Congressmember Nancy Pelosi had an eventful weekend, first with her home being vandalized, and then with narrowly retaining her position as Speaker of the House. Vandals left what is believed to be a pig head in front of her San Francisco home, then [Read more...]
#ClubCovid: The Oldest Member of Congress, Republican Don Young, Tests Positive
Official Congressional Portrait, Wikimedia Commons Repulsive Republican Representative Don Young, Alaska's only congressperson, and the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, has tested positive for COVID-19. Young was reelected on November 3 after defeating … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: The First Woman (and Lesbian) to Hold Federal Office, Jeanette Rankin
Bain News Service, Library of Congress, public domain November 6, 1880 - Jeannette Rankin: "If I am remembered for no other act, I want to be remembered as the only woman who ever voted to give women the right to vote." Rankin was a Women's Rights advocate, and the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Hillary Rodham Clinton
October 26, 1947– Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton: "Resist, insist, persist, enlist." I recently read an article about Joe Biden comforting the son of a Parkland shooting victim and suddenly I had flashbacks to October 2016. Recently, describing the former Vice President, … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I Do Believe That As Much As It Is the Writer’s Job to Write Well, It Is the Listener’s Job to Listen Well.” – Bruce Springsteen
Lindsay Zoladz, interview, New York Times, 10/18/2020: "I take it you saw the people playing Born in the USA outside Walter Reed when President Trump was there earlier this month. How did that make you feel? Decades after Reagan, people still seem to be misunderstanding … [Read more...]
It’s Time to #ThirstTraptheVote!
Here at WOW, we love nudity and civic duty equally, so we fully endorse the #thirsttrapthevote movement. Adam W. from Comedy Central has been a key figure in getting fine folks to go topless or bottomless … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Comic, Lenny Bruce
Bring arrested in 1961, photo: public domain October 13, 1930 - Lenny Bruce: "Take away the right to say 'fuck' and you take away the right to say 'fuck the government'." He was one of the first outspoken straight allies of the LGBTQ community. Bruce was a standup … [Read more...]
#Election2020: Kylie Jenner’s Sexy Pics Net 48,000 New Registered Voters
"This Instagram post by Kylie Jenner led to 48,000 new voter registrations and a 1,500% surge in traffic to vote.org," writes … [Read more...]
Dispatches from Portland: The Debate, the Sherriff and the Proud Boys
ABC via YouTube At Tuesday night's truly fucked up presidential debate, the president claimed he has the endorsement of the "Portland sheriff", probably a reference to Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese. Soon after, Reese shortly tweeted: "In tonight's presidential … [Read more...]
San Francisco Pilot Program Provides Basic Income to Pregnant Women of Color
San Francisco is testing a new program that will provide $1000 a month for 15 months to at-risk women during and after their pregnancies. The goal is to reduce premature births and maternal deaths that disproportionately affect some communities. The first two communities in the … [Read more...]
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