Our New Acting AG's Masculine Toilet

Thanks, Stephen Colbert, for this enlightening clip on our new Acting Attorney General's former occupation as Toilet Master Inventor for the Masculine. And here we thought Mr. Whitaker was some talent-less hack sucking up to Trump.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-colbert-roasts-trump-ag-matt-whitakers-masculine-toilet-for-the-well-endowed?ref=home

11 Killed in Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre

Today I grieve with people around the world, mourning the tragic loss of lives in a senseless act of murder. As with the rise with other tragic gun-related horrors, I am unwilling to stay silent about the rise in hate crimes. This is not a norm which I want silenced. We all need to experience the sorrowful cost of such despicable acts on targeted groups.

These innocent people who lost their lives were engaged in worship, slaughtered by a hate-filled man incited by fear. I do not care to embolden those who espouse such hate-filled rhetoric but to remember those people lovingly came to the synagogue .Having a loved one murdered so viciously will haunt them and their community forever. 

 May their souls rest in peace. To their family members I share my condolences. Know they will not be forgotten.

WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM OF NATIONALISTS

Adolph Hitler (Fuhrer) needs no introduction as he is well known for his obsessive desire for unquenchable power, killing millions of people, and a hilarious mustache. He was a State-sanctioned serial killer of countless innocents. Hands down he is portrayed as the most evil man of the 20th century. Too bad his followers never saw themselves as complicit. Facial hair lost a movement when he killed himself.
"If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed." -Adolf Hitler

Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) was Adolf Hitler's Italian counterpart. Don't be fooled by his Rudy Giuliani countenance: his fashion-less black-shirted discontented Italian follower/thugs struck terror in anyone who opposed him. His nationalistic fervor was not shared by his constituency. He ended up being publicly hung upside down in a village square for all to beat him. "We do not argue with anyone who opposes us, we destroy them."-Benito Mussolini

Muanmmar al-Gaddafi acknowledged, among other assorted terrorist activities, to be behind the bombing of the Pam Am flight in Lockerbie, Scotland killing 240 people. Exporting terrorism was his forte. Points for being a feminist and anti-plutocracy are automatically deducted when the karmic debt becomes due.
"Those who do not love me do not deserve to live." -Muammar al-Gaddafi 

Slobodan Milosevic (the Butcher of the Balkans), the  former President of Serbia, earned the distinction of being charged by an International Tribunal for his genocide in Bosnia. He supposedly died of a heart attack while incarcerated in prison. The surprise was that he had a heart .
"The truth can not be drowned by any flood of false indictments." -Slobodan Milosevic invoking 'fake news'

Saddam Hussein (Evildoer) was voted by his Iraqi high school as most likely to become a homicidal dictator and gas Kurdish rebels. When the US finally caught up with him in 2005, he was cowering in a bunker eating Hershey bars. So much for good insulin control and faux bravado.
"Remember the valiant Iraqi peasant and how he shot down an American Apache with an old weapon." -Saddam Hussein

Donald Trump (El Gilopollas) took a page from history by enlisting Russia to help him win a national election. A self-proclaimed Nationalist, he extorts the fears of his xenophobic, misogynistic, and racist base with the sole purpose of enriching his coffers and grabbing pussy. Likes: lying, grifting, porn stars, unending flattery, raping the environment, and anything white & wealthy. Dislikes: Democrats, paying taxes, spelling correctly, and thinking.
"Why are we having all these people from s--thole countries come here?”

Thank you, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

Dear Dr. Blasey Ford,

         On behalf of all women who have endured sexual harassment, unwanted sexual advances, sexual degradation, and sexual victimization, we applaud your courage to testify against your abuser. It may have been decades ago, but as you have so truthfully revealed, sexual violation in any form encodes memories that cannot be easily erased or dismissed. Your powerful testimony, while standing up to an all male Senate committee, proves we may be outnumbered but we will not be silenced. By confronting your politically entitled abuser, you have empowered women who have endured sexual exploitation to bravely come forward and name their predators. Thank you for your fearlessness in the face of adversity. You are an inspiration. 

