Great, but there are quite a few states where electors can’t effectively reach a different result than the popular vote. My state (MI) is one of them: if an elector votes for the candidates who didn’t win the popular vote, he/she is considered to have resigned, and the ballot is cast by the remaining electors.

You know, I believed that until recently. Bought into Pinker’s analysis, etc. But I also believe that we’re a fucked up species that can’t make progress without the pendulum swinging backward. The pace of technological, social, and economic change has been blinding lately compared to all of human history, so we were…

In some states that simply isn’t possible. Here in Michigan, for example, if an elector votes against the candidates who won the state in November, that action is an immediate resignation and the ballot is filled by the remaining electors. It’s driving me crazy to see well-intentioned people getting worked up to…

I’m a little concerned, yes. I worry most about the protesters who will be wearing distinctive clothing or carrying provocative signs; that’s not my style, but the same displays that get media coverage (good) draw the attention of the dangerous ones (bad). It makes me sad to think that maybe I’ll be a little safer as…

That new protest bill is such fascist bullshit, isn’t it? Hasn’t gotten through the state senate though, so there’s still time to make our voices heard. (I’m sending a kudos to my local representative, too, for being one of the people speaking out against it. Gotta support those that still have backbones.)

Yep, I’m coming in from Michigan - Spirit Airlines is basically a flying bus and cheaper than ground transportation - and staying in Baltimore. Quite a few women I know here who can’t afford to travel plan to be marching in Detroit or Ann Arbor.

Ha! I worried that mine would float, too. I used 8oz jars, but I had to stack them to sous vide all 8 in my pot, and they were dancing around a little.

I made a batch of 8 double layer pumpkin cheesecake jars based on Claire’s experience for Thanksgiving week — we’re a household of 2, so individual servings in jars were a healthier option than fighting for faceplant rights in the full pie plate. OMG they were amazeballs. We could have used longer spoons to chop out…

As someone who deeply hates cleaning, I agree with you. Though I try to be frugal, I realized a while ago that counting pennies on cleaning products was making me more resentful. So, I strive for a balance that doesn’t make me miserable. Right now my faves are Method hand soap and hardwood cleaner, Caldrea counter…

Yes on Clorox wipes! I loathe bathroom cleaning and I’m grouchy about kitchen cleaning — oh screw it, I just hate cleaning — but at least I wipe things down more frequently now.

Flag-burning is a despicable, anti-government, desperate cry for attention — just like every fucking thing that blowhard says — and it’s all protected under the constitution. Yay!

While I completely agree about the travel magic that can occur when you try to speak the local language, I hate the title of this post. Use translation apps! Use them a lot! Not while traveling, except as a last resort, but use them to broaden your world. Read world news from local sources. Make friends across…

I’d suggest you put on all sorts of security or incognito mode before going there, and cut down the URL to https://action.trump2016.com/survey/100-day-plan-action-survey/ to avoid passing along all the additional tracking info.

Being armed isn’t a bad idea, but make sure you know how to maintain and safely use your weapon of choice. Keep a bug out bag ready. Have a supply of food and water. Make emergency meet-up and contact plans that don’t rely on access to the Internet or cell service. Get in shape. Grow bold. I lean toward nonviolence…

And this is why we protest, and why we will continue to protest. Kudos to those who took to the Turkish streets.

I tried to create an account and when I got to the step that verifies my identity based items in my credit report, every single one of the questions was wrong; asking about loans I never had, streets I didn’t live on, etc. This would send me in a panic to check my credit reports except that I already keep track of…

“I think Trump’s going to be obsessed with his polling numbers, his approval rating, and if he detects public pushback against his agenda, he might abandon things pretty quickly.”

Our style of conflict is different than theirs, and therefore we “don’t like” it and “can’t handle” it. These are the same toads who ranted about Hillary sounding like a nagging school marm or the like. Guess they just can’t deal with conflict.

I shared on FB that I’ll be joining the Women’s March on Washington in January (please please let them get the permit issues nailed down soon). That brought quick comments from my grandmother-in-law, a far-right evangelical but also one of the smartest, most ruthless businesswomen I know. She managed to weave in…

As someone shy but adventurous, I live with constant discomfort. I often find myself walking heal-toe on the borderline between two worse fates: being bored but comfy or experiencing interesting things while awash in anxiety.