My theory is that they were probably on “the edge” the whole time, but the attention they got from the kid’s viral cop pic pushed them over it. They were pretty insular from what I heard and that made it worse. You can get a “cult” situation that way. I think it all fell apart as a result of that. The adults should…

This article doesn’t really report it correctly. The local CPS attempted contact three times over the course of a few days. The family was out of town (and possibly already crashed) after the first attempt from what I’ve read elsewhere (I live in Portland and have a friend who knew these people so I’m hearing a lot…

Really, it’s more of a backdrop to their daily family lives. So far, with the two episodes I’ve seen, she and her sister were on opposite sides of the election and had a falling out, then they kind of came together despite it. The rest of the episodes were about broken families trying to get by and accepting each…

Yeah, just like how their president played a rich guy who was good at business on TV. The #AmericanDream!

Meh, it was better than Wonder Woman.

Is this just the main Facebook app doing this or is Messenger doing it, too? I almost never use the main app, but use messenger constantly with family.

Yeah, but where are the “this Democrat is kicking ass and isn’t just a little less shitty than the Republican (s)he’s running against” articles?

I mean, should we be surprised post-Louis CK/Woody Allen/Bill Cosby/TJ Miller/Jerry Seinfeld/Greg Giraldo/Richard Jeni/Robin Williams/etc. that comedians tend to be unstable individuals with self-esteem issues and sometimes act out inappropriately in various ways? Sometimes it’s inward and sad, and sometimes it’s…

I bet you that town is now cleaner and has some really good restaurants compared to previous years.

I mean, he’s being called a painter but it looks like he’s using the same Crayola markers that my 4 yr. old son uses. That doesn’t diminish his art (such as it is), but I think these are more likely drawn on 8.5x11" paper than on a canvas.

As a guy who grew up in an Evangelist family in the Pacific Northwest during the 90's, I find Christian Rock to be the lamest thing ever. There were some groups I liked who seemed legit (Tourniquet and Crash Dog were my favorites growing up) but the majority was cynical garbage with no integrity or creativity behind…

I think part of the issue with these kinds of situations is, in part, how American Politics has evolved in recent decades. Politics wasn’t always directly tied to Civil Rights in the public eye. Politics used to be just a bunch of older white guys arguing about tax code and property rights. You can be friends with…

In pre-WWII Oregon, the KKK saw their swell in membership numbers stall because there were too many whites in the state to be able to maintain fear of non-whites. They tried to pivot to more of an emphasis on Catholics and gays but they still saw their numbers decline.

Because white supremacists are morons and their whole ideology is bullshit. It’s all made up, just like last names!

Yeah, it’s really problematic to expect old men to treat women like they’re people.

Thanks for this!

Do you have any details on those cases? Names or something we could use to look up these situations? If true, this is an interesting component to the broader issue of police militarization and use of force.

Say what you like about him now, but I really like Steve Mnuchin’s earlier work.

You’re teaching them that when they are frustrated, angry, or want to get someone else to do something, hitting them is an appropriate catalyst.