This is the only thing that gives me hope. I was absolutely ashamed of this yesterday but seeing everyone come together, seeing the lawyers pour into airports and the courts doing their job gives me hope. People in my very conservative red state have gone off the rails with organizing protests, letter writing events,…

I just thought of something right now, and forgive me if I get a little corny. But reading how people are “oops, didn’t see that you were from Syria, go on ahead”, seeing that picture above of everyone waving the flag, holding the signs, letting others know that they ARE welcome....watching the protests today.....I am…

I’ve definitely thought about The Origins of Totalitarianism and 1984 a lot over the past year and a half, watching Trump’s rise to power. But I’ve actually found that my memories of the far less well-known The Myth of the State by Ernest Cassirer have served me far better for trying to figure out what the fuck is…

Except you get to keep your all your income, you get to protect the environment like you want, you get to keep as many immigrants as you choose, and you have the 8th largest economy in the world, ample crop space, and ready access to shipping lanes.

This is what kills me. California taxes are being spent in backwards red states on people who think I should go back to Mexico (3rd generation Californian) or that I am abusing welfare or that my AfAm husband should die in the street like a dog at the hands of some cop. But whose tax dollars are supporting their…

That’s a distinct possibility, although not what I’ll be telling myself before falling asleep tonight.

My best friend, who is the child of a Canadian father and a Muslim Indian mother, has lived in this country since she was 12. She is now almost 45. She has applied for citizenship umpteen times but was rejected each time. She has been married to an American husband for 8 years and is the mother of an 8 year old son. I…

hello. i’ve been crying all day. this is so shitty. i have some cousins in a camp in syria and they were hoping they’d be able to get here but i guess not. i’m home alone, i’ve been crying on and off (the protesters at JFK really make me cry and i love them all). i’m cooking something to remind me of home and trying…

If the ban on green card holders from those countries is extended for more than 180 days, and they do not set foot in the US for over 180 days, they could in theory be accused of abandoning their permanent status and actually lose it, according to the current immigration rules. That’s probably irrelevant as Trump and…

I have a friend whose husband works for Google on visas, they are safe but have friends who are freaking out. This is making me sick.

Beyond the people who are being fucked over by this cruel craziness and refused entry into the US, I wonder what the eventual economic losses will be to this insanity. I mean, I could legally go to the US tomorrow if I wanted, but you guys have gone full-fascist and unpredictable as hell and I will absolutely not be…

This is an attack on the tech industry and California’s economy.

There’s now also a claim that people with dual nationalities from those countries cannot enter into the US. My friend who was born in Iran but grew up in Canada can’t go to the US right now. Honestly WTF. I feel absolutely sick. How do we stop this!

Oh, we know what you’re doing. We’re scared of what you’re doing. We’d like you to stop doing that thing you’re doing and bring someone like the nice smart gentleman that left the White House last week instead of this loudmouthed lying would-be-dictator you currently have.

I know demonizing immigrants sounds like a great thing to many trump supporters, but guys, immigrating to the US (even legally) is difficult, messy, expensive and so so taxing, physically and emotionally. And to be a refugee on top of that, to not really even have a comfortable place to wait out the immigration…

Ivanka: calmly walks through the arena shooting anyone who gets in her way because of course this bitch gets a gun right away.

I hope he forgets.

I was planning on making some major purchases in the next few years (like a new car). Now, I’ve gone into full blown money hoarding mode. I’ve got a (very modest) trust that I had earmarked for a downpayment on a house. Now I’m leaving it alone because I think that when (it’s not if, but when, at this point) the…

Come to Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay or Argentina. We value the contribution of foreigners and our governments aren’t as corrupt as what they used to be. We are far away from any nukeable zone.