See the Signs I’ve heard the myth that a frog in a pot of water slowly heated, will boil to death. It’s not true, but it’s an apt metaphor. While comparisons to the Holocaust and WWII are often not accurate, there is a reason the comparisons are made. It’s about the descent into…

I have the utmost respect for Senator Diane Feinstein. She blazed a trail in this country for women in elected office. Feinstein has been a United States Senator since 1992. Before that, she was Mayor of San Francisco for 10 years. Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. She…

What will it take to get Congress to ban assault weapons? Millions of Americans want to know this. The problem is, some percentage of those Americans voted for the very people who will never ban assault weapons. So what will it take? What will it take to put the freedom…

I’ve thought a lot about how to appeal to the decision-makers in the Democratic party. They have so much power at their fingertips, and I want them to put it to use. Not just in elections, but year-round. Their power isn't in their effective ActBlue fundraising, ads, or mailers. Their…

Most people know the answer to the question of what matters more, the present or the wrapping. But now take that as an analogy to the midterm elections and who is on the ballot. All the polling shows people being swayed by packaging and not what’s in the package. Democrats…

I’m going to do that thing that you’re not supposed to do. I’m going to list my accolades, or rather my experience. You’re not supposed to do that when you write on a topic. You don't need to list your qualifications, you just write your knowledge and experience, and that’s…

They called the rescuers. Begging, pleading, deliver us from evil. We cannot say no one answered or responded, that no one heard, that no one knew. We do not have a gun that can match, for this dispatch, body armor, plates, misshapen hate. Who can help us, they cried? Thoughts…

This is the response I got on Twitter, during a rather predictable tweet convo. This is the tweet that started it: I wanted to respond to this, because I just don’t see this as the answer, nor the reality. That spurred a tweet convo with an individual who…

When abortions are made illegal, most people are smart enough to know that won’t stop abortions from happening. What does happen? Well, those seeking to control their body will find a way. You know they will. If someone tried to force you to do something to your body against your…