WHY WOMEN DON'T TELL (MOSTLY MEN) ABOUT HAVING BEEN SEXUALLY VIOLATED

To be a girl or woman is to quickly learn that no matter how one behaves or dresses, sooner or later you will be the recipient of unwanted sexual behavior in the form of derogatory innuendo, demeaning catcalls, blatant harassment, duress, coercion, threats, and/or outright assault. As women, we have been given strong messages from a primarily white, male, straight culture that women usually make up these stories or were asking for it. In institutions and court systems, we see time after time that sexual behavior goes frequently unpunished or with a slap on the hand (a la the Stanford Swimmer). No wonder women don't tell men these stories of violation, preferring to reveal their secrets to their closest women confidantes. They may not tell their family, their husbands, or law enforcement, but they will tell another woman. Why? Because we have heard these stories from other women all of our lives.

So why don't women tell or report these incidents? Here is the list I've compiled from women I've known who've experienced varying degrees of unwanted sexual behavior from men:
1. No one will believe me-it's his word against mine.
2. It happened so long ago, why dredge this up? It will only make me upset. I got over this long ago.
3. I don't want to loose my job, social standing, or reputation.
4. If my family found out (about the incest) they would blame me, fracture my family, or cause my
    family member to face legal consequences.
5. The man who assaulted me is powerful and has threatened me or bribed me to keep silent.
6. I will be blamed for enticing the unwanted behavior.
7. I am ashamed that this happened.
8. I am to blame or feel I contributed to my victimization.
9. There is no evidence that the sexual incident happened.
10. I should have known better.
11. My family and friends will think I deserved what happened.
12. I am afraid to face the perpetrator.
13. It was all a part of 'normal' male behavior. Boys will be boys.
14. If I don't keep it a secret, bad things could happen.
15. I wouldn't have gotten ahead if I hadn't succumbed to his advances.
16. I will end up being the one punished and/or embarrassed because of what happened.
17. No one will get hurt as long as I keep it a secret.
18. It was no big deal. It wasn't that bad. I got over this long ago.
19. If I tell I will be scrutinized, belittled, and my credibility will be impeached.
20. I will be smeared as a liar.
21. I will be the target of jokes, memes, and other demeaning insults.
22. My sexual history will be used to further 'confirm' that I deserved what I got.
23. I will be seen as trying to extort the 'good' man who committed the offense.
24. So much time has gone by that I will be accused of making this up.
25. I could jeopardize my personal and professional standing by coming forward.


The "me, too" movement has awakened our society to the extent of women's experiences with unwanted sexual behavior. However, we have a long way to go before the message is heard that no woman deserves to be sexually violated.

This blog is dedicated to Anita Hill, who bravely testified about the sexual harassment she endured while working for Clarence Thomas (now Justice of the Supreme Court), at the EEOC and the Department of Education.

"According to Hill, Thomas asked her out socially many times during her two years of employment as his assistant,and, after she declined his requests, he used work situations to discuss sexual subjects."He spoke about ... such matters as women having sex with animals and films showing group sex or rape scenes," she said, adding that on several occasions Thomas graphically described "his own sexual prowess" and the details of his anatomy. Hill also recounted an instance in which Thomas examined a can of Coke on his desk and asked, "Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?" -Wikipedia

I WROTE THE OP-ED NY TIMES 'STEADY RESISTANCE' PIECE

No, I really didn't but wish I had. It was brilliant. The anonymous 
writer succinctly captured what the majority of us have been 
thinking since Trump assumed office. How heartening it is to know
there is an inside revolt. At least there are some decent people left who know sabotage is the best defense against a corrupt dictatorship.

The joke is on the joker president who behaves like a imperious autocrat stoned on narcissism pills. His vicious and inhumane administration's policies have come back to bite him in his ass. 
Now he doesn't know whom to trust. His karma has come home to roost. He will forever eye anyone in his inner circle with suspicion. 
Even the Secret Service will not be able to protect him from his self-absorption, greed, and despot ways. What a fitting term of office for one rivaling Buchanan and Harding as the worst American president. 

I encourage everyone to write Mr. Trump and voice their approval of Bob Woodward's book and the NY Times op-ed. We still live in a democracy where the First Amendment is alive and well.

Another Thought On the Fourth of July

From The Daily Word:
"I celebrate my freedom as a gift.

Rather than stressing about decisions
I need to make, I celebrate instead 
my freedom to choose. I see my choices
as blessings, each one leading to a 
different possible outcome.
I learn from my actions as well as my
choices. Failures are learning 
opportunities. Experience combined 
with inner guidance helps me choose 
wisely. Throughout my life I learn from 
the past as I envision the future, mindful 
of this moment in time.
Because I have been given the gift of free 
will, I always have the ability to see from
new and different perspectives if I choose.
I celebrate my freedom through my 
thoughtful and purposeful actions, making
a positive difference in my life and in 
the lives of others."