I know what you’re saying here, but I have to disagree (again). She IS what we deserve: a classy, intelligent woman who actually cares about the people of this country. What we don’t deserve is that greedy, trashy, empty-headed “former model” currently sullying the title First Lady.

I read The Handmaid’s Tale in my very early twenties, back before many of you were born. It horrified me so much I never picked it up again, but I also never forgot it.

Just re-read Snowcrash not long ago. I can’t recall if I read Diamond Age; I think so, but it would’ve been years ago. Big William Gibson fan too.

I think he cares (or cared, as the reality is probably not living up to his fantasy) because to Donnie, being President is the same as being king of the mountain. It’s the number one job - just the best! - which makes it the highest prize one can win. I honestly think he expected once he hit the WH, it’d be the…

Wait, another nominee is secretly boning Jeff Sessions - ?!

In that context, I found this quote rather compelling. (huh. New phone, no quote ability?):

Are most of those aides men? I suspect that’s your problem right there - too testosterone-poisoned to ask for help.

Which is precisely why they need exposure to other theories. Hence the reading.

Butbutbut.. they should pay! For their crimes!! Punish punish punish bad bad bad!!! No coddling!!!!

Please note the platform on which he stands - and the little people inside ready to pull the plug.

Agreed. Too many folks are walking around with bad programming telling them There’s Not Enough (doesn’t matter of what - food, space, air ffs) and odds are its them scary foreign OTHERS that’s to blame. Then you start finding reasons to justify why Others are Bad: they’re different! They smell funny! They - they…

I honestly don’t know. But thrift stores also carry 80s movies one could tape over - ?

Get a VCR - ten bucks at a thrift store ;-)

Actually I think we *totally* deserved her. What we don’t deserve is the sh*tshow currently flushing our country down the toilet as fast as it possibly can.

Donnie thinks they’ll put on a false nose and glasses and tiptoe past the agents. You know, like in Scooby-Doo.

You’ve seen this movie before, I take.. :-/

Ditto for Cleveland. I don’t know what organizers expectations were; IIRC the FB invite had maybe 1500ish responses. We had ten times that. And yes, all these issues were represented: we had a strong LGBTQ presence, of course, but we also had BLM people (not as many as one might’ve expected) who got cheered and…

This link came across my twitter feed this morning, and this seems like an excellent time and place to share it: How to survive in intersectional feminist spaces 101 . Many of the comments here are addressed in this article. I recommend reading and sharing widely, as we’ve got to run twice as fast as we used to just…

That particular talking point must’ve been posted on Reddit or Breitbart or something. The ‘why aren’t we protesting Middle Eastern repression’ ones in particular, tho ‘what’s the point’ runs a close second. You know they didn’t just all spontaneously start being concerned about women’s rights around the globe.

There was a discussion on On Point on NPR this morning where they were talking w voters from - Oklahoma, I think? And virtually every one that I heard mentioned being anti-choice as a reason for their support (tho interestingly, several admitted to not voting for the great pumpkin).