Nice one.

“White feminism” is just a code word for “feminism by and for white people because that’s the default position for anything that white people do and these feminists have not gotten their shit together such that whiteness is being checked by the presence and/or empowerment of people of color”.

It’s not that hard — when…

I really want to like Chelsea. I hope she keeps talking sense like this — I think it’ll be a much greater contribution to the world than running for office could ever have been.

That’s true — we’ll never know. I’m not sure it’s moot, because this internecine battle was just a proxy for the deeper political question of whether Democrats are going to be a party that draws from the history and political philosophy of the left — a people-powered party — or a corporate political brand that…

Sure, I could be a Bernie cultist. Or, maybe there’s some logic behind my support for Sanders, that by asking questions you could come to a better understanding of. You know, dialogue.

For example: your strawman version of my statement seems to presume that Obama’s approach to the issue of race was optimal just because…

Bernie would have won easily, because Trump’s victory wasn’t about voters being pro-capitalism or against the “liberal agenda”. That stuff is neither here nor there. It’s about wanting to change things amidst a sense of victimhood that is both false and fair, and though Trump was a better carrier of that torch than…

Please stop caricaturing Bernie supporters. The vast near-totality of us are fucking terrified and sad. And a vast proportion of us are not men or white. Also, we pretty much all voted for Hillary. So please, fucking stop. We are all in the same mess at this point.

Err, no. Clinton is not a leader of the anti-climate change movement and most people with the best ideas doing the best work in this arena supported Sanders. Please — widen your exposure to politics and get more involved. We need to win this fight and we can’t be this wildly misinformed if we’re going to survive.

I shouldn’t even reply to this, honestly, but OMFG: Clinton lost the election to Trump. She got us Trump. She did. *Any* other reason you have is secondary to this. It is hilarious to blame “new blood” when new blood was not on the ticket. *Please* come to terms with this reality.

What’s really sad is that there’s so…

Without wanting to +1 any of the totally unreasonable hate that Lena Dunham gets, I do think she’s frustratingly consistent at being not that effective an advocate for many of the things she discusses. Not all, and maybe there’s an element of taste. Basically, I want to be generous to Lena, even though what she says…

...months? This thing has been out for like a little more than a week.

No I’m pretty sure you’re right. Graham is saying, if they were able to get a wiretap then that would mean there was a strong justification for doing so.

Even worse, they’re probably actually calling you a “race traitor”. Sounds like a badge of honor to me.

“Playbook” and your stupid link implies that you misunderstand people who bother to study and understand the construct of race to be simply “playing politics.” We’re not; you are projecting. Says a great deal about you.

See, unlike you, some of us actually give a shit. We’re not all treating life like it’s a game. Good luck with your personality disorder, though.

Race is not a two-way street. Factor that in and a whole lot of things will make a whole lot more sense.

Well, OK- I can say from experience that while many of those roles are critically important and can lead to making a real difference, none of them actually lead to gaining political influence except actually running for office. And I don’t think that’s enough.

Here’s what I’m wondering, RE: 50 State Strategy - of which some version seems certain to be pursued if Ellison takes the chair. Maybe someone can answer this question. Riddle me this:

“The rule of law”? Why on earth do you think that’s at threat when this is all entirely lawful? The idea that electors would vote against an unfit demagogue is precisely enshrined in law.

I don’t know, do you have a flood control system that lets you divert the waters away from where they pose a danger? If so, you better turn that shit on right fucking now.