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In Despair Over What the U.S. Has Become

Since taking office Trump has managed to sign one mean-spirited order after another, but ripping infants and children from their mothers and placing them in cages with little more than Mylar blankets tipped the balance for me, heightening my despair over the direction of our country. I can’t let go of the now iconic image of the toddler [...]

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Gaza, Granddaughter Jane, Signs of Spring & More!

Poor Gaza! The past few weeks have seen 111 unarmed Gazan protestors shot by Israeli forces as they gathered at the Israeli border to mark Nakba, the day 70 years ago when Israel forced Gazans to leave their homeland.  Ever since they have been living under tight Israeli military rule in what many call the “world’s largest open-air prison.”  [...]

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Pondering My Activist Slump

In church this Sunday the progressive minister quoted the biblical passage:  “To whom much is given, much is expected.”  I squirmed in my seat reflecting on my white privileged lifestyle, feeling guilty about how little I’ve done to protest the Orange Monster’s wrecking machine. It’s not like I’m unfamiliar to activism.  I was [...]

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