I’m getting carpal tunnel from the frequent clicking of the “hide” button on Facebook posts and scrolling past offensive memes and links from questionable sources. Yes, I’ve composed political posts to express my frustration that the other side doesn’t get it and holy hell, if they only read my linked article they’ll see the light! No. They won’t. And, on
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My last name is O’Mara. It’s an Irish name and back in the ’70s my father, Joe, received something in the mail addressed to “Joseph Omar.” A few days ago, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib became the first Muslim women to be elected to the United States Congress. To paraphrase a song by the great Sam Cooke, a change HAS
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