Blogaround

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1. 20th-Blogiversary Fundraising Extravaganza (posted July 6) The Slacktivist has been blogging for 20 years, which is pretty awesome. His blog is one of my favorites.

2. Is your activism getting in activism’s way? (posted July 5) "One of the worst offenders in recent weeks is the 'camping' meme."

3. Franklin Graham and Naghmeh Panahi: An all-too-common betrayal (posted June 28) [content note: abuse] "As I got up to leave, the chaplain gazed earnestly at me. He asked, Was I absolutely certain that the marriage was dead? Was there no chance at all for reconciliation?"

4. 'An ingrained fear for your life.' Black men say they understand why Jayland Walker fled police (posted July 10) [content note: murder, police brutality, racism] "Webb said he advises the young Black men he mentors to comply with police when stopped, put their hands on the steering wheel where they can be seen, and answer, 'Yes, Sir' or 'No, Sir.' Still, Webb said, that doesn't guarantee a Black person will walk away from the encounter."

5. Everything Everywhere All At Once (posted July?) [content note: spoilers for the movie "Everything Everywhere All At Once"] "And there were things in Everything Everywhere All At Once that I’d never seen before on the big screen. I’m not talking about the dildo fights, though those were indeed new to me. I’m talking more about seeing an immigrant Chinese mother allowed to fail, and fail repeatedly; seeing a dorky Chinese dad be a badass and a love interest; seeing a Chinese family openly having emotionally vulnerable reconciliations with each other; seeing an entire cast of people from multiple Chinese diasporas coming together to create a movie in which the greatest villain to defeat is the bureaucracy excluding Chinese people from being part of the United States."

6. Brett Kavanaugh Doesn't Even Get To Enjoy His Tiramisu At Morton's, Whaa Whaa Whaa (posted July 8) "Actually if yr Wonkette understands the Dobbs decision, if the all-seeing Founders did not specifically write into the Constitution that every American has the right to eat dinner, then no, Brett Kavanaugh does not have the right to eat dinner without protesters reminding him of his life choices. It’s a bummer, but we respect the Court’s authority." 

7. Relationship Therapist Ranks Disney Romances (posted June 7) Love this! Some really good insights here about what makes a healthy relationship.