Dear President Trump, I’d like to continue to say “la, la, la” to myself and not think about Joy Reid, her old blog, and her apology. Basically it pretty much sucks to have people on “my side” mess up and behave in ways that show ugly bias and poor judgment. Things would be so much … Continue reading The hell of self-defeating hypocrisy
Critical Thinking
Progress is not the same as finished
Dear President Trump, I’m going back to the dead, rootless tree that fell over a few blocks from my house to elaborate on the analogy I’ve drawn between it and the death of white patriarchy. Now that bushes, trees, and flowers are fully leafed out and in bloom it’s hard to see the dead tree … Continue reading Progress is not the same as finished
Space takers
Dear President Trump, I am devoting this letter to a catalogue of some the day’s instances of men taking up a lot of physical and/or emotional space. First, on my way to work this morning I was accelerating towards an empty crosswalk when a man came down some adjacent stairs and walked right into the … Continue reading Space takers
I’ve got work to do
Dear President Trump, I’ve got work to do. This morning when I saw the title of the “Poem-a-day” in my inbox (“If All My Relationships Fail and I Have No Children Do I Even Know What Love Is”) I assumed the author was a woman writing about a romantic relationship having ended and her biological … Continue reading I’ve got work to do
Deconstructing white patriarchy
Dear President Trump, So I just want to be clear; it’s not that I think all white men are rootless or that your souls are all dead. In saying that I think white patriarchy is dead I’m not referring to any specific individuals, but rather to an oppressive system. Most people likely get this, but … Continue reading Deconstructing white patriarchy
What is Bannon up to?
Dear President Trump, Yesterday afternoon when I saw on NPR that Ryan is considering a presidential bid in 2024 I was forced to reconsider the odds that he’ll step up and facilitate legislation to block you from torpedoing the Russia investigation. It’s still a possibility; he might decide that in six years voters will think … Continue reading What is Bannon up to?
Human nature + guns = bad news
Dear President Trump, Did you catch wind of Ralph Norman’s antics yesterday? He pulled a loaded revolver out and laid it on the table in front of him during a meeting with his constituents in South Carolina. He said everyone was safer with him and his loaded gun there and that he wasn’t going to … Continue reading Human nature + guns = bad news
Shiny baubles
Dear President Trump, Did you just put Ronny’s name forward to head the VA to distract us (again)? All this business with the VA conveniently came down about the same time the media got a hold of information that your attorney was whispering visions of pardon sugar plums in Manafort and Flynn’s ears way back … Continue reading Shiny baubles
Your allies believe you 200%
Dear President Trump, The other day I said that one of the chapters in your “Dictatorship for Dummies” book ought to be “Make Sure They Know You Are Lying.” I’ve had second thoughts about this one so I want to unpack and possibly amend it. In his (real) book, Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson describes how … Continue reading Your allies believe you 200%
Empty-eyed zombies R not US
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I said we must cast our votes both to rid ourselves of you and to save democracy and I do believe this is true. However, people in Russia “voted” today even though Putin effectively eliminated any real competition. In China the legislature’s “vote” to remove the presidential term limits was bogus … Continue reading Empty-eyed zombies R not US
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