China is putting in quite a bit of investment in the countries of Africa. America could do that.

Thanks. Well, I'm not for violence either, but I've softened a little on the question. I do get his argument using violence feeds into their narrative, but, if they provoke it, non-violent resistance isn't the way to go. I read many analogies over the weekend about were the Allies and Axis powers equivalent because…

Eh, technically by my arbitrary rule, you're not supposed to, but I'm affable.

I'm not much into the true-crime genre revival, but I've heard good things about that one.

Haven't started the third season yet. The first season wasn't primarily a crime drama but a literary work of American family tragedy. I thought. Second season was pretty good.

Black Mirror, UKS, Sense 8—agreed. Anybody want to be brave by saying House of Cards?

An initial thought reading the story was "What if someone came to our Congress dressed as a Klansman?"

Eh, no. But say them anyway.

LK's debate club, with apologies to Steve Potter:

I'm still hoping for Stephen Root for the movie. Or for the next season of AHS if there's a Bannon-like figure.

That's Peter Beinart in this month's Atlantic, which I got in the mail yesterday and was about to share in last night's WOT, but decided not to because it was unfortunate timing (he wrote the article before the weekend, obviously) from a liberal, Jewish, good, reporter who's called out conservative crap in the past.…

We're not the only country going through something like this right now! The founder and head of an Australian white nationalist party, a Pauline Hanson, who was elected a Senator in Parliament, wore a burka to Question Time today, or 2 pm. Aug. 17 on their time. She sat there without speaking while the other Senators…

Carrying five or six guns on your person won't prevent you from getting and being hurt by mace in the eyes.

If true, not surprising, since these guys talk about white genocide all the time. Stands to reason they'd try a preventive one against their enemies. Without any evidence, I don't believe they think it would be rational to start race wars now. But they are hoping the rally and Trump's approval (as by not condemning…

Hi, I'm Chad, and I'll be your waiter tonight. I would recommend trying only a few stories about how we're all fucked. If you order the whole menu, you'll be in the bathroom a long time.

I don't know the history of British TV but I assume they used to have series that ended, in one season or two, but then adopted the much more commercial-ally motivated American model. For art and my time's sake, I wish American TV did more finite series. With so many revivals, like the X-Files, it seems to be going in…

The biggest piece of outrage Trump caused was disliking In-N-Out and Five Guys in favor of Burger King. Boy he got a lot of heat for that! I wish we had a president whose biggest scandals and opinions were on this level.

The New Yorker profile of him from this past April: he's essentially a troll who thinks he's a contrarian but prides himself on loyalty to his family, friends and employer (Fox). He dislikes Trump more than he can say on the air, but is still willing to not say it.
http://www.newyorker.com/ma…

The candidate who once said about something he said, "I read it on the Internet" now wants to wait for the facts. See, he is growing presidential!

I was not at all surprised and shocked at what Trump said today. But, this may turn a lot of people who somehow didn't know him into part of the resistance. We can hope.