Citizen Voices
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When the President Calls His Opponents “Seditious” — And Demands Their Execution
By Patty @ Politically POMP Over the last year, we’ve watched the line between political disagreement and political persecution blur at an alarming rate. But today’s moment is something different. It’s something darker. It’s something we cannot normalize. Then today, President Trump posted (or amplified) multiple messages calling Democratic lawmakers “seditious,” followed by the phrase: Continue reading
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When Did Protecting Pedophiles Become Partisan?
The fight over the Epstein files has exposed something deeply broken in our politics: protecting children is no longer a universal moral standard, but a partisan calculation. When outrage disappears the moment someone’s preferred politician may be implicated, it’s not justice we’re defending, it’s the system that shields the powerful. Continue reading
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Why I’m an Independent (Even When I Lean Liberal)
By Patty @ Politically POMP Every election season brings the same pressure: pick a side. Red or blue. Left or right. Democrat or Republican. As if our entire civic worth depends on which color we check on a ballot. But I’ve never quite fit neatly into any of those boxes. People often assume that because Continue reading
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Why Ordinary Voices Matter in Politics
I grew up watching my dad fight for workers’ rights as a union organizer. He wasn’t a politician, he wasn’t wealthy, and he didn’t have a national platform. But he believed that ordinary people standing together could change the conditions of their lives. That belief has shaped me more than anything else. The Lesson He Continue reading
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Through My Lens: Why I’m Starting This Blog
I’m not a politician. I’m not a professor. I don’t have an advanced degree in political science.What I do have is a voice, and like every citizen, I believe it matters. Politics isn’t something that just happens in Washington or on cable news. It shapes our daily lives, what we pay at the grocery store, Continue reading
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