Pictures and Stories from the Counter-Protest in Boston

Yesterday, about 20,000 protesters marched through Roxbury and the South End, joining another approximately 20,000 protesters who were already gathered at the Boston Common. We were 40,000 strong, protesting a handful of people having a “free speech,” a.k.a. hate speech, rally in our city. Kevin and I, with some friends, were part of the marching… Read more »

Pictures from This Weekend’s CAIR Protests in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh

I’m trying to assemble some links with resources for things we can do to fight this cowardly, cruel bully. I hope to post that soon. BTW, I like this street art by a Japanese graffiti artist. So, Boston had a rally today organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). We were there, along with… Read more »

Linky Thursday Randutiae with Rage (And Some Sweet Things, Too)

In France, in order to protect women from being oppressed by Muslim men who tell them what to wear, white men with guns force women to take their clothes off. I have so much fury and contempt for this racism, Islamophobia, and misogyny disguised as “liberation” and “secular values” that I don’t even have enough… Read more »

Cheerios Can Bite Me

Today’s rant comes to you from my Cheerios box, where I’ve just noticed that General Mills has trademarked this phrase: “More grains. Less you!” The good news about this is that since it’s a registered trademark, no one else is allowed to use it. Therefore, we won’t see this unbelievably obnoxious message anywhere other than… Read more »

Just Another Day in the Park

I was walking through the Boston Common to an appointment the other day when a man yelled something to me about what he intended to do to me.  It was physical and vulgar. I ignored him. First safety rule: don’t engage. Waking back from my appointment, I passed him again. This time, apparently offended by… Read more »