I have a pre-existing condition. You probably have one or know someone who has one, too. Yet, my very common and highly treatable condition could force me to lose my health insurance if Trump has his way by finally getting rid of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2014. The […]

Scott Taylor is back! The one-term Congressman from Virginia’s 2nd District announced last week that he plans to run for Senate against Senator Mark Warner in 2020.   via GIPHY “But wait,” you might say. “Isn’t he the one whose campaign was under investigation for fraud?” Yup. In fact, earlier this year, one of his campaign […]

One of my favorite summer memories was going fishing with my mother’s brother. My Uncle Ricky would always tease me when I started to squirm when he scaled and deboned the fish he caught. He was sweet, amazing at martial arts, an Army veteran, and was among the 19.7 million Americans battling drug addiction.  Because of […]

Bills to prevent gun violence in Virginia don’t get a vote from all 140 legislators.  That’s because they’re defeated early in committees or subcommittees dominated by Republicans––one of them being State Senator Glen Sturtevant (R-10). He’s part of a cohort of Republicans that does the bidding of the gun lobby and kills commonsense gun violence […]

This month I reached a serious milestone. June 2019 is a month that I’ve been anticipating for quite a while. Guess what the milestone was? Drum roll please.. via GIPHY My Student Loan Debt Is Killing Me I got my student loan debt to under $10k! Now, that’s still a huge chunk of change, but […]

It’s been a rough month for everyone who supports people’s right to control their own bodies and make reproductive choices for themselves. With conservatives passing laws in Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, and Missouri that amount to nearly complete bans on abortion in those states, people with uteruses have fewer rights than corpses when it comes to […]