So Glenn Thrush’s position is:

I think that’s true in academia too. My university has policies that look strong on paper, but seems mostly intended to provide the school with cover if senior people behave badly. “It’s not our fault, we have a policy!”

If there’s anything I’ve learned from working in politics and government for the past 20 years, it’s that zero tolerance policies rarely exist in everyday work life. Just because HR says there’s zero tolerance doesn’t mean there actually is, and I can assure you no HR office makes it a priority to find out.

This gives me an idea for an Uber like service called Crakr. Use this app to hire a token white person to hang out with you during times like this to avert any unnecessary suspicion.

Unsolicited advice from someone who survived a very necessary estrangement from her own mother: beware of anyone who attempts to convince you that you should be able to look past this. I wish someone had told me 20 years ago that “blood is not thicker than safety.” Thank you and good luck.

If every black person was as dangerous as these kkkops say, white people would be dying in the streets with no justice.

Black people are always expected to forgive and move on, but there’s no reciprocity in that.

I know it’s not a novel concept that he is scum, but I realized today that these trolls are the Westboro Baptist Church. I know Philando Castile was murdered and buried a year ago, but this is another death, and Michael Harriot’s post is an elegy, even if it is for a justice that never was. But to revel in a person’s…

This, in a word, beautiful. You shot that.

Now this gives me hope. I’d love to see her elected, of course, but the most important thing we can do for 2018 is challenge them everywhere. Press them for every seat, run in every election, push them and bleed them for cash and make this a goddamn fight for once.

“For some reason, this issue of Hurricane Katrina has become a paramount issue for New Orleans.” - Mike W. Pence, 2005

“For some reason the issue of food has emerged as a paramount issue to the members of the Donner Party.” - Mike Pence, Truckee, CA, January 1847

For some reason, this issue of volcanos has become a paramount issue for the Pompeiians. - Praefectus Pence 79 AD

“For some reason, the issue of potatoes has become a paramount issue for the peasants.” -O’Pennessey, circa 1845.

“For some reason, this issue of bear maulings has emerged as a paramount issue for our fur trapping party’s guide.” - Major Michael Pence, circa 1823

“Why doth the peasantry fret so o’er this ‘Black Death’? ” ~Lord Pence, c. 1350 

“For some reason, this issue of icebergs has become a paramount issue for the passengers.” Captain Pence, 1912

I mean, it’s only going fuck over our kids and grandkids, amirite? Honestly, who cares, right Mike?

“For some reason, this issue of atomic bombs has become a paramount issue for the Japanese.” - Mike Pence, circa 1945