I’ve been listening to a podcast about the Civil War. As a foreigner I didn’t learn much about American history in school and now that I live here I feel the need to learn it in order to understand the country better. And forgive my naiveté but I had no idea racism and white supremacy were so deeply ingrained into the…

I’m nearly done with this 12 point star blanket! It’s only 26" across but squishy and pretty. I also started gingerbread cookie dough and a baby cocoon because why not.

Craft thread!

It pisses me off that Rihanna did her dues and can’t even vote in this country. Beyonce turned out huge. Black women went out 94% for Hillary.

Kara, I don’t know how to quit you.

I think you’re being generous in saying he would get it in six days. I think he could study a single daily brief for his entire life and he wouldn’t get even the basic info let alone the context and ramifications. Trump is rock stupid. I’m not saying this in the sense that he doesn’t know politics or international…

You should pass the secrets to me as I’m also an outsider and I’ve never told anyone that my best friend once turned down Neil Patrick Harris in a bar because I’m SUCH a good friend.

It would be a meeting with genuinely smart folks you can’t bullshit. He’d know that they knew he was stupid.

It’s kind of funny to think back on how many people made this joke. I mean, obviously Cheney was a powerful VP, but Bush still did plenty of presidenting. But now Trump is poised to actually be the Bush that we always used to joke about. Congratulations, President Pence.

I mean Dubya* relied on Cheney to run everything, and that worked out great for everyone.

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I used to be really proud of being from Wisconsin, but now the state just makes me depressed as hell.

UW and the businesses it spins off are quite literally the only thing Wisconsin has going for it. The state is otherwise fucked eight ways from Sunday, and the mercantilist fantasies that Trump sold the drunken inhabitants of places like Janesville and Appleton don’t have a prayer of coming true.

“I apologize to Congressman Duffy for referring to him as a moron. I should have said he is a liar and a charlatan.”

I just feel actively bad all the time

We don't coordinate our Girls ass-eating coverage with any other site.

I thought it was a dumb scene, and I tweeted about it, and then Erin made me write a post because that's how editors work. We don't coordinate our Girls ass-eating coverage with any other site. I haven't talked to the man, but I doubt Nick Denton gives a shit about that show one way or the other. Also, I think Allison…

Also: you said bummed out!

Is Gawker trying to drive Allison Williams to the brink of insanity? Why are we getting such a deluge of negative articles any time she opens her mouth. Is Denton that worried about her boyfriend's awful website taking away views? I get that it's a stupid scene, on a stupid show. But do we really need like 4…