I have an Korean American friend who has a Trump style racist father in law, but he tells her she’ll be fine because she is one of the good ones (immigrants, he means, even though she was born in LA). She said the worst feeling was that he was granting himself the status to judge her Americanness. It seems similar to…

Yes, was hopeful about that, until I saw that they scheduled democrats would chair the board of elections in odd years, and republicans would chair it is even year I.e., election years. This is some sneaky bullshit here.

the linked article summarizes the state’s argument as “The Texas Department of State Health Services has said the rule was intended as a public health measure to help prevent the spread of disease.” this is a blatant lie. I’m usually appalled by my state’s pure dickishness when it comes to abortion, but every once in…

I hesitate to respond, because you’ve been going for a while now...but the electoral college has done real damage to our democracy in the modern age, and the relative weight of a vote in large vs. small states are absurd. For me personally, I find it galling that as a Texan, my electors will be lining up to vote for…

I make this comment a lot, but having really talented, energetic, and smart regulatory agencies is good for both general welfare and businesses. Bad regulators write pointless, onerous rules and apply them blindly to situations they don’t understand. Good regulators root rules in a technically sound base, apply them…

The questionnaire itself showed how unfamiliar with science the transition team is—you don’t need a questionnaire to identify scientists who have looked at the data, evaluated likely exp,anations, and concluded the Earth is warming and that warming is driven by largely the release of co2 into the atmosphere (I hate…

I used to have to wear a respirator while working with fire bricks (they are a silicosis hazard). They are uncomfortable, but if you have one that really fits it’s ok. If you are really working hard, it is amazing how much they diminish your oxygen intake. But, you know, better than mesothelioma.

Good god, please choose ROMNEY for SoS.

I do feel bad for Melania and Tiffany, in ascending order. Melania signed up for this, kind of, but she is so obviously ill at ease in the roll she has been placed in, and I can’t imagine that is an egalitarian marriage. Tiffany is an adult, but a young one. She hasn’t really had much choice in the matter, and aside…

HER heartwarming convention anecdote was about how he called her aftern her Grandmother died. If that’s is the pinnacle of his dad concern, it seems pretty weak. It made me sad for her, kind of (lots of people have it Wayne worse with fathers). Though I thinking she may be better off.

I think we may be officially done with they go low, we go high. Calling dumb fucks like Duffy stupid doesn’t work though, that just sounds like Madison snobbery, the liar and charlatan part is better, though those are kind of high falutin word Hizzoner is using.

The joke is 72, but the city is actually 84 😊

I’m still very proud of being from Wisconsin, I’m just incandescent with rage that my fellow Wisconsinites have made such terrible political choices and that their racial tolerance was mostly a function of almost never seeing any people of color.

John Ronson wrote a piece about conspiracy theorists a few years ago. It is really spa strange world, and a very passionate community of believers. The community centered around a man who started as a fairly mainstream conspiracy figure, who started saying outrageous stuff and got media attention. More outrageous,…

I can’t think of many, another scene in monsters ball comes to mind, when Heath Ledger is with a prostitute, he is desperate for affection and she is perfectly pleasant but about as loving as a good dental hygienist. John Green has a scene in Looking for Alaska, I think, where a sex scene is used to highlight the…

I remember a scene in Monster’s ball with Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton that is visceral, sad, and the most lonely looking sex I have ever seen depicted. The whole point of the scene was the grief of these two parents who had each recently lost a child, desperate for a connection and escape. The guy I saw it with…

I think it is kind of brilliant. Anyone who cares enough about politics to know who Kellyanne Conway is knows she is a pretty awful person, who can’t stop playing it like she and her team are underdogs and disavows any responsibility for unleashing the worst sort of hate on our country. I think it is actually more…

Ugh. I had run in with an asshole like those described in a gym at a fancy hotel. He combined being vile with being huge and swinging free weights around while he instructed us fags, dykes, bitches, and others categories I can’t even type about how awesome Trump is. We called security, and got his ass thrown out of…

I think it is totally reasonable and responsible for you to feel this way. I work in a small professional circle too, the gossipiness and judgement can feel like what I imagine living in a small town is like. This may not make you feel better, but while this employee may have a higher risk of relapse, if you have…

Solid Snoopy vs the Red Baron covers! I love Snoopy.