Take a gander down to the Justice Department and you might get a clearer idea of why there was no consultation. Homeland Security and the State Department, too. In the week that he’s been ruling by executive order and grandstanding at a GOP retreat, Trump has still not named appointees to fill *hundreds* of positions…

Apparently, Trump’s team drafted the executive order without any consultations with the Department of Justice and other federal departments directly effected by it. They don’t even know who wrote it. Everyone from top ranking officials to customs agents at airports were freaking out because they had no notice of this…

Very important to note that by the text of the order, there is NOT any block to Trump’s exclusion of refugees; this JUST says that people cannot be “removed,” which means that people are still stuck abroad. This saves those who were in the air when the EO was signed and who are currently detained.

I keep my Facebook politics posts a minimum but I was feeling salty this morning. I’ve restisted checking the comments all day but I’m going to donate a dollar to planned parenthood for every negative comment and every person that has unfriended me if any.

I used to volunteer a lot for Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles, and much of that was “community outreach” — going to communities that had a clinic and passing out information about the services it offered. The very first time I did one of those, I had what remains the most rewarding and simultaneously most…

None of them know that Planned Parenthood can help them even though they have penises, because they can use them to pee in a little cup and have some tests run to see if they have any ghastly sexually transmitted diseases or infections . . . you know, should something like that happen to be a cause for concern?

These kids suck but what really freaks me out is the little kids.

First off, people aren’t illegal.

Second off, no one’s fighting against deporting undocumented people who are found guilty of murder. Nearly every sanctuary city I’m aware of has said they’ll fully comply for people convicted of series crimes.

What sanctuary cities (like Austin, which I’m a proud resident of) are…

Oh, I don’t do strawmen.

I hope Malia has the time of her life during these years. Hell, somebody’s going to have to have some fun. And, honestly, I can’t wait until the girls are ready to tell us their stories, should they ever choose. I want them to live so care-free in the next few years that they make a particular kind of American…

The ACLU has filed a FOIA as to the tax returns in order to check it against the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution. They are doing amazing work, right now, and sending them a donation is high on my list, today. It’s a selfish thing. Someone out there is protecting my rights.

This is ludicrous.. It’s also financial incentive to arrest more people during a protest, and/or to use more expensive and unnecessary means in response. In addition to, you know, violating constitutional rights and effectively threatening people against protesting.

Anyone who says this isn’t straight up fascism, is a straight up fascist themselves. Our right to peacefully assemble, which means anything short of actually smashing shit up, is guaranteed by our 1st amendment constitutional rights. Don’t think for a second that this law will not be used by a federal agency at some…

GET ‘EM CONSTANCE!

Constance Wu is a badass. Doing the thing your conscience tells you is right even if it could hurt you (career-wise, in this case) is honorable and beautiful and I am really impressed by her speaking up. I also agree with her re: Casey Affleck. What a turd.

If every single Democrat doesn’t vote against DeVos, I will snap. She is a horrible monstrous person.

I can only assume (hope?) they are backing him because they have bigger fish to fry in terms of the cabinet nominees (like they’ve made a deal that they’ll back him if so-and-so doesn’t back someone else?). This still feels like a betrayal, but there are worse cabinet picks, imo.

I LOVE THIS SHOW AND WILL SHOUT FROM THE HIGHEST ROOFTOPS THAT IT DESERVES A SECOND SEASON IF THERE IS ANYTHING GOOD AND HOLY LEFT IN THE WORLD.