I have never in my life felt more engaged in an election, probably because I want to shape and preserve the world for my son, so that he might grow up in a country where …
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freedom
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‘Politics’
I spent a great deal of my 20’s saying to myself ‘I’m not a political person’ and ‘I care about people, not politics,’ but I was not to be trusted as I wore 5 dollar …
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CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
For the Democratic Primary, I’ve been vacillating between Warren, Bernie, and writing in this puppy, who seems most likely to beat Trump: But then 94 YO Dick Van Dyke, who was born in 1925, who …
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DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK IT’S WEIRD
That we don’t have the Iowa Caucus results because an app crashed? That it’s kind of unsettling that results are being counted by an app? Does anyone else imagine or at least WANT it to …
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Quick Check-in with World
When I’m developing a play or musical, I tend to stick my head up its butt and ignore the tense and divisive and sometimes horrible things happening in the world, which is both blessing and …
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WOMEN ON WOMEN
Watched this incredibly inspiring Netflix doc last night, on women across the country running super grassroots campaigns in the 2018 Democratic Primary; was beyond moved by the simultaneous vulnerability and strength of each of …
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Subverting the Sticker System
The I VOTED sticker has been fantastic for our Democracy, as it truly motivates people to Vote, not just because it matters, but because if you DON’T vote, you risk the shame of being the …
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and then a hero comes alongggggggg
Today, on Heroes in pearls, Mona Charen: I can’t say that I knew anything about this woman before she made news for speaking out against Trump at the CPAC, and also, I can’t say that I …
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FACTS (hat)
Everyone is wearing this hat and something about it concerns me. I support facts in all of the their vague factualness, of course, but just because you purchase and wear a hat that says ‘Facts’ …
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find positive / look at it
I’m hearing lots of vitriol re: Betsy DeVos’ appointment and confirmation as Secretary of Education, but lets just try and find the positive and keep our minds there. UNDER BETSY’S LEADERSHIP NO CHILD WILL BE …