Speaking as an Eagle Scout, former Scoutmaster, and (I think) still current merit badge instructor: The BSA as it currently stands should probably just go away. I think the best solution would for them to merge with the Girl Scouts, which is generally a much more positive and inclusive organization.

If anybody wants to vote for a white Cis male from Washington State, please consider our governor, Jay Inslee (who has not yet formally declared but it’s pretty much a done deal at this point.) He’s very forcefully making climate change the central thrust of his his campaign, and voted in 38 out of 38 of the last…

Why wait?

$50 on ICE!

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll indicates that a majority of Americans say they will “definitely not” vote for Trump in 2020. A majority of Americans give me trust issues though!!!

I’m a former Little House girl myself. It was all the rage at my Catholic elementary school. I eventually found the Dear America books, though, and even today I think they’re far superior. They’re the epistolary novels, written by fictionalized girls ages 10-15, set in specific time periods of US history. One I can…

It’s actually even worse, if I recall correctly, Pa deliberately moved them out into Indian Territory because he was a white dude and figured the government would eventually just give him what he wanted and let him have a legal claim, and even the U.S. government was like “Nah, man, you got to go, this is Indian…

Holy crap, look at that sizing!! I haven’t had a waist below 30" for some time & I’m still wearing a size 12 in jeans. And they say size inflation (or deflation?) isn’t a thing!

I loved those books as a kid and I credit them with leading me to a career in museums but man do they ever showcase the need to teach critical thinking as soon as kids start reading. It wasn’t until I was in university and emeshed in history and anthropology programs that focussed on real critical thought that I…

He’s not paying for anything. He never has.

The Avengers: Endgame must come before The Republic: Endgame.

What I want to know is who’s the jerk in the cowboy hat who thinks it’s so manly to keep his hat on indoors that he doesn’t know what everyone in Texas knows — that you remove your hat indoors, especially in the presence of the President of the United States: https://truewestmagazine.com/cowboy-hat-etiquette/

I’m confused- if semen is so great for women, why are chodes like this always telling us to keep our legs closed?

Elizabeth’s being forced to turn her virginity into a fetish the size of her kingdom has always bothered me. She had to—not only would being married usurp all the power she had (queens had no power; watching her father tear through noble, ostensibly “powerful” women like so many turkey legs at a drunken feast taught…

You can basically count morganatic marriages between British royals and commoners on one hand, maybe two hands. Sure we’re mostly cool with it now, but in historic terms it’s exceedingly rare.

I recommend sticky toffee pudding to the naysayers.

It’s semi clever, but I’m still horrified that the goddamn sitting president is tweeting memes making fun of senators.

Yes, I know it’s not unusual behavior for Donnie, but we should never stop being horrified. 

It’s just the only criteria that matters to Trump in evaluating talent: looks.

It also belies the GOP doctrine that Reagan single handedly dismantled the USSR.

The image of the White House framed by enormous piles of garbage is as apt a metaphor as any to explain the last three years or so.