I love you.

Yes, what is the secret? Not a troll (most of the time) yet here I languish.

If you’re going to be a pedant, it’s hoist “with,” not “by” his own petard.

Your key here is FUNCTIONING democracy. It would take less than a New York minute for reich wingers in power to declare the rhetoric of BLM hate speech and ban it. It may not have lead down a slippery slope in other countries but, given our history, I can easily see it sliding effortlessly down the slope in this one.

Don’t give them that power over you. Don’t be their victim.

No one’s outing them. They outed themselves!

Sounds familiar.

I agree with you, but can you also imagine how incensed Davis would be to find that people of color are exercising authority in and over property (the school and grounds) bearing his name?

They chose to secede from the United States of AMERICA; hence, by definition, they are not American.

That time would be now.

It’s always selfish to bring a child into this world. This fact isn’t a new one.

OFFS, it’s not like this would be the first mass extinction on this planet and, depending on the toxicity levels, might not be the last.

No, it isn’t. She’s including herself in the group that will go extinct. I could go sit for two hours in a park with kids and come back and write the same thing. I think it ALL the time, which continually prompts me to ask (for more than just this reason), “why the fuck do people keep having kids?”

Hahahahahahahahaha!!

Not offended, just annoyed. I do what I can for my ne’er do well family members (including my mother and brother, who have matching sets of emotional baggage), but I also understand that they’re adults, actions have consequences, and they’re responsible for their own choices. I’m not about to wear myself out caring…

I know it’s not all men. Nonetheless, ALL men are perceived to be potential rapists until they prove themselves otherwise, and even then . . . Don’t like it? Then speak up against rape culture, raise your children well (and teach your sons not to rape). Stop being complicit.

I know this is just anecdotal, but I post it in case it proves helpful (apologies if someone has already mentioned it; I haven’t read all the comments). In retrospect, my year of intense binge drinking to medicate the anxiety I felt as a result of my lower-than-usual energy level and guilt over not getting enough…

Demanding that others change their behavior to accommodate your delusions (general your, not you your) infuriates me. If he doesn’t want to touch a menstruating woman or have “impure” thoughts, that’s HIS problem and he should avoid situations in which that might occur (meaning he should stay the hell home, where…

Swing Left did an initial fundraiser that will provide funds to any Democratic candidate in a house election, once the primaries are over, so they can hit the ground running with cash without having to rely on the DNC.

Oh, a constitutional overhaul is not an unlikely as you think; it just may not go the direction you would hope. One of the ways to amend is through a convention called by 2/3 of the state legislatures. Republicans control 33 of them; they need 34. I see very very little coverage of this issue. You think it can’t…