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Trump Survival Guide (or how to live with a narcissist)

In Your Everyday Vote by Sheila Ellison2 Comments

I decided to write this on day eleven of Trumps presidency after watching friends and family still glued to CNN exclaim in disbelief, “Can you believe Trump just ____,” fill in the blank here. The reality TV show that should be entertaining, and would be if only the narcissistic character were not the President of the United States, has drawn …

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Women’s March on Washington

In Your Everyday Vote by Sheila Ellison5 Comments

To We the People who were not able to march, I will try to capture how the hope sucked out of me on November 8th was poured in waves of tears and laughter back into my soul during the Women’s March on Washington, a hope that bounced from face to face in a crowd buoyed by love. The words we …

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Drown the Fire

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We are sitting at our favorite Mexican restaurant drinking margaritas when my husband recites the news of the day. The kicker, Trump tweeting his praise of Putin after President Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats over Russia’s interference in the election and the outrage that followed, the Buffalo board of education vote to remove Carl Paladino for racist remarks made about …

Explaining Trump to our Children

In Your Everyday Vote by Sheila Ellison

Van Jones said it best It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us. You tell your kids don’t be a bully. You tell your kids don’t be bigot. You tell your kids do your homework, and be prepared. And then you have this outcome and you have people putting children to bed tonight and they’re afraid …

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Roll up your Sleeves

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Do not despair. Do not be overwhelmed. Do not throw up our hands when it is time to roll up our sleeves and fight for who we are.            Kamala Harris It’s the day after the election. The talk is about revolution. “He’s not my president” is written on foreheads, groups march. It appears to be peaceful, American’s doing what we …