A couple of weeks ago, a good friend was fired because she couldn't get a note from a doctor, because her health insurance was cancelled, because she was on medical leave.

I know far too many people who are or have been homeless because their parents have thrown them out or they've lost their jobs for no legitimate reason whatsoever.

Another good friend is at risk of being deported because the tech industry abuses the lack of worker protections in this country to run employees in a constant state of burnout and force those with a concept of work-life balance out. And then make it hard for women in particular to get a new job because they're not a good "culture fit."

We've got a toupee running for president whose message seems to consist of "undocumented immigrants are rapists." And that's attracting supporters. Front runners are arguing about whether he's right.

Eight Black churches have burned in less than ten days, and all the media is willing to focus on is that one of those wasn't arson.

The FBI won't call Dylan Roof a terrorist, claiming the murders he committed including a Black congressman with the explicit purpose of starting a "race war" weren't political. Because the last time someone at the FBI dared to admit that white people can be terrorists, Republicans forced them out.

Private prisons have contracts with states that mandate they be a certain percentage full.

Police are not held accountable for their actions, but only if the victim of their misconduct is a person of color.

Laws in many states even encourage white civilians to shoot first and ask questions later because dead Black men can't question your claim of self defense.

Conservatives, including at least two Supreme Court justices, seem to think the Supreme Court shouldn't exist, but only when they disagree with it.

Look, I love setting fire to things on the 4th. But so much of the country is in drought, it really would be best to leave it to the pros this year. If you must burn something, burn a flag.