A gaze of raccoons? English is so weird. I find myself disappointed that it isn’t a “murder.” And as I stated above, I stand by “nasty little bastards,” though I understand that most of my hatred is based on learned behaviors from exposure to stupid humans.

I’ve been camping in areas where raccoons have learned to have no fear of humans, and they are SCARY AS SHIT when they want your food. I know that they have no fear because dumb-as-shit people have fed them and it’s not their fault, but I stand by calling them nasty little bastards. They are RELENTLESS.

I’m glad to hear it. Raccoons are nasty little bastards, but they are also an excellent source of entertainment. It gives me joy to imagine a lot (flock? herd? murder?) of rolly-polly raccoons somersaulting their way towards making America great again. Of course, we may not enjoy their version of what “great” is…

Yup!

THAT’S IT!!!!

Now for another round of Would U?

Am I the only person on earth who rarely fought with my siblings? My brothers fought amongst themselves pretty frequently, but I rarely argued with them at all. Maybe because there’s a four-year gap between me and the oldest one?

Agreed. I’m single and childless but nearly all of my friends are married with children. It probably helps that I’ve always liked children, but I’m loving being an honorary auntie. It’s so great to help them learn something, or to let them show me something that they just learned to do (most recently, somersaults)…

This is the first time I’ve thought that hypnotism could actually be a real thing.

I think this is for your friend who thinks they have a million food allergies and “sensitivities” rather than your friend who owns an epipen and actually has allergies. I’d rather not decide who is who though, since getting it wrong could mean death, so I’d advise sticking to non-food presents regardless.

I should also ask if anyone has any other suggestions of who to call. I already called the people who represent me in Washington, but I’m willing to spend a lot more time on the phone. I assume there isn’t much point to calling other Senators and Representatives in my state since I don’t live in their districts, but…

Yup, I tried calling him today and couldn’t get through or leave a message. I’ll be trying again tomorrow though, and the day after that. I was able to get trough to my local Congressmen though, and I told them exactly what I thought. Like the post from Pantsuit Nation said, other presidents have had to back down,…

I would have assumed that anyone who is in Congress ought to be aware enough to know what the alt-right is, but you may very well have a point :(

I already called my Congressmen and told them NO very emphatically. I urge the rest of you to do the same! I also tried calling Paul Ryan, but his inbox was full. Hopefully because everyone else is shouting NO as well. We’re going to have a lot of battles to fight over the next four years, and I think that this…

I know! My enjoyment of schadenfreude is really in conflict with my desire to NOT watch the world burn.

Actually, no. That would imply that POC can’t be bigoted against people in another minority group or against LGBTQ people. The safety pin can be worn by anyone. (Not that I wear one myself—it felt a little pretentious to me. But then, I hear about people who were encouraged and felt less alone by seeing one and I…

I can’t decide if I admire your dedication or if I’m creeped out by it. The more times I see the same comment, the farther the needle swings towards “creeped out,” though.

My local paper includes a USA Today insert, and an article about the rise in hate crimes since the election was on the cover above the fold this week, can’t remember which day. USA Today isn’t the most prestigious paper, but it is very widespread in the nation. (But if people are already in their GOP thought-bubble,…

Same here. I’m pro-life, but for me, pro-life is different from just being pro-birth. So that means that I’m in favor of things like access to birth control, help for families such as parental leave, adequate insurance, and a living wage. I believe that voting for a Democrat, who is more likely to support those othe…

See, the backlash and rage against Obama was ugly, but he still won. So even though I was disappointed and disgusted by the naked racism displayed by many Americans, I still told myself the fairy tale that that kind of ugliness was on its way out. But hate won on Tuesday, and my bedtime stories turned out to be lies…