His proclamation on Twitter today was even more horrific than usual. I’ve been so fired up all day. I mean, announcing this (bigoted, unjustified, the list goes on) policy via Twitter without giving the Pentagon a warning or any logistics worked out? The level of disrespect to active service members who are now in…

I think Democrats are still determined that the government should function not so much like a slap fight, that reasonable people can have different ideas about methods and still work together to achieve the best version of this country possible. And most Relublicans just aren’t fucking interested. They are quite…

You’d think at a certain point, they would publicly table health care reform, work on it behind closed doors, get an agreement most/all republicans could agree on, through bribes and whatnot if need be, and then come back to it.

Wow. Remember when Senator Warren was censured for having the temerity to read a letter from Coretta Scott King on the floor of the Senate, because she’d insulted Sessions by doing so? They could not abide that breach in decorum due to a senator.

Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day. That was actually a commercial when I was young, back in the 1960s.

No kidding. “Opioid epidemic continues, will be the subject of new Ken Burns documentary about iconic stories in New England”. 😡

I bet he’d do it if Kim put up a big statue of him. Especially if it was tacky as shit. 

He’s the best at cyber in the Dump administration, so yeah

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It makes me so sad to read this. Boy Scouts was a wonderful part of my childhood. We learned all kinds of virtuous things about civic responsibility and helping our neighbors, helping the elderly, learning to be self reliant, working together, being good stewards to nature, respecting others and respecting all…

Fun (?) Fact: when I was at Goshen Scout Camp (the local weeklong summer camp for the DC area) back in the early 90s, I was sternly instructed to restrain myself in a conversation with some goober kid, because his whole troop “came from Klan country” and it would escalate into something ugly.

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but it’s a mixed bag. I am an Eagle Scout and my troop was a local start up (kids my age were the first Tenderfoots). We knew our Scoutmaster and we had a very diverse group. We learned a lot about accountability and respect. Later we formed an explorer troop, focused on scuba diving. We…

Depends on the troop. Our troop is self chartered, which means we do not have a sponsor like a church or group we have to answer to. Our troop has participated in Pride parades.

My friend’s 12 year old got suspended from school the day after Election Day. The bully in the class walked up to her (Muslim) friend and started taunting him that he was going to be deported. My friend’s daughter walked up to the bully and punched him right in the face. Her mom took her out for ice cream when she…

They should immediately be put in charge of John McCain’s medical treatment.

Why would we expect the BSA to stop him when Republicans in Congress won’t?

I don’t know if I think it’s the shitiest, but it’s among the most alarming. The reason for the institutional respect for the presidency that has built up over the years is the shared assumption that the president is a decent person, or at least has enough wherewithal and self-control to PLAY as a decent person, and…

Yes. And after our country sinks thoroughly into third world conditions, knowing how to start a fire or live in a tent will be useful.

Father: Okay, son. Mom’s properly anesthetized, right?