I like that your story about someone getting shot while doing their job was mostly about the strike. 

When did Feinstein yell at the kids? Maybe you should consider your issues with older women speaking freely before you blog. 

It may be for the best that presidential candidates don’t listen to Splinter writers.

No matter how these bros want to brand it, they are exercising the same unhealthy level of control over their bodies that shows up in folks with eating disorders. The only difference is that since they are adults (and mostly men) they better able to rationalize it as a new way to eat than teenagers are.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. The posturing I was referring to was their rhetorical positioning of themselves as unlike any other politicians who came before them. Politicians’ bullshit should always be eye-roll-worthy even if I believe in the pol’s ideas. 

Yeah, i’m not a fan of deciding that anyone who governs differently must not care about their constituents. Its a lazy response that lets people use rhetorical grandstanding instead of actual arguments.

And I sincerely hope that they do turn out to be amazing! One of them is my rep and I eagerly voted for her. I absolutely believe in them but, like you (i think?), I’m tired of the posturing. 

“Us vs. Them” is evergreen in politics and in culture. It shores up the base and steamrolls areas of agreement in favor of constantly raising the stakes.

Is this the beginning of Paul and Harden’s transformation into the Tom Bradys of the NBA?

I don’t get the point of you bringing up Les Waffen and his theft from the archives? Would private archives be less likely to be robbed? I’m confused. 

Yup. I’d like to see more detailed breakdowns as we move forward. I know its still early but if you want to massively overhaul a system like healthcare, we have to have a good idea of how it will turn out for every day people.   

This was really worthwhile to read. I’m glad you wrote this despite all of the difficulties.

I’m personally a supporter of Medicare-for-all and think it would overwhelming benefit Americans. But, I think there’s still work that needs to be done pitching the idea. I’m hopeful that the candidates who support this solution would address the concerns people show in the survey below.

Alright, despite this being a weak tomato troll, you got plenty of people to bite. Well played, I guess. 

Eh, this is a weak troll. You did better work yesterday by calling Williamsburg the last artist colony in NYC. 

this video got me interested in the idea of flips but his method, while cool, seems like way more work than i’m going to do for a drink.

Exactly. The advice, imo, should be: 1. if you like how it tastes then great, do. 2. if you’d like to try flavors that complement each other here’s a suggestion but this isn’t a definitive answer.

I am looking forward to the backlash against the numerical scores that so often stop people from picking wines that they will enjoy.

does spotify count?

Sometimes you still strike gold. Troll on.