PinnedCompanies Receive Flood of Applicants After Passive Aggressively Posting “Nobody Wants to Work Anymore” Signs‘Excited to work for employer that demands more hours for less benefits.’ After months of businesses proclaiming that ‘nobody want’s to work anymore’ the most vocal are receiving a flood of applications. The flood of new applicants stunned medium and large business owners alike. In Florida McDonald’s general manager Greg…Satire3 min readSatire3 min read
PinnedReport: Mainstream Media Undermined Bernie SandersNew Analysis supports claims of media bias against the Vermont Senator during his 2020 Presidential Run. In Noam Chomsky’s Book Manufacturing Consent the author discusses how the concentration of media ownership can narrow or exclude any rational discussion about economic policies. Chomsky in his…Media Bias9 min readMedia Bias9 min read
Apr 30Autism Speaks Doesn’t Speak for MeThey don’t represent me or my community. It’s Autism Acceptance Month. A month where we learn about autism spectrum disorder and learn to break down institutional barriers to provide funding, grants, and financial and social support for those of us on the spectrum. While there are many organizations that do…Autism3 min readAutism3 min read
Apr 23What Autism Acceptance Month Actually MeansTo accept them for the unique and talented individuals that they are, not judging them based on stereotypes often depicted in media. The month of April is considered Autism Acceptance Month, where the international community recognizes and accepts people who have unique talents and skills they can bring to the…Autism2 min readAutism2 min read
Feb 2Local Farm Hires Cats to Clean-Up Milk Spill“Every farm ought to be doing this” says James Fitzgerald. For years James had a problem on his Wisconsin Farm. Every time he transports milk from the cows to truck there’s always a lot of milk that spills along the way. How much you ask? “In the ballpark of 500…Satire2 min readSatire2 min read
Jan 8Attempted Coup in BrazilFar-right extremists broke into the Capitol in Brazil. It’s eerily similar to the Jan 6th Insurrection at the US Capitol in 2021. Fascism from the Trump era appears to have spread to the country of Brazil raising alarm bells among the international community. …Brazil2 min readBrazil2 min read
Dec 11, 2022Goodbye Aspen, I’ll Miss YouMy Dog Passed Away. Here’s How Much My Dog Mattered to Me. My dog has been with me through the great recession, my first year at the University of Washington, graduation, and the pandemic. Today he’s no longer with me and it’s still painful to talk about it. I want…Dogs6 min readDogs6 min read
Nov 27, 2022“Red Trickle” for the MidtermsWhy the predicted “red wave” didn’t materialize in the 2022 Congressional election. At the beginning of election night as the results in Florida arrived and the Dems lost four seats I began to think “Oh shit” as I thought about how a national abortion ban could impact my blue state. …Democracy5 min readDemocracy5 min read
Oct 29, 2022Republicans Run on Midterms with Blank Piece of Paper“We’ll tell you what’s on it after you vote us in” — Senator Mitch McConnell said before hiding in tortoise shell House and Senate Republicans unveiled a bold new plan to convince voters to elect them in the midterms. The document uncovered by the well-respected Bezos Post News unveils a…Democracy1 min readDemocracy1 min read
Oct 1, 2022Dear White People: Don’t Use these Slang WordsPhrases like “no cap” or “on-fleek” terms that are commonly used by Zoomers steals from Black culture. Let’s talk about it. One of the things that I’ve learned in social studies is that cultural identity is important to a group’s history especially if that group has faced a history of…Racism3 min readRacism3 min read