Seriously? They don’t have the votes, republicans won’t bring up the vote and they won’t compromise, there’s nothing they can do right now. There’s a lot of problems with the democratic party but the reality is that under this administration and without a majority there’s no way they can get anything done.

They decided to make a stand on that hill because they thought they had reinforcements; they believed those polls and the activists that insisted their constituents would show up to support them. It turns out the reinforcements weren’t there, and then they retreated down the hill instead of die there and lose the war.

Progressives: Refuse to show up at the polls and give Democrats the power necessary to effect substantive change in Congress then complain that the Democrats, vastly outnumbered, can’t effect substantive change in Congress.

Also important to put a picture of Nancy Pelosi up front. ‘Cause she’s the problem. She’s too conservative, too controlling, too much of a San Francisco liberal, and doesn’t have enough control of her caucus. I can’t quite remember the last time a politician was put in the position of simultaneously being a…

Does it really matter if they could “easily” blame the GOP for it? They are easily blaming the GOP for putting Dreamers in this situation in the first place and it’s mattered fuck all with the American public. Hell, there’s been more ink spilled about how the DEMS have failed Dreamers (by not using their small…

Oh hey look, a disingenuous headline that doesn’t acknowledge there’s plenty of disagreement within the Democratic party about how to handle negotiations (“With that in mind, some of the letter’s signatories said the more realistic goal is not forcing action on DACA, but preventing Republicans from using the omnibus…

Tell me why any human needs a billion dollars. Tell me why people have so much excess cash that they trade paintings and sculptures back and forth for millions of dollars. There’s a maximum amount of wealth a person needs before it just becomes superfluous and they either look for inflated ways to amuse themselves…

Shut the fuck up, Dick Durbin.

She needs to stop apologizing for telling the truth.

I am not a Clinton fan in the slightest, but how in this instance is she wrong?

Hey Katherine as a black woman would say, “Show me the lie.” He “won” The Presidency with the lowest minority percentage in history.He’s made it his and the administrations mission to attack and demonize anyone non white and non hetero in this country. So please tell me why should she shut up? Has anyone told Bernie…

It requires more skill now than it did ten years ago. I think it was around 2012 when Google changed the algorithm to push search results in the direction of commonly asked questions. Half the time I go looking for something obscure these days, Google crosses out the search terms that should narrow the results! (That…

So “talent” is a relative term. Throwing a spear is something that pretty much any person can do, but some people are “better” at throwing a spear (they throw faster; they throw farther; more accurately; whatever) than others. Same thing with Googling. Typing something into Google and clicking ‘search’ is not very…

It is sad what unbridled consumerism and capitalism has done to culture all around the globe. To appeal to a large market, you can’t be too controversial, too different, too weird. It’s all to sell a look, a curated lifestyle, and status. Everything becomes so watered down and homogenized, nothing is authentic. It’s…

The Frida Barbie invisiblizes Frida’s disability, which is just one reason why Frida fans are disappointed in this doll. There are no accessories that would let kids know that Frida was disabled. No leg braces, no plaster cast to support her spine, no wheelchair, no polio scars, no orthopedic shoes, and the doll’s…

Exactly. I hate the notion of limiting free speech for kids/teenagers, (unless they are bullying or hurting other kids, of course). Forbidding kids from expessing their opinions on adults just because they are adults means you are training them to be complacent and completely unquestioning of authority. People in…

I mean, the other biggest flaw in the logic is that practicing aggression and violence makes people subsequently more aggressive and violent, not less. The concept of a “purge” makes no psychological sense.

How does sharing strategies for not shopping at any particular outlet come even close to meeting the definition of censorship?

But it does make a difference beyond the visual. The plastic which is winding up in the oceans is proving to be more of a problem than just being an eyesore - it is breaking down into small bits and entering the food chain. We can at least try to contain the problem and keep it from killing wildlife.

The world is not a trash can. Just because lots of people treat it as one does not make it acceptable. I don’t care if every single fucking person thinks littering is acceptable behavior — it doesn’t make it true.