Posts Tagged ‘donald trump’
Donald Trump lost last night, and I won.
On July 11 of 2017, I was walking with half a dozen teenage girls across the quad at Miss Porter’s School toward the dining hall. They were my camp counselors – Miss Porters’ students who were helping me teach about 25 other girls from around the world about writing, speaking, and storytelling. We were heading…
Read MoreTrump vs. Me
I received some good news today. Back in July of 2017, I was blocked by Donald Trump on Twitter after tweeting at him: While there are ways to get around a block and see Trump’s Twitter feed, the block prevents me from ever commenting on any of his tweets or tweeting directly at him. I…
Read MoreNew Evangelical definition of marriage
Just so we’re clear: Evangelicals now believe that marriage is between a man, his third wife, a porn star, and a Playboy model.
Read MoreThe President of the United States relied on scripted empathy
Just in case you missed it, a Washington Post photographer managed to take this picture of the notes that Trump was holding while speaking to the parents of victims and survivors of gun violence in America’s schools. Note #5 on the list: “I hear you.” This is real. It’s also terrifying. Trump must rely on scripted…
Read MoreChuck Todd’s litany of vile and shameful events is worth watching
The shame, embarrassment, incompetence, and cruelty that Trump and his White House produces on a daily basis makes is hard to remember all of the horrors of the past year. But it’s important to remember every single one of them as Republicans continue to stand alongside this racist, misogynist, authoritarian ignoramus. For the sake of…
Read MoreTrump can’t be banned from Twitter, but then he shouldn’t be able to block me, either.
As you may know, the President has blocked me on Twitter. Shortly after I fired off three successive tweets at him this summer about his failure to produce his promised tax returns, Trump tweeted some inane nonsense to the world and then blocked three people (likely the three at the top of his feed), including…
Read MoreThe offer of a golden toilet seems just right
If you’re looking to make a charitable donation to a worthy organization, might I suggest you consider the Guggenheim Museum in New York? Thanks to a recently leaked email, when the White House emailed the Guggenheim in September and asked to borrow Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 painting “Landscape with Snow,” the curator made a counteroffer:…
Read MoreMy kind of protest
My favorite things in the world are those that make me joyous while making the people who I despise sad or angry. This protest by multimedia artist Robin Bell, projected onto the facade of Trump Tower in Washington, DC on Saturday night, manages to hit this sweet spot perfectly. Added to my joy is the…
Read MoreOne tweet. Four deliberate, purposeful lies.
This tweet got a little loss in the political firestorm of the last couple days, which is understandable. Not only did Trump disparage Haiti and refer to African countries as “shitholes,” but he managed this act of indecency on the eight year anniversary of the Haitian earthquake and on the cusp of Martin Luther King,…
Read MoreThese are the kinds of words that Americans yearn to hear
I’m a harsh critic when it comes to speeches and monologues. I often hear that a speech is “amazing” or “remarkable” or “inspiring,” only to be let down by something that fails to reach the level of the shouted superlatives. This is not the case. Anderson Cooper’s brief monologue in response to Trump’s disgusting, indecent,…
Read More