I haven’t heard her promise a single free thing...? I’ve heard her speak about how she would like to do these things, and how there are ways to get these things done, and how broad support will be necessary to get the ball rolling, but I have never heard her promise these things to anyone. Could you please link me…

Good, make conservatives actually articulate why they believe people don’t deserve these things. Put them on the defensive for why “kids don’t deserve education” is good policy.

The best part is how the only negative she can find is “who will pay for it all?” when we just bottomed out taxes for the rich and corporations, which are definitely not paid for

That piece really was just the encouragement I needed.

One, Michael Avenatti becomes more and more attractive every time I see him. Two, on top of everything else, the Right has turned on Trump for the Syria bombings. Alex Jones was literally crying on Twitter after it happened. These people are nuts.

John Mulaney describing the Trump’s charade of a presidency as “ This Is A Horse Loose In A Hospital” is one of the best metaphors I’ve heard.

When all this is over I hope Sarah Huckster Sanders is unemployable forever.

Truly, is there anything more American than two mediocre white people failing up?

Mostly that I’m not exempt from being racist just bc I’m brown & never really hung around white communities. That most racism exists in subtleties & nuances rather than in overt ways; So even mirroring the language and reasoning of oppressive movements is contributing to an environment where it thrives (ie tone…

Writer Ijeoma Oluo was also “quoted” in the book for questionable purposes:

Utter bullshit on Sall Kohn and Algonquin’s part. It IS, actually, a common courtesy to re-check a quotation and ask permission to use it, especially one that supposedly stands as such an anchor to the rest of the writing. Boo Sally Kohn. Boo.

She was careless with a WOC’s feelings, because she didn’t believe she needed to take care, and she was trying to perpetuate a stereotype as well as have a scapegoat.

“Every Times story you read, every Washington Post story you read, they’re not going back and checking with people who went on record and saying are you okay with your quotes.”

The opposite of hate is apathy, which is clearly demonstrated by Sally Kohn and Algonquin Books. Kohn’s actions are purely reactionary and she is really trying to preserve her marketability as a “woke,” pundit. The crazy thing is, is that Sally Kohn will be forgiven and she will do the rounds of apologies and Aminatou…

The bureaucracy of publishing aside, it’s just really shitty to tokenize women of color for your personal, creative & intellectual gains. Like, fact checking or not, how do you “collaborate” with a person by appropriating her quote without even thinking to be like “Hey girl, is it cool with you if I publicize your…

Yeah, I’m baffled at the “oh checking quotes isn’t really protocol” - uh - I’ve read plenty of nonfiction, intended for popular consumption (versus intended for the academic community) and they’ve all had extensive citations regarding source material and quoted authors/interviews.

Yeah, I mean, she could have called and said, “hey, remember when we shared a ride and we were talking about trolls, and you said this. I’ve been thinking about it a lot, and I remember you saying it like this. I’d like to use it in my book, in this context, but I want to make sure you’re okay with it and that I…

LOL, ok champ 👍🏼

There’s a difference between a conversation and a quote. The irresponsibility here is mind-boggling - not just from an ethical standpoint but a CYA standpoint. I always record people whenever possible if I’m getting a quote. If I want a quote based on a conversation we had, I email them and specifically get it in…

I am sick of people framing hatred and the actions of hateful people as “disagreements.” Anyone who imagines that Trump supporters, that GOP congresspeople, that ICE officers can be reasoned with and should be listened to & understood is being dangerously foolish and putting democracy and my friends at serious risk.…