I mean...either complicit, or REALLY REALLY dumb. For Olivia Jade, I'd buy either one. 

It’s not a groundbreaking revelation, but it’s good to see it confirmed. Also, you assumed correctly, but a lot of people actually chimed in defending the daughters because they believed their laughable “I had no idea!” act. When it comes to pretty people, the public is infinitely gullible. 

I just assumed with the staged photos this was obvious?

Obviously, like everyone reading this, my initial reaction was, “Ew, that’s weird.” And then mumbling to myself about influencers being the worst.

As usual the truth is a complicated mess. I got stuck on the “Negro and not women” too. It seemed like SBA was saying she would never choose the Negro over the woman. I think her problem was that the 15th amendment granted only black men the right to vote. But she didn’t seem to consider that her mandate should…

Yo, Reese: the legacy of Susan B. Anthony with regards to race relations is far more than that one bigoted statement she made in NY:

I think the quote is out of context. The formulation sounded vague to me, so I googled and found this:

Also, between the pandemic and the BLM protests, I’ve maxed out my charity contributions for the year already and I imagine I’m not the only one. Not to mention the people who’s livelihoods have been affected to the extent that it’s not possible for them to give. Disaster/charity fatigue is a thing and we are six…

It was also pretty clear from leaks at the time Harry and Meghan did discuss it with the royal family first—or at least with the Queen and Charles—and the royal family kept blowing them off.

I really want to agree with you because I think our ideologies are similar, but strategically I have to fully disagree with this:

Maybe people you know are susceptible to believing “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are literally perfect and there is nothing to criticize about them whatsoever and that is why you should vote for them, because they are flawless.”

It is amazing watching the left continually eat itself. A black woman on the ticket should be something to celebrate, not to be snidely blasé about. Let the right criticise her, the left doesn’t need to tear her down too.

Engaging in the democratic process is a civic duty. Instead of expecting it to be some fun, fulfilling experience, and then feeling let down, let it simply be doing what good you can for your community with the tools you have.

Exactly. Politics is a job. It’s great when an inspiring candidate comes along that grabs the public’s imagination. But even they get stuck doing the job.

Exactly this. I am tired of Democrats holding themselves up to an extremely high standard when Republicans literally never cease to keep lowering the bar. This is not the time for infighting. She’s the Veep. Biden is the nom. He’s sure as hell not my choice but I’m going to put my ballot in the mail the day I get it.…

So who will we ever be allowed to be excited about? These articles are not being tempered with the reality of the caliber of politicians in this country. Barack Obama’s record is mixed but it doesn’t make his candidacy/presidency less historic or less exciting. Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist but he didn’t think…

I think one piece of the problem is hoping to feel excited or inspired by politics on an ongoing basis. It’s fantastic that as a first time voter you felt so inspired, but maybe that was more about the first time than the vote, know what I mean? Do you feel inspired by upholding your other civic responsibilities? Get…

No good reason to think that’s Ashley’s goal tho. She seems to be out here doing her best as she sees it. But the whole framing of political writing on Jez is off - they cover pols like any other celeb: do we love her? Hate her? (in this case neither, but still framed in those terms). Researching and reporting on…

I am not in a bad mood and this annoyed me as well. This is not the time to look for the absolutely perfect candidate. This is near-literal do or die time. 

I am so tired of these stupid purity tests that are specifically targeted at women candidates. If you want Trump and friends to kill more Americans, then just say it alrrady.