I don’t think we should ignore the reminders that this President is barely capable of basic human interaction. However, you’re very much correct that it’s a sad indictment of Splinter’s priorities when the US withdrawing from the Human Rights Council doesn’t warrant a passing mention compared to Trump making another…

Yes, I got that one wrong. That was the ONLY one there. Also, for fuck’s sake why are people acting like I don’t read and comment regularly and pretending I’m a troll? Do you have no critical thinking skills?

No, bigger stories are NOT getting plenty of play, and the “small shit” has long since passed the point of diminishing returns on a site like this that is largely a single political subset.

You know how we can tell that social media algorithms were created almost entirely by white guys? Because women and people of color routinely have their accounts shut down for reposting abuse from white men, while the accounts that originally posted it remain up. I’m not saying they did that on purpose. I’m saying…

For what it’s worth, Southwest owns Frontier so I’d assume the same policy

Why does the Trump administration hate free market capitalism?

We never ratified the Convention on the Rights of a Child. We signed on, but I don’t think that’s acceptance of implementation. Conservatives view it as a challenge to parental authority. I strongly suspect we’re violating it, but I don’t understand how there would be formal accountability. Any insights?

I would read it and encourage you to post it. Give it a caveat up front and the reader can choose whether to read or not. As a human, I know what I see as wrong. I’d love to read the policy/legal reasons as well.

I’m sure they gave it no thought at all. Frankly I’m surprised they even have people who speak Spanish.

It’s not an identity because culturally speaking, white male is the default setting to which modifiers like “black” and “female” are added. That there are so many white men on so many forums getting defensive at the mere use of the words “white men” is a testament to how infrequently they have been used before, and…

It’s a start. A very small and mostly unheard start reported practically no where else

They’re not mad that he ate fast food, they’re mad that he showed it off on Twitter afterwards to encourage other users of his company’s Cash card to spend their money at Chick-Fil-A, because it’s one of the currently featured “boost” discounts you can apply to your card. During Pride Month. In that context, you have…

The obsession with this unbroken line of “white” as if culturally, my ancestors would certainly recognize or celebrate the life I live, and see success in it.

The good thing about the Trumpifacation of America is that has emboldened asshat racists to publically out themselves.

The bad thing about the Trumpifacation of America is that has emboldened asshat racists to publically out themselves.

Here here. The fallacy that even symbolic protest is ineffective never takes into account the repeated and minute shifts of public perception for every single one of these types of demonstrations. Far, far better than inaction.

Ad buyers are increasingly aware of this game. They are paying more attention to engagement (amount of time spent on a page). Anyone trying to game the algos and ad buyers is going to lose because the algos and ad buyers are constantly moving the goal posts. But for a digital sweatshop writer paid a shit base salary…

This makes complete sense within their policy. They do NOT want the US to be a place others can come seeking a better, more just society. They simply don’t care that life in other countries suck.

I read too fast, missed the word international. Sorry.

This is a fucking devastating decision that will cause untold harm across the entire asylum system; and mark my words, it was done almost exclusively with the purpose of preventing vulnerable Central American families, usually mothers and their children, from arriving at the United States to seek protection.

International crisis. Puerto Rico is a national crisis. Completely different infrastructure and bureaucracy dealing with that. That’s a failure of a different part of the system, and one I’m less qualified to analyze in depth.