Yes! You wanna play for the other team, then go try out for them!

To me, if you’re going to switch parties, you should have to immediately resign and then run again in a special election (or the next election) to make sure the people of your state/district want you to represent them as a member of that party. But you shouldn’t just get to keep your seat after you betray everyone who…

Involuntary hospitalizations seem like a necessary evil to me at this point. For instance, a friend I’ve known since literally first grade has always had mental problems and his divorce followed by Covid kicked them into high gear. He lost all of the places he could live, he lost numerous jobs and is basically…

Absolutely. I was adding to your comment about it being a “pet issue.” Maybe I clicked on the wrong comment in the thread. And agree with your reply above regarding IRL vs online left. Many people online, especially the people who comment here, are financially comfortable liberals. So when I read comments about “the…

Historically, “the left” (socialists, communists, anarchists) cannot be separated from its opposition to capitalism. Most people who study capitalism have enough room in their philosophy to include its direct impact on racism and sexism. Class is a core issue. Rich Republican women get abortions all the time. They…

Half of Twitter is the media concern trolling about stuff on Twitter.

“I have asked Egyptians to see themselves as Africans, and they are furious at me for that” - that’s some astonishing bullshit.

Another weird thing- the actress playing Cleopatra, Adele James, is relatively light-skinned and they darkened her for the show.

“Perhaps it’s not just that I’ve directed a series that portrays Cleopatra as Black, but that I have asked Egyptians to see themselves as Africans, and they are furious at me for that.”

She is infuriating. I cannot speak for Egyptians, but I’m pretty sure they know they are “African” (as if African means one thing). That still doesn’t mean they see themselves as US Black people, or as their ancestors!

As in most places on this planet, colorism is a big things in Egypt, especially for women. 

Africa is a big fuckin’ continent, and has been home to many queens throughout the ages. If they had cast the same woman to play the role of a famous Ethiopan queen this would be a non-story.

Indigenous Egyptians weren’t black either. I’m really confused by this show.

“Why do some people need Cleopatra to be white?” She continued, “Perhaps it’s not just that I’ve directed a series that portrays Cleopatra as Black, but that I have asked Egyptians to see themselves as Africans, and they are furious at me for that.”

100% . Dems are objectively the better party for whatever it’s worth, but they insist on bringing a stack of papers to a gun fight.

There are minimum age restrictions in place, we need a maximum. I feel for her being old and all that but at a certain point all of the olds need to get out of office. 

The private jet, christened The Demeter, also carried four oblong boxes of dirt, according to her aide, Mr. Renfield. She is expected to land at Dulles shortly after 3:00AM and asked that no photos “be attempted”.

Now we see why nobody in the Senate was willing to go on the record with the accusations of senility. They were afraid Senator Feinstein would return and hold them accountable for their slanders.   Cowards.

At this point, does she have any idea what's going on? At least Strom Thurmond obeyed the aide who told him how to vote. I'm not confident Feinstein could do that. 

Dems not holding her accountable and saying she needs to resign immediately is just another tick in the box for “why Dems are so goddamn shitty at actually winning in government despite being the better of the two parties”

Repubs would gladly drive over her in a monster truck with their own children if it meant they…