"People expect to be paid for their trouble as well."

That gator thing sounds like more of a draw.

Nothing will happen. There is no recourse and no public will.

I agree with the sentiment of the students, but my dogmatic appreciation for hierarchy, ceremony, and decorum makes this a hard watch.

It's a swing district in Californio country. So a Republican could win it, just not such a gauche one.

Does Manny Pacquiao count?

I assume you pronounced it as "I-talian."

Her?

The district he's running in is full of college students, Navy, and old aristocratic Californios. No chance.

The only way he could win is by running in a solidly Republican district. He's running in a Democrat-leaning swing district.

California still has a bunch of Republican seats, and the state is still the engine of movement conservatism. Our Republicans are fucking hardcore, to the point that East Coasters are freaked out by them.

I'm getting way too invested in this. BUTE.

But the disrespect for hierarchy makes my skin crawl. Why can't we be more like the British?

While I may hate DeVos, my faux-aristocratic fixation with decorum and status deems this protest most uncouth.

Meanwhile, my chosen language immersion studio just implied that I have to register with them in person, in Israel, which is fucking ridiculous.

I'm guardedly pessimistic.

Eh? Opiate addiction is a constant feature in the news and other media.

You say those things as if they are bad!

Well, it's a start.

Are we sure it's untrue?