No Tina Fey, you weren't "funny"

"To my white friends: I posted a reply on someone else's page I should have posted here days ago. The Tina Fey skit is not funny. Please stop sharing it. If it's on your wall, consider taking it down. I have heard people of color say, "don't be surprised if I'm dead within the year," and recount experiences at businesses near my home where white people harassed them and not one white person stood up for them. These are dangerous times. The KKK and white supremacists are marching with hoods off, emboldened by this administration. White people are harassing people of color unchecked in shops in my (and your) community. If you can laugh or catch your breath at the idea of sitting home, eating cake and being 'safe' rather than being visible for the rights and actual safety of people of color, check your privilege. People of color can't sit at home and eat cake. They have to go about their lives: work, shop, drop their kids off at activities, buy a sandwich at a deli. They don't get to take a break from bigotry and hate. Their lack of safety is lived every time they step out of their house, every time they check FaceBook. Every new white person is a potential risk. The white people in their lives are are unsafe for them when we post things like Tina Fey's skit and especially when we say things like, "lighten up, it's just comedy." Stop. Listen to the experiences of people of color and how the current climate is making them feel. Consider that your ability to laugh it off is rooted in your privilege. Resist the urge to explain away white behavior or minimize the feelings and experiences of people of color. If those comments appear on my page, I will delete them. Listen. Witness. Learn. Change. Keep showing up. If you want to talk about this with me, call me. I'm still learning, too."

Written and posted on Facebook by my step-sister......you go girl! ❤️ You....#resist like hell

Remember Liam? Fun in Miyazaki, Japan. 8-2017

Liam's Nana here...Liam and his little brother Kai, are having great adventures while in Japan. Please keep them in your thoughts until they're safely home in Madison
, WI on 8-30......

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If you don't know Liam's story, please see my previous ops.

Anyone know how upload photos to du

from my iCloud or collections on my iPad? Photobucket isn't working these days it seems....
Suggestion?

Yea, about those statues.....

This should never become a Bi-partisan issue. It's an issue of what's right and what's wrong and what our country stands for. For many of our fellow citizens these statues were a daily reminder of an abominable crime our nation committed and the stand those generals, etc. took on that crime. Period!

It would have been a beautiful sight to see

all our past presidents and secret service at Heather's service today, as a stand of solidarity!

RIP fierce warrior woman! We will continue the fight in your name....

Just saw this on Facebook

"Friendly reminder that if you voted for Trump you don't have to stand by that decision. You might have honestly thought he was the best choice. Imagine you're eating an apple that looks great and discover a worm-filled rotten core. No sane person would say "well I already started eating it so I better finish". You throw it away."

My daughter, proud of her!

What he was really saying.....

"Look, Hitler was a bad guy. But those Jews... They did some horrible stuff too. And did the Jews have permits for anything? No. There is a lot of blame to go around on both sides. So you can't blame Hitler and the Nazis for everything..."

- Donald Trump

Johnson Crick rednecks

We had planned on going to the Milwaukee Zoo and noticed (from I-94) a festival was being held in Johnson Creek, WI. Realizing we probably wouldn't have enough time to see the entire zoo, we decided to stop and see just what a "tractor pull" was. Big eye opening mistake....

As we were walking toward the "pull" area we noticed a lot of American flag apparel, and many of those red caps....you know the ones I'm talking about. Ok, we can stick to ourselves and keep our mouths shut for the sake of my 3 year old grandson who was excited to see all the trucks, etc. there!

The "pull" event began with the broadcaster speaking some babble....but the words that caught my attention the most were "we live in an area of political correctness and we must work hard to keep Johnson Crick that way"...(wtf?)...his remarks were met with much applause and hooting and hollering! Oh, I'm on high alert now!

Next came time for our national anthem...we stood, placed our hands over our hearts, even our 3 year old, and sang softly. We noticed the crowd seemed uninterested, more focused on their beer and cigarettes. After the finish of the anthem there was a unified "we love our president!" (Another wtf?)...I'm on an even higher level of alert!

Well, we stayed to let the 3 year old see what a "tractor pull" was, which imo is totally lame but, that's my opinion....we witnessed about 5 "pulls" and decided this wasn't "for us" and not at all what we considered a comfortable situation. Just the thought of what could be witnessed when the consumption of alcohol kicked in was frightening ! We left Johnson Creek and won't even glance at it the next time we travel on I94....

Good bye, Johnson Creek! And it's pronounced "creek", not "crick"....geesh!

Wisconsin get your shit together, is this who we've really become?

What is it with trump supporters?

I truly think he could fart into a microphone and they'd mistake it for MLK's "I have a Dream" speech......

ANDY GRONIK vs Scooter Walker for WI governor