If I were in the position of one of the teachers I would just break the law and keep the student’s confidence. Conscientious objection. It is possible that you could lose your job, but I’m also pretty sure it’s unconstitutional. Also, your job is worth protecting the safety of one of your students.

You seriously don’t think that the modern Presidency involves a role for the (fine) First Spouse which the President’s spouse is expected to fulfill? If Michelle Obama had come in and just spent her days in the residence reading books, can you even imagine what a racist shitstorm would have ensued?

Won’t happen. He’s going to have to take those 747s due to the encrypted com equipment, defensive systems and EMP hardening. This is not negotiable.

Is anyone really surprised she’s turning out to be little more than a paid escort?

Oh come on. There’s really nothing off limits. We know that body shaming is bad and making fun of looks is bad but few folks have issues doing it to Donald and robot Melania. I know I don’t. Personally I don’t want to hear his inane list of excuses for doing things he just flat out wants to do and is just using his…

I can’t imagine Melania has any intention of fulfilling the duties— or even an idea what they are — of being First Lady.

You’re right. He doesn’t have to say anything and really isn’t required to. I would be happy if he simply stormed out of the press room on election night wihout answering questions and was never seen or heard from again. In fact, I think we should require that.

exactly! my boyfriend won’t watch it with me anymore because i just make fun of them the entire time. There’s no emotional stakes anymore.

Hillary brain ninja’d the FUCK out of that diseased orange with that comment about his dad giving him money. He was in control up until that point, subdued and a little boring, and then he immediately began to unravel. It was beautiful.

Mmm, I am loving the name Moxie for a girl.

Anyone who is a fan of Neal Stephenson is sitting up and thinking, “It’s *Hiro* Protagonist!”

I hope her middle name is/will be Protagonist. :)

It certainly was in wide use during my 1970's and early 1980's childhood, but I withered in shame when someone told me the origin. I immediately mentally attempted to run through every person I’d ever possibly used the word in front of, and tried to remember if any of them were possibly Romani. It was a fruitless…

He was also an excellent gypsy-catcher.

EDIT: Aw crud. Made a mistake. Enjoy this picture of my dog instead:

I heard a security analyst on NPR describe Trump as having a “different” intelligence. Paraphrasing, but this stuck out on the program: “Everybody knows you can’t brief Trump by giving him documents and expecting him to read them; you need to explain the situation out loud to him in person,”. It was hilarious and…

Just before Operation Iraqi Freedom — so much Freedom! — an informal survey found two-thirds of Americans could not locate Iraq on an unmarked map. This is a nation we fought another war with only a decade prior, and a supermajority of US citizens couldn’t point to the country in question.

We are dealing with a candidate that is apparently unaware that the military has its own court system. It’s not like any seminal pieces of pop culture have been made about it...

I’m renting the biggest TV I can find and watch Fox News Election Central all night.

Pretty sure the issue is that the cops did a thing.