Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

Film Isn't The Only Industry At Cannes — Just Ask The Sex Workers

One escort interviewed said she was changing $620 PER HOUR for the “girlfriend experience,” which includes taking her to films and walking the red carpet at events. She has a strict 4- and 5-star hotel policy. No yacht parties though, for safety reasons.

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You're going to need patience, and probably a singular focus.

#RavsRadar: Don't Let Trump Turn You Into A Directionless Heap Of Despair

The next few months are going to feel like drinking from a firehose of bad political news. Just today, my email is pinging away with alerts about all the executive orders that Trump seems to have signed expressly to make me, Rebekah Kuschmider, lose my mind. I keep feeling jolts of adrenaline, and I reach for my phone to email or call or Tweet or SOMETHING to release my endless rage.

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No experience working in public schools. What could go wrong? (Image Credit: YouTube / PBS Newshour)

#RavsRadar: Betsy DeVos Confirmation Hearing Was Really, Truly Awful

Last night, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education was in the hot seat during her confirmation hearing.

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Live and let live with however many sprinkles you goddamn want.

Starbuck's Unicorn Frappe: Blended Drink Served With A Side Of Food Shaming

Call me when Starbucks is serving a drink laced with cyanide and then I’ll join you in outrage.

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The Real Takeaway From "Meternity Leave"

She almost makes a good point, but it’s lost among the WTF of her not realizing that babies need more care than dumped friends. That we have reached a point where caring for children is the ONLY excuse for walking away from work for a few hours shows a screwed up attitude toward work. Not to mention that employers pay too little to allow people the flexibility to take breaks to recharge.

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“We’ve seen these [llamas] successfully used in the Scottish Highlands keeping off foxes, and in an American study they reduced sheep kills from dogs and coyotes by 66 per cent; half of those farms saw predation stop entirely.”

Of Lynx & Llamas: Great Britain May Bring Back The Wild Cat If Llamas Cooperate

Would a llama really take out a lynx? The Lynx Trust says yes, but sheep farmers remain unconvinced. While no ruling has been made on lynx or llama introduction, the winner of this battle royale may end up being the sheep that fuel the local economy and many a Sunday dinner.

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"Sarah McBride, 25, is the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign." Image: glaad.org

This Badass Woman Is Breaking Barriers At The Democratic Convention

If you tune in to the Democratic National Convention today, you’ll see history being made. No, not the nomination of the first female candidate for a major party. You’ll see the first appearance of an out transgender person at a major party convention.

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Image: Warren K. Leffler; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

 Just A Few Of The Feminist Victories That Made Phyllis Schlafly's Career Possible

Phyllis Schlafly, a beneficiary of feminism, died Monday at the age of 92. She was surrounded by her family.

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Daryush “Roosh” Valizadeh And Company Cancel Global Pro-Rape Meetings

A group of “heterosexual, masculine men” who follow the ideals of Daryush “Roosh” Valizadehhas had to cancel a day of global meet ups because safety and privacy concerns.

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Meet Katie Meade: The First Beauty Spokesmodel With Down Syndrome

Kathryn Meade is what we might call a badass. Athlete, non-profit global ambassador, public speaker, and now, the new face of Beauty & Pin-up hair care products. Also? Katie has Down Syndrome.

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