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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Break Time: Caption This — From Behind the Pen

Originally posted on From Behind the Pen: Go ahead punk…make my day! I’m warning you Mugsy…don’t you dare say a word about what just happened. Do I really look surprised by that ridiculous comment you just made? Huh? Do I? So you think I’m having a bad hair day? Nah, I’m auditioning for a music…

Break Time: Caption This — From Behind the Pen

Why All Pro-Military Voters Should Be Voting for the Democratic Ticket in 2022 — Gronda Morin

Personally, as former Republican Party member until 2016, I do NOT suffer from a blind need to fall in line with any party’s policies. When it comes to military actions and in the past, I have found myself strongly disagreeing with POTUS Biden when he acted to withdraw all US troops from Afganistan. I was […]

Why All Pro-Military Voters Should Be Voting for the Democratic Ticket in 2022 — Gronda Morin

The Importance of Voting, on GED/HiSET Lesson Plan Day 33/67 — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

My thoughts on Day 33/67 of GED in Five Months, coordinates, and area, middle of week 9 of 18 , are on the importance of voter registration and of voting. Calculation, language learning, and applying logic to ideas, are all crucial in the voting process, and        Voting in the upcoming […]

The Importance of Voting, on GED/HiSET Lesson Plan Day 33/67 — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

♫ Dancing In The Street ♫ (Redux)

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When rawgod mentioned this one tonight, it immediately began playing in my head and, since I was pondering what to do for a music post, I seized upon it! Hope you guys like it!


I hope you’re in the mood for a bit of something upbeat tonight, for I am greatly in need of what I think of as ‘happy music’, which often leads me to Motown, and tonight is no exception.

This song was written by Motown songwriters Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, and William “Mickey” Stevenson. It became the biggest hit and trademark song for Martha & the Vandellas. According to the song’s co-writer Mickey Stevenson, the idea for dancing came to him while riding with Marvin Gaye through Detroit. During the summer, the city would open up fire hydrants and let the water out in the streets so they could play in the water to cool off…

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A Quora Surprise

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I never know what to expect on Quora, but I remain curious:

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The real reason is going to blow your mind. You might want to finish reading this out of doors so you don’t splatter your kitchen ceiling with brains.


(it’s because Obama didn’t break any laws)

Whoa, right? Get ready for another shocker!


(the right-wing media is lying to you – like, a lot)

And they do it with apparent impunity because y’all never, ever, learn. Let’s work through a couple recent examples, and I’ll show you how it works…

Trump gets caught stealing documents. Right-wing media finds a story about Obama reserving documents for his Presidential Library, which remain in the care of the National Archives and Records Administration…

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