I had to buy pepper the other day and even though I was at the grocery store, drove to Penzey’s instead. I just want to hug the ladies that work there (this particular story is in a GOP stronghold). I restrained myself. But they gave me free cocoa and a sticker!

Good thing there are no trolls in this thread. If there were, I’d have to tell them about ancient Timbuktu, or the origins of math, or maybe just drop a hardcover copy of Guns, Germs and Steel on their head.

I know, right? The suit! Is he single, ‘cause I wanna set him up with my sister in DC.

Ha! No. Copywriter. Not just a different breed, a different species. I don’t own any Ugg boots...

Yes! Ida B. Wells as head of WH Communications? Mother Jones as Secretary of Labor, maybe?

Hey! I work in marketing and I have absolutely no desire to see La La Land. I rarely see movies in the theater, but I am desperate to see Hidden Figures on the big screen.

Nope. He’s making profits as executive producer. The malignant narcissist in chief will find a way to show that he was the one who turned it around and brag about how much money it’s making him

Meh. I’m good with “white supremacists” and “white nationalist” since technically, “Nazi” is short for “Nationalsozialist” ...although:

I honestly don’t understand all this promoting shelter pet stuff. I mean, to me, it’s obvious. The fact that other people don’t think that way blows my mind. It’s common sense. Pets come from shelters, and you should brush your teeth every day. Buying a purebred dog just seems like paying $50 for a white t-shirt just…

As someone who traded Waukesha for the Cities, I agree.

I am from Waukesha, and I was pissed. But then again, I got the hell out of there as soon as I could and now live less than two miles from the lake.

I’ve been putting thought into how we can encourage people to run—for school board, for city council, for whatever. My small idea is to encourage people to tag friends/family on social media they think would make good candidates. I’m trying to think of hashtags to go along with it. Kinja, let me know what you think of…

Oh, it’s stupid. I just like being able to call out hypocrites.

Hey, look what I found! https://www.facebook.com/trumpgolfcounter.us/

Yup, I think that’s exactly it. Followed by “Police make vague statement about deploying police ‘to ensure protesters’ safety’ when asked to justify.”

Thanks you. I needed this. One headline, one glimmer of hope, that didn’t make me want to throw up or take a baseball bat to something.

Hey, not all of us—oh, who am I kidding. You’re right.

Seconded.

A friend of mine who marched in the Twin Cities wrote a very moving post that basically started with “Yesterday was just a pep talk, we need to keep fighting every day.”

Normally I’d agree with you, but this is a White House petition. Once it reaches 100,000 signatures (and it’s already past 200,000) the White House has to respond. They’ll probably respond with “fuck you” but it’ll be on record.