Political cannibalism…

Posted onAugust 8, 2017August 8, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

Want to do me a huge favor? Read everything I post twice before replying. And then think about who wrote it and why.

Aftermath (Part 4): The end of the beginning…

Posted onAugust 5, 2017August 5, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

I’ve been chewing on a blog post for about two weeks that takes on where we are now. It’s churning the way a slice of cheap freezer-style pizza with fake pepperoni churns at 3am and you can’t find the antacid because it’s still too dark to see.

Connecting the Dots, Part 6…

Posted onJuly 14, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

“Financial Armageddon.” The Washington Post says so. I just went back in time and checked, and I’m pretty sure this is what I’ve been saying for the last four and a half years, give or take a day or so. Don’t believe me? Here: December 13, 2012: Just when you thought you understood, someone explained Read More …

St. Elizabeth’s, Mental Illness, and Greed…

Posted onJuly 7, 2017July 7, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

Okay, so when I have to sit in traffic forEVER going from work to home, or vice versa, I often have NPR on the radio, which means I’m generally listening to Morning Edition or All Things Considered.

Newsflash: What you think is wrong is just the tip of the iceberg…

Posted onJune 22, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

This morning there were a raft of articles like these floating around my corner of the Internet.

Irony…

Posted onJune 15, 2017June 15, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

Live by the… Good guy with a… It’s all silence until the shoe’s on the other foot. You know what I call that? Karma.

17 Months to the End of Democracy

Posted onJune 13, 2017June 13, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

TL;DR: We’re screwed. Recent discussions on FB and Twitter led me to do the advance prep for the 2018 midterms. My take: It’s ugly.

The media is finally catching on…

Posted onJune 3, 2017June 13, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

On Twitter there’s a flap going right now about whether the star of the new movie “Wonder Woman” is a Person of Color. The conversation is predictable.

Aftermath (Part 3): People will NOT SEE this coming…

Posted onMay 11, 2017June 13, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

So, just last week, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Trump himself admitted it was because of Comey’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 US Presidential election.

God’s Will…

Posted onMay 10, 2017June 13, 2017AuthorCassandra TroyLeave a comment

On Wednesday, May 3rd, Jimmy Kimmel took an emotional departure from the usual glib banter of his opening monologue to describe the surrounding his new son’s birth.

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A list of resources/places to donate to get through the dark times

Places to support, now that the Storm’s here…