35. Same.

Honestly, what jumped out to me the most in this whole story is that the lawyer that eventually took her case is a patent lawyer. That’s like...getting a gynecologist to do your spine surgery. I mean, yeah, they’re both doctors, but the level of specialization is pretty intense. It’s the same with attorneys.

Feelings breakdown:

Wow, this brought me back. Also, I miss fourfour, when Rich wasn’t as pessimistic.

America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn. Or is it Alexis Bledel and Amber Tamblyn? Not sure.

tfw they’re pulling on three

It must be great to be so perfect.

I thought Rubens was only caught wanking off in public, in a porn theater?

Isn’t possession of child porn in itself a crime? Why wasn’t he arrested if the police found all that stuff?

the woman literally emailed me right after the story went up to say “i’m glad you told that commenter to fuck off”

Jia, I just want to say how much I appreciate your work on this site and your writing. If I ever run into you in the City, the Chipotle’s on me.

I didn’t see this right away and I called Dr. Hern’s office to ask how I could donate money directly to the practice. I had a fifteen-minute conversation with Dr. Hern himself. In addition to being a hero, he is a very humble and cool guy.

This feeds the incredibly damaging narrative of “Good abortions vs. Bad abortions.” The whole point is that women should be allowed to access health care without having to prove they deserve it. The headlines isn’t click bait but it raises an interesting question : who are you to decide her decision oy to remain…

I was horrified by the title and then immediately realized it was misleading.

fuck off

So do you agree that we should have a giant pyre on which we BBQ the remaining panda bears?

Yes, but your last sentence exemplifies why this strategy is doomed to failure. The problems with elections are on everyone’s mind right now, not in February. Hoping it carries over past the election is wishful thinking and I think a big part of the reason we’re in this mess. We sort of hope the momentum will carry…

You have to have the privilege of not suffering NOW in order to be comfortable with a continued status quo.

You’re right: I have deep reservations about Obama’s use of drones overseas and his stance on electronic privacy, and it’s likely Clinton won’t be much different. Plus, I doubt that Clinton would have made the ACA happen. She’s still the lesser of two evils, and I’ll vote for her this time, but the DNC needs to tone…

Counter point - for 40 years or so we’ve been electing people who have slowly been constricting the life out of most of us like a boa constrictor choking the life out of its prey. They’ve been able to game the system such that if the unwashed masses pick option A, they win big, if they pick option B, they win a…