Yes, except this is Virginia. Got anything for that state?

You are clearly unfamiliar with the mechanics of both gerrymandering and voter suppression. 

This isn’t about Democrats not voting. This is what the gradual erosion of democracy looks like: minority rule. Cf: the Electoral College, Citizens United, gerrymandering, and the entire state of North Carolina, which has been the incubator for the current brand of Republican shenanigans since 2010, which is why this…

No, that’s a classist assumption. He’s doing engineering, and Charlotte has a stronger engineering program than Chapel Hill. UNC-Charlotte makes total sense for him, and we have no idea what private schools he might have applied to.

UNC-Charlotte actually has a stronger engineering program than Chapel Hill. 

I’m eternally grateful that I got to see Fela play (in an intimate venue, no less) before he died.

Agreed, but I’m taking comfort in the fact that they’ve amplified her voice so the whole country can hear it.

Totally not surprised. The reason he and Branford are so famous and lauded is that both they and their music are bland, boring and conservative enough to be embraced by the white establishment, who can then congratulate themselves for their “diverse” taste. (“Hey, we gave a black jazz musician a Pulitzer! We’re…

JLaw looks like his teenage daughter in that photo.

Yes to Asheville. It has all the things you’re looking for. Just be aware that summer tourist season is upon us and the city streets will be shoulder-to-shoulder. But it’s well worth a visit if you’ve never been.

It means being knocked to the ground; they “decentralized” his center of gravity.

Also, her name was Summer SUMMERS!

So much to love about this photo, including Valentino and that couch! I kinda want that couch.

I once lost a lot of weight due to an undiagnosed illness and got endless compliments on how I looked. I enjoyed the looks on women’s faces when I told them that they’d have to develop a mysterious wasting disease in order to enjoy my path to dieting success.

Nope, not all white women: https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/radical-socialist-feminist-and-black-meet-newly-elec-1826078480

I’m heartened by the fact that the first autocomplete suggestion that comes up when you google “Mike Kelly PA” is “idiot.” I would so love to see him booted out of office this year.

I’m a long-time employee who could write a book on the divide between the administrative character of the school and the school’s stated mission. Not uncommon, but Duke excels at it.

It trips me out that Tallman Trask III hasn’t been forced into retirement yet.

Moneta gets the Tallman Trask III award for 2018

bullshit he’s hippo-tail spraying in her direction