YES. I’m so fucking sick of people pretending that being “accused” of racism is on par with (or anywhere close to) being on the receiving end of actual racism. White people really need to stop being so damn defensive about this.

I love how her hair looks. It reminds me of Laura/Persephone from the amazing Wicked + Divine.

She’s the personification of White Feminism. She doesn’t give a shit about an issue until it directly affects her, like when she suddenly became a champion for maternity leave— after she had a baby. Or sexual harassment and Roger Ailes. Or taking on Trump, but only after he personally attacked her, and then making…

I’m going with my mom, sister, and aunt, and a whole bunch of my friends are planning on going too. I’m super psyched to be sharing this experience with my mom— she pulled off a subtle FU protest to President Nixon in her youth, by waiting until he reached her in a handshake line to move her long hair out of the way…

Congratulations, Tyga, You’re the bad guy in Practical Magic.

It’s horrifying that’s it come to this, but it’s true. Pence is a horrible religious zealot, but he at least understands the basic concept of what a president is/does.

I’m one of those people who is really bad at watching TV. Like, I haven’t finished Westworld yet, I was a couple months late to Stranger Things, and last night while eating dinner my husband asked if there was anything I wanted to watch, and after checking the DVR to see if there was a new Brooklyn-99 (there wasn’t),…

I have family in Wilmington, and we’ve gone there in the past for Christmas, because it’s a great town. Not this year, though. (They’re awesome and progressive and totally understand why we don’t want to spend tourist dollars in their state.)

The adviser position was created under Richard Nixon, who hired eight of them before his eventual impeachment. The past is often prologue, Kellyanne.

Without fail and, every time I check in for a flight and the person behind the desk says “Enjoy your flight,” I respond with “You too.” I can’t help it, it’s just a reflex for me.

I think it’s because if these people admitted Sandy Hook really happened and a bunch of very young children were murdered in this way, they’d have to take a long, hard look at themselves, and come to the conclusion that they care more about their guns than they do about people, even children. Introspection and ugly…

This makes me ashamed to admit that I ever wanted to be a journalist.

Me RN:

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One time I was sitting next to a guy who had his phone in a little stand so he could watch something on it. The person in front of him started reclining, and the phone got wedged in between the tray table and the seat back. He was in a panic trying to get the person’s attention to stop before it broke his phone.

I was in the last row of an overnight British Air flight (as a result of a USAir clusterfuck), so my seat could not recline at all, because it was already against the bathroom wall. The flight attendant took pity on me and stopped the teenager in front of me from reclining too much, thank goodness.

Me during the inauguration:

I Googled Anthony Davidson in case I was missing something, and he’s a white British race car driver.

Parks and Rec (along with Buffy) is my top comfort show, and I’ve found myself turning to it a lot the last month. It’s hard sometimes, and really bittersweet, but I really need Leslie Knope.

My husband is a contractor working in earth science. His whole team is expecting to get shut down. He’s depressed about things, and the uncertainty (of “when” more than “if”) has me stressed out constantly.