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

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JK Rowling To Reveal Magical History Of North America (!!!)

Hey, Potterheads! Have you preordered your copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child yet? Or bought tickets to see it in London? Does the wait for new Potter installments seem interminable? Well, fear not, wizards and muggles! There is magic afoot, and it’s happening right here on the shores of the US of A!

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Five Words: Girl Scout Cookie Baking Mixes.

What could taste better than a sleeve of Thin Mints pulled from the freezer for a mouthful of cool, minty goodness? How about a tray of Thin-Mints-flavored brownies pulled from the oven for a mouthful of gooey, warm, minty goodness?

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Why Is Etsy Banning These Rad Period-Themed Accessories?

Periods happen. They just do. This is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. It’s just a thing. Like how hunger happens, or or a sneeze happens. It’s a body thing that… happens.

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Kimmel shared the story of how an extraordinary medical team save his baby son Billy's life, and how that relates to the vital importance of keeping the ACA. (Image Credit: Flickr/Disney World Group)

Jimmy Kimmel Gets Emotional About His Infant Son Billy's Survival & 'Preexisting Conditions'

One quick phone call to your representatives in Congress to tell them to preserve access to health care under the ACA will make a difference for babies like Jimmy Kimmel's son, Billy — and so many other Americans.

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Florida Woman Publicly Shames Governor Rick Scott In A Starbucks

The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. Notably, there are no instructions for exactly how to petition the government, and no limits on what kind of grievances for which citizens may seek redress. Which is why it’s totally constitutional and patriotic that a lady lit into Florida Governor Rick Scott in a Starbucks.

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May Your 2017 Be As Bada** As This Canadian Guy Protecting His Dogs From A Cougar

“And I saw something wrapped around her, so I ran up and punched it in the side of the head,” Gibbs told the CBC. “At that point, I realized it was a cougar.”

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Americans Spent $60 Billion On Their Pets In 2015. (Worth It.)

I got a puppy last fall, and I’ve spent about a zillion dollars on different things for her to chew. She really likes bully sticks, which are dehydrated bull penises. It cracks me up every time I give one to her and say, “Here. Go eat a dick.”

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Cats: The Perfect Killing Machines

“The reason cats are so pissy is they’re God’s perfect killing machines but they only weigh 8lbs and we keep picking them up and kissing them” - Da

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"Neighbors decided that the best way to fight anti-LGBTQ sentiment was to make a unified show of support." Image: wikipedia.org

A Gay Couple's House Was Vandalized; Their Neighbors' Response Was Heartwarming

Massachusetts couple Lauri and Cari Ryding came home from vacation to find their porch a mess. Someone had egged their house. They were targeted because they’re gay — the vandals made their hate apparent by also stealing the Ryding’s rainbow flag.

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"By the time he got the all-clear from the vet to be adopted, there was a waiting list of people wanting to take him home." Image: Huffington Post

Batman The Four-Eared Super-Cat Finds A Forever Home

You might know that they call six-toed cats Hemmingways. But what do they call four-eared cats? Well, in the case of one such kitty in Pennsylvania, they call him… Batman.

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