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There once was a pilgrim woman named Unlabeled (because she hated labels and names are just labels for people) and she arrived in the New World on the Mayflower. When the people came ashore, they went to work. They cleared trees, dug in the ground, built structures, and planted food. Unlabeled began to detect microaggressions, especially from the cisgender males who just assumed a leadership role in the community without being asked by the strong, proud, independent women. She was hurt by these microaggressions and asked them to stop. The leader of the community, a cisgender male, marginalized Unlabeled by...

The perfect metaphor for today's America: Read more at http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/rare-photo-shows-crow-riding-atop-a-flying-bald-eagle/#dCjTEpcIbMKXPsWL.99

Dear MoveOn member, Breaking news: Mitt Romney just picked tea party hero Paul Ryan as his running mate. And Romney may have just committed political suicide. Paul Ryan is the author of the most extreme right-wing budget ever proposed in Congress. He wants to dismantle Medicare, privatize Social Security, and cut taxes for millionaires while raising taxes on the middle class.1 Simply put, the policies Paul Ryan stands for are politically toxic. But here's the thing: Paul Ryan isn't just a extremist—he's young, smart, and charming. The media constantly describe him as looking like "the boy next door." He's the...

Bryan, check out this list of ways Senate Republicans have proposed to pay for keeping student loan rates at 3.4%, and see if you can spot the pattern: - Gut a preventative health care program - Limit how many years students are eligible for loans, making college far more expensive for part-time students - Force middle-class federal workers to pay more for their retirement - Scale back the number of folks using Medicaid1 You see it? A generation is drowning in debt for having the audacity to get an education, and these people are only willing to help if they...

Pain and Protest For ten previous General Conferences (1972-2008), the issue of homosexuality has absorbed increased time and energy and caused deep division in the church. This General Conference was the tenth such time. Veterans of previous General Conferences come prepared for the drumbeats of protest, the rainbow stoles designating us vs. them, and the tears that accompany the vote of the General Conference. Although we do not agree with those who would change United Methodism's stance on homosexuality, we do not take their tears lightly. It is grevious that General Conference has become a place of such pain and...

I just got a call from the RNC asking me to join. After listening to the sales pitch about Obama ruining the economy, nationalizing health care, etc, I told her "I only give money to Conservatives from now on." The interesting part was that she had a prepared speech for that answer. It included the statement that the "Republican Party is the voice of conservatism in Washington." I laughed at that one. Then, I asked her why the Republican Party is working harder to fight Sarah Palin that they are the democrats? She had a prepared response to that too,...