Yes, I really hate how tragedies like this play right into the hands of the extreme right. We had Breivik kill a hundred in Norway, and some racist asshole walk into a school and shoot every brown person he saw two years ago here in Sweden, and no one thinks to blame every white person or every racist. But after this…

It’s so curious that these conspiracy hunters find themselves - the one time there does seem to be a genuine conspiracy going on - on the wrong side of it and refuse to believe it.

“Shortly after “alt-right” poster-boy Steve Bannon reportedly called Jared Kushner a “cuck,” signaling an escalating battle in the White House between the “Bannonites” and the “globalists,” Donald Trump bucked his isolationist promises and launched a military strike against the Syrian government”

I think it’s simply individual acts of terrorism by assholes.

The first round is later this month. I’m hoping for the best, even tho the Republican is apparently conservative in an American way and not the traditional, French, big-government way. He’s also super-Catholic and against gay rights and abortion rights. This is the best we have to hope for.

I’ve been sitting in my office this afternoon hearing the sirens and chaos outside. I’ve had to feel the complete horror of calling everyone you know to see if they’re safe, freaking out if someone doesn’t pick up. We always feel so safe here, I could seriously not believe it when I saw the news. I was just thinking…

This perfectly encapsulates the GOP supporters voting against their own interests. “Well sure but I’m one of the good [women/immigrants/gay people/Muslims/etc] so obviously they aren’t talking about me when they explicitly say they want to harm my specific group.”

I feel bad for him. But her? Screw that. She should have listened to him more carefully, or, you know, not drunk the Kool-Aid and done some research. The only good thing to come of this is that maybe, just maybe, people like this will turn on him in 2020.

I wish I was the kind of person who could work the line, “How am I doing? Not great, bitch!” into casual social conversations.

Meanwhile, police have relocated the girl and her family. In addition to the severe emotional and physical trauma of the attack, she’s also dealing with online harassment. WBEZ reports that Police Commander Brendan Deenihan said that people are “making fun of the victim” with “a lot of off color comments” on social…

I do. It’s not for everyone, but I enjoy reading about them. I really like the Kim pregnancy story line because she is very candid about how difficult and not fun it was for her. I think it’s an important and accessible story that people need to see. No matter how rich and fabulous your life is being pregnant can…

My nine-year-old randomly asked about this movie the other day. I told him they canceled it, but it might show up on Netflix in a year or so (when I won’t have to endure it). I got out of the Minions and Angry Birds movies the same way.

Yet another good reason all women should be able to choose whether of not they want to have children.

What if the green card marriage you’re committing to is in order to allow someone to escape a country that faces actual genocides or is torn apart by war? Sure, it’s not the holocaust and you’d face criminal prosecution instead of summary execution, but there is possibly more at stake than just healthcare. Someone…

Well, seeing where some immigrants are fleeing from, and how many are being denied asylum, marring one would potentially save them from an actual genocide....

This is an embarrassing look for you.

You sound stupid.

Not shade.

Thanks, Beth. I really enjoy reading your articles.

Thank you. This is important.