Good news in politics needs to be celebrated, so cheers to the new legislators of New York State, who helped their veteran Democratic colleagues pass long-needed voting reform yesterday — their first day on the job! Leonardo Di Caprio Cheers GIF from Leonardodicaprio GIFs Everyone thinks of New York as liberal, but that’s the city,…
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Nancy Pelosi, the Blue Wave, and Indivisible
What a day this was! The female-led Blue Wave swept through Washington as more than 100 women — a record number – were sworn in to serve in the 116th Congress, including the first two Native American; first two Muslim women; the youngest black woman ever elected to Congress; and the youngest woman of any…
Year in Review: 2018’s Top Fashion Slays, Worst Nays
Despite the fact that this year was all about politics for me, I didn’t expect my two favorite fashion moments to emerge from the political arena. But earlier this month, Michelle Obama came to slayyyyyyyyy in thigh-high, glittery Balenciaga boots and my eyes nearly fell out of my head. Embed from Getty Images Obama was…
The Weeks in Review, Plus Two Tributes
In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Tuesday, December 4: The sale I was talking about in this post has come and gone, but I’m very determined to move the last of my silver pieces in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for sale announcements and gifts…
Instagram Recommendation: The AIDS Memorial
In honor of World AIDS Day, I’m going to say a few things about the The AIDS Memorial Instagram account — one of the most important and moving accounts on the ‘Gram, in my opinion. CLICK TO VISIT THE AIDS MEMORIAL ON INSTAGRAM. I’ve been meaning to write about this account since last year, when…
What an Election Day!
I normally wouldn’t describe a 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. workday as a fabulous experience, but my first time working at my local poll site on Election Day qualified. Voter turnout was the highest any of the experienced Election Day workers had seen outside of a presidential election. It was hot and crowded and a…
Election-Day Video, Links, and Liuba
Hallelujah! Election Day is here at last. I’m jealous of all of you who have voted already. The majority of states have early voting, but New York does not because Republicans in our state senate have refused to pass voting-reform legislation. As a result, today is likely to be madness, and I’ll get to see…
Listen to the Legendary Gangsta Boo: VOTE!
Legendary rapper Gangsta Boo — one of the original members of Memphis-based Three 6 Mafia AND my personal friend — did a great Instagram video about why you should vote. View this post on Instagram Exercise Your Right To Vote! It is so important! Trust Me, Don't be fooled! B4 Nov 6th! A post shared…
Video: Get Out and Vote!
Next Tuesday, November 6, is Election Day! In this video, I explain why: every vote really does matter; you should vote even if you don’t 100% LOVE your choices; this is the wrong election to complain that “they’re all the same” because they’re not; when you don’t vote, the people who benefit the most are…
What Is “Stochastic Terrorism”?
In July, Melissa McEwan wrote a blog post titled, “The Trump Regime and Stochastic Terrorism.” She defined stochastic terrorism as: “… the use of mass communications to incite random actors to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable. In short, remote-control murder by lone wolf.“ Her post predicted this…