One of the books in my personal library that I’ve actually read is Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks, by Geoffrey C. Kabbat. It wasn’t the book on risk that I needed at the time, but … Continue reading
Category Archives: Actions
Addressing the Wealth Gap
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A good friend sent me the link to a NYT article about a woman in Georgia who will inherit a modest chunk of farmland which was once tended by slaves. Her prize is not a huge plantation, but she does … Continue reading
Can One Person Resist Woke?
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Update: Here’s the resignation letter from Jodi Shaw. She turned down a financial settlement offer from Smith College because it would have silenced her. https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/whistleblower-at-smith-college-resigns Some of you will have read White Fragility. Some of you will have read about … Continue reading
Two Feet and a Breath
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Yes, I had a sigh of relief when the vote count put Biden over 270. Optimism got me through that long election week. Now? Now, I find myself worrying again. Biden will be our next president. On January 20, he … Continue reading
Trumpism vs Wokeism
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Note: So as not to confuse people who are searching for articles on Asian cooking, I have edited my spelling, changing wokism to wokeism. There are lots of bad reasons for voting for Trump. But recently I’ve learned of a … Continue reading
Before and After
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Good news! I was not the only person who didn’t like this wall. Other people fixed it before I got there, but I did do a little bit to help it along! Yup, I’m now a graffiti artist. My walk … Continue reading
Seattle City Council Budget Talks
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Select Budget Committee timeline (contains a link to sign up for public comment two hours before the council’s August 3, August 5, and August 10 meetings, or a link to submit comments online.) I’ve been listening to the Seattle City … Continue reading
What’s Going On With Seattle Police?
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According to Twitter, Seattle Police are out of control. They’re arresting journalists right and left, harassing everyone they encounter, and relying on crowd control tools when polite conversation would suffice. Prior to creation of the CHAZ/CHOP police-free (but not weapons-free) … Continue reading
Dangerous Art
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Remember the Buddhas of Bamyan? After saying they would leave them alone, the Taliban changed course in 2001 and destroyed the statues carved into sandstone on a remote part of the ancient silk road west of Kandahar. The area had … Continue reading
#NoHijabDay on February 1
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#WorldHijabDay v. #NoHijabDay Let’s Choose Sides We could ignore February 1 and just wait for Groundhog Day on February 2. Or we could choose sides in a high stakes contest that affects the freedom of women around the world. World … Continue reading
Michael Bennet for President
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I’ll be quick about this. I want you to support Michael Bennet for President. You might think he has dropped out of the Democratic primary race because he wasn’t on stage last week, but he’s still running. If he shows … Continue reading
Seattle, Support Free Speech – Here, Now
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Support free speech! Please contact Seattle Public Library Executive Director Marcellus Turner at: chieflibrarian@spl.org From the front page of The Seattle Times, December 10, 2019: “Library weighs decision to offer room for event criticized as anti-trans” Yes, sadly, right here … Continue reading
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