-only guests for a UFC spectacle celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. and Trump’s 80th birthday? And in frontContinueContinue reading “Who Knew Idiocracy Would Be A True Story?”
The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?
A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinueContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
Not So Crazy Talk
A Surviving Facts Blog We are living an upside down, inside out reality. Ten years ago, QANON was in full force, pushing out conspiracy theories like a Texas trad wife bearing offspring. Remember Pizzagate claiming Hillary Clinton was running a child pornography ring out of the basement of a Maryland pizza restaurant with no basement?ContinueContinue reading “Not So Crazy Talk”
Surviving an Awful Moment
A Surviving Facts Blog I didn’t write a blog last week. I couldn’t. The moment Trump bombed Iran, I lost words. Words became disconnected letters floating randomly above my head, word clouds without words, thought bubbles without logic. I’ve got a Y and a G and a Q and an E, along with other alphabetContinueContinue reading “Surviving an Awful Moment”