Yep. Bernie beat Hilary almost 2-1 here. Despite being super-white MN has lots of real liberals. Omar won 70% of the vote. Her district is 78% white.

No, I am ok with one or two people, more not so much and not every day.

I see plenty of people who are very social and nuts like squirrel poo.

my favorite piece of Rand Paul trivia is that he is self-certified as an ophthalmologist, because the state of Kentucky will not certify him as an ophthalmologist.

People in power doing shitty things is the societal ill. Religion is just one of the more effective tools to attain and maintain a position of power. Humanity’s inherent flaws are the actual problem.

Wasnt that long ago...

I’d be willing to bet a certain old epithet beginning with R slipped out of his mouth at some point.

You can be religious and not be an antagonistic asshole. So long as they’re not espousing regressive, right-wing ideologies it’s not that big of a deal if they’re religious.

My wake and bake days are getting way more frequent. I should stop reading the news over my coffee in the morning or I’ll never get sober.

Clearly I need to get on this failing upward train. Because I keep mildly succeeding and let me tell you, that doesn’t get you anywhere in America.

Betting he dropped Pressley because even his staff realized that was a burning cross too far.

It’s only July 2019.

Don’t forget about Detlef Schrempf too!  I only know about him because of Parks and Recreation, but he's another white NBA player.  

I assume he had some hand in casting a cis dude in The Danish Girl

That didn’t happen.

Treasonous republicans will take the Honorable Representative Omar’s citizenship from my cold, dead fingers.

When you see small birds and crows cooperating, you know there is an owl nearby. When the owl is gone the little birds go back to harassing the crows.

Those aren’t so much birds as they are spite covered in feathers.