I’m anti-state. So no, that’s not what I’m describing.

... the current extremely narrow definition...

I didn’t say that Twitter is the Internet. I said in addition to my opinion that Twitter should be free, I think Internet access should be free too. Public libraries have computers, but that’s not going to help a poor kid whose parents don’t have a car. I would love to learn more about free wifi, as I live in a rural…

They should be, though. And TV and radio used to be regulated by the Fairness Doctrine. You all are getting so caught up on pedantry that you aren’t imagining a world where good things can happen with our media. When I say “public utility” I don’t mean the current legal definition. I mean a service that is broadly…

I didn’t realize acknowledging the reality of the ubiquity of social media would be such a spicy take. Anyway you all are free to Google (an unregulated monopoly) it and see the arguments for and against. And later share your thoughts using an internet connection (also an unregulated monopoly in most communities),…

The sick irony is that the in-person representation on election day tends to lean conservative. But let’s not make the mistake of assuming these freaks are capable of rational thought. 

Then we disagree. But most people use it, and fewer are using traditional media sources. If social media services aren’t seized as public utilities, while newspapers/TV/radio disappear, that will be bad for everyone. 

Well, it’s pretty funny that you think more people use Twitter than newspapers, radio, or TV (none of which are public utilities, either). Less than a fourth of Americans use the thing, a number that is probably going to crater soon. And there is literally no way in which Twitter is “used” as a public utility; a…

I didn’t mean it’s legally been defined as one... not yet at least. I mean it is often used as one, seeing as how most people don’t get access to public information via newspapers, the radio, or TV news. I also think the Internet should be a public utility. And free, at that.

I didn’t mean it’s legally been defined as one... not yet at least. I mean it is often used as one, seeing as how most people don’t get access to public information via newspapers, the radio, or TV news. I also think the Internet should be a public utility. And free, at that.

I didn’t mean it’s legally been defined as one... not yet at least. I mean it is often used as one, seeing as how most people don’t get access to public information via newspapers, the radio, or TV news. I also think the Internet should be a public utility. And free, at that.

I didn’t mean it’s legally been defined as one... not yet at least. I mean it is often used as one, seeing as how most people don’t get access to public information via newspapers, the radio, or TV news. I also think the Internet should be a public utility. And free, at that.

Public utilities should not rest in the hands of private citizens. Like it or not, social media is a public utility.

I worry about election judges. I served as an election judge a few years ago. I’m not doing it again until things in this country change. Too many guns, too many conservatives willing to whip up their constituencies into a frenzy.

In winter there’s a limited amount of daylight. That’s a reality we can’t avoid. I’d prefer that children leave the house when there’s more daylight. In the summer there’s an abundance of daylight. That’s a reality we can’t avoid. I’d prefer that children go to bed when the sun is setting, instead of telling them it’s…

I kind of enjoyed the whiplash between the two books. There’s something about watching a person completely blow up their life that helps me keep my own bullshit in perspective. An added bonus were the parts detailing her experiences as an apprentice butcher.

Hasn’t she backtracked previous statements she’s made about her work experiences? About sexual harassment and whatnot? As I’ve stated in other comments last week, it’s exhausting listening to these people talk about their eating habits. Most of them are lying to you. Like, even the ones who say they aren’t practicing…

I’m a woman. Anyway, she looks like a synthetic monster and she and her family should be rightfully ridiculed. My comments aren’t body shaming. It’s pointing out a craven, cynical use of money and celebrity to perpetuate unattainable beauty standards. She removed fat from her tummy and waist and had it implanted in…

I noticed that Kylie Jenner, as Elvira in the lingerie, used her hands to cover her cartoonishly stupid saddlebags. My my, has the stupid silhouette trend passed yet?

You can deactivate your account and wait out the grace period.