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Misogyny is a supremacist ideology. As with all supremacist ideologies, its foundation is strict division: There are some to whom power inheres, & some who are by nature lesser-than &

I don't write about Israel/Palestine anymore, but please understand that the violence in Jerusalem is an escalation of *long-standing* incitement & violence against Palestinians. A thread of just a few

I understand these comparisons, but I've figured out why they bother me: Soldiers die in battle, trained & prepared, at least a little, for death.The 201,046 Americans now dead from

I finished writing a thing, sent it, & then my husband told me that @SchittsCreek (which I'm now binging for the 2nd time in as many months) cleaned at the

I had a mild case of C19 & was in isolation from 3/18-5/31. My 11-wk bout included constant low-grade fevers, the kind of exhaustion that sometimes made eating onerous, brain

Joseph Rosenbaum died fighting for justice. He was practicing Judaism. May the memory of the righteous be for a blessing זצ"ל I wrote these in response to a headline (for

Raise your hand if you *wish* your taxes supported abortions for women who can't afford them. The many, many raised-hand emojis & gifs that I've been getting in response

A young (30-ish?) male friend told me today about how he recently stumbled on the perfect spot in a park, next to a pond, to hang his hammock & catch

As I watch Rachel Maddow read excerpts from Mary Trump's book, I am reminded that if we valued women, at all, Donald Trump would not be president at the exact

We're reeling from our losses today. Mourners aren't able to find comfort in rites & rituals; we can't hold them in their grief. For many, sympathy notes will be the

The next few days are going to be so hard. We're going to keep seeing 100,000, and it's going to keep rolling over us & slamming into us & breaking

First: This is a wonderful, wonderful piece of writing, an excellent journalistic endeavor, & full of great photography. Read it, buy you a copy.And/but second: Someone really needs to hire