Sadly, I don’t think his supporters will draw the conclusion between this and any negative effects on the economy.

I don’t think China is willing to expend the kind of blood and treasure they would need to take DPRK, especially when the current state of affairs on the peninsula serves them just fine: it provides a buffer for them against a strong western ally, and they get to use it as a bargaining chip that can never really be…

It’s not the only option. A perfectly acceptable option is...to do nothing. The chances of DPRK being able to successfully launch and re-enter a warhead and then actually doing it are small. Remember, this is not a military strategy for them, its propaganda.

Thank you! I spent more than a year telling all of my “I Hate Clinton But I Couldn’t Tell You Why” friends that they hate her because someone paid a lot of money for them to feel that way.

What consequences? Congressional republicans might say they’re disappointed?

I think they did, isn’t that what he told Bran and Meera when he rescued them?

That sounds plausible, and I like it.

He’s not wrong that we need to invest in infrastructure, but his plan to do it is terrible, and involves selling our roads, bridges etc to foreign dictators under the guise of sovereign wealth funds. Ask people who drive between Dallas and Austin how they like paying $30 to drive down a road.

But here’s the thing: he’s not even advancing their agenda.

I think that was a pivotal moment for Tryion, who famously said to the slave masters “it’s always a bit abstract, other people dying” to see him now faced with the prospect of his brother, who he still loves, dying at the hand of his own Queen. You could see how conflicted he was.

I had sort of a different take on Sansa’s reaction to Arya: I thought maybe she was thinking to herself: “my little sister has made herself into a badass killer and I’ve been helpless all this time, and depended on others to protect me...”

I don’t even understand the logic behind trying to appeal to the pro-lifers. Are these people really going to vote Dem just because a candidate is pro-life?

That’s actually a fairly level-headed assessment, unfortunately, no one wants to hear that shit, and you’re right. I’m curious about the Goldman transcripts, because I read them, and didn’t think there was anything damaging there. It’s like a piece I read at some point last year, I think it was in Politico, that…

I would like to give this comment all the stars!

Yeah, I like how when a vote for something Democrats are trying to pass comes up (universal background checks for guns comes to mind), they’re all: “well, we had a vote on that and it didn’t pass, so that’s it, we shall never bring this up for a vote again” but this time it seems to be “keep voting on it until people…

Because we’re trying to tell the truth, which is more complicated. These people just lie, which is easy.

Exactly. To me, the most eye opening part of the article was the bit that said they make just under $20 an hour, but would need to make $24 to afford to live in the area. I may be oversimplifying, but I though: soooo...increase their pay to $24? Problem solved, or at least, improved on?

I don’t know why CNN is still booking Gorka, but to his point about cable news being profit driven, I would just say: YOU MOTHERFUCKERS DID THIS! RUPERT MURDOCH AND ROGER AILES WROTE THE PLAYBOOK ON THAT, AND NOW YOU’RE LAMENTING THE FACT? GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!

Yep. We have to put up with this shit because Robert Mercer didn’t feel like paying the billions he owes in back taxes. And you know, Putin.

Im guessing IC has evidence that their campaign gave info to the Russians on which states/districts to target, which is serious.