1. Lepore’s a goddess, and everything she writes is gold.

Michael Schiavo was treated horribly and got the worst raw deal when the fucking congress intervened to collude with Terry’s parents’ denial and he was straight up demonized in the right wing press. It was monstrous how this whole thing was treated like a political football. I had to stop watching. There was something…

what exactly is this “better than abortion”? Being forced into motherhood? being forced into carrying a non-viable fetus to term? Having to stay in an abusive relationship?

My grandmother had an abortion in a refugee camp during the war. I can’t even imagine the bravery.

I don’t let cars having the “Choose Life” license plates merge in front of me, even if they politely have their turn signals on.

This is more of an Saturday Night Social post, but there’s a blizzard coming and I may not have power (and internet access) by that time.

New reports have said that drone operators face enormous levels of stress, guilt, and trauma as a result of their jobs. People who witness their friends — and even their supposed enemies — killed or hurt in the line of battle can be and are still affected.

Trump will say whatever he wants to get attention. I have a deep seated fear that Ted Cruz genuinely believes what he says.

Because they’re fighting each other for those votes. That contingent goes, well, I like Cruz’s commitment to making the US a theocracy, but I also like Trump’s vitriolic xenophobia. How to choose? If only they could be merged into one angry, narcissistic, ignorant candidate who wants to destroy our government and bomb…

Maybe Trump and Cruz will have an old fashioned sword duel to win Palin’s fancy and take each other out.

I’ve been assaulted before and even with deadbolts I’d still feel afraid if I were showering at night or some other vulnerable feeling situation. The only time I finally felt 100% safe is when I got an 85 lb pit mix from my local animal shelter (adopted him because he was adorable, sweet, and at risk of euthanasia…

I’ve got a friend who is a cancer researcher and every time I see her I like to condescendingly (and moronically) remind her that if cancer gets cured people will still have strokes. I think she’s starting to get my point...

Gun control does work. Just ask the rest of the civilized world.

Then he will read off the statistics of gun homicides and knife homicides and everyone will laugh at anyone stupid enough to make the comparison.

I was dating a guy. The first time i went to his apartment, he offered me a bottle of water. He opened this immaculate, perfectly organized fridge: Labels forward, rows like a military cemetery. It was some serious Sleeping With the Enemy looking shit. When he left the room, I checked the pantry. Same thing. It was…

That’s actually a pretty good response. Stolen from the West Wing, but still. (Pilot episode where Toby and Josh are facing off against Mary Marsh).

Edit- oh wait Trump didn’t actually say “just say Jewish” I haven’t had caffeine yet, sorry.

If someone asks you over and over if they can put their penis inside you, and you keep saying no, and then they do it anyway and you don’t fight them off, that’s totally cool with you, right? Because that’s rape. Taking out the garbage is not rape. Eating candy is not rape. An unwelcome penis inside you is rape.

it’s because they don’t see it (sex) as something you participate with another person doing. they see it as something they do to an inanimate object/hole.

There are men who’ve learned they can force women—or anyone—to do whatever they want, simply by being relentlessly persistent.