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Posted on March 2, 2017 December 21, 2018

The Witchcraft Treatment for Mental Illness

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Written by
devcollab
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Brain+Body
Tagged
Depression, magic, Mental Health, tarot

When medicine fails, I turn to tarot. Read more

Posted on February 20, 2017 November 5, 2018

The Great White Fantasy Of Donald Trump

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Written by
Carol Hood
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
donald trump, politics, racism, society-politics, white supremacy

White America’s hopes and dreams are riding on this president. They’re going to lose. Read more

Posted on February 18, 2017 November 5, 2018

Congratulations On Your New Baby, Who Must Save Us All

The Establishment
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The Establishment
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Wit+Whimsy
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baby, humor, Parenting, Resistance, wit-whimsy
flickr/Janelle

Warmest wishes on the blessed birth of your son; we look forward to the day he sets us free. Read more

Posted on February 17, 2017 January 24, 2019

What The Left Can Do To Help Keep Trans Kids Safe In Trump’s America

Sam Riedel
Written by
Sam Riedel
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
donald trump, lgbtq, social-justice, society-politics, Transgender

The Trump administration’s war on transgender human rights has begun — will the Left finally step up? Read more

Posted on February 16, 2017 August 29, 2018

If It Ain’t Woke, Don’t Fuck It: The Resistance-Era Dating Test

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Written by
Megan Ford
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
dating, humor, politics

Want to join the dating app Snoflake? Just answer these 11 simple questions. Read more

Posted on February 14, 2017 February 14, 2019

What Valentine’s Day Is Like When The Person You Love Is In Prison

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Written by
Sophie Brown
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
criminal-justice-reform, jail, lust-liaisons, Prison, valentines-day

For every sentence read out in court, there’s a family serving time for a crime that they didn’t commit. Read more

Posted on February 9, 2017 October 25, 2018

Depression Is An Unlikely Advantage In The Fight Against Fascism

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Written by
Kitty Hannah Eden
Posted in
Brain+Body, Society+Politics
Tagged
brain-body, Depression, donald trump, Mental Health, Resistance

Life under the yoke of depression is frighteningly similar to life in Trump’s America, and knowing one can teach you how to approach the other. Read more

Posted on February 7, 2017 July 19, 2018

What Liberals Don’t Get About Free Speech In The Age Of Trump

Katherine Cross
Written by
Katherine Cross
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
donald trump, First Amendment, Free Speech

Milo Yiannopoulos raises questions about what a right to free speech is — and is not. Read more

Posted on February 3, 2017 September 26, 2018

Fortune-Telling For A Fat Girl

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Written by
Allie Wachowski
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Body Image, body-positivity, brain-body, short-story

You will fall in love with yourself, in spite of it all. Read more

Posted on February 1, 2017 September 26, 2018

The World Of Cosplay Is Filled With Black Joy

Talynn Kel
Written by
Talynn Kel
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
28daysofcosplay, arts-creators, Blackness, comics, cosplay

We’ve been told this hobby is a waste of time — but we see, feel, and live the difference it’s made in our lives. Read more

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