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Preheat your 1950s oven to 375 degrees. Open the door. Insert your head. Take deep breaths. When you no longer notice the smell of the fumes, keep breathing. You will see stars and then darkness. Go for a long walk. When you come to a major urban thoroughfare ... More »
By Basta Are you depressed by the destruction of abortion rights at the Supreme Court? Do you incredulously watch state after state pass draconian laws, allowing any citizen to sue abortion providers, considering creating databases of all pregnant women, and r... More »
You’ve undoubtedly read the reports by now. Seen my name added to an ever-expanding list on the 24-hour news networks. Yes, I contracted COVID-19 at the Rose Garden reception celebrating Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. As one of your d... More »
Op-Ed by Nitram Nosnivel With five conservative pro-life judges serving on the US Supreme Court it’s pretty much certain that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. There are lots of good reasons for this to happen and as a proud possessor of an XY chromosome pairi... More »
This week Alabama’s Governor signed a statute that aims to outlaw all abortions, despite the majority of Alabamians indicating that they do not support this law — i.e., a clear case of a minority view prevailing. Or, as the GOP might call it, “governin... More »
By a lonely Irish ward, I heard an infant wailing “Mammy, they said they’re taking me away, For the people repealed the 8th To be cut in pieces is my fate Mammy, save me, or I’ll never see the light of day!” Cruel, cold, the knives of A... More »