When I visited my parents shortly after the election, I kept hearing my dad mutter “1932" to himself. Like, all the time. I think the election broke him.

I started anxiety-puking earlier after reading this. I know the other two are being flown in, but right now I have that Weakest Link host’s voice in my head. I’m picturing him dismissing both of them (great TV! The best!) and then appointing Theil.

Everything was fine for about two hours. The group wasn’t supposed to march to the courthouse - they didn’t get permits to do so and the organizers hadn’t been concerned as the plan was to stay in front of the state house. But the cops were fine with everyone until suddenly they weren’t. I am not sure what made the…

Oh, christ. Curt Schilling can get fucked.

I agree with everyone else assuring you it does matter! I’ve been calling my republican senator since Bannon was announced to voice MANY opinions. I’m happy to say he’s one of five republican senators who wants to slow the roll of repealing Obamacare. I don’t know whether or not phone calls urging him to do so play…

Ugh, I didn’t know that.

Sadly, I simply stepped to the side so as not to bump into him. I wish i had stepped on his foot with my stiletto, though.

Nah, I think you’re right. I almost bumped into him once (literally) a little over a decade ago, and I don’t recall him being taller than my ex who was also there. (My ex is 6'1.) Granted, he was just some angry looking man in a hat and not THE FUCKING CHEETO PRESIDENT, so I didn’t pay much attention.

This is the response I give almos 100% of the time when someone tells me some such nonsense. The rest of the time, I just scream.

I was just angry and regular scared until you pointed that out. Then I almost threw up because that hadn’t occurred to me :(

But he guaranteed us there was “no problem”? ;)

I was there too, and I keep saying to everyone that I will always have the memories of the joy and hope from that day. It was pretty cold, and I’d left before 4am to get to the Metro station in Fairfax. I waited an HOUR to park and after I think one stop, we didn’t stop to take on passengers again since all the cars…

Oof. Nope, it’s assault. The “agreement” made in this (definitely fictional) situation is that she would not be touched in any way

I think that’s called assault?

“I give myself permission to eat...myself.”

I don’t know what I expected to happen in my life today, but “watching Patton Oswalt babble in a diaper” wasn’t it. And yet, I can’t stop watching! (That man is a goddamned national treasure.)

Best wishes for your mother in law

Hugs from an internet stranger <3

That’s an excellent piece. Related: those “x week baby” figures that religious anti-choicers use to teach kids about the evils of abortion make me so angry that I don’t even have the right words to use. Take a fucking biology class. Oh, I’m sorry. They teach evolution in biology? Clearly it’s the devil’s work…

Yeah, “mental health of the mother” is not something they’ll make an exception for. Because lololol mental healthcare isn’t something we give a shit about!