I’m kinda surprised/shocked it’s that easy to shut off your uplink.  One would have assumed it would be harder to disappear at sea than literally flipping a switch (or turning off a breaker)....

Well said.  I’ve long believed that Iran is just trying to be the Shi’ite counterbalance to the Sunni powerhouse that is Saudi Arabia.  

Congrats on starting a political thread in Jalopnik that has been filled with both better discourse and better content than everything on Splinter in 2018.

Who knew that Rebel could be even more unlikeable than her characters.

Seriously, anyone who confuses a well-meaning compliment (delivered in the proper context, at the appropriate time) with sexual harassment is either willfully misunderstanding the issue, or is probably incapable of walking and chewing gum at the same time.

It’s impossible to tell because somehow this show can keep a steady viewership even though the content is all 6 months old and was previously broadcast by their giant social media content machine and covered by the entertainment news extensively.

Every episode is like watching a rerun of TMZ or E! News.

Don’t all the confessionals feature a (“silent”) producer guiding the conversation? Survivor, Big Brother, Bachelor(ette), Real World, Road Rules, etc. all seem to have someone asking the interviewee questions. (I excluded reality shows where the contestants aren’t basically locked in a place for a set period of time,…

Spatula?

Spatula?

Bravo to you for knowing (and proclaiming) the correct best Christmas Tree species.

Bravo to you for knowing (and proclaiming) the correct best Christmas Tree species.

Benioff seems like such a good dude. He’s always at the progressive forefront on issues and always seems to be on the right side. Be it this initiative or his involvement against the anti-LGBTQ legislation that was enacted in Indiana, he always seems to be fighting the good fight with his money and influence.

Here’s 2 reasons to vote: Neil Gorsuch and Brett Fucking Kavanaugh. Those are also two reasons you should have voted last time if you ever claim to be on the left.

Have you heard of a fucking mailbox? Did you never receive a birthday card from a relative during the course of your life? How about did you never send your…

I think you make a very valid point there about being spoiled. My first election was the midterms in 2002... I was certainly inspired to vote but there was no one to fall in love with. But falling in love also didn’t matter because voting was important and our country was at a crossroads (like now) and sitting out…

I have no concerns about Klobuchar, she’s pretty well liked across the spectrum, she works her ass off for MN and I think people recognize that. I worry about the Smith race but am remaining hopeful.

AG is definitely a wild card. I’m very curious if many early voters left that race blank or what they decided.

Fellow Minnesotan... Tuesday is going to be REALLY interesting. I’m hopeful Walz will win the Governor’s’ race but think many of the others are going to be VERY close, specifically the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 8th congressional districts (8th will get even more interesting since a judge ordered the release of Stauber’s…

Exactly.  Facebook might have failed yet again to monitor their platforms during an election but the corruption of the Workers’ party over the last decade made the population desperate for change, even if change was a shitty demagogue.

The only silver lining here is that once this starts making everyday consumer goods more expensive consumers will start getting pissed off at him. Combine that with the likelihood that these tariffs will have a negative impact on the overall economy and the illusion that Trump is an economic genius will come crashing…

Thus far companies (and the supply chain) have been bearing the brunt of these tariffs and their subsequent price increases. I think this is mostly due to them waiting to see how it all shakes out (read as hoping this idiocy would stop and be rolled back not doubled down on). This obviously won’t last but so far it’s…

You can’t fix the issues you listed via tariffs.  Those certainly are legitimate issues that need to be addressed but bringing them a vat of vinegar instead of honey won’t yield any headway on those issues.  (not that you are saying that)