“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

That’s practically a qualification to work in it.

I was a kid in Hawaii when we got statehood, and I remember that there were political issues that delayed it, but at the time I didn’t really understand them. I didn’t have any idea that miscegenation was one of the issues, because it was such an ordinary thing. I had plenty of “hapa” friends, and nowadays it seems…

Yeah he knows. He’s being a little too cute for the room.

pimping out vaginal pearls

And Senator Schatz helpfully pointed out in his response that Jeff Sessions voted to confirm that judge sitting on an island in the Pacific, so it’s not like he doesn’t know exactly what position that judge holds.

Correct. That was Barnum. Albert Einstein took it a step further...

YouTubers are a bigger concern because these internet personalities present themselves as ordinary people. Entire video categories are essentially YouTubers shilling products. Obvious examples include unboxing videos and kids playing with toys.

Just leave the big P.

Everyone in Chicago was PISSED when the letters went up, and that was before he ran for President. It’s actually a really nice-looking building, and then they ruined it. Sigh.

What should the name for a group of “influencers” be? A Keurig? A Tesla? A Starbuck?

I’ve seen this floating around the internet and don’t know if it’s real or not, but it seems apt.

Look at this response. She fucking killed it.

Hawaii’s statehood was delayed for a number of years by Southern conservatives who were appalled at the prevalence of miscegenation there, most notably Sam Rayburn. You think Jefferson Beauregard Sessions thinks that Hawaii is really part of the United States? When he was growing up it was nothing but a military…

Good move by the FTC, but I do worry about the lack of healthy cynicism that merits this rule. By this I mean that there still substantial numbers of the public who haven’t realized that if, say, the K-people or Lindsay Lohan are so much as casually holding a can of [x-brand water/soda/tuna fish], they’re being…

Good. As a society we’re having a hard time with the whole transparency thing. I doubt it will significantly hurt the marketing efforts anyway; if you’re real into a celebrity or “influencer” or (insert euphemism here) the celebrity/whatever is still giving you the endorsement based on their credibility. If you think…

Ivanka Trump is going to Germany to discuss women’s economic empowerment

Good thing Ajit Pai has not been nominated for an FTC position.

In Chicago with the family. Got to see the Midwest’s middle finger.