I am confused by this guy, who I have never heard of before. This seems like some kind of performance art but that doesn’t seem like newsmaxxx’s speed? 

I also find it a little weird but it also in no way prevents me from understanding what they’re trying to say, which means I can’t get worked up about it. 

Isn’t Blue Ivy Carter 10 years old?

I’m thinking a lot about this. I used to be a fundraiser for a different big university. I honestly don’t know where that big university would get $1b.

Wouldn’t it be great if public opinion actually translated to action at the ballot box.

Also, if LW were to die and the husband is raising the daughter himself, it would probably be a good idea to hash out these unhealthy ideas about body image and weight and fitness in advance, as well as working out what kind of relationship he will have with his daughter’s aunt who is the only other relative within a…

I’m a gay guy and there are all sorts of terrible dynamics about weight and fitness in the gay community. I am very fit and active and my husband is not; he isn’t “fat” but his weight yo-yos and he sets goals to “be the same size I was at 25" or “fit into the suit I wore at our wedding” and so on. He often achieves…

The “been to and lived in other countries” part is, I think, a huge issue. So many Americans have never set foot outside of America, only watch American media, only speak English, and rarely substantially interact with immigrants (e.g. in depth conversations, leisure time, etc.) A lot of people talk about Europe as…

I have a fantasy that Harris springs some DA-style surprise questions on him, like “why do you believe that you, a person who has been credibly accused of sexual misconduct by many women, all of whom you denigrated, can possibly add value to a discussion about women’s empowerment?”

The limit will come when she says something that results in advertisers jumping ship. She tends to stay juuuuust this side of the “ignorant vs hateful” line.

I totally agree that roundabouts are often better than stop signs, depending on the situation.

Why are you acting like an asshole?

The guy across the street from me seems to have started growing marijuana and he has installed lights just inside his front bay window that glows like 1,000 fluorescent suns all night. Luckily it doesn’t actually bother us but every time I step outside in the evening I look across the street and just think....yikes.

Honestly, I wish this was more widely known and talked about. Your first comment - “When I go shopping for seafood, I tend to trust labels” - is hopelessly naive. I never ever trust labels on seafood and I have gotten into conversations with fish mongers and restaurant staff that they probably found very irritating…

Hahaha oh yes how charming to speak about things that large, clear majorities of Americans want to happen, and politicians elected by large clear majorities of Americans want to happen, as if they might actually happen. haha what a functioning country we have at the moment. 

Also, it’s been a while since I’ve seen SVU but I did think they did not acknowledge how much sexual crime happens within families and relationships, and is not necessarily something the police need to ferret out as though it’s gang activity. That, itself, skews people’s understanding of reality. 

So often when someone powerful is revealed to have done stupid/racist/embarrassing things, there is this bizarre rush to separate the person and all of their other actions from the bad behavior. I often think I’m crazy for maintaining and loudly proclaiming an expectation that effective and trusted leaders actually…

I feel like Politico exists in part for this kind of story - a bunch of republicans want to broadcast a message [Greitens needs to know he doesn’t have party support, and republican voters need to know there is danger afoot and they need to vote for him even if he runs], so they package this as though its a news story…

I have no patience for my liberal/gay/etc catholic friends who think the dawning of acceptance is always right around the corner. Like, okay, you can believe in the Judeo-Christian God, and Jesus and everything, but why is it SO IMPORTANT to you that you identify as catholic? Is it really because of your deep belief…

Is there really a deep bench in the NY democratic party? I honestly have not seen a lot of evidence of this, given who keeps on getting elected or stood to run for various posts, up to and including the big ones of governor and mayor of NYC. My overwhelming impression of the democratic party in NY is that there is…