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Talking Points on the School Shooting in Chardon OH

After previous school shootings, teachers in schools where I’ve worked have asked me for suggestions about how to speak with students about the topic. This memo contains some suggested topics for...

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Empowering Kids to Defend Themselves

My favorite radKIDS drill is this: Ok kids. School is done for the day and you are waiting for a ride home. When the ride gets there, it is a friend of your parents that feels icky to you. Do you have...

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A Woman's Worth, In Case You Missed The Memo.

After a run of busy days that took me away from here, with the exception of a quick peek from my phone along the way, I happened upon one of the most vile, misogynistic, slanderous, POS, diary that...

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Feminism and the Politics of Choice

This was supposed to be an essay about sexuality, and it was going to be until I read something this morning that discomfited me a little bit.   In one of the groups to which I belong, a rather long...

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Maya Azucena: Powerful Voice, Activist, Now Cultural Ambassador

By Vanessa Cabezas, edited by Jim Luce. New York, N.Y.  “Music is my Activism, Human is my Brand” are words MTV’s Made award-winning, soul-singer Maya Azucena lives by.  Maya’s mission to sing started...

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A New Bio-Gas System in Palestinian Susya

(crossposted from the Villages Group blog, where even more images can be seen) in May 2010, the Bio-Gas project was launched to install systems for producing gas from sheep and goat dung for the...

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Suits for sale!

Meet Ann Wangui, a shopkeeper from the Rift Valley city of Nakuru, Kenya. Her second-hand suit business enjoys healthy margins thanks to low operating costs and high demand. From her kiosk at the...

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Making a difference – with a little help from my friends.

Dear Kos friends, As we move closer to November and the presidential election we are being flooded by requests for money, and rightly so, because money in our culture equals power and you need a lot...

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An Inconvenient Epidemic

As we move closer to November and the presidential election we are being flooded by requests for money, and rightly so, because money in our culture equals power and you need a lot of it if you want...

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Throw Away Women

I received a call recently from a woman who had given up her home, her job and the day to day life as she knew it to move to another state with her family in order to take care of sister’s three young...

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In Reference to HuffPost’s Throw Away Veteran Epidemic

I have been writing about just this type of situation here on dKos for the past few days. Here is a quote from the HuffPost this morning. “As HuffPost's senior military correspondent, David Wood (who...

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School Shootings: Talking Points for Teachers & Parents

With a heavy heart, I've re-written this too many times for too many school shootings, and I'll rewrite it soon to help teachers and parent respond specifically for the shootings at Sandy Hook...

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Let's Help Trayvon Martin Leave Behind a Positive Legacy

By now, we have all heard of the (in my opinion) most heinous/hypocritical/unjust/despicable verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, found not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin.By now, we have...

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Zuckerberg seems to be going Altruistic -- sort of

Well, this was "news" to me, today.  Perhaps you too ...Zuckerberg’s Manifest Destiny:Connecting The 5 Billion People Without Internetby Josh Constine, techcrunch.com -- 2013/09/11[...] Last month,...

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How I Became a Democrat.

Yo! Whattup?I've been a bit busy lately with meatspace shit. It's all good shit, though, so that's, ya know, good. :)I've been wanting to write something for awhile, but haven't had the time or energy....

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Challenging All Liberals, Progressives, Democrats Policies

My name is Peter Yuan Liu, an 80% disabled Army war veteran, a rags to riches millionaire, a father, an insurance agent, an investor, a taxpayer, a soldier who went to combat who now have multiple...

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LGBT Pride 2014: First Things First--Coming Out

LGBT Pride month is upon us again, and each year I like to kick it off here with a diary about coming out. There's a first step in any process, and in the process of living your life as an open and...

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Homeless Transsexual New Bohemian Pays it Forward Hoping To Build An LA...

There is a New Bohemian, a transsexual sister on the streets, and she wants to pay it forward. Alexis is raising awareness of the plight of the city's homeless trans population and hopes to empower...

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A topic on my mind of late: Your view on pornography

I've been thinking of heterosexual pornography as of late, and what to think of it. (Yes, I have too much time on my hands --- no pun intended)It seems arguments can be grouped into three major camps,...

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A talented woman wins NHRA Pro Stock Finals!

Not a lot to say beyond the fact that this is such a thumb in the eye of the good old boys having recently showed up to vote against anything a real woman would approve of. What are the NHRA Pro Stock...

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What is "Social Power"

Social power is the force that directs and coordinates human action. It's that simple, and yet that complex. The non-random acts of others that benefit you in some way is the active form of social...

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Confronting Evil: Not with a bang, but a whimper? Neither, I say

Yes, it is best to be cordial, courteous, friendly and respectful, and to avoid harsh words and harsh speech, generally speaking. But when it comes to confronting power, when it comes to addressing the...

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"Investing in women is...the smart thing to do" Hillary Clinton

So,  you want to know a flavor of what Hillary speeches could have been about?  How about promoting women entrepreneurs globally?   We know that when women are empowered in developing countries, those...

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Be encouraged. Be empowered.

“You Empower Me — Unintentionally!”  I wrote this poem many years ago while I was in the midst of experiencing various kinds of “interference” i.e. encountering people who discriminated, caused harm in...

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An Open Letter to the Man that Grabbed My Friend's Butt Today

This makes me so angry and I feel the need to share about an incident that happened today.An Open Letter to the Man that Grabbed my Friend's Butt Today:You may or may not know that April is Sexual...

