I wonder what Nixon would have thought of Drumpf and his drumpfkins. If even the Bushes are horrified, maybe Tricky Dick would have been as well.

Someday Trump’s social media peeps will write a fascinating tell-all about what it was like to tweet for an orange monstrosity.

Yup. I grew up in a very rural area, then went to college in a small town with a university attached to it. I’d hardly ever even traveled to large cities until my late 20s. But I still go back home a few times a year and am in close touch with my relatives who are still there (actually, at this point I’m only in touch…

I live in Chicago (going on 20 years now) and while there’s horrific violence in some places, largely due to the effects of long-time segregation, racism, and bad government, it’s an amazing city. My kid went to Chicago Public Schools and still managed to get into and do well at a top-notch college. The problem in our…

For the most part, they’re in the bubble, or at least more of a bubble than many liberals. (Not that white liberals, of which I am one, don’t have blinders, but at least now many of us are working harder to yank them off our heads.)

Your wish (our wish, rather) has been granted! Our dude has already hired a lawyer and it’s only Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sessions-idUSKBN19C06D

Aw, shucks. Thank you from the bottom of my drunken heart! :)

One of the only things that gives me hope: a co-worker of mine (we work remotely) lives in Ossoff’s district and is a lukewarm centrist. This race has galvanized her and her family into action, and they’re old Georgians with connections. They are determined to see him, and people like him, voted into office, and are…

AMEN!

Yes and yes. This is making the difference between the two camps very, very stark. This divide was always there—and many people, especially people of color always knew it was—but now it’s so glaring that we’re all forced to take note, and to take action.

Fuck, fuck, fuck. I worked a phone bank for three nights for Ossoff (I live across the country) and really felt like I had skin in the game for this one.

Also live in Chicago, and I think I know the place you’re referring to (on the Northwest Side). I used to live a few blocks away and I still miss that gym with its awesome grandmas.

How old is she? If she’s young enough, she might be a contender for the title of Mrs. Orange Jerk, Version 4. They have their narcissism in common.

In happier news, the New York Times is reporting that some of Erdogan’s guards/thugs will be charged for their assaults last month on protesters. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/world/middleeast/turkish-gaurds-washington-attack.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

Turned out to be a false alarm, thank goddess.

Not at the moment. The scary part is that once we have one again it’s likely to start multiple wars, or a huge worldwide one.

Now would be an excellent time to buy stock in every company that manufactures tinfoil.

Although I have no desire to see the pee-pee tapes myself, it would amuse me to watch the right-wing bigot not-so-Christian Christians try to justify them away somehow.

Totally agree. This is all about ratings and clicks for NBC. They could care less if Jones is factually accurate, or horribly offensive. The pre-show controversy alone is probably driving traffic to them, and as long as only a few advertisers drop out, they’re golden. It’s disgusting.

Exactly right. NBC wants a slice of the Infowars audience, and this is a way for them to get it.