Hi, my name is Mariana. I’m an artist based in Southern California. I work a lot with paint, photography, and digital media. I’m described as an abstract expressionist.
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I get he’s an American Hero but why are we mourning Sen. John McCain longer then we’ve mourned any of the victims of Parkland, Las Vegas, Pulse, Sandy Hook, Aurora, San Bernardino, Columbine, etc. This should make you angry.
Hi, my name is Mariana Rodela. I’m an artist. Come and enjoy my work.
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft star-shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Mary Elizabeth Frye
This poem consoled my heart almost five years ago.
Trump’s next pick for the Supreme Court is Brett Kavanaugh, best known for his work during the Starr investigation into Bill Clinton, and for his time as an aide to George W. Bush.
Kavanaugh is certainly a conservative partisan, and his time working for Bush catapulted him to a nomination to the US Court of Appeals, where he dealt with contentious confirmation hearings and credible assertion that he was “too partisan.” It took 3 years to confirm him.
Many of his positions are boilerplate conservatism. He opposes net neutrality and consumer protections, arguing against labor rights. But his more radical positions are rather shocking. He believes that assault-weapons bans are unconstitutional, something that even a conservative like Scalia didn’t believe. Incredibly troubling is his history as “an unrelenting, unapologetic defender of presidential power.” Considering that Trump is being investigated, those beliefs will likely be front-and-center as he goes through the confirmation process.
His position against voting protections is especially jarring, as he wrote the opinion upholding the GOP voter ID law in South Carolina. He will certainly contribute to more voter disenfranchisement in the future.
Also worth noting, for all that see Kavanaugh as a genuinely good guy, that during the Starr investigation he wanted to ask Bill Clinton about the specific places he ejaculated onto during his affair with Lewinsky. Seriously.
IG//@marianarodela