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This Week in the War on Women: It Started With Good News 06/26/2016-07/02/2016

This was the week that began with the Supreme Court decision in Whole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtSomeone alert John Oliver, there is now one dog too many!Here are some choice bits from Breyer’s...

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Hear me roar

In the 1960s, when I was a little girl, so many women were homemakers. If you thought of working, you could be a waitress or a maid or if you were lucky enough to get a decent education, maybe be a...

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What has the GOP done for black people lately? Part 2 of 8: Fighting the...

Donald Trump in recent days has been — allegedly —“reaching out” to the African-American community arguing Democrats have taken them and their issues for granted.  He says that Hillary Clinton, and by...

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Trump makes a grab for women

“It speaks to who Donald Trump is, these are all women he’s touched in very different ways.”(Ummmm…..)So says Lara Trump of the ‘Trump-Pence Women’s Empowerment Tour.’ In an effort to cut Hillary...

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FLOTUS' Powerful Words on Sexual Assault: This is Not Normal. This is...

But New Hampshire, be clear, this is not normal. This is not politics as usual. [ cheers and applause ] this is disgraceful. It is intolerable. Doesn't matter what party you belong to. No woman...

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How we can join forces against Trumpism

Like everyone else at Daily Kos, I receive multiple emails from great organizations seeking my money to pursue their progressive work.  That work (and the funding that makes it possible) is more urgent...

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Top Comments - She Chose

Happy New Year!Welcome to the first Top Comments diary of 2018!I hope you and your loved ones have had a happy time together. Those times are important to nurture and prepare us for the challenging...

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I Found This on My Door

My commute home was frustrating. I was treated to three different trucks with Trump bumper stickers. One was the expected oversized, jacked-up, gas guzzler, complete with a giant "Oregunian" window...

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Rain Happens, but Wave Elections Depend on Us. Ways to Reach Occasional...

Too many folks treated the 2016 election predictions like weather predictions. Guess What?It will rain when a hurricane is predicted, whether we stay or Go.But a PREDICTED Blue wave election will only...

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New York state offers path for teenagers to override their anti-vax parents...

As measles outbreaks continue across the country, Democrats in the New York state legislature have created a solution to the ever-increasing problem of uninformed parents creating unvaccinated...

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A Stump Speech

I’d love to see a Presidential candidate say:I’m running for President because I want to:Help empower the American people.Strengthen patriotism, maintain positive traditions, and change what needs to...

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This Week in the War on Women: 10/13-19/2019: Even More Climate Edition

As Besame has pointed out in her excellent WOW column, many women are and need to be on the front lines of the battle against climate change. So 2 weeks ago, I shared some of the stories of women who...

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My First Diary: Why "Spartan Doll?"

Hi everyone! Well, I finally joined this site! Gotta do something while in lock-down. I figure this is a great place to hang out, flex your brain muscles and stay connected with like minded people.I...

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Girl Scouts are donating cookies and sewing masks for healthcare workers amid...

Known for their delicious cookies and local volunteering, Girl Scouts’ members work with their community to make a difference. While the organization has suspended all its in-person activities amid the...

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Anxious? Stressed? Down? Sad? Afraid? Please read these secrets for rapid...

In a matter of hours, will we all be Ridin’ with Biden? Off into the sunset and the first blissful slumber we’ve had in 4 years?Who knows what chaos & November Surprises & dirty tricks the...

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Here's your Election Rollercoaster Emo First Aid Kit: help folks turn this...

WE KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO *SHOCK DOCTRINE* USAre you feeling surprised?Are you feeling shocked?THAT IS HOW THE SHOCKSTERS WANT YOU TO FEEL.This is the antidote:Learn to neutralize shock using these 8...

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This Muslim Women’s Day, let's celebrate America's trailblazing Muslim women

The last few years have seen a number of firsts and achievements for the Muslim American community, however, that doesn’t take away from the discrimination and Islamophobia the community has faced....

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BLACK EMPOWERMENT A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

THE ART OF THINKING DIFFERENTWhat makes a person a success? Is the color of a person's skin or pigmentation a factor to success? There are a lot of people who believe that the color of a persons skin...

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Prohibitive versus Approval Mindsets

I asked a friend who is a Navy pediatrician recently for views on off-label usage of Comirnaty in order to vaccinate underage kids. This person replied that they’d love to do so with their own kids but...

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Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: Investing in women and Black...

Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. This week, I want us to step back and look at some small and not-so-small campaigns and think about them as businesses. After we...

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‘You cannot be what you cannot see’: Conservatives ban 'Girls Who Code’ books

Conservatives across the country just can’t stand for other people to be happy, accept themselves, or achieve great things. In attempts to once again take us a step back in society, conservatives have...

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Today Dolly Parton Is Being Honored, As She Boldly Takes A New Path She Has...

There are some special people that transcend their given genre and are beloved by all.Robin Williams, Fred Rogers, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and Wavy Gravy come to...

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Hi, new to the community

This diary is my first and it is heavy but they won’t all be that, I promise. Sometimes the first has the most to say like ripping off the band-aid or opening a flood gate but after the seal is broken...

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Make, fix and create...

Yesterday, being international repair day https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/ and all, my Grizzly 6 x 48 in. belt and disk sander started making a loud thumping sound. I managed to get 44...

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WOW: Cultivating Empowerment and Going with the Flow

I received an unexpected gift this week, a guidebook of sorts, The New Bohemians Handbook by Justina Blakeney.  One chapter, entitled Flow, encourages the removal of obstacles and protecting and...

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