Too late to edit, I should have said that the reason I mentioned it was a friend of my sister’s wasn’t a sad attempt at 6 degrees, just that since I heard the story from the kid’s mom, I knew it wasn’t dramatically blown up for PR purposes. (And I totally realize that he can have done that brave thing and also be a…

If I had to guess I would say that they probably use that meme to imply that “gun nuts” are the reason that stricter gun laws are brushed off. This allows people to gain access to guns even if they potentially pose a risk. Again, it’s just a guess.

He pulled the kid of a friend of my sister’s out of a burning car (at considerable danger to himself), so I’ve always had a soft spot for him.

First, thank you for not calling me an ammosexual, and thank you for your willingness to learn.

The free market is king!!!

Because he almost certainly committed, and continues to commit, impeachable crimes and should be held accountable. Pence is irrelevant to that. 

Multiple assaults in the workplace. Multiple assaults by homeless persons. Restraining orders against former partners. How unlucky can one person be?

“It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.”

Are you saying Lyft doesn’t like it’s established industry being “disrupted”?

Free Dominoes and Taco Bell occasionally.

Yup, he’s the principal and I know an Eritrean when I see one, which may inform why he was so worried about white folks feelings

It’s the black principal, Asmerom is an Eritrean last name.

Not sure how the article proves that, since the dude that shuts her down in the video above is Black. Is it because he, as a Black man, chose to shut her down in order to protect White sensibilities? 

Asmerom the day before the graduation ceremony, Haghar says he told her speaking out about Trayvon and Tamir’s deaths wouldn’t change anything until she was in a position of power.

“When I asked him why, he said it would be sending the wrong message to the graduating students, that message being ‘you will get shot if you are black in America,’” Haghar wrote.

Remember young kids “always be bold, brave, stand up for justice and follow your own ...” (mike goes silent)

Thanks for this feature — we’ll live in a better world when a platform like Gravel’s is a mainstream one, not merely tactical.

Rooha is a Bahá’í refugee from Iran (where she is prohibited by the government from going to college). She used her empathy platform to speak against injustice and racism and yes: they handed her a far wider platform, didn’t they!