I feel that the only thing that Trump has a “handle” on with his tiny, tiny hands are the “bread and circuses” aspect of politics, quite literary. (Like he’s only seconds away from starting actual gladiatorial games at these rallies.) 

we had to read Atlas Shrugged in class too, I kind of managed a couple hundred pages. you start the book thinking you might be able to finish it, but then when Dagny becomes essentially a maid. It’s such an awful book

I don’t think it would be constructive to say that fan service is blanket statement wrong. Like if you even bother to engage with it then proper analysis should probably be applied. Is it exploitative? Is it dehumanizing? Is it discriminatory? And on. Like, I haven’t watched Bakemonogatari, but the example you gave in…

Yes, my brother in law and his entire family plays it for Christmas (and he did so before he married my sister so it wasn’t she who introduced it). But he’s sort of a music purist. But very few white people I know have heard it. I think you should test your thesis on a wider demographic though. Neither my ex (who is…

I’m, to be honest, more disappointed with the democratic party. All I’ve seen is Bernie, and good on him but I want a more. Like Elizabeth Warren’s lackluster response to the Dakota pipeline. It’s like they have gone into hibernation

Nah, Hugo Boss did. And what they had that the white supremacist alt-right doesn’t, is a political program.

Thank you for the article, and for braving contact for research . It was very thought provoking.

The sad thing that’s also often forgotten is that this started with anti-corruption and pro-democracy protests or the negative impact of the intervention in Libya had on the conflict.

I hope you and your son is better and that he’s home with you now. Food poisoning(?) is the worst. It’s always an awful experience as a parent. All the best wishes to you!

No, he is surrounding himself and playing patron to John Bolton as both ambassador to China and more recently State Secretary. Bush veteran, peddler of conspiracy theories, an architect of the Iraqi war and tough-liner towards China. He wants to use the “diplomatic ladder of escalation” against China. He’s been busy…

Absolutely, but they’re saying it with that kind of of flimsy “subterfuge” (to be honest I was afraid to misspeak. But considering the “image” Global Times has been cultivating (pseudo-independence), I felt I should make the distinction with he People’s Daily and China Central Television. I hope I’m not…

And I see that the rest of the quote didn’t make it but this is an actual diplomatic threat from the Foreign Minister:

From the editorial in Global Times ( a daily Chinese newspaper who focuses on international issues, is a bit outspoken and avoids censure by being very nationalist and very pro-government)

I knew you guys would cover it. Thank you for covering it :)

They are way better than Gawker :-)

Put it up on the Slot too. It would be a nice follow-up to their “Trump is First President to call Taiwan since 1979 and oh man, we are fucked” which wascross-posted here. I don’t see how it’s too unreasonable too expect a follow-up. I like to think there are Chinese women too and I know Jezebel is very restricted in…

Where is your coverage of China’s response to Trump’s violation of the one-China policy? It’s so ridiculous that China is threatening by the use of idioms. But even Merkel is out now, saying they’re in support of it so it’s kind of serious business.

Where is your coverage of China’s response to Trump’s violation of the one-China policy? It’s so ridiculous that China is threatening by the use of idioms. But even Merkel is out now, saying they’re in support of it so it’s kind of serious business.

Thank you, and you are absolutely right.

Might this be because the hijab is such a visible symbol of Islam that it both makes it easier to identify islamophobia, to ally and to make their resistance/rejection of Islamophobia more visible? It’s always make me sad to see how disproportionate the support is compared to the support more marginalized demographies…