TheBurnersMyDestination

6/26/19

The problem with G&G was always that it was presumed that everyone understood that Goofus was in the wrong, and his behavior was not to be emulated. Now we know that half the nation looks at something like 1984 and says, “oh, that would be awesome, as long as I wore the boot.”

6/26/19

Last week, the country was silent and most outlets were struggling and choosing not to report on the children being detained because it wasn’t newsworthy anymore. Then, a freshman congresswoman called them Concentration Camps and since then endless news stories have come out about the horrible conditions people are…

6/26/19

Providing beds at cost or as a donation is one thing. Profiting off of concentration camps is another.

6/26/19

“Wayfair, you got just what I need (for a concentration camp.)“

6/26/19

Red Cross? Should be giving money to https://www.raicestexas.org/

6/26/19

“To pull a business into it—we’re not a political entity. We’re not trying to take a political side.”

6/26/19

It’s literally my job to convince people to vote. Still not tuning in.

6/26/19

Predictions

6/26/19

As a resident of Queens, I am SO HAPPY that the Democratic machine here is finally collapsing and dying. AOC was first, now Caban... we’re gonna close Rikers and not replace it and NYC will be a better, more humane place for it.

6/26/19

Their statement is beautiful. Plain and simple.

6/26/19

Find the toothbrush and bar of soap in this picture. /s

6/26/19

This just made me cry a tiny bit....

6/26/19

So you’re saying that the most effective protest would be to give up her global platform, the enormous stage that magnifies her protest so people can actually see it the world over, and generate converation.

6/26/19

Yes but a progressive DA can utilize their power to choose which laws to heavily enforce and which to lightly enforce. DAs have IMMENSE power in deciding how to utilize the laws on the books.

6/26/19

I don’t think he was dying, but here’s an elderly man who had always wanted to drive a car through a garage door. (Pretty sure I saw this on Jalopnik FWIW.) Friends and family made it happen.

6/25/19

if he were 93, he’d ask “to fuck Daniel Craig,” adding, “presumably just..... very slowly.”

6/25/19

You are incredibly stupid, or incredibly dishonest. NAFTA did no such thing, and even a basic understanding of the issue would inform you of that. So you’re clearly a bad faith troll. That settles that question.

6/25/19

Leave your wallet, your cash and your credit card here, then go visit for a few weeks. Discover how “safe” it is. Find a job. Find enough money to eat. Find a “safe” place to sleep. See how “safe” a place it is. Don’t forget to take your child.

6/25/19

Man it would be great if the people who run this site and post these articles actually did something about comments like this

6/25/19

That presumes Mexico counts as a safe third country, which is an assessment that fails even basic scrutiny. If you’re going to pop in and spew misinformation, at least pretend you’ve done the bare minimum to back up your bullshit.