Authoritarians can be born any color, for sure. Some authoritarians have an “Enforcer” mentality. I don’t think the existence of violent authoritarian people-of-color erases this problem. It reinforces it. 

This is awesome. My dad is probably gonna live long enough for his Parkinson’s to get real bad, so he’ll need some help. He appreciates woodwork and he loves eagles more than eagle-veterinarians do, so I know exactly what to commission when he gets unsteady.

>this type of behavior

I can’t believe Americans are being so cordial.

I honestly thought it was common knowledge that cops’ roiding is widespread. I suspect that’s why their suprasternal notch is always glowing red, and why they’re always sweating even though they just stood up from sitting in an air-conditioned car.

This is completely off-topic, but I just want to thank you Jay Connor for holding it down here on weekends and holidays. I’d be “Weekend Editor” at my own job and I check this site every day; maybe it’s vanity for me to notice the difference you make as a reliable part of the backbone of my only must-see site, but I…

Follow-up question: How does one recover all the melted cheese that stuck to the filter?

To me, the beginning and end of morality is harming people who don’t give informed consent to being harmed, so deception is a no-no. It’s also a very limited view so people who denigrate masturbators won’t agree with me.

If you watch enough Dragonball Z you can learn to fly like those guys. Now THAT's a fun way to fly: instant take-off, and simply willing yourself to supersonic speeds. 

This is horrifying. Somebody in charge should really take time out of their day to write up a "cruel and unusual" provision prohibiting this type of punishment. 

I’m with you. I used to want to see more of his stuff, because he seemed clever when I was young and he would go hard on shit I disagreed with. But I think (at one point, about 20 years ago) he noticed that he got more attention for going hard, and just dropped the “clever” and “agreeing with swippy” parts.

Thank you. There was a man in my region who went without shelter, but sometimes accepted unsolicited donations from people. He was quiet and funny and kind. He was a local legend who was ubiquitous on Main Street for decades, but he was found this morning frozen in an open-air bus shelter.

same here. my stomach dropped

We SHOULD be able to “embark on fishing expeditions into peace officers’ personnel files.” We shouldn’t even have to become criminal defendants first.

Um, the president paying "out of pocket" for these dinners is how it always goes down. Feel free to look it up. Trump just cheaped out because he thought he could get away with it. 

Thanks. Sorry GLAAD traveled to your country and bothered you about their award nominations. Here in America the work is still being done. Then there’s the whole racism thing to work out, and have you heard who we elected president? Some failed real estate guy who used to have a TV show... Yeah, we’re gonna enjoy…

“Foreign coffee? Whatcha meeenn it's columbian? Arabica?! You sellin' me terr'ist coffee, boy?!" 

So when you’re potty-training your child you’re not going to praise them the first time they use the bathroom all by themself, because it's forced and unusual? This is a transition period, therefore accolades are appropriate. I’m sure GLAAD is looking forward to a time when they’re no longer necessary, but for now…

I got a “Come on, really?” for C on the lifejacket where he smacks them first, and I was like “Oh right, NONviolent resistance.”

Was that a self-satisfied smirk? Seems he intended it to look that way, except that kid looks scared as fuck. It looks like he asked his friends to post up a “dramatic moment” of him with his hat on, and then he just froze and didn’t know how else to act. Too small for his britches. Meanwhile Grampaw’s out here solid…