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

It’s entirely possible to have a top tier of campaign staffers that looks like a frat party in a sausage factory.

Guess How Much Women Make On The Campaign Trail? (Not A Lot)

Women are a big topic in politics. Whether you’re the first viable female presidential candidate, stumping for paid parental leave, campaigning on reducing access to abortion, or — if you're Donald Trump — talking about female reporters being on their period, the topic of women is inescapable on the campaign trail. You can't win an election without women. Well, women voters.

But can you win an election without any women on your senior staff?

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Mayim Bialik pens essay and perpetuates victim-blaming.

Mayim Bialik Has Really Done It This Time

Your body is your very own canvas, and you have the right to turn it into whatever work of art you want to display to the world... The root cause of rape is rapists, not short skirts, push up bras, or tight pants.

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f these researchers can develop effective testing and treatment protocols for avoiding miscarriage, they’ll bring hope to thousands of families.

Discovering The Science Behind Miscarriage

There is no form of involuntary infertility that isn’t heartbreaking, and suffering from multiple miscarriages is no exception.

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Kylie Jenner Wants You To Put Makeup On Your Ears

The Daily Mail did the hard work of tracking down prices for the various products Kylie has on her face — and ears — and the retail cost of using them would be $500.

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"Nudging" people to make healthier choices is a nice way of saying food shaming & manipulation.

#RavsRadar: Researcher 'Brilliantly' Proves Manipulating People's Food Choices 'Works'

The latest news in the worlds of food shaming and behavior modification comes to us from Chicago, where a

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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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The Brush That Helps You "Lick Your Cat"

So far, he’s raised $43,000 to produce his gizmo, which looks like a cross between a pacifier and foot massaging insole. You hold the end of it in your mouth and use the “tongue” to… well… lick your cat.

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What on earth could go wrong?

Iowa Advances Bill To Allow Children To Use Hand Guns

The Iowa state House of Representatives advanced a bill yesterday that would make it lawful for children to use hand guns, with the direct supervision of parents.

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Lady Doritos: The Chips That Don't Crunch

If Doritos wanted to change something, I’d say they should make their chips slightly smaller so the edges don’t scrape the roof of your mouth when you bite into them. That’s all.

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The country reacts to Russia's unprecedented cyberattack on the 2016 Presidential Election

The 2016 US Election: From Russia, With Love

There is literally zero precedent for foreign influence on elections in the US — at least to this degree — and no one seems to know what to do with the information.

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