The New Yorker article on the hotel in Azerbaijan was insane.

It’s been said that Ivanka has been the Trump organization’s “bag-man” for bribes for years and specifically to “business associates” in Azerbaijan.

“I was going to fire Comey,” Trump told NBC. “Regardless of the recommendation, I was going to fire Comey.”

He can’t bear, even for a second, the idea that he isn’t 100% “the man in charge.” Even in a case where any logical person would try to distance themselves from this mess 45 is like “No, fuck you. I’m the one who made the call. I decided to fire him with no good reason.”

I’ve mentioned it in the past, but I attended a United States federal military academy. It’s amazing how much gets normalized in small group cultures. Sexual assault as a prank or a form of camaraderie is very common.

Hugs.

i work at a rape crisis center with on campus survivors. colleges are always so concerned about protecting the rights of the rapist that they so so so so often fail the survivor. its disgusting. because remember, they want both parties tuition money for as long as possible.

I just learned that the track coach at my university (Arizona) was raping and harassing a student. Sounds like the athletics department did little about it once they learned, and engaged in some victim blaming.

When I was sexually harassed at work, the reporting process was at least 5 times as traumatic as the actual harassment - and I had a trusted, personal relationship with the person to whom I had to report. In the end, I was told that I would not be informed of any disciplinary actions that were taken against my…

I think it’s more that academics are the worst at doing anything, which is why they became perpetual students, and the administrators who cater to the academics are even worse at doing anything, because they didn’t even manage to publish anything. They treat students like employeess because college students have…

One day, the kids will see the movie and ask, “Did it really happen like that?” And we will shake our heads sadly and explain that, no, it was so much stupider.

I did the internet right, right mama? Right?

I sent an email almost EXACTLY like Steve Harvey’s to all my co-workers this week (minus references to makeup & dressing room), & now HR wants to talk to me tomorrow. I hope they’ve figured out how they’re going to help me implement these necessary changes!

The vast majority of gay couples I know are open. Monogamy is a rarity. I’m genuinely surprised when I meet a couple who isn’t.

Probably doesn’t help that she neither went to college (where you can try on personas a little more quietly) nor seems to be particularly well-read. The combination of those two generally doesn’t lead to much in the way of self-awareness.

The tumblr crazies are flipping their shit over the pictures of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Okay so that video made my morning, although I kept waiting for her to get whacked with that brush, which she did. I let my daughter play with my hair but spend the 3 minutes in a state of 10+ anxiety waiting for the “(THUNK) ooh, sorry mommy.”