Metoo

On the power of female friendship amidst a university harassment case — Reading my master’s programme applications from almost two and a half years ago, my writing was brimming with optimism about coming to Finland. At the time I was hoping to make an “impact” in my field, gain perspective through hearing “diversity of thought” and most importantly to enmesh myself in…

A Chat With GPT Why is it a false assumption to believe that people who are wealthy, privileged, or have never “been through anything” are “destined” to be successful while those who are born with many barriers, targets of oppression, or victims of crime will “never make it”? ChatGPT The assumption…

Wake Up Call Poem It’s weird to deny people’s reality As if we are supposed to subject our minds To the delusions of other’s weaknesses Why would any do this If you are honest You accept life as is Then work to change What you can’t live You don’t deny…

“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind” — attributed to Jim Morrison of The Doors. Robert Maxwell understood the value of controlling the news: he bought the Mirror Newspaper Group, the New York Daily News, the Racing Times, Macmillan Publishers. He also founded the Pergamon Press and he was known…

When I was young. 14ish. I was at a house party. Small gathering. Maybe 6? Of us. People I trusted, my friends. And there was no booze, no drugs, just some adolescents hanging out. Believe me when I say, I wish there was. That there was something to blame, but…

Or, at least, some public libraries do. — I have worked as a librarian in the suburbs of Chicago for ten years. I want to see the libraries I have worked for succeed. The American Library Association (ALA) has offices in downtown Chicago. …

Former President and current Presidential candidate Donald Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against E. Jean Carroll. Trump has subjected her to three victimizations; first, sexual abuse, then defaming her in the media, and then continuing to do so even after being found guilty. E. Jean Carroll…

John Durham’s Report should concern everyone, no matter their party affiliation. Beyond the obvious implications behind fabricating a fake story to influence an upcoming election in which attorneys from the law firm associated with Barrack Obama’s Personal Attorney’s (Bob Bauer of Perkins Coie) were involved, there are other serious issues…

FULL CIRCLE POEM I would rather be exactly as I am Than anywhere near A filthy predator Preying on children Or protecting them Their cronies Their politics Their “civil order” Their abusive & grift I will burn down any institution With truth and knowledge That supports preying on children Calling…