This was on TheNib.com this morning.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

“You live in Cook County, you eat DEEP DISH. You don’t like it? Go back to DuPage!”

By the way, I hate referring to black women as “queens” because it rings too hotep-y for me

When Gavin Newsom became Lt Governor, it was up to the Board of Supervisors to appoint an interim mayor, but with the term coming up, they were mindful that anyone they appointed might get an unfair incumbent status, so when they looked at Ed Lee, he promised that he would not run for mayor. Then out came the ad…

I really wish people would get the simple fact that your legacy is determined by how you live, and the things you did while you were alive. It’s not the responsibility of the living to sugarcoat the legacies of the deceased when they’ve done foul shit.

Well written, smart, fair piece. Hope you don’t get roasted for it.

This book I would read!

On the other hand, a Black sea captain endlessly hunting a White whale makes an excellent metaphor for American institutional racism.

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God, have they mixed the lettuce up with the apples again?

Just remember, only guilty people run from screaming men with guns!

No. Listen, I don’t like Trump either, but let’s not get carried away with blaming every single thing on him.

The kneel thing is puzzling, but after getting the news from the senate (it no longer deserves capitalization) that no witnesses will be called, I find the ability to stand  without having a spine even more amazing.

Fair to his daughter?! Her father’s actions (being a rich ball player) enabled him to get away with being a rapist roaming free AND for her to be able to avoid traffic by riding in freakin’ helicopters everyday!

I believe all these are valid approaches because I cannot dictate how anyone—man or beast—will react to their own oppression. Ultimately, we all want to be free.

Joe, you have someone close to you that has experience overseas, abroad and with broads, who’s used to dealing with controversy and bullshit. He’d bring many eyes to your campaign the moment you announced him as your VP choice.

Right, right, right, right, and damned right.

Oh sweet Summer child. In what realistic universe do you believe anyone anywhere ever to have had a jury trial in this country got a fair and completely 100% unbiased set of Jurors? Why do you think the ability for attorneys to have a certain number of unquestionable picks to throw out jurors of their choosing was…