05
May
Roll Tide? Nope, Roll Trump
It’s graduation season. A time for words of inspiration offered to newly minted graduates about to embark on the
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Ruth Zakarin
Gun violence prevention advocate and trauma clinician, I write to discharge my agitation about the world. Avid knitter, cat lady, and grayvangelist. Oh and I box.
21
Apr
Coming soon
This is Dot Connecting, a brand new site by Ruth Zakarin that's just getting started. Things will be
15
Apr
The Discomfort of Passover 2025
This was the first time I have hosted a Seder since my dad died on Thanksgiving of 2023. Last year
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02
Apr
A lament
A note: I wrote a much shorter version of this post as a Substack note a few days ago. Almost
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21
Mar
Trump: the one man crime spree
And I’m not talking about his felony convictions
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24
Feb
Powerful Women and the Men Who Hate Them
This was another doozy of a week in Trump 2.0, and it’s impossible to notice every drop of
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11
Feb
On the “protection” of women
Donald Trump, Abuser-in-Chief - Part 3
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04
Feb
The mayor gets an “invitation”
Given the onslaught of news coming at us, here is a tidbit you may have missed. The House Oversight Committee
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28
Jan
On remembering the Holocaust
It is 8:30pm on Monday, January 27th and I am sitting in an airport thinking about the Holocaust. As
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19
Jan
The myth of the lone wolf
We are just weeks into 2025, and we’ve already seen multiple horrific acts of violence. From New Orleans to
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