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Empaths in a burning era
One day, the country slipped into the wrong hands and the rest is…making history. Not the kind you frame. Not the kind you teach with pride. The kind you read about later and whisper, we should’ve known. My generation has never felt anything like this. Not even after September 11. And that’s saying something because that day felt like the sky itself had been ripped open. Literal doom broadcast live. But here’s the part that unsettles me most: back then, I felt everything. Now, I often feel numb, as if my system forces itself to restart. That frightens me. I’m one of the most outspoken people among my peers, and…
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Reflection on cruelty and obedience
Roughly six million Jews. Six million Jews were exterminated by Nazi Germany. Ever since I learned this as a young girl; ever since I can remember, one question persists: How did no one stop it sooner? How was this even possible? How did so many people simply obey? It felt implausible that a human being could go home at night and fall into a peaceful sleep after inflicting so much suffering. Inconceivable that an entire army could agree to carry out one egotistical, despicable, small man’s wish. How did so many people just… agree? How did cruelty become routine? How did obedience outweigh conscience? And yet, for a long time,…
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A letter from the ashes
How can you not get political in 2025? I am disturbed, saddened, and disappointed when I find out someone doesn’t care for what’s happening around us. It feels like the world has always been on fire, but when it’s closer to home; when the flames reach your doorstep, when the smoke fills your lungs, it hits different, as they say. And today, after watching the vandalizing of the White House by MAGA Republicans, something inside me cracked. Never, NOT IN A BILLION YEARS, would I have imagined the United States of America under siege by its own president. Illegitimate, nonetheless, but the one sitting in power…for now. (And yes, I…
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Finding the rationale behind maga
On January 21, I wrote a re-introductory post of the person that I was going to be after we entered the fascism era in the United States of America, following the 2024 election. I made it very clear that I was going to speak up even more now, that I was going to be unhinged on the pursuit of the truth. I always speak up against injustice because I know one voice can make a difference. It’s funny how much you can (re)learn about yourself just by looking back. Growing up, my mother would punish me for “talking back” (when I was just explaining myself), not knowing that today…
