Ahhh, good ol’ sabre rattling. Reminds me of the leadup to the Korean War and Vietnam, and every other war we’ve been in between 1930 and now.

Fact and fiction are not decisions, they are absolutes. A story can have elements of both, but whether they are fact or fiction is not decided. Choosing to believe whether it is fact or fiction is up to the observer, but believing a lie does not make it true, and denying a fact does not make it false. It’s one or the…

I thought Trump picked him because Carson is black and the job title has “urban” in it.

As someone who has been the fattest person at the gym and the fittest person at the gym, I can add that no one who matters gives a shit about how you look anyway.

It’s privilege combined with not being nearly as smart as one thinks they are or have always been told they are. Mediocrity with money to burn?

“The minute you have a backup plan you’ve admitted you’re not going to succeed.” - the most ignorant motivational quote ever

Greyhound is fucking horrible. I would take a train, but the closest Amtrak station is 30 miles east in a town a tenth of the size of the city I live in, in a state where the governor turned down almost a billion dollars in federal subsidies to bring in high speed rail and improve the existing lines as well. I love…

I would tolerate pretty much anything if I didn’t have to deal with TSA security theater. Make a slow process slower, violate people, take the beverages you bought at the airport, and treat you with suspicion every chance without providing legitimate increased security.

I’m still surprised we’re allowed to fly while…

I can’t imagine trusting an airline with my CPAP though, since of the half-dozen times I’ve flown, my luggage has been sent to the wrong city 3 times.

If I want leg cramps and getting to know a stranger a little too personally by force, I’ll ride a Greyhound.

That’s because cons proved us right by spreading all that fake crap. Case in point.

Or this thing we used to call Gawker? That was a good landing pad for all the political stuff.

Maybe it has a little something to do with the fact that Trump did NOT win the popular vote, but even if the electoral college went with the popular vote, the GOP controlled Senate gets to decide if they don’t agree with the electoral college.

Maybe, if authors don’t write what you think should be covered, you should write your own think pieces and submit them to publications? Hmm? If you want thought provoking news, where do you turn? Which one of those publications is not writing about the election?

I have the same type of relationship with my father. I did let a series of expletives fly at him last spring. I can’t recommend it, though my facebook feed is a much nicer place without him on it. But seriously, it did a lot of damage to our relationship, and it hasn’t changed his views.

Anna, I love you for your words right now. I think words and imagination are all I can hold onto for sanity right now. My parents voted for Trump. I can’t even talk to them. How fucked is it when you can’t talk to your own folks about legit fears because they’ll just laugh at you like you’re talking about a ghost…

I just realized that Jaime is a balance of both extremes. He’s neutral, when it comes down to it, especially now that he’s (likely) lost his desire for Cersei and can clearly see her as a threat to everyone. In the end, his gut tells him to save the people of King’s Landing. He recognizes madness.

His best friend was a Horcrux.

As someone who lost an obese relative last week who was in so much pain every day because of the damage his weight did to his knees and spine, I intimately understand how weight can affect health. However, he blew his fucking brains out, so she can go fuck herself for insisting that shame is necessary for change.

I think an alien culture might also contact us if the destruction of our planet was inevitable. When they arrived and saw the wealth disparity in the world, they’d probably decide we’re better off going extinct.