How is that when people get caught doing stuff like this (as rarely as it happens) they only ever end up with a slap on the wrist and getting fired. Seriously: how is it not an actual crime to knowingly swindle the federal government in this way? Why does a dude selling dope have to face getting locked up but Ajit…

 I call people like that “ladder-pullers”. They make space for themselves by grabbing out to any hand or leg up offered to them, and then they forget about the help they got and figure everybody who looks like them or is from the same place they’re from and is similarly disadvantaged the way they used to be who comes…

It’s funny how Ajit Pai is a person of color, he’s Indian, and his parents are immigrants, and yet he’s sided with the exact kind of ultra-conservative groups and policies that actively work against people like him, as well as ordinary working-class people in general. He’s a traitor, not just to Barack Obama, but to…

Patton Oswalt on Twitter has pointed out the weird pattern that seems to happen with a decent amount ( I wouldn’t say majority but a good amount) of right wing guys are failed comedians. There are more than just a handful of people who seem to be failed entertainers who somehow end up in politics. Huckabee for sure…

This is my job function. My actual job function is producing these kinds (not this one) of “humor” videos for internal events. You can offer something better, and can plead for something better...but in the end you are going to be hitting the reload button on jokes that weren’t that good from 2 years ago and the…

They punch down, and then get all “OH, so it’s okay when a [insert minority group here] says it?!” when people respond with exhausted sighs instead of belly-laughter.

That’s because the jokes aren’t inspired by the need to communicate and connect, like those of actual good comedians. They’re inspired by the need to troll their imagined enemies.

Ajit Pai embodies the time-honored principle that in this great nation of ours, no matter who you are, no matter how much, or how little money you have, no matter what country your family comes from, you can still come across as a big dumb fucking hayseed.

It’s always interesting to watch conservatives attempt humor. The references are almost always hilariously out of date, the attempts at self-deprecation are usually painfully forced, and it comes across like they decided to improv the first take and then felt it was comedy gold that couldn’t be topped. It’s like…

I totally respect that and agree cabs are problematic. I’ve got my own stories and I do not like cabbies very much as a result.

The flying car is not really a technological problem: it’s a people problem.

I don’t think anyone is reasonably expecting them to provide medical healthcare. But banning people who are mentally/emotionally vulnerable is pretty shitty.

Honestlly it would be helpful if Twitch created an automated bot that detected these messages and gave the number of the suicide prevention hotline to the person. Very similar to how Google works in that if you try to google how to kill yourself it turns back the suicide prevention hotline or other websites about how…

I guess a win is a win is a win in the DNCs book, but they should realize that they just barely beat someone unelectable

While nobody likes a sore loser, Alabamians are almost 50/50 when it comes to child molesters.

This is the practical barrier everyone who wants institutions predicated on generating revenue ignores.

We (in Atlanta) called my brother (in Auburn) and threatened to pull his plate at Christmas breakfast and dinner if he didnt vote today. Black folks everywhere should take this win.

but strength certainly plays a role in driving race cars, especially at higher levels. Especially in F1. That’s just a fact

Yeah, but you don’t need to be a swole bro who can bench 300 to race F1. You need a strong core and upper body to deal with the Gs and you need incredible cardiovascular strength to manage the endurance. Yes, there are physical differences between men and women, but they aren’t profound enough to stop them from…