things like buy new light bulbs and stop throwing plastic, glass, paper, and metal in the garbage!

You cannot change these people through debate or discourse. Sometimes you have to focus on changing laws and policies dragging them into the future kicking and screaming. Do you think the civil rights movement worked because racists in the south saw the error of their ways?

But do you actually enlighten this guy? I live in Trump Country. It’s not been my experience that rational and lively debate changes minds any more than screaming, because it’s actually pretty extraordinary to change someone’s mind. That’s usually something that only comes from lived experience, not from earnest…

That’s the only way to wear a scarf if you actually need it to keep you warm. I thought everybody knew this.

This really had my hopes up that Paul Weller re-united The Style Council. (That’s my early Deadspin Up All Night entry)

HIS NAME IS DUNCAN LLOYD! HOW CAN YOU WITHHOLD THAT DETAIL!?

I only mention it because sometimes there’s a man... I won’t say a hero, ‘cause, what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man.

I stopped going to office parties a long time ago. Seriously, even free booze isn’t enough to make me want to spend more time with folks I see almost every fucking day in a work capacity and most I don’t really like anyway. In fact, why waste my buzz on them?

...or risk spending one of the best Saturdays of the year drinking your homemade eggnog alone...

America was supposed to be the shining light of the world, we are now dimmed and falling apart. I am embarrassed by us and hope it doesn’t get worse. The rest of the world is really laughing at us. Whatever strength we had and respect, that is lost.

Yep, this is a huge problem, and one of the major issues with the wage gap. Because so much wealth is consolidated at the top, and because the top’s grip is so strong, it pits the bottom against the middle in a fight over increasingly diminishing resources.

Honestly, what the guillotine did was establish a new ruling class, leave most of the people who’d been at the bottom still at the bottom, and pave the way for a totalitarian ruler to seize absolute power for a decade. It took about seventy more years (along with an emperor, a return to the monarchy, and ANOTHER…

During training, McDonalds provides information to employees on how to apply for social safety nets like SNAP and discounted utilities.

The issue here that no one ever seems to want to talk about, in terms of “$15/hr will hurt businesses!” is American capitalism and its steadfast belief that not just the most important thing, but the only important thing, is maximizing profit and, thus, value to shareholders. This is why we have companies with…

Did it ever occur to you that even your pay is actually lower than it should be? And that by increasing the minimum wage, it will help to lift all wages across the board, including yours.

You’re one of the people I’m talking about!

The culture of censorship surrounding unpopular opinions by the left has always been oppression.

Working in the hotel industry, it CAN be a serious problem. The main hotel I work in is a 70-room property, and on average, we have 2 cases per year. The secondary is 100 rooms, averaging about 4. Having a diligent and observant housekeeping staff is CRITICAL, and frankly, often overlooked by property managers who…

Yes, it is a major problem.

Trust me. It’s a huge problem. I do inspections and treatments on the side... No hotels are safe. And there is no easy solution.