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

Anderson Cooper is here for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth — and I am here for Anderson Cooper.

Anderson Cooper Secures His Place In Our Hearts With This Epic Trump Takedown

Not all heroes wear capes. Some of them wear tight black t-shirts.

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Maverick Collective Launches To Deliver Aid To Woman And Girls

The majority of people in extreme poverty (living on less than a $1.90 a day) throughout the world are women and girls. Despite this, the United Nations found that less than 2 cents of every aid dollar is spent on an adolescent girls.

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The official Harry Potter site will be releasing three short e-books on September 6. Image: wikipedia

Harry Potter Fans, Rejoice! J.K. Rowling Is Releasing Three New E-Books

Did this summer’s release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have you longing for more time in the wizarding world? Do you wish you were headed to Platform 9 3/4 next week? Do you just need more Potter? Well, look no further than Pottermore!

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The Awesome New Nursery Rhyme For Sexually-Frustrated Parents

There are bedtime stories, and then there are bed time stories. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge — know what I mean?

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Does Trump Want To Send Your Au Pair Home?

Why are there so many politicians who will say they want more prosperity for works but won’t directly force employers to raise wages?

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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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(This is the "mental health facility," by the way. Even if the sheriff's office hadn't fucked up the paperwork, the attorney's office failed this woman.)  Image: npr.org

Why Was This Rape Victim Imprisoned By A Texas Court For A Month?!?

In what might be the WTF-iest story in the history of WTF, a woman in Texas is suing the state for wrongly imprisoning her for a month, during which time she was subjected to physical and mental abuse at the hands of guards and other prisoners. What was her crime? Being a rape victim who suffered a mental collapse while testifying.

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Some religious owners of businesses feel that the exemption forms present a substantial burden on their ability to NOT pay for birth control.

Here's What You Need To Know About Zubick v Burwell

The long battle to pick apart the Affordable Care Act continues today in the Supreme Court, with yet another case about the portion of the law that

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Ask A Feminist: Do Planned Parenthood And Breast Cancer Screenings Go Together?

Let this be known as the Great Mammogram Gotcha Moment of 2015. Not for the antis, mind you. For us feminists. All we need to explain this little hiccup in the Planned Parenthood defense is a little basic knowledge of medicine.

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