Whole Foods co-CEO breaks his silence about ties to accused sex abuser, former rabbi

Originally published on Linkedin.com on June 14, 2016 By Nancy Levine I previously blogged about the importance of Whole Foods co-Founder and co-CEO John Mackey speaking up about his relationship with accused child sex abuser, former rabbi Marc Gafni, as reported by The New York Times on Christmas day 2015.…

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Happy Birthday Momster

Originally posted on thecounterstool.me on June 11, 2016 By Jessica Malionek Switzerland 1977 with the Matterhorn behind my mother and me – age 5 June 8th came and went. The sun rose and set and in between the two, my day continued in its usual way — with a few…

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She Is Anything But A Victim

I wrote the following after seeing media outlets and people on social media calling the woman in the Stanford sexual assault case a victim. Quit that sh*t. ——————– She is anything but a victim. She is a wildflower, impressive at withstanding heat and drought with her grace and resilience. She…

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Remove Judge Aaron Persky From the Bench For Giving Rapist Brock Turner a Six Month Sentence!

Originally published on care2.com By Valerie Janovic TARGET: California State House, California State Senate, Ted Gaines, Jeff Rosen Brock Turner viciously raped an unconscious woman, behind a dumpster, near a frat party, and was only sentenced to 6 months in prison because the judge thought his deserved sentence would have…

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