White fragility is a hell of a drug. We need to stop treating white people like they’re delicate flowers that will shatter at any suggestion that they exercise some empathy.

Yeah, this has been kicking around for a while with both conservative and liberal support and proposals for how this could be done by statute—that’s the most controversial part. There are other options too like the lottery system.

Ha! Right. Those are so weird. I will say that I got out of customs faster in Dulles than BWI (until I global entry).

DCA is the dream, of course. Even when either the blue or yellow line isn’t running, the easy public transit option is awesome. I end up flying more out of BWI because flights tend to be a bit cheaper and Southwest has a hub with more flights leaving out of there. But I’d snatch up a good flight out of DCA in a…

For sure! Until they extend the Metro all the way to the airport, Dulles will remain the biggest pain in the ass to get to.

You’d be surprised. Felon voter restoration isn’t a huge conservative talking point, probably because it’s so untenable and so much aligned with the rest of the country.

Agreed. BWI > Dulles (unless you live in Northern Virginia). Because I often fly standby, I’ve had to spend large amounts of time in airports and Dulles is not a great airport for lingering.

Pretty much. One of the most annoying myths about criminal justice advocates, especially public defenders, is that we’re trying to get people off the hook when our actual role is to reinforce a more just system that plays by a fair set of rules.

These laws were enacted after the Civil War, as former slaves were gaining the right to vote.

Trolls with a less than rudimentary understanding of statistical analysis are the worst.

This dude is a real piece of work. His responses read like a bot turned conservative random word generator.

In Ohio, there was also a bright spot on the down ballot races with Melody Stewart kicking out the Republican appointee on the Ohio Supreme Court. That’s pretty satisfying.

Yes! I was monitoring polling centers yesterday and by far the happiest polling places were the ones with a robust snack table or bake sale close by.

Noteworthy, I suppose, but can we talk about how many black state attorneys general were elected last night?!?!? That’s some news right there--Karl Racine (DC), Letitia James (NY), Kwame Raoul (IL), Keith Ellison (MN), and Aaron Ford (NV). 

Indeed another bright spot to focus on. Also, I was just looking up how many black state AGs we have now after last night and am here for that too—Karl Racine (DC), Letitia James (NY), Kwame Raoul (IL), Keith Ellison (MN), and Aaron Ford (NV).

Though honestly I care some. Ginny Thomas is certainly someone to keep tabs on when she’s drunk-calling Anita Hill and being an all around menace to society. But agreed, not for these type of personal optics.

Totally agree. It really strengthens discretion in all forms.

Hopefully not by yourself. That would be insane and I would worry about you a lot. Also, Reddit is a generally a beast in and of itself.

I’m cool with this. I appreciate any online space that commits to creating a better community, both by having some basic standards and by being more active in moderating.

It’s true. I’ve done that thankless job of moderating an online community and although it sucks sometimes and can be time consuming, there are some really important benefits of it, both for the moderator and for community members.