I don’t think Bernie is the solution, I just don’t like seeing people shit on someone’s optimism. Personally I think the solution is organized mass action, not electoral politics. From what I know of the campaign, young people are learning to phone bank and canvass and communicate their ideas clearly. They are being…

I think that’s the politics of fear, and I think it goes nowhere. How, from that perspective, will things ever get better? How long do we pretend the crumbs we’re handed are big wins? Am I supposed to be grateful the Democrats for not trading ALL my rights away? For not actively attacking me, just standing by while it…

You’re absolutely right. And if you’re in Texas, as I believe I read in another comment, all your electoral votes are pretty much guaranteed Republican anyway. Your primary vote matters, but come November you may as well stay home. Especially if the choice is between two evils. You don’t really get a say in a winner…

No it isn’t, and you should be ashamed for saying that. You don’t get to tell people how to vote, or even whether to vote.

It seems weird and for some reason I get pissed when I see others have such a lovely reception of this type of thing. I am what-jealous? I am angry. I don’t know. This shit is ugly in real life and all the women in my young life failed me when I needed them. I had no supporters and I was a villian-no a victim.

Well that’s just demonstrably wrong. Of course your developmental level impacts your decision-making. Scientifically, there is no question.

It's called child development, and if you study it you'll find that the adolescent brain is different from adults, particularly wrt impulsivity and judgment.

There’s no such thing as monsters.

Kink.com has plenty of skeletons in their closet — abuse of performers, condom policy, HIV transmission — and those are just the scandals I know about as a casual internetter. Makes sense they’d want to distance themselves from more bad press.

They give out a shit ton of free burrito coupons at Pride, so I go for the free burrito. But generally, I stick with street tacos.

Not sure how actively you’re using the iPad, but I got a bluetooth speaker so I can hear my music or podcast without endangering my phone. Of course I still use my wet hands to change songs/podcasts, so maybe it’s not actually all that helpful.

Baths. Hot baths with a good book or podcast and epsom salts + cigarette, if it’s a really bad day.

Cooking and listening to music.

I do that for professional stuff and medical forms. It’s because my first name is my legal name, but my middle name is my actual name, so styling it that way is kind of a compromise that lets people know I am who I say I am.

Roll…aw, damn it y'all.

Ooh, allow me to picture him for you. I’m not a fan but I could pick those abs out of a lineup.

Yeah I didn’t understand the pose at all. Maybe she’s slouching so it’s more “authentic.”

I went on an ill-advised Coreys nostalgia internet bender last night, and it was super disturbing. Poor sweet Stand by Me era Corey Feldman :(

My hometown is in one of the counties that are refusing to issue any marriage licenses at all. I hope this guy’s failure causes a ripple effect for the bigots like him. It's hard enough to survive a place like that to begin with.

I agree with you. I’m saying that non-custodial parents can still be parents, so that criticism of Cattrall (mentioned upthread) doesn’t work.

I was psyched to go, but my enthusiasm suffered when I had to describe my sexual assault to a very gruff judge, the attorneys, the defendant, and assorted other folks in the courtroom. It was a sexual abuse case so I understand why they’d want to know if potential jurors had those experiences, but it was really…