I think you’re right, and that’s their strategy: easier to get stuff done with Trump than bear the damage done by removing him. They’re politicians after all; reelection overrides everything.

The one silver lining of this terrible abuse of executive power is that it has made Arpaio’s crimes much more widely known. I’m a politics junkie and I didn’t know half this shit a week ago. I would rather see him in prison, but I’ll have to settle for the wider world finding out what a piece of shit this guy is.

Wouldn’t they almost immediately realize Cersei is reneging on her promise. It’ll hard not to notice an entire freaking army is not traveling North.

It wasn’t so much a trial as a massive conspiracy to murder someone. Absolutely no physical evidence was presented. Baelish’s military commander did nothing to object & willfully allowed his lord to be executed. It was satisfying on an emotional level but like a lot of things this season, you can’t dig too deep into…

He didn’t even really try. He’s like “shit, they got me” and folded up like a Scooby Doo villain trapped in a net.

The most infuriating thing was that the Sansa vs. Arya bait and switch was completely USELESS as they didn’t even bring it up during the surprise Trial of Littlefinger. It only served the purpose of catching him off guard, as the Starks continued to throw accusations at him without any physical evidence but using…

God, that whole plot line was so contrived. WHAT THE FVCK WAS THE POINT OF THE ARYA vs SANSA SCENE FROM LAST WEEK? Why did they have a fight? Was Littlefinger ALWAYS watching them? I hate it so so so so so so so much.

One of the most fascinating stories about plane crash survival is the story of the Andes plane crash (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571). The plane was carrying members of a rugby team and their families. Those who survived the initial crash had to resort to eating the bodies of their…

Wiki Wormhole is still one of my favorites. Thanks for doing your thing, Unexpected Dave

Westerosi legends tell of ice dragons whose cold breath freezes men as quickly as dragonflame melts them

This is definitely how I’m feeling. I liked a lot of 1989, she’s had some fun songs, but this new song, and everything about this album is an immature mess.

I really need 3 more articles about this song by the end of the day.

I think the last paragraph here really cuts to the heart of the matter: If your primary interest in Taylor Swift is following her various feuds, resentments, and carefully constructed think-piece-baiting narrative, then this song is gold. If your primary interest in Taylor Swift is the fact that she is sometimes…

Glad the internet is wising up to the cynical calculation of Taylor Swift, can’t wait for the same to happen to Beyonce.

I don’t see grey, but it does say Pending...

What does in the grays mean? Am I in the grays?

Perhaps I’m obtuse (quite likely!), but I’m starred on Gizmodo/io9, Jezebel, and the late Gawker. I missed the instructions for how to get starred over here.

If you’re using Chrome, the Kinjamprove extension does help somewhat. But that’s like spraying Febreze on a steaming turd the size of your head.

He also thinks the Chinese control Hollywood and the world banking system.

I was so focused on what Kinja would do to the commentariat, I didn’t stop to think about how badly mangled the site itself would be.