The chaos and HR 9495: A time-sensitive read

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The first Trump term was one of collective trauma and almost daily chaos. Yet it seems that people have forgotten just how chaotic those times were. No doubt as we went from almost daily unimaginable horrors to the first year of COVID and our world literally being turned on its head, we have had little …

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Calm down: A post-election suggestion

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Since the election was called for Donald Trump, the collective stress levels have risen so high that the tension in the air is palpable. Two days after the election, I boarded the boat from my island to the mainland and my body immediately went on high alert, wondering, “Who on this island supported this man?” …

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Sistas are done; mules no more

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It’s rare that I find myself without words, but at the same time having too many words and no starting place. When I wrote my last piece before the election, I never imagined that we would be in this place. At the same time, I never quite believed that there would be a blowout for …

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