I used to do that as well, but to the point of it probably being considered disordered. I’m not sure if it has a name or not. It got really bad when I started grad school- I think I was super isolated and stressed out and I have anxiety issues to start with- so I spiraled from “kind of disordered” to “oh holy shit I…

So, I’m super fascinated by cults and fell down the rabbit-hole of Scientology exposé youtube (I recommend Surviving Scientology and Christ Shelton’s channel- both were featured on Remini’s show) and this is a topic they discuss from time to time. Basically, Scientology is substantially smaller than they purport…

Actually, yes. I am 29 and am technically considered a millennial. Its defined roughly as the early 80s to the very early 2000s. The Census Bureau apparently uses 1982 to about 2000.

This is my favorite version of the video of McConnell being yelled at:

That works for Collins, but not Murkowski- she’s from Alaska. I think it’s more like there isn’t that much pushback so long as only two GOP Senators defect on any given issue. Dems need 3 to flip to win a fight. I saw someone posit that if Murkowski hadn’t announced her position on DeVos ahead of time, it might have…

By the time I started to feel like I could watch it, I had moved into the “keeping myself going via righteous anger” phase, so I keep feeling like if I watch it, it will knock me back into the “sadness forever” phase. I have seen the “I just want to say to all the girls out there that you are valuable” part, which is…

I still haven’t watched her full concession speech. I just can’t do it. I will someday, but I can’t right now.

Murkowski flipped on DeVos because of calls- it CAN work even on GOP. Calling is more effective than letters and showing up in person is even better if you can. Keep at it!

So, both the Lansing and Ann Arbor marches were way bigger than I think anyone was anticipating.

I’m getting ready to head out to one of the sister marches in Michigan! I’ll report back this evening.

It’s based off of when they are elected to the Senate, compared to the other Senator, iirc. Leahy joined the Senate in 1975, while Bernie was only elected to the Senate in 2007. Bernie will only cease to be the Junior Senator if Leahy retires or loses re-election.

You’ll have to start by prioritizing. It will hurt because so many things will be under attack, but figure out some kind of guiding idea to filter through and pick what will get your energy. If you don’t, then you’ll burn out before it is all over. My guide was basically “pick the things that if broken break…

Actually, from what I’ve been reading from people who study authoritarian regimes, it is actually more important to organize locally, rather than nationally. So, there is not presently any manner of national organized resistance, but you should absolutely either look into what is being done in your area or start…

Speaker/House Party Leader isn’t so much a promoted later on position. It is a terminal position (that’s why Paul Ryan didn’t want it). Their job isn’t party building the way a lot of people have been suggesting. It’s to lead the House Democrats (or GOP/House overall if your Paul Ryan, but whatevs)- figure out the…

iirc she would be the only one with standing to file for a recount. Others could pressure for an audit, but that would just be spot checking.

lol Well the list is like 1/2 actually bad stuff of varying degrees of seriousness (murder, rape, & bestiality down to perjury, “unfair prices”/ “defrauding a worker”, lying), 1/4 shit they probably just need to get over (abortion, divorce, being gay, fornication, etc), and then the rest is a smattering of things…

Ah, I got some of my definitions fuzzy there. And I definitely agree- this basically moves it down the sliding scale of how bad a sin is. They still don’t like it, but if you can take slightly less extraordinary steps to be welcomed back, then even though they are still calling it a sin there will be an overall effect…

Exactly. I’m not 100% sure, but if it wasn’t for statements from the Pope like this, I’m pretty sure the response from the Church to someone who had an abortion would be excommunication (getting kicked out), or at the very least something like not being allowed to get communion anymore. You can’t take communion if you…

America’s Voice, a big Latino group, disputes the exit polling that found great support for Trump than Romney. Exit polling is often a bit shaky and it’s even worse among Latinos historically.

If he appoints uber conservatives to the court, then the balance changes. Then, some anti-gay marriage group files a law suit that could reverse the marriage equality decision. It would take a bit but it’s entirely plausible.