I was actually going to point out that the first two examples in the post are from Twitter, which is no place to have any kind of lengthy, thoughtful conversation, especially about a hot-button topic like race (or religion, or abortion politics, feminism, etc.).

“These statements, I think, harken to an argument many made in the wake of Trump’s victory that blamed Clinton’s loss, in part, on her use of celebrities—like Lena Dunham, Beyoncé, and Katy Perry—to amplify her platform and popularize her appeal. The idea is that the Clinton campaign’s strategy of obtaining as many…

UC-Davis. Hmmmm, where have I heard of that school before?

White, middle-aged, male journalist here. Fuck Johnathan Chait, another entitled, overpaid “liberal” hack in the media.

All three are derivative af, shitty designers in the chargers’ in-house design team.

Well said.

Oh, good, another contrarian TED talker to tell us how everyone has it wrong.

I somehow can’t imagine Carson and the word “silent” in the same atmosphere.

“They’re the dumbest smart people you’ll ever meet in this regard.”

I was wondering who would mention the “Sunny 16" rule. :)

I don’t think Mark Davis is all there, frankly. Nobody keeps that haircut.

Yes. Contrary to popular belief, a mullet and bangs are mutually exclusive. Andre Agassi most definitely has bangs. And a mullet. But mostly bangs.

One hope is that in two years, there’ll be a change in one of the Houses of Congress. But given all the fucking gerrymandering and voter suppression they’ve had going on for years, I am not holding my breath.

Well, he’s no Bob Dylan.

yeah, I think we’re on the same page here. I couldn’t run for most offices simply because my background would be too much fodder for the snake-in-the-grass Republican who would run against me. But I also choose the lesser of non-ideals.

I’ve been knocked over like that plenty of times, as have many others, and feet don’t fly that high on something like that unless it’s intentional. The loss of balance wasn’t intentional, but it’s 99.9 percent likely that he used the opportunity to do what he does second-best (behind scoring).

I say this to every “disenchanted” person I meet. It falls on the most deaf ears.

Cuomo is such toxic substance in NY State, I can’t see how he’d translate out here in flyover country, but then again, I didn’t think 45 percent of the country would vote for Orange Nero.

Not only that, but there are numerous apps that will also apply the effect without taking it to full-blown Photoshop.

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