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

Speaker At Bernie Sanders Rally Calls Hillary A "Democratic Whore"

When I saw the trending hashtag #DemocraticWhores, I got really excited, thinking maybe Democrats were all strutting around today in those sensational boots Julia Roberts wore way back in Pretty Woman. Nancy Pelosi could rock those boots, don’t you think?

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Image Credit: Stacey Axelrod/ASPCA

Meet Kiah, The First Pit Bull Ever On New York's K9 Police Force

When I need a moment to feel better about everything around me, I type “dogs” into the search field of my news app and wait for the magic to happen. Dogs always come through, and today is no different.

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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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"He also sampled one can of Busch but it must not have been to his liking since he didn’t drink any more of them."

This Beer-Drinking Bear = The Most Determined Party-Crasher

Everyone has that one friend who shows up uninvited, drinks all the beer, then passes out and won’t leave until someone threatens to call the cops. Someone like that crashed a camping trip in Baker Lake, WA recently and made a real spectacle of himself.

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Schools Get Apple-Averse Students To Eat Fruit With Classic Simple Fix

This kind of lunchtime alchemy is why "creative lunches" is such a popular search term on Pinterest. And it’s also why there’s an apple industry renaissance happening as we speak.

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"Mr. Kinsey, a behavior therapist at a group home for people with disabilities, was outside trying to help an autistic man who had left the facility and needed to be taken back." Image: heavy.com

He Was Lying On The Ground With His Hands In The Air. Police Shot Him Anyway.

Let me begin by saying a name: Charles Kinsey. Mr. Kinsey is the latest Black man to be shot by police while a bystander filmed the incident with a phone. Unlike so many others, Mr. Kinsey — thank the heavens — has lived to tell the tale.

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The least threatening clown image that stock photos had to offer.

Clown Crime Spree In US Possibly Even Scarier Than The Election

Kids are now colluding with the clowns. This. Is. Serious.

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We Cannot Possibly Make This Sh*t Up: Trump Feigns Ignorance Over KKK

OK, folks, it’s possible that Trump has finally crossed the line.

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Unbelievable beauty hacks you'll want to try!

Monistat As Makeup Primer And Other Unbelievable Beauty Hacks

Among the trends in the world of unbelievable beauty hacks are the surprising frequency of alternate uses for beauty products.

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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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